The Boondock Saints

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The Boondock Saints

R

Released Aug 4, 1999

1h 50m

Crime

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy (Norman Reedus) are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As they hunt down and kill one notorious gangster after another, they become controversial folk heroes in the community. But Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe), an eccentric FBI agent, is fast closing in on their blood-soaked trail.

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Critics Consensus

A juvenile, ugly movie that represents the worst tendencies of directors channeling Tarantino.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

A macho bloodbath with a lot of juvenile humor and fake Catholic mysticism...

Jul 14, 2022

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Nathan Rabin

AV Club

Satire or self-parody would be vastly preferable to the film's unironic endorsement of outlaw justice, but you'd be hard pressed to find anything resembling irony or subversiveness in this exercise in lovingly rendered ultra-violence.

Jul 26, 2011

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

[A] dim-witted, aesthetically clunky Tarantino clone.

Rated: C-

Oct 23, 2009

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The entire production feels uneven, shoddy, and offensively oxymoronic.

Rated: 0.5/4

Aug 30, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

An enthralling gangster epic, a solid action film, and a jolting vigilante-justice crime caper.

Rated: 7/10

Sep 10, 2020

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Ed Travis

Hollywood Jesus

The Boondock Saints, on one level, is a really great direct-to-video cult film. Stylish, defiantly endearing, and even borderline iconic.

Apr 10, 2020

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Great movie, hope the tomatometer doesn't fool you, and the so called "critics" one of my english teachers recommeded this movie after we talked about actors like Willem Dafoe and Norman Reedus. he said that this movie was a much watch. and he was right. This movie is amazing. Love the comedy parts. and the action scene's. no spoilers ;) If you're looking for a movie to watch with the boys. this one is it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/11/25

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Laura B

While the inspiration from Quentin Tarantino films can feel a bit obvious and take you out of the film for a bit, the overall presentation is mind blowing.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/03/25

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Jared M.

Whole bunch of meh….

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/01/25

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Chris Y

Bad movie, reviews on this film confuse me. Anyone who gives this movie 5 stars must be a neanderthal. Critics are a little too harsh on this film its not that bad artistically and does hold some deeper commentary on religion, justice, and morality.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/25/25

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Iscritto I

A very nice, funny and active movie. Maybe you won't watch it a second time but it's surely worth to watch it the first time!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/24/25

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Greg D

This movie was fantastic from start to finish, it was fun, action packed and funny in parts as well. An original premise that is unapologetic in it approach to story telling.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/23/25

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Synopsis

Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy (Norman Reedus) are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As they hunt down and kill one notorious gangster after another, they become controversial folk heroes in the community. But Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe), an eccentric FBI agent, is fast closing in on their blood-soaked trail.

Director: Troy Duffy
Producer: Chris Brinker, Robert N. Fried, Elie Samaha, Lloyd Segan
Screenwriter: Troy Duffy
Distributor: New City Releasing [us], Indican Pictures
Production Co: Chris Brinker Productions, B.D.S. Productions Inc, Fried Films, Franchise Pictures, Brood Syndicate, The Lloyd Segan Company
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 4, 1999, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $43.3K
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby

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