Gangs of New York

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Gangs of New York

R

Released Dec 20, 2002

2h 48m

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Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a young Irish immigrant released from prison. He returns to the Five Points seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis), a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Amsterdam's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people in 1860's New York.

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Critics Consensus

Though flawed, the sprawling, messy Gangs of New York is redeemed by impressive production design and Day-Lewis's electrifying performance.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

One of the most provocative films from Hollywood in recent times.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 4, 2019

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Amy Taubin

Film Comment Magazine

It's a punishing piece of work, this Gangs of New York. Spectacular, brilliant, but punishing-basically, one long brawl...

Apr 10, 2018

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Barbara Ellen

Times (UK)

The visuals are strong, while the central narrative is weak (a disastrous combination for a long movie). Worst of all, Gangs of New York achieves far too little while trying much too hard.

Jan 2, 2018

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Danilo Castro

Next Best Picture

What makes “Gangs of New York” so frustrating is that the bones of a great film are visible.

Rated: 6/10

Oct 1, 2023

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

I didn't like the fight scenes in this film. It doesn't fit together very well.

Rated: 1/5

Mar 18, 2021

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

It did have some interesting characters and cool shots with the opening scene. It is definitely one of my least favorite Scorsese films.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 18, 2021

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Ant O

A scarcely credible 246 minutes and if DDL was in every scene it might be 5 stars but as much fun, outside his mesmeric multi faceted character and performance, can be had playing spot an English actor with a non speaking walk on. DDL's finest hour or should that be finest four hours and thats saying something. deCaprio showed in later films more of his craft but there wasn't much on show here, just brooding teen mag diet coke nonsense. Most of the other characters bar Jim Broadbent are almost NPC's. Is it a must watch? 100%. Is it fatally flawed. Also yes.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/25

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Dee D

A good movie but It is quite simply too long. It has a number of moments of being an epic film with a lot to offer the audience, the best of which is the performance from Daniel Day Lewis, which for me makes this entire movie. Casting a British actor to play a patriotic New Yorker could go one way or another, but it was perfection and he is simply exceptional as bill the butcher. DDL’s performance is easily the most engaging aspect of this movie, he brings this complex villain to life on a way no other actor could come close to. I struggled with the poor Irish accents from both Leo and Diaz, this hindered the experience. Whilst there was some stunning casting in this movie, DDL, Gleeson etc - there was also some big misses I felt.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/01/25

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John H

Possibly the most boring movie I've ever watched. I don't require a movie to be fast paced, but my God this was excruciatingly slow. With Scorcese directing and such a great cast, I obviously missed something that many others found intriguing?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/21/24

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Audience Member

This film is genius. It is well directed and the two stars of the film are absolutely amazing. The dialogue is amazing, the plot is amazing, the acting is mostly amazing, and the visual style is great except for a few mistakes. This movies two biggest issues are some weird and unnecessary flashbacks that are super annoying and strange, the other major issue is Cameron Diaz's character. Her character doesn't add much to the plot, has bad lines, and doesn't change much through the movie, she is just kinda boring and poorly acted. Ultimately this a genius historical epic and the performance by Daniel Day-Lewis is simply legendary.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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Dave S

Fantastic from start to finish. Great storyline, acting, directing and cinematography. Daniel Day-Lewis steals the show.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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Pasquale M

Very good and entertaining, amazing acting.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/21/24

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Martin Scorsese

Director

Leonardo DiCaprio

Amsterdam Vallon

Daniel Day-Lewis

Bill "The Butcher" Cutting

Cameron Diaz

Jenny Everdeane

Liam Neeson

"Priest" Vallon

Jim Broadbent

William "Boss" Tweed

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Synopsis

Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a young Irish immigrant released from prison. He returns to the Five Points seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis), a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Amsterdam's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people in 1860's New York.

Director: Martin Scorsese
Producer: Alberto Grimaldi, Harvey Weinstein
Screenwriter: Jay Cocks, Jay Cocks, Kenneth Lonergan, Steven Zaillian
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group
Rating: R (Language|Intense Strong Violence|Nudity|Sexuality)
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 20, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 2, 2017
Runtime: 2h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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