Pride and Glory

R

Released Oct 24, 2008

2 hr. 9 min.

Crime

Drama

List

35%

155 Reviews

Tomatometer

49%

50,000+ Ratings

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Ray Tierney (Edward Norton) comes from a family full of New York cops, including his father (Jon Voight), brother Francis (Noah Emmerich) and bad-boy brother-in-law Jimmy (Colin Farrell). When a failed drug bust results in the deaths of four of Francis' men, the Tierney patriarch pulls Ray into leading the investigation. But Jimmy launches his own investigation, compromising Ray's team. Jimmy's actions soon catch Ray between duty as a police officer and loyalty to his family.

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Critics Consensus

Formulaic in its plotting and cliched in its dialogue, Pride and Glory does little to distinguish itself from other police procedurals.

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Steve B

I thought this was a great movie Severely underrated. It depicts the sometimes ugly but true underside of cops & robbers that goes on in a big city like New York. The performances by the cast was absolutely great, gritty and heart felt. A great drama. Every movie can't be gone with the wind or the king and I to be worthy of good reviews.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/15/23

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CT 8

This was a pretty decent movie until the last 20 minutes or so. It looks like the writers gave up at that point.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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steve d

Shockingly straightforward despite some fantastic actors involved. No surprises to be found.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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isla s

This film features a lot of quite quiet/low (mumbled) dialogue which I found hard to follow. However, it is more characted focussed than action centric, which I prefer but I thought some aspects of the plot were a little unclear, although the general theme of crooked cops was fairly obvious. Its no wonder this film wasnt released for a fair while after 9/11 took place, as I believe is the case - crooked NYPD cops, just what would have cheered people up at that time but in any case, this film is ok. Its obviously a bit gritty and urban and it features quite a lot of shaky camerawork, which I don't particularly like. Its one thing if its in context, i.e. the plot equates to a lot of panic and shaky surroundings but this wasn't always the case and so I found it a bit distracting. Ultimately it was the quiet dialogue that frustrated me most, so I'm only giving this a 3 star rating due to that issue and the shaky camerawork. Overall I wouldn't recommend this film, no.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Severely underrated gem in the family-crooked cop genre. This one is excellent with a fantastic bloody feud end to the story

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

Very grim story of police corruption and murder its dark story will make you hate the police it also has family ties which also make the film upsetting you find it hard to connect with anyone it's a good film in its own right

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Gavin O'Connor

Director

Ed Norton

Ray Tierney

Colin Farrell

Jimmy Egan

Jon Voight

Francis Tierney Sr.

Noah Emmerich

Francis Tierney Jr.

Jennifer Ehle

Abby Tierney

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Joshua Rothkopf

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Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

Hard to watch, hard to listen to and hard to follow.

Rated: 1.5/5

Feb 13, 2009

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David Stratton

The Australian

The actors in Pride and Glory do their best with this cliched material, but the film is so grim, ugly and miserable that it's difficult to sympathise with even the most positive characters.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 6, 2009

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

In its attempt to expose corruption, greed, and massive unscrupulousness, the film produces zero likeable characters and many unnecessary pieces.

Rated: 3/10

Nov 28, 2020

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

By the end O'Connor has achieved something that, while not quite extraordinary, is still quite notable for the tension it builds and its powerhouse payoff.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 7, 2019

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...another strong drama from a seriously underrated filmmaker.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 18, 2016

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Synopsis

Ray Tierney (Edward Norton) comes from a family full of New York cops, including his father (Jon Voight), brother Francis (Noah Emmerich) and bad-boy brother-in-law Jimmy (Colin Farrell). When a failed drug bust results in the deaths of four of Francis' men, the Tierney patriarch pulls Ray into leading the investigation. But Jimmy launches his own investigation, compromising Ray's team. Jimmy's actions soon catch Ray between duty as a police officer and loyalty to his family.

Director: Gavin O'Connor
Executive Producer: Toby Emmerich, Cale Boyter, Marcus Viscidi
Screenwriter: Joe Carnahan, Gavin O'Connor
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Solaris, O'Connor Brothers
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Brief Drug Content|Strong Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 2, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.7M

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