The Son of No One

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The Son of No One

R

Released Nov 4, 2011

1h 35m

Crime

Drama

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When he was a youth in the Queensborough projects, Jonathan White (Channing Tatum) -- then known as Milk -- killed a couple of junkies. His dead father's former partner, Detective Stanford (Al Pacino), got him off the hook for the crime. Now a rookie police officer himself, Jonathan remains haunted by the incident. When a Queens reporter (Juliette Binoche) receives anonymous tips regarding the long-ago crime, the implications for both White and Stanford are clear.

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Critics Consensus

Needless stylistic flourishes and wholly illogical storytelling make The Son of No One a grisly, repugnant journey.

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

Muddled cop thriller The Son of No One has a top-drawer cast and a bottom-drawer script.

Rated: C-

Nov 4, 2011

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Brian Tallerico

HollywoodChicago.com

It's messy when it needs to be engaging; choppy when it needs to draw us in.

Rated: 2.0/5.0

Nov 4, 2011

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Life is a struggle, the new film "The Son of No One" makes that explicitly clear. But so is moviemaking, and unfortunately the toil is all too evident in writer-director Dito Montiel's messy, logic-strained third feature.

Rated: 1.5/5

Nov 4, 2011

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Saved from the land of the Razzie Awards by a cast that keeps working hard against seemingly insurmountable odds.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 24, 2020

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

The only thing left to do is throw your hands up, shrug your shoulders, and just walk away.

Rated: D

Jul 11, 2020

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...yet another ineffective endeavor from a curiously incompetent filmmaker...

Rated: 1/4

Jul 15, 2013

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Jordan C

Dont listen to the critics!!! Took me about 45 minutes to really get into the movie, but the second half really pays off. Channing tatum does a great job and the other three top actors really come together well at the end.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/28/25

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Horror fan 4

A good idea but poorly executed. With this cast this should've been a great movie. Tim Treakle

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/07/24

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Jo G

Great concept for a movie, but the person who was 'supposedly' threatening to expose the police for a cover up Did Not fit the profile of the person pulling the punches. Women: man's voice in all interactions. Driving a car into the back of 'accused' car. Murdering the journalist / taking pictures of accused & journalist before murder. Also " having knowledge " of an original cover up. Too many loose ends and improbibilities.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/12/24

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Pristine Persians A

I don't get the low ratings at all. Ray and Al alone just being in a movie together is a 3.5 even if does suck otherwise. It's a solid 4.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/27/23

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jwcdood

In general, critics and audience alike hated SON OF NO ONE, but I found it engaging, in spite of the fact. The screenplay itself was a little "off" and I felt it moved a little slow, but, essentially, it's not all as bad as the critics and audience rated it. Eh, c'est la vie...

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/07/23

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Jelisije J

I can't believe how bad this film was. This film proved that no matter what the Star Power a film has the writing is what matters at the end of the day. SKIP SKIP SKIP.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/06/23

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Synopsis

When he was a youth in the Queensborough projects, Jonathan White (Channing Tatum) -- then known as Milk -- killed a couple of junkies. His dead father's former partner, Detective Stanford (Al Pacino), got him off the hook for the crime. Now a rookie police officer himself, Jonathan remains haunted by the incident. When a Queens reporter (Juliette Binoche) receives anonymous tips regarding the long-ago crime, the implications for both White and Stanford are clear.

Director: Dito Montiel
Producer: John Thompson, Holly Wiersma, Dito Montiel
Screenwriter: Dito Montiel
Distributor: Anchor Bay
Production Co: Millennium Films
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Brief Disturbing Sexual Cntent|Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 4, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 31, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $28.9K
Runtime: 1h 35m

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