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      The Yards

      R Released Apr 27, 2000 1 hr. 55 min. Crime Drama List
      64% 98 Reviews Tomatometer 51% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score After serving time in prison for taking the fall for a group of his friends, Leo just wants to get his life back on track. So he goes to the one place he thinks will be safe -- home. There he takes a new job with his highly connected and influential uncle. But in the yards, where his uncle now pulls the strings, safe is not how they do business. Unwittingly, he's drawn into a world of sabotage, high stakes payoffs and even murder. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Nov 29 Buy Now

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      Featuring strong performances and direction, The Yards is a richly textured crime thriller with an authentic feel.

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      Steve D A strong cast and not much else. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/24 Full Review Hovhannes From the beginning the movie did a great job making me sympethetic to Leo. However; as the movie was nearing the end, I felt more sorry for Frank, rather than Leo. The main character Leo is an astonishing dumbass, I don't know if that was the intention of the director or that's how it turned out to be. He lives by the street code, and then imidetly throws it out of the window at the end, even though all of these could be ignored. Frank suprisingly cares more about his family than his dirty business. He treated Leo with more respect than Willie, they are in a way family after all. Leo feels betrayed but it's his fault for trusting Willie a second time, not only that if he told Frank who the true killer was in the abandoned building things could have turned out much different. What was Frank supposed to do, let him go when he thinks that Leo is the killer? That's why Leo has no right to be upset with Frank, when he threw out his best chance out of the window. I understadnd that if Frank turned on Willie that he might spill the beans, but I know he has the connections to make Willie shut up even if Willie is arrested. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/10/23 Full Review jack s I understand that The Yards is supposed to be about real people trying to do the best they can within a system that's rotten to the core. I also appreciate that the screenplay is supposed to be more complex than a standard good vs evil crime story. But even so, I'm sorry to say that every character onscreen (except for Wahlberg's saintly mother, played by Burstyn) is hopelessly corrupt. It's simply impossible to respect or care about any of them. For example, stand-up guy, Leo (Wahlberg) goes to prison rather than rat on his friends, but then does an about-face after his release and does exactly that to his family when he inevitably gets into trouble. Separately, Theron's character appears shocked when she suddenly learns her boyfriend (Phoenix) is a violent criminal—a fact that's perfectly obvious to every other character, as well as the viewing audience, from the beginning. Although extremely well performed all around by a fine cast, The Yards is relentlessly grim, depressing and ultimately unsatisfying. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review jelisije j An ex con that deals with the struggle of poverty, a sick dying mother, and systematic corruption. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie failed to grab my attention and I’ve never seen people act as nonchalant over major life altering things were unfolding 2.2. Then the cousins sleeping with each other gets thrown in like what . Just wasn’t fun Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/10/21 Full Review kevin c This film boasts an all star cast Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, James Caan and Faye Dunaway. Wahlberg plays a young man just out of prison for stealing cars, gets involved in his uncle's business working with his friend (Phoenix) which immediately goes awry with an unplanned murder, leading Wahlberg to go into hiding. Sounds more action-y than it is. Although it's a very good flick, it's pretty subdued but in a good way, and you'll get used to Wahlberg having the same expressionless face throughout the movie. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      James Caan (left) with Joaquin Phoenix. Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg. Director James Gray (I) with Victor Arnold on the set. Charlize Theron. Mark Wahlberg. Charlize Theron and Joaquin Phoenix. Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg. The Yards (2000) The Yards (2000) The Yards (2000) View more photos

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      Richard Brody New Yorker The tangle of family, business, and crime, with its resulting loyalties and betrayals, is the volatile stuff of which the drama is made. Jun 28, 2021 Full Review Todd McCarthy Variety An On the Waterfront wannabe, directed with a heavy portentousness that smothers the drama in a thick sauce of self-importance. Aug 5, 2008 Full Review Andrew Sarris Observer I can't remember when a film so well-acted and so well-rendered visually was also so oppressive to sit through. Apr 27, 2007 Full Review A.S. Hamrah The Baffler The outer boroughs in James Gray's New York are forlorn, and The Yards is a lament for a good-hearted white loser... Sep 16, 2020 Full Review Antonia Quirke Independent on Sunday It has a terrific subject, an unimprovable cast and a trio of trustworthy, even hip, producers. And no life. Nov 28, 2017 Full Review Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal How "The Yards" shifts toward crime drama through character rather than pure plot is hard to disclose without divesting twists. Inspired by real-life scandal, James Gray lets personal insight color Shakespearean shenanigans of privilege, panic and power. Rated: 3.5/4 Dec 15, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis After serving time in prison for taking the fall for a group of his friends, Leo just wants to get his life back on track. So he goes to the one place he thinks will be safe -- home. There he takes a new job with his highly connected and influential uncle. But in the yards, where his uncle now pulls the strings, safe is not how they do business. Unwittingly, he's drawn into a world of sabotage, high stakes payoffs and even murder.
      Director
      James Gray
      Executive Producer
      Jonathan Gordon, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein
      Screenwriter
      James Gray, Matt Reeves
      Distributor
      Miramax Films
      Production Co
      Miramax Films, Industry Entertainment
      Rating
      R (Scene of Sexuality|Language|Violence)
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 27, 2000, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 8, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $882.7K
      Sound Mix
      SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)
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