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      The Yards

      2000, Crime/Drama, 1h 55m

      98 Reviews 5,000+ Ratings

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

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      The Yards  Photos

      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) The Yards (2000) The Yards (2000)

      Movie Info

      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.

      • Rating: R (Scene of Sexuality|Language|Violence)

      • Genre: Crime, Drama

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: James Gray

      • Producer: Kerry Orent, Paul Webster, Nick Wechsler

      • Writer: James Gray, Matt Reeves

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $882.7K

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Miramax Films

      • Production Co: Miramax Films, Industry Entertainment

      • Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Mark Wahlberg
      Joaquin Phoenix
      Charlize Theron
      James Caan
      Ellen Burstyn
      Faye Dunaway
      Chad Aaron
      Andy Davoli
      Steve Lawrence
      Tony Musante
      Victor Argo
      Louis Guss
      Robert Montano
      Victor Arnold
      Tomas Milian
      David Zayas
      Joseph Ragno
      Jonathan Gordon
      Matt Reeves
      Bob Weinstein
      Harvey Weinstein
      Howard Shore
      Harris Savides
      Jeffrey Ford
      Kevin Thompson
      Judy Rhee
      Ford Wheeler
      Michael Clancy
      Wayne Herndon

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      Audience Reviews for The Yards

      • Apr 15, 2012

        Very long with a lot of interesting characters, the film as a whole isn't anything new

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      • Jun 02, 2010

        Mark Wahlberg makes this movie rise to the top. After getting out of prison, he tries to stay clean but gets caught up in trouble cause by his cousin. All takes place in NYC subway abd train yards. Excellent story, little action but lots of suspense. 5 Stars is not enough,

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      • Feb 09, 2010

        There's nothing more dangerous than an innocent man. Great Film! "The Yards" invites you to taste corruption and to witness an imposed morality and then slyly allows you to resolve its escalating entanglements. The acting by the ensemble cast is outstanding. All the players capture the essence of the New York middle class gestalt beautifully. Mark Wahlberg delivers a somber but resolute character trapped in a vortex of graft and corruption. His performance is understated yet powerful. James Caan is one of the best at playing the small-time racketeer and he nails it again with his portrayal of the dirty dealing supplier. Joaquin Phoenix also shines as Willie, giving him a macho personality and the ability to rationalize any act according to his own code of morality. The cast includes Faye Dunaway, Ellen Burstyn and Charlize Theron in strong supporting roles. Nothing else to say, simply watch it whenever you have the chance. You won't be disappointed. In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts. Willie Gutierrez, Leo's best friend, is Frank's bag man and heads a crew of midnight saboteurs who ruin the work of the Puerto Rican-owned firm. Leo needs a job, so Willie pays him to be his back-up. Then things go badly wrong one night, a cop IDs Leo, and everyone now wants him out of the picture. Besides his ailing mom and his cousin Erica, to whom can Leo turn?

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      • Sep 09, 2009

        Well I can't be odjectively, because I'm biased (Joaquin Pheonix My favorit actor) but Yards it's a powerful movie an experience that won't startle or surprise you but will satisfy your need to see good actors at work.

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