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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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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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Gangs of New York | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Namrata Joshi Outlook One of the most provocative films from Hollywood in recent times. Rated: 3/4 Jan 4, 2019 Full Review Gangs of New York | Rotten Tomatoes (2) 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 Full Review Gangs of New York | Rotten Tomatoes (3) 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 Full Review Gangs of New York | Rotten Tomatoes (4) 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 Full Review Gangs of New York | Rotten Tomatoes (5) 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 Full Review Gangs of New York | Rotten Tomatoes (6) 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Chris H A magnificent, epic, sprawling thing. Ugly and fascinating throughout, with great performances from a huge cast, including some relative unknowns who have gone on to bigger parts in other productions.Leonardo DiCaprio is excellent, although it took me a while to realise his mangled Irish/American accent was deliberate. Daniel Day-Lewis, though, is the standout - bestriding the film like a true colossus. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review Scott D Start to finish a very good movie!! The acting of Leonardo DiCaprio,Daniel Day-Lewis and the rest of cast is amazing. A plot of twists and turns. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Twiggy H Mildly entertaining, with some great acting.. one massive problem though, which doesn't even make sense to be in that movie! but there is a short line Caprio's character says something about how Shakespeare wrote a bible.. shakespeare never wrote a bible. He didn't even write books, he wrote plays, which is an entirely different format of writing to what most books are considered to be. Some film writers really are bloody useless. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/11/24 Full Review Audience Member Was it the real history? It’s certainly violent, ridiculously violent. It’s certainly far worse than 2020’s American inner cities. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/11/24 Full Review Jesica E I find myself watching this movie every year. Not a New Yorker nor history buff but this movie makes you cherish a time and place you never thought you’d miss. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/24/24 Full Review Francesco P Great Movie and incredible performance of DD Lewis. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 04/24/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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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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