Fresh
The result reverberates on the screen with a deadly force and fury more intense than anything Mr. Scorsese has yet achieved on the meanest and most beloved streets he could imagine or recall.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Gangs of New York
America was born in the streets.
2002 · 2h 48m · R
Crime, Drama, History
Directed by
Martin Scorsese
Overview
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Director and cast
- Martin Scorsese Director
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Amsterdam Vallon
- Daniel Day-Lewis as Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting
- Cameron Diaz as Jenny Everdeane
- Liam Neeson as Priest Vallon
- Jim Broadbent as William "Boss" Tweed
- Brendan Gleeson as Monk McGinn
- John C. Reilly as Happy Jack
- Henry Thomas Cast
- Gary Lewis Cast
- Stephen Graham Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
72%
Tomatometer
Rotten
What we're left with has the patness of a history lesson about our roots and the melting pot and what it means to be an American.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
You have to honor its mad ambition. But sadly, it feels like a dream too long deferred.
David Ansen, Newsweek
Fresh
Scorsese's congested, conflicted, entrancing achievement.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Fresh
A triumph of pure craft and passionate heart.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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