Gangs of New York

  In 1860's lower Manhattan, the Five Points section is a dark, teeming corner of the city known for vice and chaos. Into this frontier of lawlessness arrives the young Irish American, Amsterdam Vallon. Amsterdam is the orphaned son of the slain Priest Vallon--once chief warrior of the Dead Rabbits gang that rallied the Irish immigrants of the Five Points. After 16 years in a "House of Refuge,"... See Full Description
Action/Adventure, Drama, Crime/Gangster and AdaptationDecember 20th, 2002 (1,500 theaters)R for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity and language.Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"...a fever-sprawl of a movie, a melting-pot panorama, brought to full boil." more... BBC, Nev Pierce
"...both astounds and enthrals..." more... Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"It is very good but not great." more... Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"...definitely the work of a master."