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6.3/10   8,121 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
James Gray (written by) &
Matt Reeves (written by)
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Release Date:
27 April 2000 (Singapore) more
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Tagline:
There's nothing more dangerous than an innocent man.
Plot:
In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Interesting drama more (117 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Mark Wahlberg ... Leo Handler

Joaquin Phoenix ... Willie Gutierrez

Charlize Theron ... Erica Soltz

James Caan ... Frank Olchin

Ellen Burstyn ... Val Handler

Faye Dunaway ... Kitty Olchin
Steve Lawrence ... Arthur Mydanick

Andy Davoli ... Raymond Price (as Andrew Davoli)

Tony Musante ... Seymour Korman
Victor Argo ... Paul Lazarides
Tomas Milian ... Manuel Sequiera

Robert Montano ... Hector Gallardo
Victor Arnold ... Albert Granada
Chad Aaron ... Bernard Soltz
Louis Guss ... Nathan Grodner
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MPAA:
Rated R for language, violence and a scene of sexuality.
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115 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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The film was based on a real-life corruption scandal in the mid-1980s that involved the father of director James Gray. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The cars in the "subway yard" are not actually subway cars; they are circa-1963 suburban commuter coaches for the Metro-North & Long Island Railroads. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Beantown (2007) more
Soundtrack:
No One Is to Blame more

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24 out of 27 people found the following comment useful.
Interesting drama, 1 July 2001
7/10
Author: AKS-6 from Sweden

The Yards is labelled a thriller, at least here in Sweden, but I think that this movie is a drama more than anything else. A very dark drama about crime and family. I was pleasantly surprised when I realised that this was not the Godfather-wannabe that some people have suggested. The Yards stands on its own, and even though it is no masterpiece it is a very interesting and tense drama with a great cast. Mark Wahlberg does a good job, but Joaquin Phoenix is certainly the stand-out. Also, his complex character is by far more interesting than Wahlberg's stereotype. Great performances from Charlize Theron and James Caan as well. (7/10)

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