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20 December 2002 (USA) moreTagline:
America Was Born In The Streets.Plot:
In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 10 Oscars. Another 32 wins & 59 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(140 articles)
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The Blood Stays on the Knife more (1067 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Leonardo DiCaprio | ... | Amsterdam Vallon | |
| Daniel Day-Lewis | ... | Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting | |
| Cameron Diaz | ... | Jenny Everdeane | |
| Jim Broadbent | ... | William 'Boss' Tweed | |
| John C. Reilly | ... | Happy Jack Mulraney | |
| Henry Thomas | ... | Johnny Sirocco | |
| Liam Neeson | ... | 'Priest' Vallon | |
| Brendan Gleeson | ... | Walter 'Monk' McGinn | |
| Gary Lewis | ... | McGloin | |
| Stephen Graham | ... | Shang | |
| Eddie Marsan | ... | Killoran | |
| Alec McCowen | ... | Reverend Raleigh (as Alec Mccowen) | |
| David Hemmings | ... | Mr. Schermerhorn | |
| Larry Gilliard Jr. | ... | Jimmy Spoils | |
| Cara Seymour | ... | Hell-Cat Maggie |
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Rated R for intense strong violence, sexuality/nudity and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
167 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #39927) | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Brazil:18 | New Zealand:R16 | India:A | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Israel:PG | Netherlands:16 | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) (uncut) | Singapore:NC-16 (edited for re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:18 | Greece:K-17Fun Stuff
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During the final fight scene, Amsterdam is shown wearing a cestus on each hand. A cestus is a type of Roman combat glove used in gladiator battles. They are essentially just leather straps wrapped around the hands, but when the Romans improved on the Greek's design and added metal spikes, they became a more deadly weapon. you can clearly see Vallon's cesti when he is praying before the fight. moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the opening battle scene, just before Bill walks out, trees can be seen in the background. These trees subsequently disappear a few minutes later when the shot cranes up after the battle. moreQuotes:
Walter 'Monk' McGinn: I've got forty-four notches on my club. Do you know what they're for? They're to remind me what I owe God when I die. My father was killed in battle, too. In Ireland, in the streets, fighting those who would take as their privilege what could only be got and held by the decimation of a race... moreSoundtrack:
Lament for the Dead of the North moreFAQ
Does the cemetery at the end of the movie still exist?How did the gang get the name "Dead Rabbits"?
Meanings of the 19th century slang words used in "Gangs of New York".
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"Gangs of New York" takes us back to a time when America was a young country and New York was divided. Those who felt they were "native" Americans did not want immigrants to enter their great country, spawning hatred between groups all over the city where many of them landed. In the story we see how much of the town is run by one man, with William Cutting ("Bill the Butcher," played marvelously by Daniel Day-Lewis) being the most feared and well-respected man of the "five Points."
Leonardo DiCaprio plays Amsterdam Vallon, who as a boy watched Bill the Butcher kill his father in one of the Points' great battles. Now a grown man, he returns to the Points to find Bill pretty much running the show. He gets on Bill's good side and eventually becomes his number one man, all the while still plotting for his father's revenge.
While there is a lot of gratuitous violence and gore, the film does an excellent job portraying life as it was in New York. You can be sucked in to the time of the movie, and even though the setting is much before our time you don't need a textbook to understand how things were run and what life was like.
I've never been a big DiCaprio fan, but his effort here (along with his performance from "Catch Me If You Can") have made my opinion start to waver a little. He is good as Amsterdam, and believable in his actions and expressions. Daniel Day-Lewis is simply phenomenal as Bill the Butcher and really should have won the Best Actor Oscar. Overall, I feel this was the best film of 2002 and really was robbed at the Academy Awards.
8 out of 10.