The Son of No One (2011)

A young cop is assigned to a precinct in the working class neighborhood where he grew up, and an old secret threatens to destroy his life and his family.

Director:

Dito Montiel

Writer:

Dito Montiel

Stars:

Al Pacino, Channing Tatum, James Ransone

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Al Pacino	...	Detective Charles Stanford
Channing Tatum	...	Jonathan 'Milk' White
James Ransone	...	Officer Thomas Prudenti
Ray Liotta	...	Captain Marion Mathers
Katie Holmes	...	Kerry White
Ursula Parker	...	Charolette 'Charlie' White
Brian Gilbert	...	Young Vinnie (Carter)
Tracy Morgan	...	Vincent Carter (Adult)
Jake Cherry	...	Jonathan 'Milk' White (Young)
Simone Joy Jones	...	Young Vicky (as Simone Jones)
Juliette Binoche	...	Loren Bridges
Lemon Andersen	...	Geronimo (as Lemon Anderson)
Roger Guenveur Smith	...	Hanky
Michael Rivera	...	Dominican Nada Puerto Rican
Sean Cregan	...	Martinez

Storyline

A rookie cop is assigned to the 118 Precinct in the same district where he grew up. The Precinct Captain starts receiving letters about two unsolved murders that happened many years ago in the housing projects when the rookie cop was just a kid. These letters bring back bad memories and old secrets that begin to threaten his career and break up his family.

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Plot Keywords:

letter | murder | housing project | police station | husband wife relationship | 

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Taglines:

Serve. Protect. Lie.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, pervasive language and brief disturbing sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official site [Russia]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 July 2011 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Anti-Heróis

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$18,015 (USA) (4 November 2011)

Gross:

$28,870 (USA) (11 November 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Nu Image Films, Hannibal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Robert De Niro was cast as Detective Stanford, but was replaced by Al Pacino.

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Quotes

Loren Bridges: Tampered evidence is wasted evidence
Officer Thomas Prudenti: Yeah... You realize it's not actually evidence untill someone gives a fuck about this?

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Connections

Referenced in Conan: Alibi for the Murder Andy's Committing Tonight (2011)

User Reviews

Unfortunately, not as terrible as everyone says. Just an average cop movie

Terrible movies make me laugh, so I watched this movie solely because of the negative reviews. I was expecting a so-bad-it's-good unintentional comedy thriller, a la "88 Minutes". Instead, it's your average unexceptional cop drama, a la "Pride and Glory" or "Brooklyn's Finest". Many reviewers cited hammy performances by Katie Holmes and Al Pacino, but both were solid. I was expecting Tracy Morgan's dramatic performance to play like a bad SNL sketch, but was pleasantly surprised; he played his part really well. The plot is engaging enough, and the movie might have been pretty good if not for it's lousy and unsurprising ending. All in all...meh. "The Son of No One" is nothing special, but it's hardly the Battlefield Earth everyone made it out to be when it first premiered at Sundance.