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

Terrence Howard was cast as Vinny, but dropped out and was replaced by Tracy Morgan.

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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

Should of never received the green light

I was reading some reviews on this movie and pretty much ignored them because of all the star power. In the end the critics were right about this movie. Every actor in this movie looked out of place and not interested in the part they were playing.

Let's start with the younger kids in the flash backs. Overall, the acting was very poor from the younger generation in this film, Channing Tatum younger barely spoke and when he did it didn't seem real. Maybe, I was thrown off here because Tracy Morgan and Channings younger didn't even come close to resembling the adults.

I don't think anyone read the script before accepting the gig. Throwing a lot of great actors together for a crime thriller sometimes doesn't work and this is one case where it failed. Poor story, poor direction, and just downright bad acting by a lot of the big names in this film starting with Channing Tatum. If someone could turn back the clock this movie would of never made it past the green light.