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Miller's Crossing

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  • 1h 55m
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Gabriel Byrne and John Turturro in Miller's Crossing (1990)
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Tom Reagan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.Tom Reagan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.Tom Reagan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
135K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,672
496
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    • Directors
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen
      • Dashiell Hammett(novels "Red Harvest" and "Glass Key")
    • Stars
      • Gabriel Byrne
      • Albert Finney
      • John Turturro
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen
      • Dashiell Hammett(novels "Red Harvest" and "Glass Key")
    • Stars
      • Gabriel Byrne
      • Albert Finney
      • John Turturro
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 383User reviews
    • 162Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 16 nominations

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    Miller's Crossing
    Trailer 2:44
    Miller's Crossing
    5 Forgotten Gems From 1990
    Clip 4:04
    5 Forgotten Gems From 1990
    A Guide to the Films of the Coen Brothers
    Clip 1:56
    A Guide to the Films of the Coen Brothers

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    Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, and Marcia Gay Harden in Miller's Crossing (1990)
    Gabriel Byrne, John Turturro, Al Mancini, and Mike Starr in Miller's Crossing (1990)
    Gabriel Byrne and John Turturro in Miller's Crossing (1990)
    Gabriel Byrne in Miller's Crossing (1990)
    John Turturro in Miller's Crossing (1990)
    John Turturro in Miller's Crossing (1990)
    Albert Finney in Miller's Crossing (1990)
    Gabriel Byrne in Miller's Crossing (1990)
    Marcia Gay Harden in Miller's Crossing (1990)
    Miller's Crossing (1990)
    Jon Polito in Miller's Crossing (1990)
    Gabriel Byrne and Marcia Gay Harden in Miller's Crossing (1990)

    Top cast

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    Gabriel Byrne
    Gabriel Byrne
    • Tom Reagan
    Albert Finney
    Albert Finney
    • Leo
    John Turturro
    John Turturro
    • Bernie Bernbaum
    Marcia Gay Harden
    Marcia Gay Harden
    • Verna
    Jon Polito
    Jon Polito
    • Johnny Caspar
    J.E. Freeman
    J.E. Freeman
    • Eddie Dane
    Mike Starr
    Mike Starr
    • Frankie
    Al Mancini
    Al Mancini
    • Tic-Tac
    Richard Woods
    • Mayor Dale Levander
    Tom Toner
    Tom Toner
    • O'Doole
    • (as Thomas Toner)
    Steve Buscemi
    Steve Buscemi
    • Mink
    Mario Todisco
    • Clarence "Drop" Johnson
    Olek Krupa
    Olek Krupa
    • Tad
    Michael Jeter
    Michael Jeter
    • Adolph
    Lanny Flaherty
    Lanny Flaherty
    • Terry
    Jeanette Kontomitras
    • Mrs. Caspar
    Louis Charles Mounicou III
    • Johnny Caspar, Jr.
    John McConnell
    John McConnell
    • Cop - Brian
    • Directors
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Joel Coen
      • Ethan Coen
      • Dashiell Hammett(novels "Red Harvest" and "Glass Key") (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      Writers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen suffered writer's block while writing Miller's Crossing (1990). They took a three week break and wrote Barton Fink (1991) a film about a writer with writer's block. The name of Tom Regan's residence is "The Barton Arms". In one of the newspapers an article reads 'Seven Dead in Hotel Fire,' another reference to Barton Fink.
    • Goofs
      When Tom throws the glass at the mirror in the woman's washroom, the cracks in the glass change between shots.
    • Quotes

      Tom Reagan: Nobody knows anybody. Not that well.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening credits list production companies, the title, and the main cast. The crew is not listed until the ending credits, starting with a director credit.
    • Alternate versions
      Although there is no mention of this on the packaging, the Criterion Blu-ray edition released in 2022 is over two minutes shorter than the theatrical release version. Among the cuts are Frankie's line 'Jesus, Tom' after Tom hits him in the face with a chair, and the line 'Take care now' said by Lazzare's messenger after Tom is subjected to a beating.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Pacific Heights/King of New York/Miller's Crossing/Texasville (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      Danny Boy
      Music by Rory Dall O'Cahan (uncredited)

      Lyrics by Frederick Edward Weatherly (uncredited)

      Sung by Frank Patterson

    User reviews383

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Awesome
    I was blown away by this film the first time I saw it. After giving myself a couple hours to shake off my dumbfounding amazement, I became addicted. This film has everything. It's witty in its dialogue, suspenseful in its action and violence, beautiful in its cinematography, and (being so like the Coen brothers) it can make you laugh and cringe in the same scene.

    The script is superb. The characters are absorbing and the dialogue (as some reviewers have already observed) flows like words in a book. You have to watch some scenes more than once to totally get what's going on, and even then you still might miss something.

    The acting is top-notch, even down to the lowest thug. Gabriel Byrne plays the antihero Tom to lonely perfection and Marcia Gay Harden's hooker without a golden heart is excellent. The rest of the cast is great as well, including good mobster Albert Finney and a funny cameo by Steven Buscemi. However, the show is stolen threefold by Jon Polito as the erratic Italian underboss Johnny Caspar, John Tuturro as the slimy "schmatta" Bernie Bernbaum and J.E. Freeman as Caspar's dark, vicious adviser/thug Eddie Dane. Jon Polito's monologue in the very beginning on ethics and Tuturro's desperate pleas at Miller's Crossing are both powerful scenes, and Freeman commands the screen whenever he is on.

    My rating is a 10/10. The best part about this movie is that it gets better and better every time you watch it. Oh yeah...the Danny Boy scene is reason enough to watch this movie anyway.
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    • Nov 13, 2005

    FAQ9

    • What is the Italian song sung by Frankie at Miller's Crossing?
    • Is "Miller's Crossing" based on a book?
    • What does "schmatte" mean?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 5, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • Irish Gaelic
      • Yiddish
    • Also known as
      • De paseo a la muerte
    • Filming locations
      • 619 Gravier Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Circle Films
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $14,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $5,080,409
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $28,202
      • Sep 23, 1990
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,080,409
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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