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State of Grace

  • 1990
  • R
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
24K
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State of Grace (1990)
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A New York cop is recruited to return to his hometown and infiltrate the mob ran by his best friend's brother.A New York cop is recruited to return to his hometown and infiltrate the mob ran by his best friend's brother.A New York cop is recruited to return to his hometown and infiltrate the mob ran by his best friend's brother.

  • Director
    • Phil Joanou
  • Writer
    • Dennis McIntyre
  • Stars
    • Sean Penn
    • Ed Harris
    • Gary Oldman
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    24K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Phil Joanou
    • Writer
      • Dennis McIntyre
    • Stars
      • Sean Penn
      • Ed Harris
      • Gary Oldman
    • 131User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro

    • Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:32
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    Photos52

    Gary Oldman and Sean Penn in State of Grace (1990)
    Gary Oldman in State of Grace (1990)
    Gary Oldman, Ed Harris, Sean Penn, and R.D. Call in State of Grace (1990)
    Sean Penn in State of Grace (1990)
    Sean Penn and Jack Wallace in State of Grace (1990)
    Ed Harris and R.D. Call in State of Grace (1990)
    Sean Penn in State of Grace (1990)
    Gary Oldman, Sean Penn, and Robin Wright in State of Grace (1990)
    Sean Penn in State of Grace (1990)
    Sean Penn in State of Grace (1990)
    Gary Oldman and Sean Penn in State of Grace (1990)
    Robin Wright in State of Grace (1990)

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    Sean Penn
    Sean Penn
    • Terry
    Ed Harris
    Ed Harris
    • Frankie
    Gary Oldman
    Gary Oldman
    • Jackie
    Robin Wright
    Robin Wright
    • Kathleen
    John Turturro
    John Turturro
    • Nick
    John C. Reilly
    John C. Reilly
    • Stevie
    R.D. Call
    • Nicholson
    Joe Viterelli
    Joe Viterelli
    • Borelli
    Burgess Meredith
    Burgess Meredith
    • Finn
    Deirdre O'Connell
    Deirdre O'Connell
    • Irene
    Marco St. John
    Marco St. John
    • Cavello
    Thomas G. Waites
    Thomas G. Waites
    • Frankie's Man
    Michael Cambridge
    • Frankie's Man
    • (as Brian Burke)
    Michael Cumpsty
    Michael Cumpsty
    • Frankie's Man
    Mick Cunningham
    Mick Cunningham
    • Frankie's Man
    • (as Michael Cunningham)
    Daniel O'Shea
    • Frankie's Man
    Thomas F. Duffy
    Thomas F. Duffy
    • Frankie's Man
    Jamie Tirelli
    Jamie Tirelli
    • Alvarez
    • Director
      • Phil Joanou
    • Writer
      • Dennis McIntyre
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Several incidents in the film are based on actual testimony given by captured mobsters. The meeting in the restaurant with the Italian mobster and the dead man's hand sequences are based on the recollections of various New York gangs.
    • Goofs
      When the drug deal goes bad in the opening scenes, Sean Penn shoots the two with a Smith & Wesson Model 6906. When they return to the car and he points the gun at his friend, the hammer is not cocked. The Smith & Wesson Model 6906 has a hidden hammer and as it is also a semi-automatic, the hammer would be cocked after firing.
    • Quotes

      Terry: So I was in Boston, I just ended up there. Seemed far enough away. They come to me then, it just happened, you know how that is, things happen and other things happen and its your life. They were looking to get somebody to go undercover here, they wanted to get somebody who knew the kitchen who was known. And I coulda said no but I thought I could do it. It was like this opportunity in which I could look the entire thing in the eye. And you'd be gone, or married forgotten about me I thought. And Jack, I would leave him out of it. But it was only an idea. Nothing to do with the truth. It was just a fuckin' idea like... You believe in the angels or the saints or there's such a thing as a state of grace. And you believe it, but it's got nothing to do with reality. It just an idea. I mean you got your ideas and you got reality, and they're all... they're all fucked up.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Postcards from the Edge/Saving Grace/White Hunter, Black Heart/After Dark, My Sweet (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      White City
      Written by Shane MacGowan
      Performed by The Pogues
      Published by Stiff Music Limited.
      Courtesy of Island Records, Inc.

    User reviews131

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    Featured review
    10/10
    Another SEVERELY Overlooked Film
    Aside from being a great, dark film, with a substantial plot line and a GIANT cast (Oldman, Penn, and Harris), this is an Oldman performance not to be believed. Mr. Oldman himself has been quoted as saying that "State of Grace" is HIS favourite performance. And, as usual, he gives a performance to be equalled by none.

    Sean Penn is marvelous, too, and Harris portrays evil incarnate.

    This film should be re-evaluated, and Gary Oldman should have received the Oscar for it. His portrayal of Jackie Flannery, a wild, violent young gangster with an ethereal tender streak - is simply phenomenal.
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    • studiojudio
    • Jul 14, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 1990 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • MGM
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Westies
    • Filming locations
      • Mare Chiaro bar "Toni's nut house", 179 Mulberry street, Little Italy, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Cinehaus
      • Orion Pictures
      • The Rank Organisation
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,911,542
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $179,927
      • Sep 16, 1990
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,911,542
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 14 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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