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Little Odessa

  • 19941994
  • RR
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Little Odessa (1994)
Early 1990s drama about a family of Soviet Jews living in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach ocean-side neighborhood nicknamed Little Odessa.
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Early 1990s drama about a family of Soviet Jews living in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach ocean-side neighborhood nicknamed Little Odessa.Early 1990s drama about a family of Soviet Jews living in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach ocean-side neighborhood nicknamed Little Odessa.Early 1990s drama about a family of Soviet Jews living in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach ocean-side neighborhood nicknamed Little Odessa.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
8.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
15,756
754
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • James Gray
    • Writer
      • James Gray
    • Stars
      • Tim Roth
      • Edward Furlong
      • Moira Kelly
    Top credits
    • Director
      • James Gray
    • Writer
      • James Gray
    • Stars
      • Tim Roth
      • Edward Furlong
      • Moira Kelly
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 41User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations

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    Little Odessa (1994)
    Edward Furlong and Tim Roth in Little Odessa (1994)
    Edward Furlong and Tim Roth in Little Odessa (1994)
    Edward Furlong and Tim Roth in Little Odessa (1994)
    Edward Furlong and Tim Roth in Little Odessa (1994)
    Vanessa Redgrave in Little Odessa (1994)
    Tim Roth in Little Odessa (1994)
    Vanessa Redgrave, Tim Roth, and Maximilian Schell in Little Odessa (1994)
    Edward Furlong, Tim Roth, and Moira Kelly in Little Odessa (1994)
    Tim Roth and Moira Kelly in Little Odessa (1994)
    Tim Roth and Maximilian Schell in Little Odessa (1994)
    Tim Roth in Little Odessa (1994)

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    Tim Roth
    Tim Roth
    • Joshua Shapira
    Edward Furlong
    Edward Furlong
    • Reuben Shapira
    Moira Kelly
    Moira Kelly
    • Alla Shustervich
    Vanessa Redgrave
    Vanessa Redgrave
    • Irina Shapira
    Paul Guilfoyle
    Paul Guilfoyle
    • Boris Volkoff
    Natalya Andreychenko
    Natalya Andreychenko
    • Natasha
    Maximilian Schell
    Maximilian Schell
    • Arkady Shapira
    David Vadim
    David Vadim
    • Sasha
    Mina Bern
    Mina Bern
    • Grandma Tsilya
    Boris McGiver
    Boris McGiver
    • Ivan
    Mohammad Ghaffari
    • Pahlevi
    • (as Mohammed Ghaffari)
    Michael Khmurov
    Michael Khmurov
    • Yuri
    Dmitry Preyers
    • Victor
    David Ross
    • Anatoly
    Ron Brice
    • Man with One Leg
    Jace Kent
    • Mechanic
    Marianna Lead
    • Clara
    Gene Ruffini
    • Janitor
    • Director
      • James Gray
    • Writer
      • James Gray
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      This film contains just 454 shots in about 92 minutes of action (i.e. excluding the credits). This equates to an average shot length of about 12 seconds. This is very long compared to the 3 - 6 second standard of most Hollywood films made in the 1990s.
    • Goofs
      Obviously shot out of sequence because snow can be seen in some shots and not the next.
    • Quotes

      Arkady Shapira: You know there is a saying: When a child is six years old, it says, "the father can do everything". When he's twelve, he says, "the father can almost do everything". When he's sixteen, he says, "the father is an idiot". When he's twenty-four, he says, "the father wasn't maybe such an idiot", and then, when he's forty, he says, "if I could only ask my father". But I'm afraid my sons will never ask themselves that.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: The Bridges of Madison County/Die Hard with a Vengeance/Forget Paris/Titanica/Little Odessa (1995)

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    7/10
    We'll wait 10 seconds and see if God saves you
    Little Odessa, also release under the title "Contract killer" is a very effectively and realistically told mobster movie, from the Russian community. It's a take on the prodigal son, here as a cold contract killer. A great watch for connoisseurs of films, and mobster film in particular.

    The movie stands out for great acting, directing and photography, being James Gray directorial debut. Music is excellent as well. The actors are making this a great watch. The whole film is stuffed with fabulous acting. Tim Roth and Edward Furlong is both fabulous as the brothers, as Vanessa Redgrave and Maximillian Schell is as the mother and the abusive father. I think this is some of the best I've seen from them all.

    The film starts up with the contract killer, being the older brother Joshua Shapira coming back to his hometown of Brooklyn after being away for years, to do a contract job. He fled town after committing a killing, which obviously is not forgotten. He meets his younger brother, Reuben, which tells him that their mother is terminally ill with brain tumor. Joshua wants to see the mother, but are not welcomed by the father, being a danger to the whole family since wanted by the mobsters.

    It's bleak, cold, gritty, effective and what I believe very realistic told. I was immediately sucked into the story, which is following the younger brother more than the older hit-man. it's no action movie, but a mobster movie told in the way we've seen many times. This does not stand back from these. The film builds slowly up to great scenes.

    It's powerful on emotions, far more than on the action. However the persons are quite cold, and so is the violence. And there isn't much hope to see in the dreary days of this family.

    The quote "We'll wait 10 seconds and see if God saves you" is said by Tim Roth's character before he does a killing. I would regard this is a must-see for mob film lovers, and a classic in the genre. I would likewise recommend the brilliant and effective "Eastern promises" by David Cronenberg, telling a story from the Russian mafia in Great Britain.
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    • Release date
      • May 19, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Маленька Одеса
    • Filming locations
      • Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fine Line Features
      • Live Entertainment
      • New Line Cinema
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,095,885
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,095,885
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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