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Blood Ties

  • 2013
  • R
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
22K
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James Caan, Billy Crudup, Mila Kunis, Marion Cotillard, Clive Owen, Zoe Saldaña, and Matthias Schoenaerts in Blood Ties (2013)
Two brothers on either side of the law face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.
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Two brothers on either side of the law face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.Two brothers on either side of the law face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.Two brothers on either side of the law face off over organized crime in Brooklyn during the 1970s.

  • Director
    • Guillaume Canet
  • Writers
    • Guillaume Canet
    • James Gray
    • Jacques Maillot
  • Stars
    • Clive Owen
    • Marion Cotillard
    • Billy Crudup
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    22K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Guillaume Canet
    • Writers
      • Guillaume Canet
      • James Gray
      • Jacques Maillot
    • Stars
      • Clive Owen
      • Marion Cotillard
      • Billy Crudup
    • 64User reviews
    • 72Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Clive Owen
    Clive Owen
    • Chris
    Marion Cotillard
    Marion Cotillard
    • Monica
    Billy Crudup
    Billy Crudup
    • Frank
    Mila Kunis
    Mila Kunis
    • Natalie
    Zoe Saldaña
    Zoe Saldaña
    • Vanessa
    • (as Zoe Saldana)
    Matthias Schoenaerts
    Matthias Schoenaerts
    • Scarfo
    James Caan
    James Caan
    • Leon
    Noah Emmerich
    Noah Emmerich
    • Lieutenant Connellan
    Lili Taylor
    Lili Taylor
    • Marie
    Domenick Lombardozzi
    Domenick Lombardozzi
    • Mike
    John Ventimiglia
    John Ventimiglia
    • Valenti
    Griffin Dunne
    Griffin Dunne
    • McNally
    Jamie Hector
    Jamie Hector
    • Nick
    Yul Vazquez
    Yul Vazquez
    • Fabio De Soto
    Eve Hewson
    Eve Hewson
    • Yvonne
    Anais Lee
    Anais Lee
    • Janie
    Mirabelle Lee
    Mirabelle Lee
    • Janie
    Richard Petrocelli
    Richard Petrocelli
    • Romero
    • Director
      • Guillaume Canet
    • Writers
      • Guillaume Canet
      • James Gray
      • Jacques Maillot
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Matthias Schoenaerts was cast after starring opposite Marion Cotillard (who is the partner of director Guillaume Canet) in Rust and Bone (2012). Canet has said that he chose Schoenaerts after hearing Cotillard praising his acting several times. Schoenaerts and Canet had met up briefly on the set of "Rust and Bone", when Canet went to visit Cotillard.
    • Goofs
      The story opens in 1974 but the song playing in the background on the record player is "New York Groove" from Ace Frehley's 1978 solo release and even the original by the band Hello was not released until 1975.
    • Quotes

      Leon: [to his son, Frank] Listen, your mother... your mother was a bitch. She was a real bitch. She beat the shit out of your brother and sister on a daily basis with whatever she had in her hand. She was a violent drunk, she was a twisted fucking slut.

    • Connections
      Featured in Blood Ties: Behind the Scenes (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      New York Groove
      Written by Russ Ballard (as Russel Ballard)

      Performed by Ace Frehley

    User reviews64

    Featured review
    7/10

    Unremarkable, yet enjoyable slice of 70's cool.

    (66%) A very convincing in terms of period detail crime drama featuring a solid cast and a decent character based story that satisfies through its toe- tapping soundtrack. Clive Owen has a truly fine on-screen presence and he's really great in this, and because he and everyone else are also good, along with the few nice bits of gripping and intense action, meaning that the undebatable flaws in the script, and a couple of minor issues here and there don't really matter that much. This will likely get seen by about half as many people than it deserves, but despite that, and for Mr Clive Owen especially, this is worth a very nostalgic trip to the cinema.
    • adamscastlevania2
    • Aug 20, 2014
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    • Release date
      • October 30, 2013 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Rivals
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Trésor Films
      • Worldview Entertainment
      • Caneo Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $42,472
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $26,912
      • Mar 23, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,566,435
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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