R20022h 48mDramaHistoryCrime
Gangs of New York
America was born in the streets.
75Pop Score7 of 9 sources
Critics and audiences agreeIn early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Writer, Story
- Jay Cocks
- Writer
- Kenneth Lonergan
- Writer
- Steven Zaillian
- Music
- Howard Shore
- Cinematography
- Michael Ballhaus
Ratings
Pop Score weighs critics and audiences equally, and trusts each source in proportion to how many votes or reviews back it.
Top billed cast
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 14 Dec 2002
- Original language
- English
