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Gangs of New York

America was born in the streets.

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent, John C. Reilly

Writer: Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, Kenneth Lonergan, Jay Cocks

Release Date:
December 14, 2002
Ratings:
7.3 / 10
Director:
Martin Scorsese
Companies:
Miramax

Overview

In 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.