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The Friends of Eddie Coyle
Why this pick
Its worn-down Boston underworld, compromised loyalties, and quietly fatalistic pace closely match the bruised moral atmosphere that makes State of Grace hit hard.
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MOVIE1990 2h 14m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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We Own the Night
Why this pick
This has State of Grace's nocturnal New York mood and divided-loyalty tension, centring on a man pulled between family attachment and an inescapable criminal world.
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Blood Ties
Why this pick
A 1970s New York crime drama driven by brotherhood, old resentments, and the painful pull of a past life—more intimate and elegiac than action-led.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Terry Noonan (Sean Penn) returns to Hell's Kitchen in New York City after a long absence, where his unpredictable childhood friend Jackie Flannery (Gary Oldman) is involved in an Irish crime organization run by older brother Frank (Ed Harris). Terry rekindles an old relationship with Jackie's sister Kathleen (Robin Wright).
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Gary Oldman
Jackie Flannery
Ed Harris
Frankie Flannery
John Turturro
Nick
Joe Viterelli
Borelli
Burgess Meredith
Finn
Marco St. John
Jimmy Cavello
James Russo
DeMarco
Mo Gaffney
Maureen