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We Own the Night
Why this pick
James Gray returns to Queens with the same bruised family loyalty, nocturnal city texture, and mounting pressure on a man caught between criminal ties and the people he loves.
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MOVIE2000 1h 55m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Leo Handler (Mark Wahlberg) rides the subway to his mother's house in Queens, New York, where she throws a surprise party in honor of his parole. His cousin Erica (Charlize Theron) is at the party with her boyfriend Willie Gutierrez (Joaquin Phoenix). Willie takes Leo aside and thanks him for serving time in prison, implying that Leo had taken a fall for their gang of friends.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Mark Wahlberg
Leo Handler
Joaquin Phoenix
Willie Gutierrez
Charlize Theron
Erica Soltz
James Caan
Frank Olchin
Ellen Burstyn
Val Handler
Faye Dunaway
Kitty Olchin
Andy Davoli
Raymond Price
Tony Musante
Seymour Korman