Gangs of New York (2002)
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.
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#051424
NYC Trash: A study in persistence
"Scorsese's Gangs of New York probably did one of the closest, truest depictions of early New York"
— Chuck
May 14, 2024
#060215
How Street Gangs Work
"I think you've seen the movie Gangs of New York"
— Josh
Referenced when discussing 19th century ethnic gangs in New York's Five Points neighborhood
Jun 2, 2015
#072313
Why should you never scare a vulture?
"You know what I'm going to bring back? I saw gangs of New York the other day again. The fish hook."
— Chuck
Chuck mentions watching Gangs of New York and wanting to bring back the 'fish hook' fighting move he saw in the film.
Jul 23, 2013
#101311
The Wind Cries Typhoid Mary
"when Daniel Day Lewis was walking around New York with a meat cleaver overacting a little bit"
— Josh
Josh referenced the movie when describing late 19th century New York as the historical setting for the Typhoid Mary story.
Oct 13, 2011
Cast
Leonardo DiCaprio
Amsterdam Vallon
Daniel Day-Lewis
Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting
Cameron Diaz
Jenny Everdeane
Jim Broadbent
Boss Tweed
John C. Reilly
Happy Jack
Henry Thomas
Johnny Sirocco
Liam Neeson
'Priest' Vallon
Brendan Gleeson
Walter 'Monk' McGinn
Gary Lewis
McGloin
Stephen Graham
Shang
Eddie Marsan
Killoran
Alec McCowen
Reverend Raleigh
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