Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz
In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.
DVD Release Date: July 1, 2003
Stats: 12,013 reviews
Not a bad film but it didn't feel like a Scorsese movie. Had some great lines in it, although some are very questionable. Thank you to Mr Scorsese though for getting Daniel Day-Lewis out of retirement! Well worth a watch!
Gangs of New York is just perfect entertainment. It is an enthralling, bloody, melodramatic epic that more than justifies its two and one half hour running time. In Gangs director Martin Scorsese spins another tale of the New York underworld but with a twist. Instead of the mid-t...( read more)
A cruel, depressing movie about the dark side of the birth of America. As the union ended slavery and fought the South to uphold its values, New York city was a slum controlled by gangs where even the fire brigades would rather fight each other than put out a fire. It makes you w...( read more)
Never expect Martin Scorcese to drift far from gangs and bloodshed. And of course, throw in history, politics, corruption, religion, racism and steak knives.... and then its not quite different from his other films, just set back 100 years earlier.
Strong performances all aroun...( read more)
A hugely impressive film from Martin Scorsese, everything in the movie is on such a grand level, acting, scenery, it?s epic length.
A great cast from both sides of the pond, where there were Irish with an American accent and Americans with an Irish accent.
Personally, I?m...( read more)
Set in New York City, 1840-1863, a young man named Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio) seeks vengeance against Bill "The Butcher" Poole (Daniel Day-Lewis), the man who killed his father. Though he secures the help of pickpocket Jenny Everdeane, the task at hand may be more dangerous th...( read more)
Best Actor 2002 - Best Sound Mixing 2002 - Best Sound editing 2002 - Best Costume design 2002 - Best Adapted Screenplay 2002
This film is highly expressive! the atmosphere is well thought out, and the acting is great (Daniel Day-Lewis)... Martin Scorsese has made an amazing and intense piece of art, which many should be appreciative.
It's a magnificent achievement -- holes, tatters, crudities, screw-ups, and all. full review
Bill the Butcher is a coiled monster with a guttural voice and a sharply thrown knife; Day-Lewis brings him to glittery, intense life. full review
I doubt I'll ever be able to look at a smirking fellow in old daguerreotype, with rolled-up sleeves and a mustache, and not think of Daniel Day-Lewis and all that vitality lost to time. full review
The world needs more filmmakers with passionate enthusiasms like Martin Scorsese. But it doesn't need Gangs of New York. full review
All of this is a triumph for Scorsese, and yet I do not think this film is in the first rank of his masterpieces. It is very good but not great. full review
This is historical filmmaking without the balm of right-thinking ideology, either liberal or conservative. Mr. Scorsese's bravery and integrity in advancing this vision can hardly be underestimated. full review
Undoubtedly one of the greatest movies ever made in any language!! I have seen it five times and it is getting better with each show....
I absolutely loved this movie but it always hangs over my head. After i saw it, i read that Willem Dafoe was considered for the Butcher, although Daniel Day-Lewis did an outstanding job, i would have loved to have seen Dafoe in that role.
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