Gravesend

Gravesend (1996)

  • 60% of critics liked it
    (10 reviews)

  • 67% of users liked it
    (81 ratings)

Though made for only $5000, this gritty and bittlerly funny crime drama marks the debut of promising young New York filmmaker Sal Stabile. Set in a blue-collar neighborhood near Coney Island, it centers on four young men aimlessly hanging out for an evening. They are start in Ray's basement where… More

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R, 1 hr. 24 min.
Directed By
Salvatore Stabile
Written By
Salvatore Stabile
Genres
Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
In Theaters
Sep 5, 1997 Wide
On DVD
Mar 31, 1998
Palm Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

    Not a great film, but it is impressively chilling.

  • Gil Jawetz, DVDTalk.com

    Gravesend overcomes severe technical limitations with excellent performances, intuitive camera work, sharp dialog and energy to burn.

  • Kevin Lally, Film Journal International

    This bare-bones drama is already a success, putting Salvatore Stabile in fast company, at high speed.

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