Gangs of New York

2002 • 166 minutes

About this movie

This motion picture event from acclaimed director Martin Scorsese earned 10 Academy Award® nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor, along with 5 Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Song! Leonardo DiCaprio (TITANIC), Cameron Diaz (CHARLIE'S ANGELS), and Daniel Day- Lewis (THE BOXER) star in this epic tale of vengeance and survival! As waves of immigrants swell the population of New York, lawlessness and corruption thrive in lower Manhattan's Five Points section. After years of incarceration, young Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon (DiCaprio) returns seeking revenge against the rival gang leader (Day-Lewis) who killed his father. But Amsterdam's personal vendetta becomes part of the gang warfare that erupts as he and his fellow Irishmen fight to carve a place for themselves in their newly adopted homeland!

Ratings and reviews

The acting is first rate. The performances of Dicaprio and Lewis are powerful. Daniel Day-Lewis was a good choice for Bill the Butcher. But where the story line really shines is in it's presentation of the city. It provides great insight into the beginnings of New York City. The big fight scene in the beginning of the movie did not actually happen with the REAL Bill the Butcher. (Bill Poole) He died about ten years before that infamous event took place. A fantastic movie nonetheless...A+

This movie made me fall in love with DDL and Leo shines as well. It contains excellent dialogue, action, and suspense. This movie takes you back to the early days of New York when gangsters still had morals and honor. I would recommend this film to everyone. In fact I'm going to watch it right now.

Movie is Great DDL at his best... However, Google Play is the worst of all the Movie Redemption Sites...anytime you purchase a physical copy of a film and its loaded with extra's...google play doesnt give you access to those extras. Vudu gives you all the bonus features...sadly I couldnt redeem on Vudu