State of Grace (1990)

Directed by

Phil Joanou

Genre

drama film, crime film, neo-noir

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 14m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 426 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An undercover cop infiltrates an Irish mob in Hell's Kitchen in the 1980s. He reconnects with his childhood friends who have become gangsters, forcing him to navigate loyalty and violence.

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What happens

State of Grace is a 1990 American neo-noir crime drama film directed by Phil Joanou, and starring Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman, Robin Wright, John Turturro, and John C. Reilly. Written by playwright Dennis McIntyre, the film was produced by Ned Dowd, Randy Ostrow, and Ron Rotholz, with a musical score by Ennio Morricone. Although the film was not a box office success and its release overshadowed by that of the similarly themed Goodfellas, it was received positively by most critics. Shot on location in New York City, the film was inspired by the real-life Hell's Kitchen gang, the Westies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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