The Yards (2000)
- Directed by
- James Gray
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 527 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man tries to restart his life after prison by working for his uncle in the rail yard business. He gets pulled into a world of bribery, sabotage, and murder.
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What happens
The Yards is a 2000 American crime film directed by James Gray, written by Gray and Matt Reeves, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, Faye Dunaway, Ellen Burstyn and James Caan. It is set in the commuter rail yards in New York City ("the yards"), specifically in the boroughs of the Bronx, Queens, and Brooklyn, where contractors repair railway cars for the city Transit Authority (TA). Bribery, corporate crime, and political corruption are commonplace, as rival companies sabotage each other's work to win bids, and the undercutting leads to murder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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