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

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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