Gangs of New York

About Gangs of New York

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle.

Gangs of New York is a 2002 crime history film directed by Martin Scorsese. Its themes are rescue, gang, fire, and army.

Leonardo DiCaprio appears as Amsterdam Vallon, Daniel Day-Lewis as Bill 'The Butcher' Cutting, Cameron Diaz as Jenny Everdeane, and Jim Broadbent as Boss Tweed. It runs 168 minutes and was released in December 2002.

The screenplay is by Jay Cocks and Kenneth Lonergan. It comes from Initial Entertainment Group and Touchstone Pictures. American members can watch it on fuboTV, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and Paramount Plus Essential.

Sleepers, Gomorrah, and Lord of the Flies make useful companions to Gangs of New York, all filed under gangster and irish-american. TMDB voters put it at 7.3 out of 10 across 7,449 votes and it carries a R rating.