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New York 1988, Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) has changed his name to conceal his family connection to a long line of distinguished New York cops in order to pursue ambitions as a Brooklyn nightclub owner. As he turns a blind eye to the drug dealers around him, he comes face to face with the family he abandoned when his brother (.. Read more

Starring	Joaquin Phoenix, Eva Mendes, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall
Director	James Gray
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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  We Own The Night
  
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  I must review over 150 movies a year . Sometimes , when i am on a bad run , it can become a chore . But what makes sitting through another laugh less Will ... read more »
  
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  - 12 Mar 2008 at 00:54
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  Disappointing - it's full of needless scenes too
  
  This is slow, a bit boring and totally confusing. It could have been soooo much better, especially given the huge amount of acting talent here. It ends abruptly... read more »
  
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- - sdfilm
  - 100 reviews
  - Oxon
  - 10 Feb 2012 at 12:59
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  slow, poor acting, disappointing.
  
  A very dark film that means most of the action scenes cannot really be seen too well unless you have great concentration. An OK story line but quite poor acting... read more »
  
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- - davidblackburn
  - 35 reviews
  - basingstoke
  - 06 Feb 2012 at 10:26
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  i fell asllep zzzz
  
  I actually fell asleep during this film .. i guess that says it all , i never fall asleep during films , maybe its more of a mans film , my boyfriend stayed ... read more »
  
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- - CloJo
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  - Bournemouth
  - 30 Dec 2011 at 18:59
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  So Slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
  
  Just so slow could have been so good. great actors but very very very drawn out. The 80's where not as slow as this film makes out. Maybe i was just missing... read more »
  
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- - Bodds
  - 14 reviews
  - 27 Dec 2011 at 14:24
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  Predictable but worth a watch!
  
  We put this on our list after reading other reviews. The plot was good and although it was rather predictable we still enjoyed the film and would rate it as a ... read more »
  
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  - 10 Nov 2011 at 16:05
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  ok but naff ending
  
  ok it was a good reminiscence of 80's music and a bit clubby[although American clubby]
  
  storyline good
  
  acting very good
  
  ... read more »
  
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- - Angel26
  - 40 reviews
  - Chorley
  - 04 Oct 2011 at 17:23
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  I was watching a good film, went to the loo - when I came back it turned into a load of pap
  
  What a strange movie. I wasn't expecting much based on reviews on here and the Empire review, but the opening set up of the story and the following ... read more »
  
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- - Myrddin
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  - Aberystwyth
  - 17 Aug 2011 at 18:43
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  Powerful Film
  
  To be honest i wasn't really expecting too much from this movie , as the reviews had been so mixed , but i can honestly say that it gripped me right from ... read more »
  
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- - Beechboy
  - 3 reviews
  - Wigton
  - 12 Aug 2011 at 17:47
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  Who knows?
  
  Unfortunately I have no idea how good or bad this movie is. I had to turn it off after 15 minutes - the subtitles did not work for some reason and I couldn'... read more »
  
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  - 27 Jul 2011 at 11:06
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  Oh Mr Duvall, why, why, why ?
  
  Just simply a very poor film.
  
  The story was far too thin to stand the course and the characters were one dimensional. The actors gave it a go but ... read more »
  
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- - thefluff
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  - Worcester
  - 13 Jun 2011 at 09:24
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- - 127
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  We Own The Night
  
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  I must review over 150 movies a year . Sometimes , when i am on a bad run , it can become a chore . But what makes sitting through another laugh less Will ... read more »
  
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  - ValleyJohn
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  - Biggleswade
  - 12 Mar 2008 at 00:54
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  Brilliant
  
  very good though the only downside was the mumbling, at times Phoenix was very hard to make out - this may have had something to do with the way he was ... read more »
  
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- - richard
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  - Bangor
  - 03 May 2008 at 07:55
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  Excellent
  
  What can I say what a film,if u like ur crime dramas u won't go wrong with this
  
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  - Bargoed
  - 02 May 2008 at 18:11
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  Star of the night
  
  This is an amazing film, the acting is oustanding, especially Joaquin Phoenix, the story is extremely well written and well worth a look, this is a movie i will... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh
  - 10 May 2008 at 04:29
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  NRA
  
  No Real Actors - this is a second rate film which is not aided by the second rate cast.
  
  With a weak story line that barely arouses interest and a ... read more »
  
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- - clizznizz
  - 1 review
  - London
  - 02 Jun 2008 at 23:23
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  NOT THAT GOOD
  
  SORRY THIS WAS RUBBISH 'COULDNT WAIT FOR IT TO END 'THE FINAL SCENE WAS PATHETIC'. DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME
  
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- - scorpion
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  - Mexborough
  - 11 Jul 2008 at 20:43
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  pure simple rubbish
  
  worst film ive seen in a while
  
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  - london
  - 20 May 2008 at 14:17
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  sweet jesus...
  
  oh so boring and oh so pointless
  
  a HUGE incoherent mess of clichés and horrific dialogue.
  
  cast was random and the casting director ... read more »
  
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- - NennieNoonah
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  - Leicester
  - 21 Jul 2008 at 23:25
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  very poor
  
  i wasn't surprised to see that phoenix and wahlberg were executive producers for this pile of dross - serious mutual ego massage going on in this movie. ... read more »
  
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  - Derry
  - 22 Jun 2008 at 16:14
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  WE Own The Night - RUBBISH - best watched at 8/16x speed, or better still, Not at all.
  
  The storyline is shallow - takes half an hour to work up to the plot - with Russian drug mobsters against the ‘Cops’. Nightclub druggie Manager, who ... read more »
  
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  - Wales
  - 20 Jun 2008 at 11:50

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- We Own The Night - HD
  
  Director James Gray (THE YARDS) posits two distinctly different brothers--Joseph (Mark Wahlberg) and Bobby Grusinsky (Joaquin Phoenix)--as the central characters in this crime-infested thriller. Joseph and Bobby inhabit two conflicting worlds in late 1980s New York, the former becoming a cop and ...

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- We Own The Night - Blu-ray
  
  Director James Gray (THE YARDS) posits two distinctly different brothers--Joseph (Mark Wahlberg) and Bobby Grusinsky (Joaquin Phoenix)--as the central characters in this crime-infested thriller. Joseph and Bobby inhabit two conflicting worlds in late 1980s New York, the former becoming a cop and ...

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- We Own the Night
  
  New York 1988, Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) has changed his name to conceal his family connection to a long line of distinguished New York cops in order to pursue ambitions as a Brooklyn nightclub owner. As he turns a blind eye to the drug dealers around him, he comes face to face with the family ...