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King of New York

R Released Sep 28, 1990 1h 44m Crime Drama List
70% Tomatometer 30 Reviews 77% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings
A crime lord plots to take control of New York's underground drug economy and distribute the profits to the poor. Read More Read Less
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King of New York covers familiar narrative ground with impressive style -- and leaves plenty of room for its talented cast to deliver gripping performances.

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: B- Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Complementing Walken's bravura turn are equally flamboyant performances by David Caruso as the young Irish cop out to destroy Walken, and Larry Fishburne as Walken's slightly crazy aide-de-camp. Mar 26, 2009 Full Review Geoff Andrew Time Out A film which, despite splendid location work, lurches sloppily and messily from kill to kill, orgy to orgy, coke to crack, clich to clich. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) This is the abysmal background of a sort of vomitive cinema. [Full review in Spanish] Dec 2, 2022 Full Review Quentin Crisp Christopher Street This is a powerful movie, but it suffers from the flabbiness of excess. Apr 6, 2022 Full Review Juan Carlos Coto Miami Herald Unfortunately, King of New York can't tear itself from its low-rent heart. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 18, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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ed m Great cast, the story and writing are thin. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/05/24 Full Review Regal R 75/100 - could have been better especially considering the other gangster films that were made at the time. they really needed to dig into the characters a bit more and get some depth. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/07/24 Full Review timmy b Just incredible. I can see why at that point in history this Film was mad controversial. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/04/24 Full Review Ty H This is the movie two high-school sophomores would write an hour after they found a stash of pot brownies, two pens, and a notepad. There are no characters, only caricatures. I think Lawrence Fishburn is playing a hyena? Think Boondock Saints … only earlier. And dumber. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/31/24 Full Review Richard G. R Great performance by Walken. Uber violent Neo-Noir set in the New York City drug world. I didn't dislike it, nor did I really like it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/23/24 Full Review steve d There's a lot to like here. Very good performances. Excellent camera work. I really liked a lot of the shots. The story although very well acted was a little underwhelming and simple but still worth watching once. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A crime lord plots to take control of New York's underground drug economy and distribute the profits to the poor.
Director
Abel Ferrara
Producer
August Caminito, Mary Kane
Distributor
Artisan Entertainment, Live Video, Image Entertainment Inc.
Production Co
Scena International, The Rank Organization [gb], Reteitalia, Caminito
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 28, 1990, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.6M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Surround, Stereo
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