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Miller's Crossing

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Miller's Crossing (1990)

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Reviews Counted:6

Fresh:5

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: An Irish gangster (Albert Finney) and his trusted lieutenant (Gabriel Byrne) and counselor find their domination of the town threatened by an ambitious Italian underboss (Jon Polito). Just as this... An Irish gangster (Albert Finney) and his trusted lieutenant (Gabriel Byrne) and counselor find their domination of the town threatened by an ambitious Italian underboss (Jon Polito). Just as this threat erupts, the two sever their friendship when they realize that they love the same woman (Marcia Gay Harden). When one joins ranks with the enemy, a bloody gang war erupts. Violent and compelling work from the Coen brothers. [More]

Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, J.E. Freeman, Marcia Gay Harden

Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, J.E. Freeman, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro, Jon Polito, Al Mancini, Richard Woods, Steve Buscemi, Olek Krupa, Michael Jeter

Director: Joel Coen

Director: Joel Coen
Producer: Ethan Coen
Screenwriter: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Composer: Carter Burwell

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Up there with the Coen brothers' finest work.

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It's arguably the US mainstream's first art movie since Days of Heaven; and quite wonderful.

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06/24/06
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There's plenty of snappy plotting and double-crossing around it, with bitter twists and well-delivered, wonderfully literate, hard-nosed dialogue.

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Substance is here in spades, along with the twisted, brilliantly controlled style on which filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen made a name.

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11/06/07
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Without much point at all.

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05/20/03
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There is a lot here to admire.

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