On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the choices that led to his downfall in a city still reeling from 9/11.
Directed by Spike Lee
drug dealer
new york city
friendship
dreams
distrust
based on novel or book
bratva (russian mafia)
paranoia
sadness
irish-american
nightclub
american dream
melancholy
girlfriend
surrealism
betrayal
stockbroker
prison sentence
widower
reflection
post 9/11
Rank
#33 in 2002·#2212 overall
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Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
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Cast
Edward Norton
Monty Brogan
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Jacob Elinsky
Barry Pepper
Frank Xavier Slaughtery
Rosario Dawson
Naturelle Riviera
Anna Paquin
Mary D'Annuzio
Brian Cox
James Brogan
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Agent Flood
Tony Siragusa
Kostya Novotny
Levan Uchaneishvili
Uncle Nikolai
Tony Devon
Agent Allen
Misha Kuznetsov
Senka Valghobek
Michael Genet
Agent Cunningham
Crew
Spike Lee
Director
David Benioff
Screenplay
Terence Blanchard
Original Music Composer
Barry Alexander Brown
Editor
Rodrigo Prieto
Director of Photography
Julia Chasman
Producer
Jon Kilik
Producer
Spike Lee
Producer
Tobey Maguire
Producer
Nick Wechsler
Executive Producer
David Benioff
Novel
James Chinlund
Production Design
Popular Reviews
506 reviews
Chiara Tamborini
7.0★ · 03/18/26
I actually can’t stand seeing Philip Seymour Hoffman’s character kissing a teenage girl, ewwww, incredibly uncomfortable
I actually can’t stand seeing Philip Seymour Hoffman’s character kissing a teenage girl, ewwww, incredibly uncomfortable
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Jacob Moore
6.0★ · 04/30/26
This shit is edited like a nightmare
This shit is edited like a nightmare
maddie graumannPRO
8.0★ · 05/23/26
wouldnt be an edward norton movie if he wasnt punched out midway through
wouldnt be an edward norton movie if he wasnt punched out midway through
Dee breezy noir
9.0★ · 05/01/26
Champagne for my real friends, and real pain for my sham friends.
Love a film where I viscerally feel like I’m personally there hanging out, only under the absolute worst circumstances and totally along for the ride
Champagne for my real friends, and real pain for my sham friends.
Love a film where I viscerally feel like I’m personally there hanging out, only under the absolute worst circumstances and totally along for the ride
