Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
Directed by Joel Coen
street gang
corruption
prohibition era
gun
gambling debt
gangster
loyalty
irish-american
irish mob
betrayal
organized crime
shootout
drunkenness
angry
aggressive
neo-noir
1920s
clinical
violence
approving
embarrassed
Rank
#11 in 1990·#1471 overall
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Letterboxd
4.0 / 5
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Cast
Gabriel Byrne
Tom Reagan
Marcia Gay Harden
Verna
John Turturro
Bernie Bernbaum
Jon Polito
Johnny Caspar
J.E. Freeman
Eddie Dane
Albert Finney
Leo
Mike Starr
Frankie
Al Mancini
Tic-Tac
Steve Buscemi
Mink
Richard Woods
Mayor Dale Levander
Olek Krupa
Tad
Michael Jeter
Adolph
Crew
Joel Coen
Director
Joel Coen
Screenplay
Ethan Coen
Screenplay
Carter Burwell
Original Music Composer
Barry Sonnenfeld
Director of Photography
Ethan Coen
Producer
Ben Barenholtz
Executive Producer
Dennis Gassner
Production Design
Donna Isaacson
Casting
Skip Lievsay
Supervising Sound Editor
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nancy Haigh
Set Decoration
Popular Reviews
510 reviews
phoebe ross
8.0★ · 05/09/26
i like how convoluted this film is its very gripping. Like a better usual suspects
i like how convoluted this film is its very gripping. Like a better usual suspects
Cake Please
8.0★ · 04/29/26
The writing is just gripping. The way the story kept me in a lock made more curious how many twists and turns can there be.
Early Coen bros were something else.
The writing is just gripping. The way the story kept me in a lock made more curious how many twists and turns can there be.
Early Coen bros were something else.
Jesse
10.0★ · 03/31/26
I’ve been wanting to watch this for over a year and I wish I watched it sooner. Easily a top 3 Coen brothers film and one of the best mob films I’ve seen. The only thing I didn’t really like was that John Turturro wasn’t in it that much because all of his scenes were amazing and I think the two scenes he was begging not to die was probably the best acting performance that he’s done in his career.
I’ve been wanting to watch this for over a year and I wish I watched it sooner. Easily a top 3 Coen brothers film and one of the best mob films I’ve seen. The only thing I didn’t really like was that John Turturro wasn’t in it that much because all of his scenes were amazing and I think the two scenes he was begging not to die was probably the best acting performance that he’s done in his career.
