
By the Gun
2014 · Movie · R · 105 min · ★ 4.3 · 45% critics
In Boston’s mob world, an ambitious young enforcer finally gets closer to the life he has always wanted. But when he starts acting on his own and chasing more power, he puts his relationships, loyalty, and future at serious risk.
Also known as God Only Knows
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-09-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.3/10 (68 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy moody, lower-budget mob dramas with a familiar rise-and-fall feel, somewhere between Live by Night and London Boulevard; Not for you if you want fresh twists or a fast pace.
Pros: strong supporting cast; gritty mob atmosphere; solid tension | Cons: predictable story; uneven lead performance; talky slow stretches
Themes
- italian
- boston, massachusetts
- mobster
- mafia
- gang
Cast & crew

Leighton Meester
as Ali Matazano

Ben Barnes
as Nick Tortano

Toby Jones
as Jerry

Harvey Keitel
as Salvatore Vitaglia

Kenny Wormald
as Vito Tortano

Paul Ben-Victor
as Vincent Tortano

Ritchie Coster
as Tony Matazano

George Carroll
as George Mullins

Jay Giannone
as Joe

Armen Garo
as Angelo
Directed by James Mottern