Night Falls on Manhattan
1996 · Movie · R · 113 min · ★ 6.3 · 64% critics
A newly elected district attorney is pulled into a high-stakes investigation of police corruption after a violent case puts the justice system under a harsh spotlight. As the inquiry widens, professional duty collides with personal loyalty when the allegations may reach uncomfortably close to home.
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1997-03-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Critic score
- 64/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (142 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like morally tangled crime-and-courtroom stories about power, loyalty, and corruption, with a serious tone and a few surprises; Not for you if you want nonstop action or a tight, fast plot like We Own the Night.
Pros: gritty New York atmosphere; strong supporting turns; thoughtful legal questions | Cons: messy convenient plotting; uneven pacing later; lead lacks weight
Themes
- drug dealer
- corruption
- police
- police corruption
- district attorney
- nypd
Cast & crew
Andy Garcia
as Sean Casey
Ian Holm
as Liam Casey
James Gandolfini
as Joey Allegretto
Lena Olin
as Peggy Lindstrom
Shiek Mahmud-Bey
as Jordan Washington
Colm Feore
as Elihu Harrison
Ron Leibman
as Morgenstern
Richard Dreyfuss
as Sam Vigoda
Dominic Chianese
as Judge Impelliteri
Paul Guilfoyle
as McGovern
Directed by Sidney Lumet