Little Odessa
1994 · Movie · R · 98 min · ★ 6.5 · 58% critics
A hitman returning to his old Brooklyn neighborhood takes a dangerous contract from the Russian Mafia. As he reconnects with his family, tensions with an abusive father and a dying mother pull him back into the criminal community he tried to leave behind.
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Details
- Years
- 1994
- Release date
- 1994-10-28
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 58/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (239 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this bleak Russian crime family drama if you want moody tension and compelling performances, but Not for you if you need a fast, clear crime plot or warm, sympathetic characters like in We Own the Night or State of Grace.
Pros: gritty family drama; strong performances; vivid atmosphere | Cons: slow, uneven pace; unclear themes; harsh cold tone
Themes
- bratva (russian mafia)
- brother
- dysfunctional family
Cast & crew
Tim Roth
as Joshua Shapira
Edward Furlong
as Reuben Shapira
Moira Kelly
as Alla Shustervich
Vanessa Redgrave
as Irina Shapira
Paul Guilfoyle
as Boris Volkoff
Natalya Andreychenko
as Natasha
Maximilian Schell
as Arkady Shapira
David Vadim
as Sasha
- MB
Mina Bern
as Grandma Tsilya
Boris McGiver
as Ivan
Directed by James Gray