A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006 · Movie · R · 104 min · ★ 6.5 · 72% critics
A successful writer returns to his Queens neighborhood after a call from his mother to visit his ailing father. Back home, he’s pulled into vivid memories of a rough 1980s adolescence—tight friendships, family strain, and the everyday pressure of growing up amid violence and hard choices.
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-09-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (341 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gritty, emotional coming-of-age drama about family tension and growing up fast in New York; Not for you if you dislike harsh language, violence, or loose, jumpy storytelling like some found compared to A Bronx Tale.
Pros: raw 80s Queens vibe; powerful emotional performances; memorable music | Cons: messy pacing and jumps; forced dialogue for some; heavy violence and swearing
Themes
- author
- retrospective
- childhood
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Special Jury Prize — Ensemble Cast · 2006
- Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Dramatic · 2006
Cast & crew
Shia LaBeouf
as Young Dito
Channing Tatum
as Young Antonio
Robert Downey Jr.
as Dito
Rosario Dawson
as Laurie
Melonie Díaz
as Young Laurie
Chazz Palminteri
as Monty
Dianne Wiest
as Dito's Mother
Martin Compston
as Mike O'Shea
Olga Merediz
as Aunt Mary
Laila Liliana Garro
as Diane
Directed by Dito Montiel