A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006 · Movie · R · 104 min
★ 6.6(350)unSUB Rating
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
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.5/10 (350 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
- street life
- childhood
- death of friend
- aimless youth
Awards & recognition
- Sundance Special Jury Prize — Ensemble Cast · 2006
- Sundance U.S. Directing Award: Dramatic · 2006
Cast & crew
Robert Downey Jr.
as Dito
Shia LaBeouf
as Young Dito
Chazz Palminteri
as Monty
Dianne Wiest
as Dito's Mother
Channing Tatum
as Young Antonio
Melonie Díaz
as Young Laurie
Martin Compston
as Mike O'Shea
Eric Roberts
as Antonio
Rosario Dawson
as Laurie
Olga Merediz
as Aunt Mary
Directed by Dito Montiel