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The Yards

Name: The Yards
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2000
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, James Caan, Ellen Burstyn

Taste attributes: crimedramaromanceslowheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allunderdog triumphs

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"He's the target of the most merciless family in New York. His own."

Boxlist takeA grounded crime drama that is weighty, slow-burning and small-scale. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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6.2 /10

TMDB · 294 votes

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Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.

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