- Release Date: 2007
- Runtime: 117 min
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Eva Mendes, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall ... see all
- Director: James Gray
- Plot: Brooklyn, 1988. Crime is rife, especially drugs and drug violence. A Russian thug is building his heroin trade, while everyone laughs at the cops. Brothers have chosen different paths: Joe... Read more
User Reviews
A mediocre movie
May 01, 2008
collipal-1 - imdb.com
May 01, 2008collipal-1 - imdb.com
We Own the Night has a good main premise but it is not well developed.I mean,with that main concept,the story could have gone much more far away and the development is too simple,generic and predictable.Another negative point is that the... Full review
Why Own the Night?
Mar 05, 2008
Steve - imdb.com
Mar 05, 2008Steve - imdb.com
This movie is a real disappointment, especially if you enjoy most of the past performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg. Both actors have built a fine body of work, and Robert Duvall is one of the finest actors working... Full review
Strong start and dumb finish
Dec 06, 2007
viKtor-18 - imdb.com
Dec 06, 2007viKtor-18 - imdb.com
On the whole I think James Gray's movies benefit from his smooth directing, no rushed and furious MTV editing. This leads to a good deal of leniency from the part of critics (as with Night Shyamalan before it became too... Full review
Great Performances and Directing Drive This Film Across The Finish Line.
Nov 03, 2007
Matt_Layden - imdb.com
Nov 03, 2007Matt_Layden - imdb.com
A New York club owner has his club raided by cops one night, the catch is that one of the cops doing the raiding is his own brother. After his brother his sent to the hospital, he takes matters into his... Full review
Zombies Spoon Feeding Us Lines
Oct 31, 2007
cogleone - imdb.com
Oct 31, 2007cogleone - imdb.com
Not a good film at all. Forget all the positive reviews, the only decent bits were the blurry car chase and the scene where Joaquin Phoenix goes to the Russian mob's den and gets found out. A hilarious continuity cut at... Full review
Sibling feud develops into brotherly love to fight crime and bring justice.
Oct 27, 2007
Danny Blankenship - imdb.com
Oct 27, 2007Danny Blankenship - imdb.com
"We Own the Night" certainly isn't a film classic, but of today's films it provides enough drama, tension, style, and most of all shows justice and honor of family. Set in the late 1980's in New York City when the... Full review
The most contrived film I've seen in awhile
Oct 17, 2007
iamiam - imdb.com
Oct 17, 2007iamiam - imdb.com
How can anyone have enjoyed this film? It was so hokey I was open-jawed through most of movie. Bobby is in hiding, with the badest of the bad out to kill him, and he joins the police. That's a low... Full review
Awesome movie but don't expect to see an unofficial Departed sequel
Oct 14, 2007
PirateLordJackSparrow - imdb.com
Oct 14, 2007PirateLordJackSparrow - imdb.com
We Own The Night is a great crime drama. That's crime drama not crime action. Jame Gray does a great job directing this film. Gray should see some more directorial work very soon. He is one of the best underrated... Full review
This film deserves to own one or two of your nights
Oct 12, 2007
bemorecynical2001 - imdb.com
Oct 12, 2007bemorecynical2001 - imdb.com
James Gray's work here as writer-director has come leaps and bounds from his previous film The Yards, released in 2000. With We Own the Night, he crafts a fantastic story with a style set apart from current films. Perhaps not... Full review
Excellent!
Jun 17, 2007
coopkar - imdb.com
Jun 17, 2007coopkar - imdb.com
I caught a recent screening of this film and as a fan of thrillers I was more than impressed. The film creates a handful of true white-knuckle scenes but also accomplishes telling a story that has weight and depth. I... Full review
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