Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York2002

Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz, Jim Broadbent
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Rating: R
Runtime: 167 minutes

Gangs of New York may achieve greatness with the passage of time. Mixed reviews were inevitable for a production this grand (and this troubled behind the scenes), but it's as distinguished as any of director Martin Scorsese's more celebrat… more »



Boss Tweed:
Bill, I can't get a days work done for all the good citizens coming in here to harass me about crime in the Points. Some even go so far as to accuse Tammany of connivance in this so-called rampant criminality. What am I to do? I can't have this. Something has to be done.

Bill:
What do you have in mind?

Boss Tweed:
I don't know. I think maybe we should hang someone.

Bill:
Who?

Boss Tweed:
No one important, necessarily. Average men will do, back alley amusers with no affiliations.

Bill:
How many?

Boss Tweed:
Three or four.

Bill:
Which?

Boss Tweed:
Four.

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