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Gangs of New York

In 1862, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father's killer.

In the god-forsaken district of early-1860s Lower Manhattan known as the Five Points, the vicious Nativist, Bill "The Butcher" Cutting, is the supreme overlord of an area riddled with crime, prostitution, theft and murder, as the American Civil War still rages on. Sixteen whole years after the brutal murder of his father from Bill's blood-stained hands, an orphaned Irish-American, Amsterdam Vallon, returns to this melting pot of corruption to avenge his untimely death; however, a lot has changed since then. Who can remember the once-innocent boy and now a young man bent on revenge, who works his way up to the hierarchy of Five Points? Will Amsterdam ever taste the dangerous but sweet fruit of retribution?

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Gangs of New York Videos

This is a Night for Americans! (Knife Scene)

This is a Night for Americans! (Knife Scene)

Official Trailer

Official Trailer

Notch 45

Notch 45

Chiselers

Chiselers

Info about Gangs of New York

Studio(s): Miramax, Touchstone Pictures

Originally Released: Australia, Feb 13, 2003

Production Countries: Italy, United States

Box Office Gross: $193,772,504.00

Budget: $100,000,000.00

Genres:Crime, Drama