The Yards

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

2000 1h 55m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 552

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Synopsis

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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.

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

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Cast

Mark Wahlberg
Leo Handler
Joaquin Phoenix
Willie Gutierrez
Charlize Theron
Erica Soltz
James Caan
Frank Olchin
Ellen Burstyn
Val Handler
Faye Dunaway
Kitty Olchin
Steve Lawrence
Arthur Mydanick
Andy Davoli
Raymond Price

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Gray
Writers: James Gray, Matt Reeves
Languages: Italian, English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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26 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, English, Spanish.

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4 / 8

CAST

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281+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Gray, shot by Harris Savides. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jeffrey Ford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix and Charlize Theron carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

James Gray directs. Harris Savides behind the camera. Howard Shore scores. Jeffrey Ford cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Italian, English, Spanish.

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1Earned back only 4% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
226 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Italian, English, Spanish.
4281+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by James Gray, shot by Harris Savides. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jeffrey Ford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix and Charlize Theron carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "He's the target of the most merciless family in New York. His own.".
10IMDB entry: tt0138946 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 16 themes, including "corruption", "subway", "male friendship", "murder".