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Released 19 years ago.
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We Own the Night
"Two brothers on opposite sides of the law. Beyond their differences lies loyalty."
2007 1h 58m EN
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6.7
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57%
ROTTEN
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59
METACRITIC
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6.8
IMDB
★6.7TMDB · 1,577🥫57%Rotten Tomatoes●59Metacritic★6.8IMDB · 95,970
DramaCrimeThriller
Synopsis
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A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.
“Two brothers on opposite sides of the law. Beyond their differences lies loyalty.”
Cast
Joaquin Phoenix
Bobby Green
Mark Wahlberg
Joseph Grusinsky
Eva Mendes
Amada Juarez
Robert Duvall
Burt Grusinsky
Alex Veadov
Vadim Nezhinski
Paul Herman
Spiro Giavannis
Antoni Corone
Michael Solo
Tony Musante
Jack Shapiro
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- James Gray
- Writers
- James Gray, David Cooney
- Languages
- English, Russian
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by James Gray, shot by Joaquín Baca-Asay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Wojciech Kilar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor John Axelrad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg and Eva Mendes carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Two brothers on opposite sides of the law. Beyond their differences lies loyalty.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0498399 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
James Gray directs. Joaquín Baca-Asay behind the camera. Wojciech Kilar scores. John Axelrad cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Russian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 19 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Russian.
- 3Directed by James Gray, shot by Joaquín Baca-Asay. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Wojciech Kilar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor John Axelrad shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg and Eva Mendes carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "Two brothers on opposite sides of the law. Beyond their differences lies loyalty.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0498399 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 18 themes, including "new york city", "parent child relationship", "bratva (russian mafia)", "gangster".
- 10Released under 12 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Joaquín Baca-Asay
- Original score
- Wojciech Kilar
- Editing
- John Axelrad
- Production design
- Ford Wheeler
- Costume design
- Michael Clancy
- Makeup / hair
- Kelly Gleason
- VFX supervisor
- Kelly Port
- Sound
- Kent Sparling
- Runtime
- 118 min · 1h 58m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $21,000,000
- Box office
- $55,033,767
- Return
- 262% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 57% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 59/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.8/10 · 95,970 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
1 win & 5 nominations total
Also by
James Gray
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- Gimly★ 4/10
gph.is/28LnKBz Amazed that they managed to take this sort of subject matter and make it boring. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
Production companies
Who made it
2929 Productions
US
- NI
Nick Wechsler Productions
US
Key crew
- CastingDouglas Aibel
- ProducerMarc Butan
- Production DesignFord Wheeler
- ProducerMark Wahlberg
- ProducerNick Wechsler
- EditorJohn Axelrad
- Set DecorationCatherine Davis
- "B" Camera OperatorSusan Starr
- Supervising Sound EditorDouglas Murray
- First Assistant "B" CameraFrank Rinato
- Visual Effects SupervisorKelly Port
- First Assistant "A" CameraEric Swanek
- First Assistant DirectorDoug Torres
- Sound Re-Recording MixerKent Sparling
- Second Assistant "A" CameraGreg Finkel
- Sound DesignerDouglas Murray
- Sound Re-Recording MixerGary Rizzo
- Construction CoordinatorPierre Rovira
- LeadmanScott Rosenstock
- Art Department CoordinatorBrianne Zulauf
- Property MasterRobert Currie
- Sound Effects EditorRobert Shoup
- Construction CoordinatorJohn J. Ciccimarro
- Set DresserJustine M. Cote
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- new york city
- parent child relationship
- bratva (russian mafia)
- gangster
- cocaine
- nightclub
- investigation
- police chief
- arrest
- murder
- shootout
- hospital
- raid
- drugs
- pursuit
- brooklyn, new york city
- 1980s
- protective custody
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2007-10-09R· New York City, New York
- Theatrical2007-10-12R
Also known as
International titles
- Yö kuuluu meilleFI
- Los dueños de la nocheAR
- I nyhta mas anikeiGR
- I nyhta einai diki masGR
- Heiye huashirenHK
- Hakye wasiyanHK
- UndercoverJP
- Dueños de la nochePE
- Nós Controlamos a NoitePT
- Noaptea e a noastraRO
- Wi oun deo naitKR
- 萬惡夜總會TW
