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The Neighborhood

2017 · 107 min

A grim, slow-burning crime drama that traps you in escalating neighborhood tensions and old-school mob menace.

Directed by
Frank D'Angelo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Franco Nero, Leslie Easterbrook, Danny Aiello
Tagline
Tell me who you hang around with and I'll tell you who you are.
Overview
A brash group of hoodlums have been doing minor crime jobs in their neighborhood since they were kids until they step on the wrong toes and get caught up in a war with an old-school mafia king pin and their lives soon become hell on earth.

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Directed by
Frank D'Angelo
Genres
Drama
Starring
Franco Nero, Leslie Easterbrook, Danny Aiello
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • power
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Frank D'Angelo
Written by
Frank D'Angelo
Starring
Franco Nero, Leslie Easterbrook, Danny Aiello, Armand Assante, Michael Paré, Margot Kidder, Burt Young, John Savage
Music
Frank D'Angelo
Cinematography
Ed Hannaford
Runtime
107 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English, Italian

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