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The Many Saints of Newark

2021 · 120 min

A slow-burning, somber crime saga that immerses you in a gritty period milieu, rich with moral decay and tragic inevitability.

Directed by
Alan Taylor
Genres
Crime, Drama
Tagline
Who made Tony Soprano?
Overview
Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark, N.J., history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters start to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, whose influence over his nephew will help shape the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss, Tony Soprano.

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Directed by
Alan Taylor
Genres
Crime, Drama
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • family
  • betrayal
  • violence
  • race
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Alan Taylor
Written by
David Chase, Lawrence Konner
Starring
Alessandro Nivola, Leslie Odom Jr., Michael Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Michela De Rossi, Vera Farmiga, Corey Stoll, Jon Bernthal
Cinematography
Kramer Morgenthau
Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Italian, English

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