Kill the Irishman (2011)
This true crime tale from director Jonathan Hensleigh charts the bloody rise and fall of Irish mobster Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson), who faced down the Mafia to claim control of organized crime in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1970s. Based on Rick Porrello's book, Hensleigh's hard-hitting film also features Christopher Walken as well-connected nightclub owner Shondor Birns and Val Kilmer as the cop who befriends Greene against his better judgement.
Cast and Information
Directed By: Jonathan Hensleigh
Written By: Jonathan Hensleigh, Rick Porrello
Starring: Christopher Walken, Val Kilmer, Paul Sorvino, Vinnie Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio, Robert Davi, Mike Starr, Bob Gunton, Fionnula Flanagan, Linda Cardellini, Ray Stevenson, Laura Ramsey
Country: USA
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Kill the Irishman belongs to 10 collections
1. Based on a Book (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 21 stars)
2. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)
3. True crime (collaborative: moderated by djross - 11 stars)
4. 1970s period film (collaborative: moderated by djross - 6 stars)
5. Gangster (collaborative: moderated by djross - 5 stars)
6. Netflix Watch Instantly (public: dgeiser13 - 2 stars)
7. Society (collaborative: moderated by td888 - 1 star)
8. Available on Starz (public: Jason212 - 1 star)
9. Best of 2011: National Media (public: dgeiser13)
10. 2011: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
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| Oct 01, 2021 | spacefloh | 60 57th |
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eng; [kill the irishman]; ein irischer hafenarbeiter arbeitet sich im kriminellen milieu hoch, bis die italienische mafia ihn nicht mehr unter kontrolle bekommt.;
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| Jul 05, 2021 | tonicus_flix | 75 13th |
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This is a case study in how not to direct. Although several of the performances were great. Very disappointing.
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| Mar 08, 2020 | SolomonBurrr | 71 57th |
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71.4
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| Mar 23, 2018 |  |
Vandelay1 | 66 69th |
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good movie
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| Dec 26, 2017 |  |
vaaponur | 99 54th |
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Good,very good.
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| Jul 21, 2015 |  |
nauru | 61 60th |
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This is a serviceable true-crime period drama with a solid cast. Not amazing, but pretty good.
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| Mar 05, 2014 |  |
bookhouseboy | 33 30th |
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A fine cast in a true-based story that may be worth telling, but this effort isn't very captivating or convincing. *Preview*: #14#, story, ratings, cast.
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| Feb 09, 2014 |  |
alanstrang | 69 47th |
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sunday afternoon entertainment
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| Aug 06, 2013 |  |
Jerky | 55 59th |
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Apart from some obvious CGI explosions, the film is pretty enjoyable. A poor man's Goodfellas.
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| Jun 03, 2013 |  |
Nick Hamden (Gorgon Reviews) | 80 77th |
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Check out that mustache. [Full Review]
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| May 09, 2013 |  |
McHale | 80 62nd |
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This game has some poor acting and specials effects, and it's pretty cliche, but I gave it a bunch of extra points because I never heard of the interesting true story it's based on.
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| Oct 01, 2012 |  |
Cinema_Asia | 65 42nd |
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A mildly entertaining mafia tale that can't decide whether it wants to be a serious portrayal of events or adopt a more dark comedy take. Instead it alternates tones at times making the whole film appear a bit schizophrenic. This has an ensemble cast of mafia character actors like Sorvino and Schirripo. Which gives the whole film the look of every mafia film we've seen before. The scenes are too cliche and madcap making things appear less serious than they really were in those times.
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| Jun 05, 2012 |  |
TheDiceman | 60 62nd |
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Quite good.
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| Jan 26, 2012 | Joelius | 20 20th |
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One of the worst endings of any movie I have ever seen... not nearly as bad as "Last Castle" though.
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| Jan 20, 2012 |  |
hajikarimi | 93 82nd |
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good job!
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| Jan 18, 2012 |  |
helfen419 | 8 1st |
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Couldn't get past the first 30 minutes. Bad acting, directing, and writing. And the only decent part they stole from Goodfellas. Maybe the last hour is better, but I wouldn't recommend finding out.
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| Jan 09, 2012 |  |
msprague | 60 32nd |
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Done before but still worth a look. I had no idea there was that much violence in Cleveland.
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| Jan 02, 2012 |  |
TV+Film-Hub | 4 22nd |
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The lead character's cool. But nothing new for a mafia / godfather film.
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| Nov 15, 2011 |  |
bof | 45 20th |
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It's a gritty, violent, working-class 1970s mob drama. Those are some pretty big shoes to fill. And you soon remember why the most familiar titles on the writer/director's CV are Die Hard With A Vengeance and Armageddon; the story is flat, swallowing the myth of the Robin Hood gangster wholesale and depending far too much on the viewer filling in the blanks based on what they've seen in Goodfellas. Also, if you're going to have a film about cars blowing up, you might want to get better CGI.
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| Oct 20, 2011 |  |
SlantMag | 10 9th |
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"A mind-numbingly familiar saga of thuggish tough guys, dapper mafioso, and urban warfare that, despite a based-on-real-life pedigree, proves indistinguishable from its imitative brethren." - Nick Schager
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| Aug 11, 2011 |  |
krf7 | 0 1st |
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Abysmal acting, writing, and directing. Nothing redeeming; a waste of time.
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| Jul 24, 2011 |  |
Red_Falcon_ | 62 16th |
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This was an alright gangster movie hampered by the fact that they tried to paint Danny Greene in a slightly better light then the other gangsters.He was a thug and a murder and not a good guy at all.
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| Jul 14, 2011 |  |
arandur | 64 54th |
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Mafya oykulerini sevenlerin begenecegi bir film.
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| May 31, 2011 |  |
muutanet | 17 13th |
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Very lamely build story and pretty anemic acting. The lead was a poor choice and even Walken did not shine out.
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| May 27, 2011 |  |
mendeljef | 55 23rd |
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Not a single realistic dialogue (apart from the real interviews)
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| May 23, 2011 |  |
eric-jan | 80 87th |
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Should have gotten an oscar! What a brilliant performance from Ray Stevenson (who stars in one of my favourite series: ROME). But let's not forget Val Kilmer with one of his best performances ever! I really really enjoyed this movie eventhough it made me a little sad + I really love the irish music.
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| May 12, 2011 |  |
td888 | 70 76th |
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Wow, what a pleasant surprise. Haven't enjoyed a movie like this in a long time. This is a fun watch from beginning till the end, it's smacked packed with some (type casted) maffia actors, but they all fit their roles perfectly. The only one a bit off is val Kilmer, but who cares. An expertly done film, with some nice work of the integration of real TV footage of that time. If you like mob-flicks be sure not to miss this one.
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| Average Percentile 46.31% from 512 Ratings |  |