Trailer
Summary
Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+12)
Critics 69Audiences 57GoodWatch 63
Metascore71
Tomatometer66%
IMDb6.5
User score5.9
Audience score47%
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for action movies, −8 min on the typical 108
typical 108100Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 20 countries, rent or buy in 26 more
+10Released
2008
December 12, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
ActionCrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
15 of 15
Ethan HawkePaulie
Mark RuffaloBrian
Amanda PeetStacy Reilly
Donnie WahlbergDetective Moran
Will LymanSully
Brian GoodmanPat Kelly
Angela FeatherstoneKatie- ELEdward LynchJackie
Johnny SerretYoung Brian
Lenny ClarkeHogie
Lindsey McKeonNicole
Susan GarfieldPaulie’s Mother
Richard Lane Jr.Gunther - Poodle Napper
Leif RiddellOff Duty Officer
Jay GiannoneMatt
Directing · 2
- Brian Goodman Director, Author
- Melissa Kalbfus Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Donnie Wahlberg Author
- Paul T. Murray Author
Production · 7
- Peter R. McIntosh Executive Producer
- William J. Immerman Executive Producer
- Rod Lurie Producer
- Marc Frydman Producer
- Bob Yari Producer
- Donna DeSeta Casting
Camera · 1
- Christopher Norr Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Robert Hoffman Editor
Sound · 1
- Alex Wurman Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Henry Dunn Production Design
- Jennifer Engel Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Roemehl Hawkins Costume Design
- Peggy Nicholson Key Hair Stylist
- Trish Seeney Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 1
- Tim Jacobsen Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 3
- Peter Bucossi Stunt Coordinator
- Gleanna Doyle Animal Coordinator
- Michael Peavey Pilot
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