King of New York

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Summary:
The gritty underbelly of New York's complex, ethnically divided criminal world is exposed in this dark drama from director Abel Ferrara. Christopher Walken stars as Frank White, a drug lord who's just been released from a long stint in prison. Aware that feeding off of society's depravity has made him a wealthy man, Frank has become determined to give something back to the city, an... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Christopher Walken - (Frank White)
David Caruso - (Dennis Gilley)
Laurence Fishburne - (Jimmy Jump)
Victor Argo - (Roy Bishop)
Wesley Snipes - (Thomas Flannigan)
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Review:
With The King of New York, Abel Ferrara takes what could have been a run-of-the-mill shoot-em-up and comes up with a study of inner-city morality. Much like he would do a year later with his masterpiece Bad Lieutenant, Ferrara refuses to let the good guys and bad guys be black and white. Instead, he fills their violent world with grays,... Continue >>

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