King of New York

1990

Action / Crime / Thriller

57
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 77% · 31 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 77% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 47386 47.4K

new york city gangster release from prison hope cocaine murder

Plot summary

A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.

Director

Abel Ferrara Photo
Abel Ferrara

Top cast

Victor Argo Photo
Victor Argo as Roy Bishop
Wesley Snipes Photo
Wesley Snipes as Thomas Flanigan
Joey Chin Photo
Joey Chin as Larry Wong
Giancarlo Esposito Photo
Giancarlo Esposito as Lance
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909.84 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
Seeds 42
1.61 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 43 min
Seeds 100

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Doctor_Bombay

King of the Genre

Do you like Christopher Walken movies? The good, the deep psychological studies, the creepy pseudo-underworld /misfit characters that have unfortunately typecast one of America's greatest and multi-talented contemporary actors?Do you like Abel Ferrara movies? The down in the muck, inner-city examinations of the seedier motivations and lifestyles-the side of life many of us would like to ignore, but are intrigued by nonetheless?Low budget and a lot of conjones are trademarks of Ferrara's films (Fear City, The Addiction, The Funeral) and this is no exception, but the term stylish is defined here..You see, you hear, you FEEL the environment-the nasty low morality hustlers of the five burroughs………….Much congrats to Alex Tovoularis' production design.King of New York may not be as famous as Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant in the world of the cinema-geek, but maybe it should be.Joe Delia's haunting soundtrack is a perfect compliment to Bojan Bazelli's moody visuals-Walken's confrontation scene of the old-style Mafiosos is as classic as it is intense.Man, do I love this movie.
Reviewed by mstomaso 7 / 10

Hybrid Gangsta/Mafia Film with Some Terrific Acting

In many of Ferrara's best films, including The King of New York, good and evil are not simply blurred distinctions, they are inseparable. Though this characteristic is more apparent and more powerfully examined in Bad Lieutenant than 'King', there are characters on both sides of the central conflict in this film who are equally disturbing and despicable. The word anti-hero was made for the main characters in this film.Leading in one of his better roles since Deer Hunter, is Christopher Walken. The support cast is something of an all-star list of genre films - Fishburne, Caruso, Snipes, Giancarlo Esposito, Buscemi... And all of the acting is excellent.Walken plays a sociopathic organized crime kingpin who has just been released from jail and wants to improve his public image while taking over all of the profitable crime in New York. So, he starts offing the competition and donating to impoverished hospitals, etc. Some have compared Frank White to Robin Hood, but since I find it difficult to think of the English Folk hero as a psychotic with no moral compass whatsoever, I disagree.Worth seeing for Walken and Fishburne's performances alone, King of New York has, over the years developed something of a cult following. Considering the cast and the directorial talent, this is no surprise. Ferrara makes an entertaining film which, though it doesn't offer a great deal of new material, offers some unique characterizations and avoid devolving into straight action.Highly recommended for fans of Walken, Fishburne, Caruso and Ferrara. Recommended for crime drama and gangsta film fans. Weakly recommended for Snipes fans.
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