State of Grace

1990

Action / Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller

39
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 82% · 28 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 82% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 28344 28.3K

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Plot summary

Hell's Kitchen, New York. Terry Noonan returns home after a ten-year absence. He soon reconnects with Jackie, a childhood friend and member of the Irish mob, and rekindles his love affair with Jackie's sister Kathleen.

Director

Phil Joanou Photo
Phil Joanou

Top cast

R.D. Call Photo
R.D. Call as Pat Nicholson, Frankie's Lieutenant
Mo Gaffney Photo
Mo Gaffney as Maureen
Gary Oldman Photo
Gary Oldman as Jackie Flannery
Vincent Guastaferro Photo
Vincent Guastaferro as Borelli's Man
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1001.16 MB
1280*688
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 14 min
Seeds 4
2.05 GB
1904*1024
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 14 min
Seeds 28

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by lee_eisenberg 7 / 10

A world of hotheads with diminutive names...and you gotta love it.

Phil Joanou's "State of Grace" had the misfortune of getting released around the same time as Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas", meaning that few people saw it. While it has similar qualities to Scorsese's movie, Joanou's movie is undeniably it's own thing.Sean Penn plays a cop who returns to New York's Hell's Kitchen after having spent several years on the road. He hooks back up with his volatile friend (Gary Oldman) and inevitably gets involved in the latter's criminal activity.A noticeable focus of the movie is gentrification. The movie got released just as gentrification was becoming widespread and turning the unique neighborhoods into miniature Disneylands. No surprise that the guys do some of the things that they do. And boy does the movie crank up the intensity!Basically, the acting, direction, cinematography and score combine to form one of the most unique gangster movies out there. Nothing is idealized or glossed over here. It's the gritty straight stuff. Definitely worth seeing.In addition to Penn and Oldman, the cast includes Robin Wright, Ed Harris, John Turturro, John C. Reilly, Burgess Meredith and Vincent Pastore. In other words, the movie stars Harvey Milk, Winston Churchill, Princess Buttercup, John McCain, the Jesus, Wreck-It Ralph, the Penguin and Pussy Bonpensiero.
Reviewed by M0n0_bogdan 7 / 10

Oldman was Ledgers inspiration

All the while as I was watching this, and especially during Gary Oldmans scenes...all I could see is Heath Ledgers inspiration for his Joker character. Sid Vicious is nothing next to Jackie. But I get why nobody talked about this movie...not now, not in the '90s. It came out at the same time as Goodfellas...it didn't stand a chance.But man, Gary Oldman was all out. He really is one of the greats. And beside him so many other greats in this hidden gem from 30 years ago: Robin Wright, Ed Harris, Sean Penn, John Turturro, a young John C. Reilly. With a roster like this it really deserves a viewing. And the story in not bad either, it could have been tighter and a little more sophisticated but you can really follow it easily. Comparisons with Donnie Brasco and The Departed or Infernal Affairs are obvious but this one was before all of them. What does that tell you?This is what happens when you have a great story but you don't have a great director. It is a forgotten film but remade by much better directors with a much tighter script, that is not so telegraphed.
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