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We Own the Night (2007)

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Release Date: October 12, 2007
On DVD: February 12, 2008
Genre: Drama, Crime
Running Time: 118 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong violence, drug material, language, some sexual content and brief nudity.
Director: James Gray
Writer: James Gray
Cast: Alex Veadov, Eva Mendes, Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall

Bobby Green (Joaquin Phoenix) has turned his back on the family business. The popular manager of El Caribe, the legendary Russian-owned nightclub in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach, he has changed his last name and concealed his connection to a long line of distinguished New York cops. For Bobby, every night is a party, as he greets friends and customers or dances with his beautiful Puerto Rican girlfriend, Amada (Eva Mendes), in a haze of cigarette smoke Read more

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Grade: B Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes and Robert Duvall star in the cop thriller We Own the Night, a slow paced but entertaining film that keeps you intrigued from beginning to end.

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We Own the Night

By evey49, March 9, 2008

Wonderfully acted. Joaquin and Mark have good chemistry. Robert Duvall has and will always be a great and powerful actor. The action scenes were surprising. An intense movie.

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