A New York City nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian Mafia hitmen.A New York City nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian Mafia hitmen.A New York City nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian Mafia hitmen.
- Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations
Dominic Colón
- Freddie
- (as Dominic Colon)
Joseph D'Onofrio
- Bloodied Patron
- (as Joe D'Onofrio)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe car chase scene was shot on a sunny day, and the rain put in digitally later in post-production.
- GoofsNear the end of the movie, during the last drug bust, where the officer next to Joe gets shot you see the bullet entering the right side of his forehead but when you see him on the ground the hole is on the other side.
- Quotes
Joseph Grusinsky: I don't need any more guns in my life, that's for sure. But you should have one to be safe. It's better to be judged by twelve than carried by six.
- SoundtracksHeart of Glass
Written by Debbie Harry, Chris Stein (as Christopher Stein)
Performed by Blondie
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
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Own the Night!
Before you say nighty-nite tonight, I invite you to take reading proprietorship on my film review of Director James Gray's police drama "We Own The Night". Gray's grayscale directorial techniques were impressive in helming a film on two brothers subdivided by the arm of the law in a crime-ridden New York society. Joaquin Phoenix does stellar work portraying Bobby Green, a rebellious club manager who bickers with his police captain brother and deputy chief father due to the fact that the club he manages is run by a Russian mafia even though Bobby does not deal in criminal activity with those White Russians. Mark Wahlberg is cool as an iceberg as Bobby's aforementioned po-po brother Captain Joe Grusinksy. Wahlberg seems to excel in roles that call for him to play the fiery law enforcement official as he did in his Oscar-nominated performance in "The Departed". I think Mr. Dirk Diggler himself digs to be typecast in that role! Robert Duvall pops it up as Bobby and Joe's po-po papa Deputy Chief Bert Grusinsky. Eva Mendez rounds out the "We Own The Night" role call lineup as Bobby's Latina girlfriend Amada Juarez. The gray areas that James Gray nocturnally takes us into in "We Own The Night" are suspenseful, enthralling, and familial. Gray's takes on society's perception on law enforcement and commitment to the family system are well-enforced throughout the narrative's continuing plot developments. The only cinematic citation I have for Gray's effort would be on his mechanical action-flick screenplay in reference to the characters' dialogue; even though the plot structure was not worthy of an arrested development. Nevertheless, "We Own The Night" has plenty of night fever for it to warrant a lawful recommendation. **** Good
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- Sep 24, 2008
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- Also known as
- Quyền Lực Của Bóng Tối
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- Budget
- $21,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $28,563,179
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,826,287
- Oct 14, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $55,033,767
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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