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Miller's Crossing (1990) -- Tom Regan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.
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Overview

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8.0/10   40,637 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Joel Coen (written by) and
Ethan Coen (written by)
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Release Date:
October 1990 (USA) more
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Plot:
Tom Regan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(18 articles)
A Serious Man and the odd movie out
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 29 November 2009, 1:30 PM, PST)

Scenes We Love: Miller's Crossing
 (From Cinematical. 6 November 2009, 11:02 AM, PST)

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A Must-See For Any Lover of The Cinema more (246 total)

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Runtime:
115 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Dolby SR | Dolby Digital (DVD version)
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Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | France:-12 | Brazil:16 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | South Korea:18 | Norway:11 (DVD rating) | Norway:15 (TV rating) | Germany:18 (nf) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:18 (video rating) | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (re-rating) | UK:18 | USA:R (Approved No. 30173) | Canada:R (Canadian Home Video rating)
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Cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld told the Coen brothers that the forest scenes should be shot during overcast days only. The brothers did not want to delay the filming based on the weather, but as luck would have it, on all but one of the scheduled days, it was overcast anyway. Sonnenfeld further muted the colors by using Fuji film instead of Kodak for the forest scenes. In one scene, when the Dane, Tom, Frankie and Tic-Tac are in the woods at Miller's Crossing, some sunlight can be seen faintly and out of focus in the background. more
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Continuity: When Tom throws the glass at the mirror in the woman's washroom, the cracks in the glass change between shots. more
Quotes:
Eddie Dane: I am gonna send you to a deep, dark place and I am gonna have fun doing it! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Lies & Illusions (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Runnin' Wild more

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51 out of 70 people found the following comment useful.
A Must-See For Any Lover of The Cinema, 26 June 2001
10/10

There are very few films that engulf the viewer and demand them to give their full attention. This is one of those rarities. While viewing this film one finds themselves sharing the same space and breathing the same air that the characters do. It's beautiful. It's the stuff of great story-telling.

I must admit, I am a great fan of Gabriel Byrne in anything, no matter what it is, so maybe I'm jaded. And as I have seen practically everything with him in it, I must say it is refreshing to see him work with an amazing cast and script to back up his talent.

And the music is terrific. How ironic to have "Danny Boy"-a sentimental grandparents' favorite- playing while machine guns are ripping apart mens' flesh. The cinematography is superb also. Not only do the characters speak in a language rich with visuals, they live in a moving painting.

This was one of those films where I watched all the way through the credits slack-jawed and was sad to see the film end. It's that good. I'm not especially a fan of gangster films but I am willing to make exceptions and Miller's Crossing is one of them.

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