The Yards(2000)

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Synopsis

After being imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, Leo Handler just wants to get his life back on track, so he heads home to take a job in the New York City subway yards, where his highly connected Uncle Frank now runs the show. He meets up with his old childhood friend, Willie Guitierrez, his cousin, and his girlfriend, Erica, and for once he feels settled and safe. He soon discovers, however, that Uncle Frank has turned the family business into a dangerous world of sabotage, high-stakes payoffs, and murder. He inadvertently gets a hold of some information that makes him a target of the most ruthless family in the city, and in the interest of justice he vows to expose them all.
After being imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit, Leo Handler just wants to get his life back on track, so he heads home to take a job in the New York City subway yards, where his highly connected Uncle Frank now …
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In Theaters

  • October 20, 2000

MPAA Rating

R

Genres

Crime, Thriller, Drama, Mystery

Run Time

1 hour 55 minutes

Distributors

Miramax Films

Box Office

$882,710

Also Known As

  • Tracks

Production Status

Released

Filming Locations

  • New York City, New York, USA

Produced In

United States

Director

James Gray

Director

CAST

Mark Wahlberg

Leo Handler

Joaquin Phoenix

Willie Gutierrez

Charlize Theron

Erica Stoltz

James Caan

Frank Olchin

Ellen Burstyn

Val Handler

Faye Dunaway

Kitty Olchin
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