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Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:17
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.7/10
Synopsis: In Sidney Lumet's NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN, an ex-policeman who takes a job as a district attorney is forced to choose between upholding the law and protecting his family when his father--also a... [More]
Starring: Andy Garcia, Richard Dreyfuss, Lena Olin, Ian Holm
Director: Sidney Lumet
Reviews for Night Falls on Manhattan
Top CriticMessy, overwrought, and technically fuzzy, this cop opera still maintains a strong and passionate pulse.
01/20/07
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01/26/06
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06/29/05
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04/09/05
The kind of tough-minded moral drama that Lumet excels at.
03/17/05
Garcia turns in a solid, emotionally complex performance, and he keeps the audience involved when the plot takes some credibility-straining turns.
01/07/05
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07/29/04
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07/02/04
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02/04/04
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11/07/03
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03/27/03
One of the most unfairly overlooked Hollywood films of recent years, [it] marked a return to form for one of American cinema’s great moralists.
01/03/03
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11/06/02
Makes the important point that our values don't just determine what we do but who we are.
08/26/02
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08/23/02
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06/05/02
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04/12/02
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