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The Yards

He's the target of the most merciless family in New York. His own.

In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.

1h 55m2000RTMDb 6.2

CrimeDramaThriller

English

Crew and Cast

James GrayJames GrayDirectorMark WahlbergMark WahlbergLeo HandlerJoaquin PhoenixJoaquin PhoenixWillie GutierrezCharlize TheronCharlize TheronErica SoltzJames CaanJames CaanFrank OlchinEllen BurstynEllen BurstynVal HandlerFaye DunawayFaye DunawayKitty OlchinSteve LawrenceSteve LawrenceArthur MydanickAndy DavoliAndy DavoliRaymond PriceTony MusanteTony MusanteSeymour KormanVictor ArgoVictor ArgoPaul LazaridesTomas MilianTomas MilianManuel SequieraRobert MontanoRobert MontanoHector GallardoVictor ArnoldVictor ArnoldAlbert Granada
Chad AaronBernard SoltzLouis GussLouis GussNathan GrodnerDomenick LombardozziDomenick LombardozziToddJoe LisiJoe LisiElliot GorwitzDavid ZayasDavid ZayasOfficer Jerry RifkinJoseph RagnoJoseph RagnoParole OfficerTeresa YenqueTeresa YenqueMaidJose SotoJose SotoOrderlyJohn TormeyJohn TormeyContract OfficerTeddy ColucaTeddy ColucaTerryJack A. O'ConnellJack A. O'ConnellSal DisipioDan GrimaldiDan GrimaldiExecutive OneGarry PastoreGarry PastoreDetective TommasinoRon BriceRon BriceDetective BuletteGene CanfieldGene CanfieldQueensborough Policeman
Keith HernandezBaseball CelebrityAllan HoustonAllan HoustonBasketball Celebrity

Storyline

In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
27 April 2000
Runtime
1h 55m
Rating
R
TMDB score
6.2 / 10 (553 votes)

Production

Director
James Gray
Writers
James Gray, Matt Reeves
Studios
Miramax, Industry Entertainment Partners, Paul Webster Productions
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$24.0M
Revenue
$889,352.0
Profit
$23.1M loss
Return
0.0×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English, Spanish