1999
R
Lionsgate Films
1 h 35 m

1999
R
Lionsgate Films
1 h 35 m

Summary After escaping to New York for a few years, Danny Quinn (Wahlberg) returns home to Boston's Southie neighborhood to start over again. He's drawn back to the life of crime when he discovers his family's in debt to the gangs.

Drama

Directed By: John Shea

Written By: James Michael Cummings, Dave McLaughlin, John Shea

1999
R
Lionsgate Films
1 h 35 m

1999
R
Lionsgate Films
1 h 35 m

Southie

Name: Southie
Genre: Drama
Released: 1999-05-28
Duration: 1 min 35 s
Rating: 44
Cast: Donnie Wahlberg, Rose McGowan, Anne Meara, Lawrence Tierney, John Shea

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: John Shea

Written By: James Michael Cummings, Dave McLaughlin, John Shea

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Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews

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Boston Globe

Juicy acting and an intense individual and communal commitment that seems to boil up from the streets carry Southie past its structural and technical limitations. [28 May 1999]

By Jay Carr FULL REVIEW

Film Threat

The acting is admirable and the film's hip, on-the-street feel is enticing, it's just too bad that this Irish "Goodfellas" hangs itself with a plot that's contrived and one dimensional.

By Tom Meek FULL REVIEW

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Directed with a Scorsese-ish flair by actor John Shea (who also plays a small part), the film is loaded with gritty atmosphere and touches of authenticity. [12 Jun 1998]

By William Arnold FULL REVIEW

Christian Science Monitor

The movie paints a vivid portrait of a time and place, but falls back on familiar formulas that diminish its value as both emotional drama and slice-of-life realism.

By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW

Variety

Bottom-drawer plot of a South Boston bad boy returning to tie up loose ends reads like every other "Mean Streets" knockoff in the past decade, with no scene, development or performance standing out from undifferentiated din.

By Ken Eisner FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Prophecy Pictures Ltd.

Release Date May 28, 1999

Duration 1 h 35 m

Rating R

Genres

Drama

Tagline The toughest thing about South Boston is coming back

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Awards

Seattle International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Montréal World Film Festival

• 1 Nomination

Southie

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Donnie Wahlberg

Danny Quinn

Rose McGowan

Kathy Quinn

Anne Meara

Mrs. Quinn

Lawrence Tierney

Colie Powers

John Shea

Peter Binda

James Michael Cummings

Joey Ward

Will Arnett

Whitey

Amanda Peet

Marianne Silva

Jere Shea

Martin Powers

Josh Marchette

Will Casey

Steven Kozlowski

Jimmy Quinn

Jay Giannone

Teddy Mac

Robert Wahlberg

Davy Quinn

David Fitzgerald

Butchie Ward

Steve Sweeney

Paul Finnerty

Lenny Clarke

Fat Eddie

Sue Costello

Mo Maloney

Brian Goodman

Monk

Mary Flavin

Desiree

Jeffery Cook

Chuckie Boyle

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