The Many Saints of Newark

Name: The Many Saints of Newark
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: October 1, 2021
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Alessandro Nivola, Alex Morf, Billy Magnussen, Corey Stoll, Daryl Edwards

2021

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: October 1, 2021 | R

Starring: Alessandro Nivola, Alex Morf, Billy Magnussen, Corey Stoll, Daryl Edwards, Gabriella Piazza, Joey Diaz, John Magaro, Jon Bernthal, Kathryn Kates, Lesli Margherita, Leslie Odom Jr., Michael Gandolfini, Michela De Rossi, Ray Liotta, Vera Farmiga

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The film serves a prequel to the acclaimed HBO hit series The Sopranos.

Summary: Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark’s history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters begin to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family’s hold over the increasingly race-torn city. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, who struggles toYoung Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark’s history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters begin to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family’s hold over the increasingly race-torn city. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, who struggles to manage both his professional and personal responsibilities—and whose influence over his nephew will help make the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss we’ll later come to know: Tony Soprano.… Expand

Director: Alan Taylor

Genre(s): Drama, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 120 min

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Richard Roeper

Sep 29, 2021

It’s a sharply honed, darkly funny, ultra-violent and wildly entertaining late 1960s period piece about the making of future made man Tony Soprano, the early criminal escapades of many key characters from the HBO series — and the blood oaths and ruthless betrayals that would set the checkered table for virtually everything that would happen to the Sopranos, their extended family and their associates some three decades later. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Sep 21, 2021

It’s a sharp, lively, and engrossing movie, one that provides a fascinating running commentary on how the world of “The Sopranos” came into being. Yet we can’t help but notice the difference in tone. Read full review

Johnny Oleksinski

Sep 27, 2021

When you make a film out of the greatest TV show of all time, there’s bound to be a hint of disappointment. What you’re getting here is a very enjoyable mob movie that can be appreciated by anybody, but will undoubtedly be preferred by Sopranos fans. The Godfather IV it ain’t. Read full review

Beth Sullivan

Sep 29, 2021

Although The Many Saints of Newark offers an alluring glimpse into Tony Soprano’s birth under a bad sign, it never shows the blue moon in the mobster’s eyes. Read full review

Tara Brady

Sep 27, 2021

There’s enough drama to hold the film together for the uninitiated, although many fleetingly introduced characters suggest that – for all David Chase’s protests against streaming – we’re watching a pilot rather than a truly standalone project. Read full review

Lorraine Ali

Sep 30, 2021

The Many Saints of Newark might have played better as a limited series rather than a truncated self-contained production, with the potential for a deeper story to unfold over several impending episodes. Read full review

Dorothy Rabinowitz

Sep 30, 2021

Even the pleasurable sight of Michael Gandolfini —son of the late James Gandolfini, who played Tony in that series—as young Tony was never going to make up for the complete absence, in this film, of anything remotely reflective of the tone and color of “The Sopranos.”’ Or of anything resembling a credible character or plot line. Read full review

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Prophatsee

Oct 3, 2021

Great movie. Only complaint is I wanted it to be longer. Seems it had a lot of elements to open up a series and this felt more like a two hour two episode premiere to a limited or regular series.

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MetacriticOnur

Oct 22, 2021

excellent
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possessing outstanding quality or superior merit; remarkably good.

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Lucaiuly94

Feb 18, 2023

bellissimo film sulle origini dei soprano.
il film ha come sfondo le rivolte di Newark del 1967 e narra le tensioni tra italoamericani e afroamericani

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dllninja

Oct 1, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Brings nothing new to the universe of the Sopranos, Tony barely appears 20 minutes in the movie and sadly Michael Gandolfini lacks charisma, young Sil was acted like some kind of a comedy sketch, not to mention they wasted half of the movie on some non-relevant storyline regarding the conflict with the blacks, just so they can air some woke propaganda. As a standalone movie this would barely be a 3/10, but I'll give it 4 for some show references and some stories from the show which were reenacted, like the one where Johnny shoots the gun through Livia's bun, which was hilarious.… Expand

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doebrei

Oct 1, 2021

Some beautiful shots, but felt like a Scorsese film I bought from wish. I can't think of a single reason why this movie exists. The only reason I watched it was because of the show, but outside the beginning of the first act it could be any generic American Italian mob movie. I was leftSome beautiful shots, but felt like a Scorsese film I bought from wish. I can't think of a single reason why this movie exists. The only reason I watched it was because of the show, but outside the beginning of the first act it could be any generic American Italian mob movie. I was left puzzled during the second act and by the third act, I created a Metacritic account to give this a 3/10.… Expand

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InTrippyEntropy

Oct 1, 2021

It took me awhile to figure it out, but for years I asked myself why I didn't like the Godfather. It's obviously well made. Good sets costumes and acting. Great music. I finally realized, like the Irishman, that it just was not very interesting. It's difficult to say about a well-made movie.It took me awhile to figure it out, but for years I asked myself why I didn't like the Godfather. It's obviously well made. Good sets costumes and acting. Great music. I finally realized, like the Irishman, that it just was not very interesting. It's difficult to say about a well-made movie. But if the Godfather is a 7, the Many Saints of Newark is a 5. It's missing the good performances, has a generic storyline, and embarrassingly, budget songs from the Rolling Stones and Van Morrison that you've never heard of.

Perhaps the biggest crime of all, it ignores the most interesting storyline of all: a black underling of the mob named Harold (Odam Jr.) decides to Branch out on his own and comes into conflict with the crime family. Now that would have made a great movie.… Expand

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Saulsamson

Oct 5, 2021

This movie insults Italian people and the Italian Mafia I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

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