
Alphabet City
At 19, they gave him the streets. Tonight, they're going to take them back.
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Release Date
3/4/1984Runtime
85 minsOverview
A New York City drug dealer decides to get out of the business, but has to flee from mobsters.
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EnglishBudget
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A gritty street-level escape through 1980s New York where a young dealer's attempt to leave the drug trade becomes a desperate flight from the forces trying to keep him trapped. Raw and propulsive, grounded in the texture and danger of urban underworld life.
Mood
TenseDefiantBleak
Themes
CrimeSurvivalRedemptionComing of age
Tone
Matter-of-fact
Pacing
Brisk
Look
NaturalisticHandheld
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
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