King of New York

King of New York

Not everyone who runs a city is elected.

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Release Date

7/18/1990

Runtime

103 mins

Overview

A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$5,300,000

Revenue

$2,554,712

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A stylish, violent fever dream of ambition and contradiction, a crime boss trying to play Robin Hood while the city tears itself apart. Sleek and operatic, it's less interested in moral clarity than in the intoxicating myth of charismatic authority.

Mood

TenseDefiantBleakAngry

Themes

PowerCorruptionRedemptionCrimeClass

Tone

Operatic

Pacing

Propulsive

Look

Stylized genreHigh-contrastNeon-drenched

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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