The Narrows

2008
R
1h 46m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

1.7K

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A teen starts working for the mafia to help pay for photography school in this trailer

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19-year-old Brooklyn boy Mike tries to balance a scholarship to NYU and his sophisticated Italian neighborhood roots, as well as an eager-to-marry girlfriend, a proud father and a less lawfu... Read all19-year-old Brooklyn boy Mike tries to balance a scholarship to NYU and his sophisticated Italian neighborhood roots, as well as an eager-to-marry girlfriend, a proud father and a less lawful transport job. After Tim McLoughlin's novel.19-year-old Brooklyn boy Mike tries to balance a scholarship to NYU and his sophisticated Italian neighborhood roots, as well as an eager-to-marry girlfriend, a proud father and a less lawful transport job. After Tim McLoughlin's novel.

Director
- François Velle
Writers
- Tatiana Blackington
- Tim McLoughlin
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

1.7K

YOUR RATING

Director
- François Velle
Writers
- Tatiana Blackington
- Tim McLoughlin
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins total

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Photos22

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Goofs
The taxi license plate number changes. At the end of movie, when the taxi pulls away its number is 5P48. Half a block down the street, the number is 9M77.

Quotes
Mike Manadoro: Gina Abrutzi - my girl friend. She says she'll quit smoking the day I ask her to marry me. So, on top of everything else, I cause lung cancer.

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Written by Neneh Cherry, Cameron McVey and Jonathan Sharp
Performed by Neneh Cherry

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Featured review

8/10

Surprisingly good

This didn't sound too appealing to me and there are no big names in the cast, but I have to say it is a gripping and enjoyable story. The acting is superb and the relationships between the characters well thought out.

It's not emotionally draining so to that extent perhaps it lacks a bit of depth, but even so you get to sympathize with the plight of people who don't really fit into the rapidly changing world. The brutality comes with morality albeit not in a conventional form, and there is a sense that everything will turn out OK if you live by that code.

A regular college kid whose job is not waiting tables or flipping burgers, but following in the family tradition of gangland crime, is a fascinating take on a familiar theme, and it works really well.

Not too demanding but very enjoyable with some fantastic performances.