The Boondock Saints (1999)

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7.8	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Troy Duffy

Starring (View all)

Willem Dafoe
Paul Smecker

Sean Patrick Flanery
Connor MacManus

Norman Reedus
Murphy MacManus

David Della Rocco
Rocco

Billy Connolly
Il Duce

David Ferry
Detective Dolly

Brian Mahoney
Detective Duffy

Bob Marley
Detective Greenly

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Troy Duffy
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Gripping, amusing, excellent action-comedy

14 years, 8 months ago at Mar 19 7:53

PvtCaboose91

5 votes

"Mafiosos. Gettin' caught with twenty kilos. Gettin' out on bail the same fuckin' day.
And everywhere, everyone thinks the same thing: that someone should just go kill those motherfuckers."

Shot in a month on a scant $6 million budget, The Boondock Saints was crafted by a filmmaker who knew how to provide a hell of a lot of fun on a dime. Within the shell of a black comedy, w... read more

Overhyped

11 years, 3 months ago at Aug 16 19:52

moviebuff15

2 votes

"The Boondock Saints" is an extremely over-hyped vigilante thriller that contains no depth beyond it's initial macho revenge fantasy, but, despite moments of painful camp, doesn't have the sense to go all the way as a comedy. It would better serve as a satire on America's obsession with Machismo posturing and the view that violence is the best way to solve problems than the self-important bloodbat... read more

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15 years, 2 months ago at Oct 12 17:11

The_Dash08

1 vote

Very few movies are written, acted, and directed so sharply. Troy Duffy takes the lid off of our nations laws, and its apparent futility in modern times. I watched the film in Cultural Studies in high school, as an example of how media effects our society. The opening moments don't prepare you for what comes up next and even though the action is quite bloody, there's a morbid sense of humor runnin... read more

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Two Irish brothers accidentally kill mafia thugs. They soon start to see it as a call from God and start knocking off mafia gang members one by one. Willem Dafoe plays the FBI detective investigating the killings, but the closer he gets to catching the Irish brothers, the more he believes the brothers are doing the right thing.

Release date: 19 November 1999
UPC: 024543028079

Tags: Action (37), Crime (24), Thriller (23), Vigilante (13), Irish (11), 1990s (11), 1999 (10), Mafia (10), Drama (9), Violence (9), Canada (8), Religion (8), Hitman (8), Boston (7), Church (6), Justice (5), Fbi (5), Homophobia (5), Handcuffs (5), Murder (4)

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