Pride and Glory

Name: Pride and Glory
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: October 24, 2008
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 45
Cast: Colin Farrell, Edward Norton, Noah Emmerich

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New Line Cinema | Release Date: October 24, 2008 | R

Starring: Colin Farrell, Edward Norton, Noah Emmerich

Summary: Pride and Glory is an authentic, gritty, and emotional portrait of the New York City Police Department. The film follows a multi-generational police family whose moral code is tested when one of two sons on the force investigates an incendiary case involving his older brother and brother-in-law. The case forces the family to choose betweenPride and Glory is an authentic, gritty, and emotional portrait of the New York City Police Department. The film follows a multi-generational police family whose moral code is tested when one of two sons on the force investigates an incendiary case involving his older brother and brother-in-law. The case forces the family to choose between their loyalties to one another and their loyalties to the department. (New Line Cinema)… Expand

Director: Gavin O'Connor

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 130 min

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Michael Sragow

It overflows with a combustible blend of street sensitivity and testosterone. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

The stark drama harkens back to Sidney Lumet classics like "Serpico" and "Prince of the City"-filmmaking that went after an unadorned, jagged realism, with acting to match. Read full review

Mary Elizabeth Williams

What makes the characters in Pride and Glory real -- and raises the movie above the standard corrupt-cop fare -- is their capacity to live and die in shades of gray. Read full review

Liam Lacey

A talented cast and moments of brutal violence can't dislodge a sense of ho-hum predictability in Pride and Glory. Read full review

M. E. Russell

A movie full of actors improvising their idea of how cops in a Scorsese flick would talk. It's a special sort of cartoonishness, a hard-to-pin-down brand of emotionally grandstanding fakeness you sometimes see in movies trying way too hard to be "gritty." Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Overshoots the mark by spinning its implausible, hyperviolent tale around too tight a family circle. Read full review

Robert Wilonsky

How ironic that a movie filled with police officers should end up feeling like a hostage situation. Read full review

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R.Lopez

Feb 5, 2009

After decades of macho dramas, The Shield, and other ''gritty'' TV police shows, cop movies today rarely have the understated oomph that guys like Sidney Lumet brought to them in the '70s and '80s. But Pride and Glory is an old-style exception, a very well After decades of macho dramas, The Shield, and other ''gritty'' TV police shows, cop movies today rarely have the understated oomph that guys like Sidney Lumet brought to them in the '70s and '80s. But Pride and Glory is an old-style exception, a very well acted and emotionally gripping corrupt-cop family drama that feels like the kind of serious, slow-burn NYPD movie nobody makes anymore. Edward Norton is in top form as Ray, a burned-out detective whose investigation into the deaths of four cops leads him to suspect his brother-in-law, Officer Jimmy Egan (Colin Farrell, also terrific). The climactic bar brawl and street beating unfortunately feel too stock, but otherwise co-writer/ director Gavin O'Connor puts a new shine on familiar material. I very highly recommended this film.… Expand

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JaredC.

Oct 23, 2008

This years "We Own the Night," but also this years most astounding cop drama.

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JohnM.

Nov 7, 2008

Held my interest from start to end. Great acting performances from all major characters.

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Keymaster1

Sep 19, 2010

The hailed heroism and glory are things that are ranked high along with the badge for the Tierney family, a well respected circle of father (Jon Voight) and son's (Edward Norton and Noah Emmerich) police officers. They are known for their good deeds, but when a police corruption scandal isThe hailed heroism and glory are things that are ranked high along with the badge for the Tierney family, a well respected circle of father (Jon Voight) and son's (Edward Norton and Noah Emmerich) police officers. They are known for their good deeds, but when a police corruption scandal is discovered by Ray (Edward Norton) things start to heat up. The signs point toward brother in law Jimmy (Colin Farrell) being a loose cannon. Soon the tension is high between Farrell and Norton which ends up to be a very heated, fist clenched, raging rivalry between the two. The family's true code of ethics is put into play as Norton struggles to do what is right. -All of the acting was very genuine and very immersing. Especially the acting from Farrell as he shows us a very angry, above the law cop (The baby and the iron part was very tense), he fleshed out a nice, spiteful bastard. -Overall 'Pride and Glory' was a good cop, crime drama that was pretty well written, with some slight predictability which is made up for by good cast interaction and an overall good main character carried properly by Norton. The story was good enough to keep me watching and the realism was the icing on the cake.… Expand

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JayH.

Jan 26, 2009

Brutal, well acted and edited. Convincingly cast with believable performances. The gritty setting is a plus. Good pace. Still, I never really cared about most of the characters so I never got deeply involved in the film.

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TDKinDallas

Oct 26, 2008

It was a good movie, but nothing special. A lot of things happen that just don't make any sense. I still enjoyed the ride, but I am not recommending that you spend $10 a head to go see it......wait for DVD.

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Heywoody

Mar 19, 2023

A redundant feeling cop drama. All the typical genre conventions done with lackluster energy. It's full of parades and funerals with people dressed in police regalia and marching or moving in stilted ways to pad the run time on this thin story. Feels like more of a pantomime of a movie thanA redundant feeling cop drama. All the typical genre conventions done with lackluster energy. It's full of parades and funerals with people dressed in police regalia and marching or moving in stilted ways to pad the run time on this thin story. Feels like more of a pantomime of a movie than an actual film. A montage of overused imagery and dialogue.… Expand

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