Gangs of New York (2002)

Drama History Crime Directed by Martin Scorsese
← Inspired by 5 films

In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.

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Films that influenced Gangs of New York

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  1. The Leopard (1963)
    "Visconti's Sicilian historical epic is Scorsese's most-cited reference for Gangs — same density of period detail, same use of personal drama within historical sweep." source
  2. Senso (1954)
    "Visconti's earlier historical epic established the operatic-Italian-historical mode Scorsese homages in Gangs's color, costuming, and crowd staging." source
  3. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
    "Leone's epic, like Gangs, locates a personal vendetta inside the founding violence of an American identity. Scorsese's framing of Bill the Butcher carries Leone's mythic enlargement." source
  4. Heaven's Gate (1980)
    "Cimino's catastrophic-budget American epic of class war is structurally adjacent — Gangs is sometimes called Scorsese's Heaven's Gate, both in ambition and in production trouble." source
  5. The Wild Bunch (1969)
    "Peckinpah's slow-motion choreographed violence is a direct ancestor of Gangs's Five Points massacre staging." source

Gangs of New York (2002), directed by Martin Scorsese, was inspired by 5 earlier films — including The Leopard, Senso, and Once Upon a Time in the West. Check out the citations below.