Movie

King of New York

Name: King of New York
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Released: 1990-07-18
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, Victor Argo, Wesley Snipes

Not everyone who runs a city is elected.

Movie1990103 minRThriller, Crime

Avg Score

Critic Scores

IMDb

6.9/10

46675 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

74%

Tomatometer

Metacritic

66/100

Metascore

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.

Cast

Christopher Walken

Frank White

David Caruso

Dennis Gilley

Laurence Fishburne

Jimmy Jump

Victor Argo

Roy Bishop

Wesley Snipes

Thomas Flanigan

Janet Julian

Jennifer

Joey Chin

Larry Wong

Giancarlo Esposito

Lance

Paul Calderon

Joey Dalesio

Steve Buscemi

Test Tube

Theresa Randle

Raye

Leonard L. Thomas

Blood

Details

Director: Abel Ferrara
Writer: Nicholas St. John
Released: 29 Aug 1991
Box office: $2,554,476
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations total

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