Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Theatrical Release: 10/20/2000(USA
Release Date: 12/13/2005
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 115 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Brief Nudity, Not For Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Miramax

In this drama, a young man joins the family business without knowing that he's entering a world of danger and deceit. Hot-headed Leo Handler (Mark Wahlberg) has had some scrapes with the law and served time for a crime he didn't commit. Hoping to get his life back on track, he takes a job in the New York subway yards, secured by his Uncle Frank (James Caan), who has a high-ranking position in the New York Transit Authority. The longer Leo works in the yards, the more he realizes that his uncle controls a corrupt underworld where graft, violent reprisals, and even death are just part of the job. Will Leo turn against his family in the name of justice, or will he keep quiet and ignore the danger and lawlessness that surround him? The Yards also features Charlize Theron, Joaquin Phoenix, Ellen Burstyn, and Faye Dunaway. It was director James Gray's first film after his acclaimed debut with Little Odessa.

~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Mark Wahlberg - Leo Handler
Joaquin Phoenix - Willie Guitierrez
Charlize Theron - Erica Stoltz
James Caan - Frank Olchin
Ellen Burstyn - Val Handler
Faye Dunaway - Kitty Olchin
Chad Aaron - Bernard Stoltz
Andrew Davoli - Raymond Price
Steve Lawrence - Arthur Mydanick
Tony Musante - Seymour Korman
Victor Argo - Paul Lazarides
Tomas Milian - Manuel Sequiera
Robert Montano - Hector Gallardo
Victor Arnold - Albert Granada

Production:
James Gray - Director
Kerry Orent Nick Wechsler Paul Webster - Producer
Matt Reeves Christopher Goode - Co Producer
Howard Shore - Composer
Jeffrey Ford - Editor
James Gray Matt Reeves - Screen Writer
Judy Rhee - Art Director
Douglas Aibel - Casting
Harris Savides - Cinematographer
Michael Clancy - Costume Designer
Bob Weinstein - Executive Producer
Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer
Jonathan Gordon - Executive Producer
David Wechsler - First Assistant Director
Dana Sano - Musical Direction/Supervision
Kevin Thompson - Production Designer
Ford Wheeler - Set Decorator
Gary Rydstrom - Sound/Sound Designer
Tom Paul - Sound/Sound Designer
Phil Benson - Supervising Sound Editor
Kyrsten Mate Comoglio - Sound/Sound Designer

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2000 Broadcast Film Critics Association

2000 National Board of Review