At Close Range
Set in 1978 rural Pennsylvania, the movie tells the true story of an absentee father is reacquainted with his aimless teenage sons and they become intrigued with romanticized life of crime.
30 November 1940, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
20 June 1947, Norman, Oklahoma, USA
31 July 1952, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
19 June 1933, Wisconsin, USA
5 February 1955
6 October 1937, Kittanning, Pennsylvania, USA
10 October 1965, Los Angeles, California, USA
28 December 1953, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
25 November 1947, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
12 May 1938, aic, New Jersey, USA
18 September 1953, New York City, New York, USA
29 March 1946, Brooklyn, New York, USA
31 March 1943, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
25 December 1971, Woodstock, New York, USA
21 December 1966, Paddington, London, England, UK
26 January 1949, San Francisco, California, USA
16 September 1933, Covington, Tennessee, USA
28 June 1966, New York City, New York, USA
22 November 1964, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
April 03, 2005
Brittle and rough; full of excellent performances, too.
November 24, 2004
Though beginning as a tale about alienated youth, the film quickly devolves into a melodrama of a son (Sean Penn) corrupted by his own father (Christopher Walken) in a valueless world.
August 26, 2004
A riveting film about murder, the father-son relationship gone bad and the high cost of rejecting the view that might makes right.
September 29, 2012
Relentlessly grim, At Close Range offers a frightening glimpse at the dark side of American life and poses disturbing questions about family ties.
January 01, 2000
Penn and Walken [are] at the top of their forms in roles that give them a lot to work with.
February 06, 2015
...the film's finish is far more grim and bleak than one could possibly have anticipated.
October 03, 2015
Director James Foley and screenwriter Nicholas Kazan expertly recreate that part of America that feels like it should exist under a rock with the clammy mud and scurrying insects, and their efforts are ed by an intense performance from Walken.
June 24, 2006
Less than intoxicating.
September 29, 2012
Engaging performances by Penn and Walken can't quite turn this brutal curio into something more substantial.
May 20, 2003
There's something bold about the film's wealth of imagery, but it also so overstates the material of the screenplay that it eventually annihilates both it and the story.
March 21, 2015
A grim true story thriller that never relents in its violence.
August 13, 2008
General audiences will respond to the very strong performances of the two leads, especially Walken in one of his best roles.
