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Under Hellgate Bridge

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An ex-convict (Michael Rodrick) returning to Queens, N.Y., finds his former girlfriend married to a small-time mobster (Jonathan LaPaglia).

Critics Reviews

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Jan Stuart Newsday May 11, 2001
Energetic, earnestly performed and short on nuance. Go to Full Review
Stephen Holden New York Times May 10, 2001
1.5/5
The performances are correspondingly overblown and the soundtrack inundated with grandiose choral music and mediocre hard rock. Go to Full Review
Ed Park Village Voice May 8, 2001
Robotic acting and outtakes from the Stigmata soundtrack complement the perfunctory plot, while the dialogue indulges massive backstorytelling and desperate iteration. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jul 23, 2005
2/5
David Nusair Apollo Guide Apr 28, 2003
42/100
From start to finish, it feels like an amalgam of various other crime movies. Go to Full Review
Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Jan 24, 2003
C
A hard-edged gangster revenge movie which suffers from a budget too small to enable it to rise to its rightful place as a major crime genre film. Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Heather S @BWYGIRL Apr 22, 2024 Brian Vincent...wow He and Michael Roderick are stars. Love to see the acting. The piece has writing issues, but still holds up! See more Nov 27, 2019 Under Hellgate Bridge is an independent-film darling with half the cast of The Sopranos -- a must-see for any over of New York mafia cinema. Check out the early starring role for Michael Rodrick, who is now appearing on Castle Rock. See more Mar 11, 2008 dum b-film - dont go there See more Dec 24, 2007 Absolutely horrible movie, I love Mafia flicks but this is one you must avoid at all costs. Bad story with bad acting makes for a combination that makes you want to just fall over and die. See more Oct 4, 2007 Sergio's urban melodrama Under Hellgate Bridge suggests the contemporary equivalent of any number of 1930's B movies. See more Sep 12, 2007 its that bad its great See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An ex-convict (Michael Rodrick) returning to Queens, N.Y., finds his former girlfriend married to a small-time mobster (Jonathan LaPaglia).
Director
Michael Sergio
Producer
Michael Sergio, Isil Bagdadi
Screenwriter
Michael Sergio
Rating
R (Strong Violence|Drug Use|Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 11, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$72.0K
Runtime
1h 27m
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