Kill the Irishman

Kill the Irishman

The man the mob couldn't kill.

Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh

Produced by Anchor Bay Films, Dundee Entertainment

2011106 min6.8 / 10

A gritty, tension-filled crime biography about an Irish mobster's rise and survival amid a brutal turf war, grounded in historical detail and period atmosphere.

Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. Based on a true story, Kill the Irishman chronicles Greene's heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighborhood to become an enforcer in the local mob.

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  • Is Kill the Irishman one of a kind? No. Less singular than 96% of films.

  • Is Kill the Irishman scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Kill the Irishman violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is Kill the Irishman easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Kill the Irishman end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Kill the Irishman sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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