The Yards

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The Yards
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R,1hr 55min
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October 20, 2000
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Miramax Films
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
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So strong and secure in its remorseless movement that you buy into what's happening, its people so firmly gripped in the vise of fate and their own character flaws. Full Review
Metascore
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58
Mixed or Average Reviews
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Featured Cast
Leo Handler
Willie Guitierrez
Erica Stoltz
Frank Olchin
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