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.
19 June 1933, Wisconsin, USA
16 September 1933, Covington, Tennessee, USA
20 April 1964, New York City, New York, USA
29 March 1946, Brooklyn, New York, USA
18 September 1953, New York City, New York, USA
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.
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 supported by an intense performance from Walken.
August 13, 2008
General audiences will respond to the very strong performances of the two leads, especially Walken in one of his best roles.
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.
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.
September 29, 2012
Engaging performances by Penn and Walken can't quite turn this brutal curio into something more substantial.
March 21, 2015
A grim true story thriller that never relents in its violence.
April 03, 2005
Brittle and rough; full of excellent performances, too.
January 01, 2000
Penn and Walken [are] at the top of their forms in roles that give them a lot to work with.
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.
February 06, 2015
...the film's finish is far more grim and bleak than one could possibly have anticipated.
June 24, 2006
Less than intoxicating.
