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The Yards
MEANRANK
66/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 52, highest is AlloCiné on 78.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's battling with a minority-owned firm for contracts.
Details
- Director
- James Gray
- Writers
- James Gray, Matt Reeves
- Released
- 27 April 2000
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $24.0M
- Box office
- $889.4K
- Awards
- 2 wins, 1 nomination
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 3 →2 wins from 3 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2000 | Golden Palm Nomination | Nominee | |
| Broadcast Film Critics Association 2001 | Best Supporting Actor | Winner | |
| National Board of Review Awards 2000 | Best Supporting Actor | Winner |
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×| Golden Palm Nomination | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Winner |