- Release Date: 1986
- Runtime: 111 min
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
- Starring: Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Mary Stuart Masterson, Chris Penn ... see all
- Director: James Foley
- Plot: A boy and his friends seek to join a mid-atlantic gang led by the boy's estranged father, unaware that his father's ruthlessness takes no account of family ties.
User Reviews
hard to whatch.
Apr 06, 2008
dl_sampson - yahoo.com
Apr 06, 2008dl_sampson - yahoo.com
excellent movie! it was about my cousins who were murdered by bruce johnston.good news he will die in prison!! he exscaped couple years ago and i looked for him but they caught him,missed my chance!... Full review
2 Thumbs Up
Nov 29, 2007
starsfan3509 - yahoo.com
Nov 29, 2007starsfan3509 - yahoo.com
I absolutely love this movie, and think it should go down in history as an all time must see. I am eager to follow up on the true life story the movie is based on. It reminds me of the innocence... Full review
Timeless classic...
Jul 22, 2007
jamil_macconnell - yahoo.com
Jul 22, 2007jamil_macconnell - yahoo.com
This movie is great! Christopher Walken and Sean Penn deliver the usual stunning acting and i especially liked the direction as well. There is some great camera work in this film including the awesome ending. A must see!... Full review
20 years old movie still great!!
Nov 24, 2006
sm7wys - yahoo.com
Nov 24, 2006sm7wys - yahoo.com
I saw this great movie 15 years a go for the first time and still its one of the best movie I... Full review
Madonna and Sean Penn Give Birth...
Sep 12, 2006
c_prsn - yahoo.com
Sep 12, 2006c_prsn - yahoo.com
to At Close Range - Her haunting lyrics that remain with you long after the horrific images have faded, though never quite completely. Because, lingering in the back of your mind is the image of Sean Penn's face, at the end... Full review
Great Flick
Jun 06, 2006
vand195550 - yahoo.com
Jun 06, 2006vand195550 - yahoo.com
Christopher Walken and Sean Penn give electerfying performances in At Close Range based on a true story. The Wainright clan in the 70's was as lethal as they were cunning. Brad Sr played by Walken gets wind that there is a... Full review
At Close Range
Feb 16, 2006
hemispheredancerus - yahoo.com
Feb 16, 2006hemispheredancerus - yahoo.com
Christopher Walken and Sean Penn star in this true story about a group of criminals in Pennsylvania. Penn plays Walken's son, who is seeking acceptance. Walken gives is a great performance as the leader of the criminal gang. This is a... Full review
Disturbing.
Feb 06, 2006
k h - imdb.com
Feb 06, 2006k h - imdb.com
This is such a well crafted film in so many ways, I urge you not to watch it alone. The writer has dipped into Greek mythology as well as modern newspaper tabloids, and come up with a frightening collection of kids... Full review
A rare gem
Jan 25, 2006
ianfca - yahoo.com
Jan 25, 2006ianfca - yahoo.com
This is an incredible movie. It is beautifully acted, superbly set, perfect and hauntlingly lit. It is a dark look into humanity. It deals with wanting to belong, love and betrayal. It was a real sleeper. I saw it when it... Full review
One of the best
Jan 25, 2006
beppo333 - yahoo.com
Jan 25, 2006beppo333 - yahoo.com
Go rent this movie now. This is one of the most unappreciated movies ever. Walken and Penn are both outstanding. Dark subject matter but never crude. Go see it.... Full review
Critics Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times
At Close Range " is not a pleasant movie.
They are the same dynamics you could see in the great crime film " In Cold Blood " (1967
The father is played by Christopher Walken in one of the great hateful performances of recent years.
... Full Review
Film Freak Central
At Close Range builds to a great closer that is open but dramatically satisfying, even rewarding--the emotional bubble of this composed, meditative film finally bursts.
Nothing in At Close Range, which actually takes place in 1978, looks refined or almost perfect.
... Full Review
News
2 killers in 'At Close Range' case seek new trial
msn.com –
2009-06-09
WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Two brothers convicted of a quadruple killing that inspired a Sean Penn film want a new trial because of a recent book about the case. ... Full Article
By John Seal
boxofficeprophets.com –
2002-11-18

AT CLOSE RANGE
Kiefer Sutherland - At Close Range (1986)
At Close Range opening credits set to LIVE TO TELL by Doug Astrop
At Close Range
