At Close Range (1986)
heavy feel_good tense full_attention polarizing
72
GoodScore
Directed by James Foley
Starring Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Mary Stuart Masterson
Synopsis
Brad Whitewood Jr. lives in rural Pennsylvania and has few prospects. Against his mother's wishes, he seeks out his estranged father, the head of a gang of thieves in a nearby town. Though his new girlfriend supports his criminal ambitions, Brad Jr. soon learns that his father is a dangerous man. Inspired by the real events that led to the end of the Johnston Gang, who operated in the northeastern United States in the 1970s.
Ratings Breakdown
IMDb
6.9
RT Critics
87
Metacritic
67
TMDB
6.8
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