In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.

• Miramax
• Touchstone Pictures
• Leonardo DiCaprio
• Daniel Day-Lewis
• Cameron Diaz
• Jim Broadbent
• John C. Reilly
• Henry Thomas
• Liam Neeson
• Brendan Gleeson