The Son of No One

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  • Opened November 4, 2011 (Limited 11/4)
  • 1 hr 35 min
  • R | Violence, pervasive language and breif disturbing sexual content
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 17+. More on child suitability

  • In this searing police thriller, Jonathan (Channing Tatum) is a second-generation cop who gets in over his head when he’s assigned to re-open a double homicide cold case in his Queens neighborhood. An anonymous source feeding new information on the long-unsolved murders to a local reporter (Juliette Binoche) leads to evidence suggesting a possible cover-up by the former lead detective (Al Pacino) who was on the investigation. As Jonathan digs deeper into the assignment, a dark secret about the case emerges, which threatens to destroy his life and his family. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Al Pacino, Channing Tatum, James Ransone, Ray Liotta, Katie Holmes, Ursula Parker, Brian Gilbert, Tracy Morgan, Jake Cherry, Simone Jones, Juliette Binoche, Lemon Anderson
  • Director: Dito Montiel
  • Genres: Suspense/Thriller

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Great movie. A total 180 of what the reviews are saying

by ofcwoody

It may have been a bit far reaching with a cover up to a murder and the murder of the magazine editor, but it worked for me....

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by Jeannine417

Realistic story good movie. It's a shame not in more theaters...

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Slant Magazine
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The Son of No One is driven by mood and atmosphere to the extent that the stakes-free story and interest-free characters seem almost incidental, and such is surely the movie's saving grace -- a perverse style that overshadows a severe lack of substance. Read full review

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Movieline
| Stephanie Zacharek

Even if there were a compelling narrative here to begin with, Montiel's excessive technique would throw you right out of it. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
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Performances are strong across the board, and the movie offers a solid sense of place. But the mysteries, once explained, don't make a lot of sense. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

Here's a bad movie with hardly a bad scene. How can that be? The construction doesn't flow. The story doesn't engage. The insistent flashbacks are distracting. The plot has problems it sidesteps. Yet here is a gifted cast doing what it's asked to do. The failure is in the writing and editing. Read full review

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Channing Tatum as Jonathan White and James Ransone as Thomas Purdenti in ``The Son of No One.''