Kill the Irishman
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68% Critic Match

Kill the Irishman

The man the mob couldn't kill.

6.8 / 10 2011 1h 46mR English
ActionCrimeThrillerDrama

Storyline

Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. Based on a true story, Kill the Irishman chronicles Greene's heroic rise from a tough Cleveland neighborhood to become an enforcer in the local mob.

Cast & Crew

Ray Stevenson

Ray Stevenson

Danny Greene

Lead
Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

John Nardi

Val Kilmer

Val Kilmer

Joe Manditski

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Shondor Birns

Linda Cardellini

Linda Cardellini

Joan Madigan

Tony Darrow

Tony Darrow

Mikey Mendarolo

Robert Davi

Robert Davi

Ray Ferritto

Fionnula Flanagan

Fionnula Flanagan

Grace O'Keefe

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jonathan Hensleigh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Kill the Irishman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker