Plot & Details
This directorial effort from Phil Joanou stars Sean Penn as an Irish-American undercover cop working the Hell's Kitchen beat. Penn is ostensibly on a sentimental journey to his old neighborhood. Actually he's been assigned to infiltrate a criminal gang led by Ed Harris, the brother of Sean's best friend Gary Oldman. Penn suffers the requisite honor vs. duty anguish when he renews his childhood romance with Harris' sister Robin Wright. State of Grace would have had more clout had it been more clear as to time and place: it's supposedly set in the 1990s, but the attitudes and behavior are pure 1970s.
- Genre(s): Crime and Mystery,Thriller
- Run Time: 134min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 09/14/1990
- DVD Release Date: 12/03/2002
- Distributor(s): Orion
- Director(s): Phil Joanou
- Starring: Sean Penn , Ed Harris , Gary Oldman , Robin Wright Penn , John Turturro
- Themes: Haunted By the Past,Faltering Friendships,Going Undercover
- Tone: Forceful,Rousing,Tense,Gritty,Harsh,Visceral
- Keywords: Irish-American,betrayal,deception,double-cross,gang-leader,gentrification,infiltration,neighborhood,police,reunion,revenge,undercover
- Country of Origin: USA (09-14-1990)
- Language: English
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