Brooklyn Rules (2007)
Brooklyn, 1985. With the mob world as a backdrop, three life-long friends struggle with questions of love, loss and loyalty.
Top billed cast
Alec BaldwinCaesar
Mena SuvariEllen
Freddie Prinze Jr.Michael Turner
Jerry FerraraBobby Canzoneri
Scott CaanCarmine Mancuso
Monica KeenaAmy
John CenatiempoBouncer #1
Brian O'NeillPriest
Ursula AbbottAngela
Ty Thomas ReedYoung Carmine
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