The Many Saints of Newark

2021 · 120 min · dir. Alan Taylor

The Many Saints of Newark is a 2021 American crime drama film serving as prequel to David Chase's HBO series The Sopranos (1999–2007). The film was directed by Alan Taylor, and written by Chase and Lawrence Konner. Set in Newark, New Jersey, the plot follows a violent gang war from the perspectives of mobster Dickie Moltisanti and his teenage nephew, Tony Soprano, in the midst of the city's 1967 riots. It stars Alessandro Nivola as Dickie and Michael Gandolfini as Tony, the character played by his father in the series, with Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Bernthal, Corey Stoll, Billy Magnussen, Michela De Rossi, John Magaro, Ray Liotta, and Vera Farmiga in supporting roles. It was Liotta's final release performance before his death in 2022. Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.