"Sometimes your battles choose you."

2013

1h 56m

6.6(2021 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Crime

Overview

Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.

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Cast & Crew

36 members

Acting

Christian Bale

Russell Baze

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Zoe Saldaña

Lena Taylor

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Woody Harrelson

Harlan DeGroat

Writing

Sam Shepard

Gerald 'Red' Baze

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Willem Dafoe

John Petty

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Forest Whitaker

Chief Wesley Barnes

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Casey Affleck

Rodney Baze Jr.

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Boyd Holbrook

Tattooed Guy

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Tom Bower

Dan Dugan

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Gordon Michaels

Bergen County Officer

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Jack Erdie

Meth Guy

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Charles David Richards

Chaplain

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Bingo O'Malley

Rodney Baze Sr.

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Dendrie Taylor

DeGroat's Date

Production

Nancy Mosser

Woman at Drive In

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Crew

Carl Ciarfalio

Man at Drive In

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Bobby Wolfe

Dwight Van Dunk

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Corey Rieger

Skinny Guy

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Jason Greear

Undercover Cop

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Tommy Lafitte

Priest

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Georin Aquila

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Matt Baker

Cletus (uncredited)

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Todd Bobenrieth

Steel Worker (uncredited)

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Ryan C. Bogdewic

Steven Jones - Prisoner 2011756 (uncredited)

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Lonell R. Childred

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Carl Clemons

Cooch (uncredited)

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Julian Curi

Inmate (uncredited)

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Dicky Eklund Jr.

Dealer Friend (uncredited)

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Joe Fishel

Prison Guard (uncredited)

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Vito Grassi

Gang Member (uncredited)

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John W. Iwanonkiw

Steelworker (uncredited)

Crew

Mark Kubr

SWAT Team (uncredited)

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Efka Kvaraciejus

Brady (uncredited)

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James Quinn

Lewis Doty - Prisoner 4732P1946B (uncredited)

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Brenna Roth

Meth Girl (uncredited)

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Aaron Toney

Jerome (uncredited)

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