Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- absurdist
- sentimental
- dark movie night
- crime film marathon
What critics said
Critics recognized an ambitious blend of violence, absurdity, sentiment, and environmental concern, but generally found the execution uneven and the strong cast poorly served.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Sully, Parmie, and Jas receive connected storylines that converge through robbery, mob violence, and an assassination attempt.
The film combines mob killings, septic-tank work, horse-race hopes, fertility anxiety, and sentimental character beats.
Sully attempts an elaborate burglary to improve his prospects of fatherhood, while Jas and Parmie pursue their own forms of status and control.
Parmie discovers that members of his own gang have arranged an attempt on his life.
Films like Staten Island, and why
Pulp Fiction
interwoven crime stories, darkly comic violence, and morally compromised urban characters
Fargo
bleakly comic crime drama shaped by chance, violence, and damaged working-class figures
The Funeral
stylized mobster drama balancing absurdity, sentiment, and fatalistic criminal choices
Movie Details
- Director
- James DeMonaco
- Release Date
- 2009-02-07
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (126)
Cast
- Ethan Hawke
- Vincent D'Onofrio
- Seymour Cassel
- Julianne Nicholson
- Ian Brennan
- Michael Hogan
- Larry Mitchell
- Rosemary De Angelis
- J.D. Daniels
- Jeremy Schwartz
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Staten Island about?
- Three Staten Island residents become entangled in a grimly comic chain of mob betrayal, desperate ambition, and fatal chance.
- What is Staten Island like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Staten Island as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Staten Island violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Staten Island as graphic.
- What did critics think of Staten Island?
- Critics recognized an ambitious blend of violence, absurdity, sentiment, and environmental concern, but generally found the execution uneven and the strong cast poorly served.
- Which films are like Staten Island?
- Films with a similar feel include Pulp Fiction, Fargo, and The Funeral.
- How long is Staten Island?
- Staten Island runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Staten Island?
- In United States, Staten Island is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
