Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- warm
- nostalgic
- nostalgic movie night
- classic film night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as an uneven but appealing coming-of-age comedy-drama with a distinctive low-budget New York atmosphere.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Brooklyn friends construct shared identities through gang membership while confronting romance, loyalty, and the pressures of growing up.
The gang's friendships and problems unfold within a localized Brooklyn youth culture rather than an abstract urban setting.
The film is identified with the New York independent low-budget aesthetic and grounds its teen drama in street-level environments.
The gang's togetherness creates playful energy while relationships and emerging adult problems introduce grounded dramatic tension.
Films like The Lords of Flatbush, and why
American Graffiti
Shared coming-of-age focus, working-class urban setting, teen camaraderie, and nostalgic period atmosphere.
The Wanderers
Shared teen gang dynamics, romance, street-level drama, and youthful masculine identity.
Saturday Night Fever
Shared Brooklyn setting, adolescent friendship, working-class realism, and bittersweet maturation.
Mean Streets
Shared low-budget independent aesthetic, teenage relationships, and comic-drama treatment of young adulthood.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Martin Davidson, Stephen Verona
- Release Date
- 1974-05-01
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (98)
Cast
- Perry King
- Sylvester Stallone
- Henry Winkler
- Paul Mace
- Susan Blakely
- Maria Smith
- Renee Paris
- Paul Jabara
- Bruce Reed
- Frank Stiefel
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Lords of Flatbush about?
- A Brooklyn teenage gang discovers that loyalty, romance, and growing up can complicate the freedom of doing everything together.
- What is The Lords of Flatbush like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Lords of Flatbush as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Lords of Flatbush violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Lords of Flatbush as mild.
- What did critics think of The Lords of Flatbush?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as an uneven but appealing coming-of-age comedy-drama with a distinctive low-budget New York atmosphere.
- Which films are like The Lords of Flatbush?
- Films with a similar feel include American Graffiti, The Wanderers, Saturday Night Fever, and Mean Streets.
- How long is The Lords of Flatbush?
- The Lords of Flatbush runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Lords of Flatbush?
- In United States, The Lords of Flatbush streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel.
