

Last Exit to Brooklyn
The Novel That Shocked The World Is Now A Movie
A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegitimately pregnant.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $1.7M
- Language
- English
- new york city
- prostitute
- based on novel or book
- fight
- sexuality
- union
- brooklyn, new york city
- 1950s
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)R26 Jul 1989
- Theatrical (limited)R4 May 1990
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical185 Jan 1990
CzechiaCZ
- Theatrical (limited)Film clubs only15 Apr 1994
GermanyDE
- Theatrical16West Germany12 Oct 1989
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Last Exit to Brooklyn was released on 26 July 1989.
Audience reviews
2- K10/10
kevin2019
3/14/2025
"Last Exit to Brooklyn" treats its many unseemly social and sexual issues in an unflinching and unashamedly forthright manner, but even more than this it is the generous assortment of heartless characters inhabiting this sordid and squalid depiction of Brooklyn which almost makes the whole film unwatchable while simultaneously creating the biggest impression of all. They embody the worst and the most close-minded and…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
9/19/2025
Set amidst some fairly violent industrial turmoil, this potpourri of stories focuses on some of the diversity that existed, though it didn’t necessarily thrive, in 1950s NYC. The local factory is the centre of the troubles as the dockers take strike action, galvanised by their leaders “Harry” (Stephen Lang) and the manipulative “Boyce” (Jerry Orbach). Meantime, the striking in an altogether different manner “Tralala”…
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