

King of New York
Not everyone who runs a city is elected.
A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.
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6.8/10
835 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $5.3M
- Box office
- $2.6M
- Language
- English
- new york city
- gangster
- release from prison
- hope
- cocaine
- murder
- dirty cop
- drug lord
- religious statue
- aspirin
- dramatic
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York Film Festival22 Sept 1990
- Theatrical (limited)R28 Sept 1990
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival16 Nov 1990
- Theatrical21 Jun 1991
AustraliaAU
- PhysicalR 18+DVD1 Oct 2005
CanadaCA
- TheatricalR14 Aug 2001
BelgiumBE
- Premiere16Brussels International Film Festival28 Jun 2019
BrazilBR
- PhysicalDVD8 Feb 2006
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival19 May 1990
- Theatrical1618 Jul 1990
- Theatrical17 Aug 2005
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1811 Oct 1990
GreeceGR
- Theatrical1615 Nov 1990
Hong KongHK
- Theatrical16 Oct 1991
IrelandIE
- Theatrical6 Sept 1991
ItalyIT
- Theatrical29 Aug 1991
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King of New York was released on 18 July 1990.
Audience reviews
3- J8/10
John Chard
7/7/2019
Stylish and smouldering. Frank White, a drug lord of New York, is released from prison and plans to make a more positive mark on the city. But after reuniting with his loyal and violence hungry gang, he finds the odds are very much stacked up against him. Not only has New York changed for the worse, being run by incompetent pretenders to his crown, but the police force are also after his head - dead or alive! F…
- T8/10
tmdb15435519
4/24/2021
Incredibly acted and beautifully stylized. Really enjoyed this entry in the 90s crime era, one of the best in my opinion.
- R6/10
r96sk
3/10/2022
Shoulda loved it, didn't. The violent nature of <em>'King of New York'</em> is its strongest element, though otherwise I found this to be unsatisfying. A lot happens but none of it really clicked for me, while I held very little interest in any of the characters - despite an exceptional cast list. Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, Wesley Snipes, Steve Buscemi and Giancarlo Esposito are all in there, yet n…
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