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Eastern Promises (2007)

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All Time

of 190,116

456

2000's

of 33,985

109

2007

of 1,603

13
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,985
  
  268
  
  Drama of 2007
  
  of 640
  
  11
  
  Drama of the 2000's
  
  of 9,635
  
  62
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,007
  
  103
  
  Thriller of 2007
  
  of 249
  
  4
  
  Thriller of the 2000's
  
  of 3,006
  
  19

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Eastern Promises (2007) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.1458

Avg Critic Score:3.1298

Eastern Promises (2007) Movie Reviews

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Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg ("The Dead Zone"/"Rabid"/"Naked Lunch"), one of the world's best, teams up again with History of Violence star Viggo Mortensen for this devilishly intelligent and most entertaining followup film that's also a crime ...read the complete Eastern Promises movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

A film that takes us beyond crime and London and the Russian mafia and into the mystifying realms of human nature. ...read the complete Eastern Promises movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises" opens with a throat- slashing and a young woman collapsing in blood in a drugstore, and connects these events with a descent into an underground of Russians who have immigrated to London and brought their crime family ...read the complete Eastern Promises movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

How like David Cronenberg -- the master of body horror as a path to the soul -- to begin his mesmerizing power-punch of a thriller with a hemorrhage. ...read the complete Eastern Promises movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

With America's well-documented love for movie violence, it's a bit surprising there havenâ��t there been more films about the Russian Mafia. I mean, the traditional mob has a rich cinematic tradition; everything from â��The Godfatherâ�� to... ...read the complete Eastern Promises movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

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Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)

Raimi, Jackson, Cronenberg. How is it that onetime horror directors are becoming some of our best filmmakers? After driving the tongue-in-cheek “Evil Dead” series to cult acclaim, Sam Raimi’s biggest shock ended up being the depth of 1998’s taut...read the complete Eastern Promises (2007) review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)

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IGN Movies (Stax)

Director David Cronenberg and his A History of Violence leading man Viggo Mortensen reteam for the crime drama Eastern Promises, which may strike some as the thinking man's Shoot 'Em Up....read the complete Eastern Promises (2007) review at IGN Movies (Stax)

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Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)

It's just too bad Eastern Promises , on the whole, promises more than it delivers....read the complete Eastern Promises (2007) review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)

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kids-in-mind

Crime thriller taking place in modern London: A midwife (Naomi Watts) helps deliver a baby by a 14-year-old Russian girl who dies, and she soon discovers through the girl's diary that she was...read the complete Eastern Promises (2007) review at kids-in-mind

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