At Close Range

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At Close Range

R,

1986,

1h 55m,

Crime/

Drama

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88%

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79%

5,000+ Ratings

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Based on a true story, "At Close Range" follows the lives of the Whitewood family in rural Pennsylvania. Brothers Brad Jr. (Sean Penn) and Tommy (Chris Penn) are the sons of organized crime leader Brad Sr. (Christopher Walken), who draws his sons into his life of crime. After starting their own gang, Brad Jr. and Tommy are arrested in a failed robbery attempt, and are forced to face the truth: that their father will do anything to avoid being arrested for his crimes.

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Empire Magazine

Sep 29, 2012

3/5

Engaging performances by Penn and Walken can't quite turn this brutal curio into something more substantial.

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Variety Staff

Variety

Aug 13, 2008

General audiences will respond to the very strong performances of the two leads, especially Walken in one of his best roles.

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

Jun 24, 2006

Less than intoxicating.

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Apr 17, 2026

3.5/5

While atmospheric and engaging, the film is so laser-focused on adapting events as they happened that what should be the symphonic motif — a fortissimo clash between Sean Penn and Christopher Walken — instead becomes grace notes.

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Sean Burns

Crooked Marquee

Jul 26, 2024

Foley’s making a Greek tragedy, and he’s enlisted some acting gods.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Feb 9, 2023

3/4

Director James Foley and screenwriter Nicholas Kazan expertly recreate that part of America that feels like it should exist under a rock with the clammy mud and scurrying insects, and their efforts are supported by an intense performance from Walken.

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Rey W

Nov 13, 2018

Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant!

Jul 11, 2018

Amazing and with MADONNA LIVE TO TELL SONG BRILLIANT

Leia L

Apr 11, 2018

5.0/5.0 stars - Grade: A

Albus W

Jan 10, 2018

I really liked this. The story is tragic and the actors are so real. I watched it twice and can't get it off my mind.

Rey L

Dec 18, 2017

I really enjoy Christopher Walken movies (before he became silly) and Sean Penn movies are generally speaking good.I wish they would have made more movies together back then.What this is ,is a very Convincingly acted movie.Walken with his over the top Insane acting.Where he can go from harmless to beyond menacing in a few seconds...How does he pull this off?. Sean Penn plays the outta work Farmboy who spends his freetime wrenching on an old truck,getting tanked up on beer,smoking/selling weed and searching for a girlfriend.and generally being bored in the country.Well acted (A Cult Classic).Alan Autry is the Stepdad that is interested in the Mom(not these delinquent teens).Forget his name,but the Weird guy off The Rivers Edge is in it also."Uh...theres a Caaaar!. Plays this short line for All its Worth.Forget his name(hes weird,but great actor).This is a good movie about tractor thieves and the Whitewood gang.Believe its based off Serial killer Bruce Dickerson? Supposed to be be Pennsylvania...but,looks like Tennesse or Alabama location.Watch it its Really Good.

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Luke G

Nov 11, 2017

this is a long and bleak story about the criminal, tractor stealing mafia of america; with christpoher walken starring as the worst dad in history; and sean penn as his emotional son! this film reminds me of the the epic Badlands starring martin sheen as an emotional murder-lover

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Synopsis

Based on a true story, "At Close Range" follows the lives of the Whitewood family in rural Pennsylvania. Brothers Brad Jr. (Sean Penn) and Tommy (Chris Penn) are the sons of organized crime leader Brad Sr. (Christopher Walken), who draws his sons into his life of crime. After starting their own gang, Brad Jr. and Tommy are arrested in a failed robbery attempt, and are forced to face the truth: that their father will do anything to avoid being arrested for his crimes.

Director: James Foley
Producer: Don Guest, Elliott Lewitt
Screenwriter: Elliott Lewitt, Nicholas Kazan, Nicholas Kazan
Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Vestron Video, Orion Pictures
Production Co: Hemdale Film Corporation [us], Cinema '84
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 18, 1986, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $560.7K
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround

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