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'R Xmas

Play trailer Poster for 'R Xmas R,  2002,  1h 23m,  Crime/ Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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A drug dealer (Drea de Matteo) tries to save her husband (Lillo Brancato Jr.), also a dealer, from a kidnapper (Ice-T) who is holding him for ransom.
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Amy Taubin Village Voice Oct 8, 2019
I'd welcome another chance to see Abel Ferrara's R-Xmas, a vertiginous, anti-Sopranos riff on middle-class drug dealers...Ferrara's uncharacteristic restraint and understatement registered as a unique accomplishment. Go to Full Review
Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness Jun 22, 2006
B+
De Matteo ... boasts enough intelligence, attitude and ferocity to ignite even the most mundane of moments. Go to Full Review
V.A. Musetto New York Post Nov 22, 2002
3/4
Ferrara's best film in years. Go to Full Review
Eve Tushnet Patheos Dec 16, 2022
I always enjoy Ferrara’s low-slung sensibility (and an especially low-slung and sidelong camera here–lotta fragmentary or child’s-eye view shots), but I don’t know that I bought what this film was selling. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Jan 5, 2018
Inspired by a supposedly true story by Cassandra De Jesus, this low-key drama is prime Abel Ferrara territory: a New York tale rumbling with irony and ambiguity. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Aug 9, 2006
1/5
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Abel Ferrara

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Drea de Matteo

The Wife

Lillo Brancato

The Husband

Ice-T

The Kidnapper

Victor Argo

Louie

Naomi Morales

The Niece

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Synopsis A drug dealer (Drea de Matteo) tries to save her husband (Lillo Brancato Jr.), also a dealer, from a kidnapper (Ice-T) who is holding him for ransom.
Director
Abel Ferrara
Producer
Pierre Kalfon
Screenwriter
Scott Pardo, Abel Ferrara
Production Co
Barnholtz Entertainment, Valence Films Inc.
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 8, 2002, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 24, 2015
Runtime
1h 23m
Sound Mix
Surround
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