Drama

Crime

The Place Beyond the Pines

Sidney Kimmel Entertainment

Electric City Entertainment

Verisimilitude

Hunting Lane Films

Silverwood Films

Sierra/Affinity

United States of America

English

Español

Ryan Gosling

Bradley Cooper

Eva Mendes

Rose Byrne

Ray Liotta

Dane DeHaan

Emory Cohen

Mahershala Ali

Bruce Greenwood

Ben Mendelsohn

Harris Yulin

Robert Clohessy

Gabe Fazio

Olga Merediz

Craig Van Hook

Angelo Anthony Pizza

John Facci

Tula

Penny

Cynthia Pelletier-Sullivan

Mackenzie Trainor

Nicole Califano

Shannon Plumb

Tracey Augustin

Ean Egas

Bob Dieterich

Thomas Mattice

Adam Nowichi

Mark J. Caruso

G. Douglas Griset

Vanessa Thorpe

Gail Martino

Brian Smyj

Dorothy Rutherford

Paul Steele

Travis Jackson Campbell

Trevor Jackson Campbell

Jan Libertucci

Sabrina Dhammi

Heather Chestnut

Greta Seacat

Luca Pierucci

Jessica Layton

James J. Gleason

Patrick Husted

Joe McCarthy

Jefrey Pollock

Lynette Howell Taylor

Sarah Curcio

Ephraim Benton

Mark McCracken

Adriel Linyear

Kevin Green

Jennifer Sober

Melissa Mills

Alex Pulling

Dante Shafer

Kayla Smalls

Frank J. Falvo

Leah Bliven

Whitney Hudson

Breanna Dolen

Hugh T. Farley

Michael Cullen

Jeremie Carlson

Derek Cianfrance

Sidney Kimmel

Mike Patton

Sean Bobbitt

Jasmine E. Ballou

Jim Helton

Erin Benach

Michael Ahern

Atsushi Nishijima

Darius Marder

Ben Coccio

Cindy Tolan

Jamie Patricof

Ron Patane

Alex Orlovsky

Inbal Weinberg

Leo Won

Frank Ferrara Sr.

Don Hewitt Sr.

Charles Christopher Rubino

Jim Rider

Drew Jiritano Jr.

Mike Myers

Leslie Bloome

Raven Sia

Arvo Pärt

Kazu Hiro

Weston Middleton

Steve Giammaria

Damian Canelos

Tony Volante

Dustin Bricker

Vince Reed Camuto

Max Sherwood

Evan Benjamin

Dan Flosdorf

Joseph 'Joby' DeLuca

David Kissinger

Rob Harlow

Spencer Gillis

Arthur Jongewaard

John Ashton

Frank Foster

Mike Prisco

Michael Powsner

Richard Hebrank

Robert Igoe

Jim Powers

Abraham Altbuch

Patricia Grande

Julien Zeitouni

Lori McCoy-Bell

James Anziano

Christopher Raymond

Jonathan Beck

Egor Panchenko

Ludovic Littee

Henry Biernacki

Derek Kirkaldy

Brent Poleski

Reed Morano

Samantha Silver

David Kalahiki

Jason Cleary

Robin Pontbriand

David Branum

Linda Källérus

Medusah

Peter Bundrick

James Domorski

Michelle Clementine Garcia

Jon Delgado

Brian Carmichael

James P. Dolan

Jamie Merritt

Nathan McGarigal

Neil Bleifeld

Gregory Purcell

Michael Fontaine

Ben Shields

George Tur

Eddie Jones Jr.

Frank Larson

Shane Duckworth

Janeen Schreyer

Carrie Fix

Matt Berenson

Gabe Hilfer

Bruce Toll

Crystal Powell

Mariela Comitini

Jim Tauber

Brad Robinson

If you ride like lightning, you're going to crash like thunder.

The Place Beyond the Pines is directed by Derek Cianfrance and Cianfrance co-writes the screenplay with Ben Coccio and Darius Marder. It stars Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Emory Cohen, Dane Dehaan, Ray Liotta, Ben Mendelsohn and Rose Byrne. Music is by Mike Patton and cinematography by Sean Bobbitt.

A motorcycle stunt rider finds he has a son he never knew about and turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for both the child and his one time lover. This puts him on collision course with an ambitious rookie cop that has serious life changing consequences for both of them...

The Place Beyond the Pines (superb title) is a three parter of a character study that examines the critical decisions we make in life whilst putting different characters along a road of reckoning. The atmosphere of palpable human foibles is quickly established by Cianfrance, the introduction of stunt rider Luke Ganton (Gosling mesmerising) the kick start for what will be a multiple character piece even though the narrative core is purely about Ganton and cop Avery (Cooper) and their impact on each other and those connected to each.

Such is a key element of events in the story, it's difficult to say too much because this picture demands that spoilers are not dished out willy nilly. Going in blind without knowledge of the story trajectory is a must to garner maximum rewards. What can be said is that for the final third the pic does lose momentum, there's a big shift of emphasis (though critically connected to all that has gone on previously). It's not a film killer, though, for this remains a damn fine film, one that is packed with utterly gripping sequences, but the ambitiousness shown by Cianfrance is almost the undoing of a fascinatingly engrossing experience.

The consequences of choices are profoundly explored here, the multigenerational axis riveting in execution by director and writers alike. It also looks terrific, evocative cinematography from Bobbitt (12 Years a Slave) is in turn boosted by Patton's tonally compliant musical score. Ultimately, to enjoy fully you will have to accept implausible contrivances and that the psychological digging never really achieves all that it should. A bit of better thought for the last third and some trimming of the run time would have helped greatly, but this is still quality film making and recommended to grown up film fans for sure. 8/10

Luke's Last Phone Call

Stuntman Ryan Gosling Turns to Crime

Ryan Gosling's True Love

Luke Shows Off Bike Stunt

Luke’s Perfect Bank Heist

Luke's Bank Robbery Gone Wrong

20" Trailer

Returning Home: THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES Schenectady Screening

"5 Star Review" TV Spot

"You Can't Just Walk In Here" Clip

TV Spot "Crime"

"Crashing Like Thunder"

First Look

Trailer Talk: THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES

Riding Like Lightning: Derek Cianfrance Breaks Down a Key Scene from THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES

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Rose Byrne

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Dane DeHaan

Emory Cohen

Mahershala Ali

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