Synopsis
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
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Cast
- Ben AffleckJoe Coughlin
- Elle FanningLoretta Figgis
- Brendan GleesonThomas Coughlin
- Chris MessinaDion Bartolo
- Sienna MillerEmma Gould
- Zoe SaldañaGraciella Suarez
- Chris CooperChief Irving Figgis
- Anthony Michael HallGary Smith
- Titus WelliverTim Hickey
- Derek MearsDonnie Gishler
Recommendations
- 67
Entertainment Weekly
Live by Night is clearly Affleck’s love letter to classic pulp, and almost no noir touchstone goes unturned in its two-hour-plus run. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
Live By Night is solid enough entertainment, but it lacks the nasty edge or narrative muscularity to make it memorable. - 60
Variety
The film is sharply written and crafted, lavishly photographed, impeccably acted, with lots of twists and turns — yet for all that, it somehow lacks zing. - 60
Time Out
There’s a lot of cinema to admire here. And being reminded of the directorial talents of Affleck—undeniably a more accomplished filmmaker than an actor—is no minor event. - 50
IndieWire
At their worst, Affleck’s roles are stern and lifeless without soul, pretty sculptures with nothing inside. It was only a matter of time before he made a movie that embodied that lesser side of his career. - 50
New York Daily News
Although Affleck's been a decent director - capturing real local color in "Gone Baby Gone" and "The Town," building tension nicely in "Argo" - his work here is dim and dull. Live by Night may be about rum, but the pacing is like molasses. - 50
We Got This Covered
Overstuffed and disappointing, Live By Night wastes a strong supporting cast. It's not a total loss, but it doesn’t hold up against the rest of Affleck’s filmography. - 40
Screen Daily
This Prohibition-era drama deals limply with themes of loyalty, love, power and redemption, but not in any unique way, its emotional punch as vague as its cipher of a main character.
