Miller's Crossing

The Coen brothers craft a loving homage to gangster pictures of yore with splendid results, presenting a standard storyline that remains cinematic water for many a filmmaker. Set in 1929, Tom Reagan (Gabriel Byrne) is caught between two rival gangster factions as he navigates the intricate web of loyalty, corruption, and power struggles in a Prohibition-era city. Shot through the Coen prism with literary astuteness holding court, Miller's Crossing is a genre piece of considerable class that gets better and better with further viewings.