4.4 Score

1993 • 1h 43min • R • Thriller, Crime, Drama

The Young Americans

"No Honor. No Respect. No Remorse."

Experienced New York Police Detective John Harris is sent to London to help a local task force investigate a series of gangster killings organized by a new player in town, an American. With the help of a young teen wronged by gangsters, Harris navigates London's seedy, drug-fuelled underworld in order to take down its new criminal empire.

IMDb 5.7

RT 33%

Director

Danny Cannon

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David Hilton

Danny Cannon

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Harvey Keitel

John Harris

Iain Glen

Edward Foster

John Wood

Richard Donnelly

Terence Rigby

Sidney Callow

Keith Allen

Jack Doyle

Craig Kelly

Christian O'Neill

Thandiwe Newton

Rachael Stevens

Viggo Mortensen

Carl Frazer

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Iain Glen Edward Foster

John Wood Richard Donnelly

Terence Rigby Sidney Callow

Keith Allen Jack Doyle

Craig Kelly Christian O'Neill

Thandiwe Newton Rachael Stevens

Viggo Mortensen Carl Frazer

Dave Duffy Louis Carnegie

Geoffrey McGivern Brian Carver

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