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Forbidden desires, loaded weapons, and tangled family ties in a Bronx neighborhood.

SINNERS

1990 · 1h 27m · R · Thriller · IMDB TMDB

Love is in the air in a small Italian neighborhood of New York. But, is it safe to cheat on your wife, with your cousin, whose brother owns a shotgun and whose hobby is blowing up cars?

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What is Sinners about?

Sinners is a 1990 American thriller directed by Charles T. Kanganis about a group of Italian-Americans in New York whose desires, secrets, and dangerous passions threaten to unravel their close-knit community.

Programmer's Pick

If your idea of family drama involves magnums, confessions, and a dash of incestuous longing, Sinners delivers with a side of dark comedy. Only in the Bronx could a priest’s love triangle and a painter’s dangerous desires share the same canvas. Not for the faint of heart—or for anyone looking for tidy relationships.

— SassyFlix Programmer

Overview

In Sinners, love and lust simmer beneath the surface of a tight-knit Italian neighborhood in New York. Geno, a shy painter, harbors an intense longing for his own sister, while his brother Alfonso—a Catholic priest—is entranced by Mona, the local prostitute. Their cousin Nino, stuck with a vindictive wife, considers an affair with Sophie, Geno’s sister, despite the added complication that Geno is never far from his beloved magnum 357 and a penchant for explosive retribution. With marriages strained, secrets festering, and temptation lurking around every corner, Sinners mixes dark comedy with raw, volatile emotions, all under the watchful eye of the neighborhood’s tangled morality.

Details & Specs

Director
Charles T. Kanganis
Writer
Charles T. Kanganis
Release
1990
Runtime
1h 27m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Genres
Thriller
Also Known As
Bünösök

Cast & Crew

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Director: Charles T. Kanganis Writer: Charles T. Kanganis
JP Joe Palese Father Al Robert Gallo Robert Gallo Geno Joey Travolta Joey Travolta Jerry RT Robert Tiffe Max Wendy MacDonald Wendy MacDonald Francis / Nino's wife SF Sabrina Ferrand Mona / Prostitute MR Metanel Ryan Mary JB Jamie Baker Anthony JS Joshua Sailor Ed Rita Wilson Rita Wilson Margaret

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Why Cult

Incestuous Entanglements

The film boldly explores taboo relationships, including brother-sister and cousin-cousin dynamics, igniting explosive tension in this Bronx family.

Priest in Temptation

Alfonso, a Catholic priest, is hopelessly drawn to the neighborhood prostitute, giving a sinful twist to the film’s themes of desire and morality.

Explosive Family Drama

With a magnum 357 and a taste for blowing up cars, Geno ensures that family disputes are anything but quiet.

Dark Comic Edge

The story weaves dark comedy into its scandalous mix of seduction, infidelity, and vengeance.

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Threat File

Trigger

Infidelity and incestuous desire

Threat

Vengeful family member with a magnum 357

Effect

Potential violence and explosive retribution

Setting

Italian neighborhood in the Bronx, New York City

Questions from the Vault

When was Sinners released? +

Sinners was released in 1990.

Who directed Sinners? +

Sinners was directed by Charles T. Kanganis.

How long is Sinners? +

Sinners has a runtime of 87 minutes.

What genre is Sinners? +

Sinners is a thriller.

Where can I watch Sinners? +

Sinners is available to watch on SassyFlix.

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