In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Leonardo DiCaprio
as Amsterdam Vallon
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Bill "The Butcher" Cutting
Cameron Diaz
as Jenny Everdeane
Jim Broadbent
as Boss Tweed
John C. Reilly
as Happy Jack
Henry Thomas
as Johnny Sirocco
Liam Neeson
as "Priest" Vallon
Brendan Gleeson
as Walter "Monk" McGinn
Gary Lewis
as McGloin
Stephen Graham
as Shang
Eddie Marsan
as Killoran
Alec McCowen
as Reverend Raleigh
