Gangs of New York (2002)

"Gangs of New York" is a 2002 Drama movie directed by Steven Zaillian and starring by Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis. 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.