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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
Director: Dito Montiel
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Channing Tatum, Robert Downey Jr., Rosario Dawson
6.9
76%Runtime104 min
RatingR
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Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father. Dito recalls his childhood growing up in a violent neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., with friends Antonio, Giuseppe, Nerf and Mike.
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Fans of gritty, character-driven dramas will appreciate the raw realism and compelling performances in this 2006 film directed by Dito Montiel, featuring standout roles from Shia LaBeouf and Robert Downey Jr. as they explore the complexities of growing up in a violent urban environment.
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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is a 2006 American drama film based on a 2001 memoir of the same name by author, director, and musician Dito Montiel, which describes his youth in Astoria, Queens, New York, during the 1980s. Montiel wrote and directed the film adaptation, which was released in the United States in September 2006 and in Europe in March 2007. The film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Montiel with Shia LaBeouf as a younger Montiel.
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