The Place Beyond the Pines

A motorcycle stunt rider considers committing a crime in order to provide for his wife and child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician.

Cast

Ryan Gosling

as Luke Glanton

Bradley Cooper

as Avery Cross

Eva Mendes

as Romina Gutierrez

Rose Byrne

as Jennifer Cross

Ray Liotta

as Peter Deluca

Dane DeHaan

as Jason Kancam

Emory Cohen

as AJ Cross

Mahershala Ali

as Kofi Kancam

Bruce Greenwood

as Bill Killcullen

Ben Mendelsohn

as Robin Van Der Hook

Reviews

John Chard

If you ride like lightning, you're going to crash like thunder. The Place Beyond the Pines is directed by Derek Cianfrance and Cianfrance co-writes the screenplay with Ben Coccio and Darius Marder. It stars Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Emory Cohen, Dane Dehaan, Ray Liotta, Ben Mendel...

HASSAN2003

Great movie...

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