Live by Night

Release Date: Sunday, December 25, 2016 Limited Friday, January 13, 2017 Nationwide

Leonardo DiCaprio, Zoe Saldana, Ben Affleck, Sienna Miller, Elle Fanning, Chris Cooper, Chris Messina, Jennifer Davisson Killoran, Benny Ciaramello

R Drama N/A

  • 3.3

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Plot

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Plot
Live by Night is set in the roaring '20s, when Prohibition hasn’t stopped the flow of booze in an underground network of gangster-run speakeasies. The opportunity to gain power and money is there for any man with enough ambition and nerve, and Joe Coughlin, the son of the Boston Police Superintendent, long ago turned his back on his strict upbringing for the spoils of being an outlaw. But even among criminals there are rules, and Joe breaks a big one: crossing a powerful mob boss by stealing his money and his moll. The fiery affair ends in tragedy, setting Joe on a path of revenge, ambition, romance and betrayal that propels him out of Boston and up the ladder of Tampa’s steamy rum-running underworld.
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The film's director Ben Affleck last directed Air and Untitled Whitey Bulger Project. The film's writer Ben Affleck last wrote Air and The Last Duel.

Director
Ben Affleck
Screenwriter
Producers
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jennifer Davisson Killoran

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for strong violence, language throughout, and some sexuality/nudity
Runtime
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Tagline
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Language
English

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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Ben Affleck directed Live by Night from his own script (6/17/16).
  • Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Starts shooting November 2015.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. The adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s Prohibition Era novel will be Ben Affleck's next movie.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Ben Affleck is in talks to write, direct and star in an adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s Prohibition Era novel.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Live by Night was released in limited movie theaters on Sunday, December 25, 2016 . There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Fences, Toni Erdmann and Hidden Figures. As a limited release, Live by Night was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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