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The <i>[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006RXQ800/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B006RXQ800&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=1a7786e898d7a531f39a6a1fb458773d Gangs of New York]</i> is widely viewed as an outstanding movie, but it is not particularly historically accurate. This movie is a 2002 epic directed by one of the greatest modern directors, Martin Scorsese. The now-defunct Miramax produced the movie, and it was based on an idea by Jay Cocks. The movie had a heavyweight cast starring Leonardo Di Caprio, Cameron Diaz, and Daniel Day-Lewis. The motion picture was generally well-received, but critics were not in love with the movie's script. It was a commercial success, and it received ten academy award nominations but failed to win any awards.

While events inspire the movie in the New York City of the 1860s, the movie is not based on a true story. The Gangs of New York, like many Scorsese movies, is an examination of organized crime in New York City. In essence, the movie is a vengeance drama. It is set in the American metropolis before and during the American Civil War. The movie's focus is on the gangs that once controlled the Five-Points area of New York, which was a notorious slum.