A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
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Sometimes the only way to move forward is to go back.
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.
- Released: 2006-09-29
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 44m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 359 votes
Directed by Dito Montiel.
Top cast
- Robert Downey Jr. as Dito
- Shia LaBeouf as Young Dito
- Chazz Palminteri as Monty
- Dianne Wiest as Dito's Mother
- Channing Tatum as Young Antonio
- Melonie Díaz as Young Laurie
- Martin Compston as Mike O'Shea
- Eric Roberts as Antonio
- Rosario Dawson as Laurie
- Olga Merediz as Aunt Mary
Where to watch A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
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- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Rakuten TV, Tubi TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex, Pluto TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store
- Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube
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