A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)

6.5/10 • 104 min • Crime Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Shia LaBeouf

Young Dito

Channing Tatum

Young Antonio

Robert Downey Jr.

Dito

Rosario Dawson

Laurie

Melonie Díaz

Young Laurie

Chazz Palminteri

Monty

Dianne Wiest

Dito's Mother

Martin Compston

Mike O'Shea

Olga Merediz

Aunt Mary

Laila Liliana Garro

Diane

Eléonore Hendricks

Jenny

Adam Scarimbolo

Guiseppe

Federico Castelluccio

Antonio's Father

Chance Kelly

Prison Guard

Gilbert Cruz

Queensbridge Bodega Man

Scott Michael Campbell

Nerf

Eric Roberts

Antonio

Peter Anthony Tambakis

Young Nerf

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