A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

The movie is a coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs, or in prison. He comes to believe he has been saved from their fates by various so-called saints.


The movie is a coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs, or in prison. He comes to believe he has been saved from their fates by various so-called saints.

Director: Dito Montiel
Writer: Dito Montiel / Dito Montiel
Stars: Dianne Wiest / Robert Downey Jr. / Shia LaBeouf / Melonie Diaz / Laila Liliana Garro
Genre: Crime / Drama
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