Donnie Brasco (1997)
85 %
Reviews Counted: 48 Fresh: 41 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 7.8/10
Consensus:
A stark, nuanced portrait of life in organized crime, bolstered by strong performances from Al Pacino and Johnny Depp.
Runtime: 2 hrs 27 mins
Synopsis: Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI mole who integrates himself into the Mafia pecking order by posing as "jewel man" Donnie Brasco. He finds his loyalties divided when Lefty Ruggiero, a jaded hit man, takes him on as a protégé and places real trust in him. The two men form a friendship--and a... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Anne Heche, Bruno Kirby
Director: Mike Newell
Screenwriter: Paul Attanasio
Story: Joseph Pistone, Richard Woodley
Producer: Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson, Louis Di Giaima, Gail Mutrux, Patrick McCormick, Alan Greespan
Screenwriter: Paul Attanasio
Story: Joseph Pistone, Richard Woodley
Producer: Mark Johnson, Barry Levinson, Louis Di Giaima, Gail Mutrux, Patrick McCormick, Alan Greespan
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[Newell and Attanasio] pay as much attention to emotional details as to the clockwork details of mob life.
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07/30/07
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01/26/06
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A classy piece of work that may disappoint those looking for something more conventional.
09/17/05
A blue collar gangster movie that succeeds on all attempted levels, particularly acting.
04/09/05
Donnie Brasco is a fine movie but it might just be best remembered as Johnny Depp's coming-out party. A star -- check that, an actor -- is born.
01/08/05
Donnie Brasco manages to sidestep the obvious and dwell on the intriguing.
05/14/03
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11/06/02
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In almost every respect, Donnie Brasco is an original, the unexpected rebirth of an old and oft-told tale.
10/15/02
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08/15/02
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Unfortunately, the story isn't inventive and Newell's methodical approach to it verges on monotony.
08/14/02
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It's hard to develop any sympathy for the film's nasty manipulative humans, despite the best efforts of all involved in this newest slant on the mean-streets crowd.
06/05/02
The humor and tragedy that Pacino and Depp put on the screen will stay with you.
04/17/02
In the tired figure of Lefty, manifest in the craggy icon of Pacino, our sympathies are definitely enlisted, and the theme rings a poignant note.
04/12/02
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Depp is convincing as the role-playing agent who loses track of his real identity.
02/26/02
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