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Donnie Brasco (1997)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:18

Rotten:15

Average Rating:4.6/10

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

Genre: Dramas

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... 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 criminal partnership--that jeopardizes Brasco's mission and obscures the boundaries between the law and the underworld. The film is based on the autobiography DONNIE BRASCO, MY UNDERCOVER LIFE IN THE MAFIA by former undercover agent Joseph D. Pistone. Directed by Mike Newell (FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) and also starring Bruno Kirby (THE FRESHMAN, THIS IS SPINAL TAP), Michael Madsen (RESERVOIR DOGS) and Anne Heche (WAG THE DOG). [More]

Starring: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Anne Heche

Starring: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Anne Heche, Bruno Kirby, Zach Grenier

Director: Mike Newell

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

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Jan 20, 1998

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Belongs in the first tier of mobster/wise guy movies, though the extended version doesn't add (or detract) much.

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07/26/07
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What still doesn't work in Donnie Brasco is the director's utter failure to establish Pistone's reasoning for actually doing this kind of work.

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05/09/07
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The extended cut includes 20 minutes added back into the original cut along with a new featurette on the real Donnie Brasco.

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05/08/07
Peter Brown
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"Donnie Brasco" is a good movie with a good story.

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This special film deserves its own place in the annals of mob movies such as Goodfellas

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