Scarface

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Scarface

R

1983

2h 50m

Crime

Drama

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After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana (Al Pacino) stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.

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Critics Consensus

Director Brian De Palma and star Al Pacino take it to the limit in this stylized, ultra-violent and eminently quotable gangster epic that walks a thin white line between moral drama and celebratory excess.

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Eleanor Ringel Cater

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

May 12, 2023

There's too much expertise, too much sheer love of movie-making up there on the screen for Scarface to be deemed a failure. But the director's failure to follow through makes this a too-long movie that comes up short.

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Duane Byrge

The Hollywood Reporter

Dec 3, 2018

Other than an unflinching, intense and extraordinary performance from Al Pacino as the Cuban-born gangster Tony Montana, this gruesome offering has little to recommend.

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Kathleen Carroll

New York Daily News

Dec 9, 2015

2/4

Stone sticks all too closely to the dated plot structure of the original movie, and such melodramatic flourishes as Montana's incestuous attraction for his sister now seem completely ludicrous.

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Michael Walsh

The Province (Vancouver)

Apr 14, 2026

With a running time of nearly three hours, the film aspires to the epic status of Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather pictures. When the machine-gun smoke clears, though, Scarface is just the biggest mobster mash that Roger Corman never made.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Jan 7, 2026

It's precisely the shallowness of Montana's world view that makes "Scarface" seem longer than its nearly three-hour duration.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Dec 6, 2025

3/4

Subtle it ain’t, but just try turning your eyes away from this study in stylistic excess.

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Sal

Oct 1, 2024

cinema experience was awesome!

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Eric Paul Jimenez

Nov 17, 2023

I Loved watching this Movie for the first time in my life on the Big Screen. For me it was unforgettable and brought back so many memories of when I was a teenager. Im very appreciative and grateful for the opportunity to view the 40th anniversary showing of Scarface (1983).

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Roman

Nov 16, 2023

Bat movie of all time ong

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Daniel

Nov 16, 2023

Great movie. Love seeing my favorites in theaters. Only issue was the sound but its a movie from 83

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Keith

Nov 16, 2023

One of the best movies ever! Seeing it in the movies was an awesome experience

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Diego

Nov 16, 2023

Best movie experience ever

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Synopsis

After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana (Al Pacino) stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.

Director: Brian De Palma
Producer: Martin Bregman
Screenwriter: Oliver Stone
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 9, 1983, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Nov 12, 2023
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $656.2K
Runtime: 2h 50m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Dolby A

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