The Untouchables

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The Untouchables

R

1987

1h 59m

Crime

Drama

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After building an empire with bootleg alcohol, legendary crime boss Al Capone (Robert De Niro) rules Chicago with an iron fist. Though Prohibition agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) attempts to take Capone down, even his best efforts fail due to widespread corruption within the Windy City's police force. Recruiting an elite group of lawmen who won't be swayed by bribes or fear, including Irish-American cop Jimmy Malone (Sean Connery), Ness renews his determination to bring Capone to justice.

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Critics Consensus

Slick on the surface but loaded with artful touches, Brian DePalma's classical gangster thriller is a sharp look at period Chicago crime, featuring excellent performances from a top-notch cast.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

06/01/2022

“The Untouchables” is heavy on the fiction, but thanks in large part to those great Chicago locales, it feels palpable and real.

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George Morris

Chicago Reader

05/09/2022

1/4

To paraphrase William Butler Yeats, the moral, psychological, and emotional center of The Untouchables, like that of all of De Palma’s movies and like that of Reagan’s administration, simply cannot hold.

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

07/17/2019

The Untouchables is a terrific movie, full of the same brand of fierce vitality that made the 1930s gangster films so compelling.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Jan 6

De Palma has learned to make a vastly entertaining film in which the violence is controlled and really counts dramatically.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 19

4/4

It’s one of the great gangster flicks, a gorgeously realized production that places archetypal heroes and villains in the service of a rip-roaring storyline.

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

10/16/2023

5/5

Brian De Palma and David Mamet's genre masterpiece is an opera of sentiment and sadism, the story of a good man who adopts the brutish tactics of his enemy but somehow remains untouched.

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Carlos T

@RT67858720 1d

Durante a Lei Seca nos Estados Unidos, o crime organizado domina as ruas — e no topo dessa pirâmide está Al Capone. Eliot Ness surge como o homem da lei disposto a enfrentá-lo. Mas rapidamente descobre que combater o crime não é apenas uma questão de justiça… é uma guerra contra um sistema corrompido. Ao formar um pequeno grupo incorruptível — os "intocáveis" — Ness inicia uma cruzada que vai muito além da prisão de Capone. É uma jornada de perdas, sacrifícios e escolhas morais. O objetivo final não é apenas derrubar um criminoso… mas provar que ainda existe integridade em um mundo dominado pelo medo. A narrativa é direta, mas poderosa. Não há excesso — cada cena carrega peso, cada diálogo constrói tensão. E o elenco… é simplesmente impecável. Sean Connery entrega uma atuação lendária como Malone — dura, humana e carregada de princípios. Não por acaso, rendeu o Oscar de Melhor Ator Coadjuvante. ⭐ Nota final: 10 / 10

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Matthew J L

@matthewjloller 6d

A film that has all the trappings of a pulpy cops and robbers story in which the good guys couldnt be more perfect and the bad guys couldnt be more evil. That is until the third act when De Palma's direction ramps up to another level and Mamet's script reveals there is far more to it than first meets the eye.

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Christian K

@ckacar Mar 25

It seemingly has it all, but everything is kind of off in different ways. The actors, script, and production do not work well together. Fun last 30 minutes, Morricone hard carry.

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Ben W

@Username618 Mar 21

Watched it perfectly happily as a kid, but tried to watch it again, and the dialogue was like trying to walk through a field full of brambles- awful. Sorry.

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Brayden G

@DeadShotVibe802 Feb 14

Good movie with a really good soundtrack and Sean Connery is excellent in this

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Garrett H

@SpindlyMan Feb 3

It’s kinda boring honestly. The story progression was weird. The acting is just okay. The action scenes are pretty cheesy. Felt pretty flat for a gangster/mob movie.

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Synopsis

After building an empire with bootleg alcohol, legendary crime boss Al Capone (Robert De Niro) rules Chicago with an iron fist. Though Prohibition agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) attempts to take Capone down, even his best efforts fail due to widespread corruption within the Windy City's police force. Recruiting an elite group of lawmen who won't be swayed by bribes or fear, including Irish-American cop Jimmy Malone (Sean Connery), Ness renews his determination to bring Capone to justice.

Director: Brian De Palma
Producer: Art Linson
Screenwriter: David Mamet
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 3, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $74.5M
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)