88 Minutes 2007  R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Jon Avnet
Cast: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman, William Forsythe, Deborah Kara Unger, Benjamin McKenzie, Neal McDonough, Leah Cairns, Stephen Moyer, Christopher Redman, Brendan Fletcher, Michael Eklund
Professor of Forensic Psychology Jack Gramm (Al Pacino) testified against Jon Forster (Neal McDonough) at his murder trial nine years ago. Forster has claimed ever since that he is innocent. On the eve of Forster's execution, the Seattle police find an identical crime to the one Forster has been found guilty of, and the F.B.I. has information that the victim was one of Gramm's students. Now, Gramm receives a threat that he has only 88 minutes left to live, and he must use his own forensic skills and those of his cohorts in order to save his own life.
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And Justice for All 1979  R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Al Pacino, John Forsythe, Jack Warden, Lee Strasberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Lahti, Sam Levene, Craig T. Nelson, Robert Christian, Thomas G. Waites, Larry Bryggman, Dominic Chianese, Victor Arnold, Vincent Beck, Michael Gorrin
Idealistic lawyer Arthur Kirkland (Al Pacino) is a Baltimore defense attorney who is trying to uncover corruption within Maryland's legal system. When Judge Henry T. Fleming (John Forsythe) demands that Kirkland defend him after he is accused of assaulting a woman, Kirkland has no choice but to take the case. Now, honest lawyer Kirkland tries to find justice in the court system while also trying to make the system work. Pacino earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination.
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Angels in America 2003  TV, 352 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Nichols
Cast: Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Justin Kirk, Ben Shenkman, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeffrey Wright, James Cromwell, Patrick Wilson, Michael Gambon, Simon Callow, Brian Markinson
Set in 1985, this made-for-HBO miniseries revolves around gay men–during the first days of the AIDS crisis in the era of the conservative Reagan administration–and the angels who seem to visit them through hallucinatory dreams.
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Any Given Sunday 1999 R, 165 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, James Woods, Lauren Holly, Charlton Heston, Ann - Margret, Matthew Modine, LL Cool J, Jim Brown, Lawrence Taylor, Bill Bellamy, Andrew Bryniarski, Lela Rochon
Professional football fills the screen in Oliver Stone's depiction of the sport's violent struggles brought on by the pressure of winning. Miami Sharks quarterback Cap Rooney (Dennis Quaid) is injured, and Coach Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino) pulls Willie Beamen (Jamie Foxx) off the bench to replace him. Willie excels and becomes a star player, which gives the new owner of the Sharks, Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz), the incentive to place pressures on D'Amato to win at any cost.
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Author! Author! 1982  PG, 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Cast: Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld, Alan King, Bob Dishy, Bob Elliott, Ray Goulding, Eric Gurry, Andre Gregory
After his wife (Tuesday Weld) leaves him, a playwright (Al Pacino) tries to prepare for his next play while tending to the five children his estranged wife left in his care.
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Bobby Deerfield 1977  PG, 124 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Al Pacino, Marthe Keller, Anny Duperey, Walter McGinn, Romolo Valli, Stephan Meldegg, Jaime Sanchez, Mickey Knox, Guido Alberti, Norm Nielsen, Dorothy James, Monique Lejeune, Van Doude, Gerard Hernandez
Racecar driver Bobby Deerfield (Al Pacino) is living with his French lover Lydia (Anny Duperey) when he meets and falls in love with Killian (Marthe Keller) who is a patient at a hospital in Switzerland. Up until now, Bobby has lived an emotionless life, but now he has found love. It turns out that Killian is dying of leukemia, and Bobby, who has problems dealing with the situation, turns to Lydia for comfort.
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 Carlito's Way 1993 R, 144 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Al Pacino, Penelope Ann Miller, Sean Penn, Luis Guzman, John Leguizamo, Ingrid Rogers, James Rebhorn, Viggo Mortensen, Joseph Siravo, Adrian Pasdar, Richard Foronjy, Jorge Porcel, Frank Minucci, John Ortiz, Angel Salazar
Drug king Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) is released from prison, thanks to his lawyer friend Dave Kleinfeld (Sean Penn) getting him out of jail on a technicality, and attempts to live life on the side of the law. He finds work running a nightclub in Manhattan and hopes to save enough to move to the Bahamas and reestablish his relationship with his old girlfriend Gail (Penelope Ann Miller). But, Carlito succumbs to Kleinfeld's maneuvering and kills a Mafia don who Kleinfeld had stolen money from. With his past continuing to interfere with his attempts to find a new life, will Carlito ever be able to get out from under the influence of Kleinfeld?
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City Hall 1996 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Danny Aiello, David Paymer, Martin Landau, Anthony Franciosa, Richard Schiff, Mel Winkler, Nestor Serrano
A young deputy mayor, Kevin Calhoun (John Cusack) looks into the killings of a police officer, a child, and a local hood. He uncovers political corruption that appears to directly involve the mayor (Al Pacino) of New York City.
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 Cruising 1980  R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: William Friedkin
Cast: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen, Richard Cox, Don Scardino, Joe Spinell, Barton Heyman, Gene Davis, Allan Miller, Ed O'Neill, Jay Acovone, Randy Jurgensen
Steve Burns (Al Pacino) is an officer for the NYPD who goes undercover by dressing in leather and chains in the S & M subculture to catch a sadistic homosexual killer. In the process, Burns becomes obsessed with the man (Richard Cox) he is trailing.
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Devil's Advocate 1997 R, 138 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Craig T. Nelson, Jeffrey Jones, Judith Ivey, Delroy Lindo, Connie Nielsen, Tamara Tunie, Debra Monk, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Vyto Ruginis, Laura Harrington, Pamela Gray, George Wyner
Based on Andrew Neiderman's novel, this film concerns the head of a New York law firm, John Milton (Al Pacino) and his developing relationship with protege Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) who is a young, Southern lawyer. Kevin's mother Alice (Judith Ivey) considers New York to be a city of demons and has reservations about Kevin working in New York, but Kevin, with guidance from John, works his way up the corporate ladder. Meanwhile, Kevin's neglected wife, Mary Ann (Charlize Theron), falls under the influence of neighbor Jackie (Tamara Tunie) and begins to see evil visions. Now, Kevin is attracted to Christabella (Connie Neilson) who works at his office. What is happening to Kevin's world? Could it be the work of the demons that his mother warned him about?
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Dick Tracy 1990 PG, 120 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Warren Beatty
Cast: Warren Beatty, Madonna, Glenne Headly, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Kathy Bates, Charlie Korsmo, William Forsythe, Robert Costanzo, Dick Van Dyke, Paul Sorvino, Seymour Cassel, Jack Kehoe
Warren Beatty plays Dick Tracy and Madonna takes on the role of Breathless Mahoney in this fantasy adventure. Shot in only seven colors (one of them is yellow), this stylistic movie brings to life the comic strip without losing its grip on unreality. The real substance of this movie is provided by the scene-stealing villains, most notably Al Pacino as Big Boy Caprice and Dustin Hoffman as Mumbles. "Sooner or Later" won an Oscar for Best Song.
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Dog Day Afternoon 1975 R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Comedy
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning, Carol Kane, Chris Sarandon, Sully Boyar, Penelope Allen, James Broderick, Gary Springer, Lance Henriksen, Marcia Jean Kurtz, John Marriott
In order to finance a sex-change operation, Sonny (Al Pacino) and his accomplice Sal (John Cazale) attempt to rob a bank. But, the bank vault is empty, and now the bank is surrounded by police. Sonny's solution: hold the bank employees hostage–not a good idea because events quickly get out of control. The film is excellent as it touches emotions from comedy to pathos. The film received several Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Actor (Pacino), Director, and Supporting Actor (Chris Sarandon) and won the award for Best Writing.
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 Donnie Brasco 1997 R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, Anne Heche, James Russo, Andrew Parks, Zach Grenier, Gretchen Mol, Val Avery, Zeljko Ivanek, Gerry Becker, Robert Miano, Brian Tarantina, Rocco Sisto
Based on FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone's 1989 memoirs, this is the story of how Pistone/Donnie Brasco (Johnny Depp) was able to infiltrate a Brooklyn mob, by acting as a mole, and win the trust of hit-man Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino). However, once he wins that trust, the two form a friendship that threatens to undermine Brasco's reason for infiltrating the gang. His friendship with Ruggiero also presents problems in his marriage to Maggie (Anne Heche) as well as his devotion to law and order.
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Frankie and Johnny 1991  R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Garry Marshall
Cast: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hector Elizondo, Nathan Lane, Kate Nelligan, Jane Morris, Greg Lewis, Glenn Plummer, Harvey Miller, K Callan, Al Fann, Ele Keates
Based on Terrence McNally's great play, this movie adaptation is about the romance of cynical waitress Frankie (Michelle Pfeiffer) and just-released-from-prison short-order cook Johnny (Al Pacino). 1 User Review
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| | More than the sum of its parts | 1fatts 10/28/2007 | There are reasons this film should not work. It does not transfer well from its theatrical origins: there are "speeches" that are too clearly "speeches"; too many characters are stereotypical "New York menagerie of mankind." The ending is cornball by anyone's standards.
And yet the film DOES work, by and large. Credit to a really good cast and a more quiet control of tone and pacing than one generally expects from Garry Marshall. True, Michelle Pfeiffer is too pretty for the part, but she projects a quiet, sad emptiness which is convincing, even moving, and forms the center of the piece. And, true, Al Pacino can't quite pull off an optimistic innocent, but he is genuinely likable, and you pull for him.
We are ready to extend our suspension of disbelief a little farther than we might usually do because these are characters we care for, people who have not had an easy time of it and could use a break; and we are willing to gloss over the sit-com slickness of some of it to allow them the break. We would really like them to have a shot at doing better.
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 Gigli 2003 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Brest
Cast: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bartha, Lenny Venito, Christopher Walken, Al Pacino, Lainie Kazan, Missy Crider, Alex Fatovich, Peter Van Norden, Terry Camilleri, Robert Silver
Everything does not go as planned when mob-enforcer Larry Gigli (Ben Affleck) is ordered to kidnap a mentally challenged man, Brian (Justin Bartha), and another enforcer, Ricki (Jennifer Lopez), is sent along to aid and abet.
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 Glengarry Glen Ross 1992 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Foley
Cast: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Pryce, Bruce Altman, Jude Ciccolella, Paul Butler, Barry Rossen, Neal Jones, Dana Lee, Julie Payne, George Cheung
This is the Pulitzer Prize winning story about 24 hours in the lives of four Chicago real estate salesmen–Ricky Roma (Al Pacino), Shelley "The Machine" Levine (Jack Lemmon), Moss (Ed Harris), and Aaronow (Alan Arkin). Sales consultant Blake (Alec Baldwin) orders the salesmen to "sell or get out," and now they will stop at almost nothing in their desperate attempts to obtain sales and keep their respective jobs. A good movie.
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 The Godfather 1990  R, 175 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard Conte, Abe Vigoda, Al Lettieri, Talia Shire, Richard Bright, Gianni Russo, John Cazale
This film won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Actor (Marlon Brando), and Screenplay. A New York Mafia family, headed by Don Vito Corleone (Brando), lives in a world of close family ties and quick tempers. This provides the background for action when an assassination attempt goes awry and revenge is planned. There were also seven other Oscar nominations, including Best Actors in a Supporting Role (James Caan, Robert Duvall, and Al Pacino) and Best Director.
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The Godfather DVD Collection 2006 R
Genre: Drama
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Marlon Brando, Talia Shire, James Caan, Robert Duvall, John Cazale, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, Richard Bright, Sterling Hayden, Richard S. Castellano, John Marley, Lee Strasberg, Michael V. Gazzo, Abe Vigoda
The complete offering of "The Godfather;" "The Godfather, Part II;" and The Godfather, Part III is presented in this five DVD collection. Many extras, including the making of the series and deleted scenes.
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The Godfather Part II 1974 R, 201 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, John Cazale, Talia Shire, Robert Duvall, James Caan, Lee Strasberg, Michael V. Gazzo, Richard Bright, G.D. Spradlin, Abe Vigoda, Bruno Kirby, Troy Donahue, John Aprea
In this sequel to "The Godfather," Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) takes over as head of his father's family and modernizes it into a sleek 1920s' New York crime syndicate. Exciting from beginning to end, the movie earned six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Supporting Actor (Robert De Niro). It was nominated for five others, including Best Actor (Pacino), Best Supporting Actor (Michael V. Gazzo and Lee Strasberg) and Best Supporting Actress (Talia Shire).
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The Godfather Part III 1990 R, 161 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy Garcia, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, George Hamilton, Bridget Fonda, Raf Vallone, Richard Bright, Sophia Coppola, Franc D'Ambrosio, Donal Donnelly, Helmut Berger, Don Novello
The Corleone family is back, and this time Michael (Al Pacino) tries to get into a legitimate business while also doing all in his power to bring the family together. The film received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor (Andy Garcia)..
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 Heat 1995 R, 165 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Diane Venora, Ashley Judd, Amy Brenneman, Tom Sizemore, Jeremy Piven, Hank Azaria, Mykelti Williamson, Wes Studi, Dennis Haysbert, Natalie Portman, William Fichtner
Any film that Al Pacino and Robert De Niro both agree to perform in is guaranteed good movie fare. In this story, L.A. Police Detective Vincent Hanna (Pacino) becomes obsessed with the criminal activities of Neil McCauley (De Niro) and his gang of thieves. The climax is a riveting gunfight between cops and robbers across city streets in L.A.–do NOT miss this one.
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 The Insider 1999 R, 162 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Debi Mazar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Colm Feore, Rip Torn
Based on a 1994 "60 Minutes" episode, Al Pacino plays Lowell Bergman, the "60 Minutes" producer who was responsible for Mike Wallace's (Christopher Plummer) interview with Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), the fired researcher at Brown & Williamson–one of America's largest tobacco companies. The interview proved damaging to the tobacco industry, and, faced with the probability of a lawsuit, CBS refused to air the segment. The film received seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (Crowe), and Director.
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 Insomnia 2002 R, 117 min.
Genre: Thriller / Drama
Director: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Maura Tierney, Martin Donovan, Nicky Katt, Paul Dooley, Jonathan Jackson, Katharine Isabelle, Oliver Zemen
When police detective Will Dormer (Al Pacino) accidentally kills his partner, Hap Eckhart (Martin Donovan), during a murder investigation, he opts for an alibi and does not confess. Unfortunately, there was a witness (Robin Williams) who sets out to blackmail Dormer. Now, Dormer has the murder case to solve and the blackmailer to deal with, while a local detective (Hilary Swank) is doing her own investigation into Eckhart's death.
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Looking for Richard 1996 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Al Pacino
Cast: Al Pacino, Estelle Parsons, Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Winona Ryder, Aidan Quinn, Harris Yulin, Kevin Conway, Madison Arnold, Bruce MacVittie
This documentary is about Shakespeare's "Richard III" as Al Pacino conducts interviews, rehearses with the cast, and provides insight into and appreciation for the works of Shakespeare.
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Me, Natalie 1969 PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Coe
Cast: Patty Duke, James Farentino, Martin Balsam, Elsa Lanchester, Salome Jens, Nancy Marchand, Al Pacino, Philip Sterling, Bob Balaban, Deborah Winters
An ugly-duckling teenager, Natalie Miller (Patty Duke), leaves Brooklyn and heads for Greenwich Village where she hopes to find happiness. This marks Al Pacino's first feature film.
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The Merchant of Venice 2004 R, 131 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
aka: William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, Zuleikha Robinson, Kris Marshall, Charlie Cox, Heather Goldenhersh, Mackenzie Crook, John Sessions, Gregor Fisher, Ron Cook
Al Pacino takes on the role of Jewish moneylender Shylock who loans a Christian, Antonio (Jeremy Irons), money to help friend Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes) woo Portia (Lynn Collins). There is one stipulation in the deal: if, after three months, Antonio cannot repay the loan, he must sacrifice one pound of his flesh. Shylock prepares to collect on the debt.
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Ocean's Thirteen 2007 PG-13, 113 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Thriller
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Elliott Gould, Carl Reiner, Shaobo Qin, Michael Mantell, Eddie Jemison
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and the gang are back in Las Vegas where Danny's mentor Reuben Tishkoff (Elliott Gould) has been double-crossed by Willie Banks (Al Pacino) while they partnered in building a new Las Vegas casino. Danny and Rusty (Brad Pitt)–along with the rest of the gang–plot to get revenge by ruining the grand opening of the casino. The plan calls for infiltrating the casino's security system, rigging the casino games so that everyone will win, and emulating an earthquake to get all of those winners away from the gambling tables before they lose their winnings.
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The Panic in Needle Park 1971 PG, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Cast: Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint, Richard Bright, Raul Julia, Paul Sorvino, Joe Santos, Sully Boyar, Michael McClanathan, Larry Marshall
Set in New York City, this is the story of young drug addicts (Al Pacino and Kitty Winn) whose futures are going nowhere as they sink deeper and deeper into the abyss. A well-made film.
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People I Know 2002 R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Daniel Algrant
Cast: Al Pacino, Kim Basinger, Ryan O'Neal, Tea Leoni, Richard Schiff, Bill Nunn, Robert Klein, Mark Webber, Eldon Bullock, Juliet Papa, Ramsey Faragallah, Brian McConnachie
As an almost-over-the-hill press agent (Al Pacino) prepares for a charity benefit, he may have witnessed the murder of a druggie starlet (Tea Leoni). Now he scrambles to learn the truth–not realizing that the key lies in her video recorder, which he now has in his possession.
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The Recruit 2003 PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Roger Donaldson
Cast: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan, Gabriel Macht, Mike Realba, Kenneth Mitchell, Brian Rhodes, Eugene Lipinski, Dom Flore, Karl Pruner, Ron Lea
Veteran CIA agent Walter Burke (Al Pacino) recruits James Clayton (Colin Farrell) as a CIA trainee, introduces him to all phases of the CIA, and then gives him a special assignment: root out a mole in the CIA–a world where nothing is as it seems.
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Revolution 1985 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hugh Hudson
Cast: Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Joan Plowright, Annie Lennox, Dave King, Steven Berkoff, Gian Maria Volonte, Richard O'Brien, Harry Ditson
This story uses a few people as its core to show how they were affected and participated in America's Revolutionary War. The idea was good, but the movie comes off looking like a movie that might be shown in History 101.
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Righteous Kill 2008 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Jon Avnet
Cast: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, 50 Cent, Carla Gugino, John Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy, Trilby Glover, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Alan Rosenberg, Sterling K. Brown, Barry Primus, Melissa Leo, Alan Blumenfeld, Oleg Taktarov
New York City detectives Rooster (Al Pacino) and Turk (Robert De Niro) are on the trail of a serial killer who leaves poems justifying his actions at the scene of the crimes. The killer seems to have ties to a case four years before when Turk set up an acquitted killer by planting a gun in his apartment. Detectives Perez (John Leguizamo) and Riley (Donnie Wahlberg) join the case after working on a similar murder case, and Perez begins to suspect that there is more to Turk than meets the eye. Even Turk's girlfriend Detective Karen Corelli (Carla Gugino) begins to question his actions–especially after the gun that Turk planted in the acquitted man's apartment appears to have a connection with the guns left at the scenes by the serial killer they are pursuing.
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Scarecrow 1973 R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
Cast: Gene Hackman, Dorothy Tristan, Al Pacino, Ann Wedgeworth, Eileen Brennan, Richard Lynch, Rutanya Alda, Penelope Allen, Richard Hackman, Al Cingolani
Two losers, Max (Gene Hackman) and Lion (Al Pacino), try to improve their lots in life; one is a paroled ex-con and the other is a very weak person.
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 Scarface 1983 R, 170 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, F. Murray Abraham, Mark Margolis, Miriam Colon, Paul Shenar, Harris Yulin, Angel Salazar, Pepe Serna, Arnaldo Santana, Michael P. Moran, Dennis Holahan
This gangster movie is good and on a par with Howard Hawks' 1932 version. Tony Montana aka Scarface (Al Pacino) is a Cuban refugee who claws his way to the top of the illicit Miami cocaine empire–only to be defeated by his own addiction, which will lead to his assassination.
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 Scent of a Woman 1992  R, 157 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Brest
Cast: Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Venture, Bradley Whitford, Rochelle Oliver, Todd Louiso, Gene Canfield, Margaret Eginton, Tom Riis Farrell, Nicholas Sadler, Matt Smith, Frances Conroy
High-school student Charlie Simms (Chris O'Donnell) is hired to take care of blind, depressed, and foul-mouthed, retired Lt. Col. Frank Slade (Al Pacino) during Thanksgiving break. Slade plans to commit suicide AFTER one last fling in which Charlie is his companion. Al Pacino won an Oscar for his portrayal of the Colonel. Nominations were also received for Best Picture and Director. Based on the 1974 Italian film.
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Sea of Love 1989 R, 110 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Harold Becker
Cast: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, William Hickey, Michael Rooker, Richard Jenkins, Paul Calderon, Gene Canfield, Larry Joshua, John Spencer
The newspaper's lonely-hearts column is somehow connected to a number of serial killings in New York. Two cops, Detectives Keller and Sherman (Al Pacino and John Goodman) are given the case, and Keller, in particular, goes after the solution with a vengeance.
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 Serpico 1973 R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire, Tony Roberts, M. Emmet Walsh, F. Murray Abraham, Cornelia Sharpe, John Medici, Allan Rich, Barbara Eda-Young, Norman Ornellas, Edward Grover, Albert Henderson, Damien Leake
Based on Peter Maas' biography, this film tells the story of Frank Serpico (Al Pacino), a New York undercover cop, who tries to get to the bottom of corruption in his police force. Accepting payoffs from gambling operations and drug rings is an accepted practice for his fellow officers, but Serpico refuses to be part of the "game," and his fellow officers ostracize him. Now, Serpico is frustrated and goes to the editors of the "New York Times." A scandal results, and Serpico testifies in court–all of which results in Serpico becoming the enemy of his fellow officers and the criminal world, as well. Pacino was nominated for the Oscar as Best Actor.
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Simone 2002 PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Andrew Niccol
Cast: Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Evan Rachel Wood, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Jason Schwartzman, Elias Koteas, Rachel Roberts, Winona Ryder, Jay Mohr, Daniel von Bargen
When his lead player (Winona Ryder) walks off the set, producer Viktor Taransky (Al Pacino) solves the problem with help from a computer programmer (Elias Koteas) who digitally creates a substitute. The idea works, AND Victor is able to hide the truth about his "star" from the rest of the world.
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Two Bits 1995 PG-13, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: A Day to Remember
Director: James Foley
Cast: Jerry Barone, Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Joe Grifasi, Joanna Merlin, Alec Baldwin, Andy Romano, Donna Mitchell
Set during a hot summer during the Great Depression, this is the story of a young boy, Gennaro (Jerry Barone), who needs two bits to gain admission to the local movie theater. He finds the means to get the money: granting his Grandpa (Al Pacino) one last request.
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Two for the Money 2005 R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: D.J. Caruso
Cast: Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo, Jeremy Piven, Armand Assante, Jaime King, Kevin Chapman, Ralph Garman, Gedde Watanabe, Carly Pope, Charles Carroll, Gerard Plunkett
Bookie Walter Abrams (Al Pacino) mentors former college football star Brandon Lang (Matthew McConaughey) because of Brandon's unique ability to predict sporting events' wins and losses. Abrams changes Brandon's name to John Anthony and puts him on his TV show advising wheelers and dealers where to make their fortunes through sports bets.
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1. 88 Minutes (2007)
2. And Justice for All (1979)
3. Angels in America (2003)
4. Any Given Sunday (1999)
5. Author! Author! (1982)
6. Bobby Deerfield (1977)
7. Carlito's Way (1993)
8. City Hall (1996)
9. Cruising (1980)
10. Devil's Advocate (1997)
11. Dick Tracy (1990)
12. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
13. Donnie Brasco (1997)
14. Frankie and Johnny (1991)
15. Gigli (2003)
16. Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
17. The Godfather (1990)
18. The Godfather DVD Collection (2006)
19. The Godfather Part II (1974)
20. The Godfather Part III (1990)
21. Heat (1995)
22. The Insider (1999)
23. Insomnia (2002)
24. Looking for Richard (1996)
25. Me, Natalie (1969)
26. The Merchant of Venice (2004)
aka: William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
27. Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
28. The Panic in Needle Park (1971)
29. People I Know (2002)
30. The Recruit (2003)
31. Revolution (1985)
32. Righteous Kill (2008)
33. Scarecrow (1973)
34. Scarface (1983)
35. Scent of a Woman (1992)
36. Sea of Love (1989)
37. Serpico (1973)
38. Simone (2002)
39. Two Bits (1995)
aka: A Day to Remember
40. Two for the Money (2005)
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