Skip over navigation

Dennis Farina

Dennis Farina


News | What members say | Filmography

Dennis Farina - news / articles


  • Farina to chip in - 22 June 2006
    Dennis Farina (Saving Private Ryan, Get Shorty, Snatch) is the latest in a long line of Hollywood stars prepared to don dark glasses and a visor for a battle on the green felt in upcoming poker movie The Grand. - -The Law And Order star will join the likes of Woody Har

Dennis Farina - what members say


  • Get Shorty
  • Get Shorty review by from LONDON
    Rated - 4.0 stars 21 December 2003
    ... casting offers a lot of enjoyment with Gandolfini, Hackmann, Russo and a great Dennis Farina....   Read customer review
  • Midnight Run
  • Midnight Run review by from Dundee
    Rated - 5.0 stars Please don't bury the phone in my head 24 March 2005
    ... perfectly complements the others; from Yaphet Koto as the incendiary Mosley to Dennis Farina, as probably the best mob villian in history (a role he reprises in Get Shorty)...   Read customer review
  • Snatch
  • Snatch review by JediSi from Kent
    Rated - 5.0 stars You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity. 19 November 2007
    ...efying Brick-Tops rules every chance he gets. Meanwhile, we have Cousin Avi (Dennis Farina), Bullet Tooth Tony (Vinnie Jones) and Doug the Head (Mike Reid) on the search....   Read customer review

Dennis Farina - filmography


  • Bottle Shock on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Alan Rickman,  Chris Pine,  Rachael Taylor
    Director: Randall Miller
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In 1976, a small American winery bested the exalted French wines of the time and sent the wine industry into a tizzy--putting California wines on the map for good. Based on a true story, "Bottle Shock" chronicles the events leading up to the famous "Judgment of Paris" tastings, told through the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 1,999 member
    Sign up
  • The Grand (2007)
    Starring: Julie Claire,  David Cross,  Shannon Elizabeth
    Director: Zak Penn
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Set around an international poker tournament. A middle-aged guy goes all-in to save his dead grandfather's hotel-casino from a real estate developer. His master plan is to win the world's most famous high stakes tournament, the Grand Championship of Poker.
    2.5 stars out of 5 45% from 2 members
    Currently unavailable
    Sign up
  • Purple Violets (2007)
    Starring: Edward Burns,  Selma Blair,  Patrick Wilson
    Director: Edward Burns
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Purple Violets is a romantic comedy about four friends from college ready for change. Patti Peterson (Selma Blair) is a promising writer, but her marriage and conventional job keep her from her dream. She longs to return to her writing, especially after running into her first love Brian Cahill (..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 7 members
    Currently unavailable
    Sign up
  • You Kill Me on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Dennis Farina,  Ben Kingsley,  Tea Leoni
    Director: John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    Cinematic hit men are dual-edged characters who can easily slip into the role of hero or villain, making them an attractive proposition for directors looking to pack an emotional punch. YOU KILL ME stars Ben Kingsley (SEXY BEAST) as Frank Falenczyk, a hit man whose work for the Buffalo-based Mafia ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 5,479 members
    Sign up Watch now (With package)
  • Paparazzi on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Cole Hauser,  Robin Tunney,  Dennis Farina
    Director: Paul Abascal
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    From producer Mel Gibson comes this revenge fantasy about a Hollywood action star who takes it upon himself to make a group of four persistent photographers pay for almost causing a personal tragedy involving his wife and son.
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,884 members
    Sign up
  • Stealing Harvard on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Tom Green,  Jason Lee,  Leslie Mann
    Director: Bruce McCulloch
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Jason Lee plays a well-intentioned Everyman who is forced into a life of crime in STEALING HARVARD. Engaged to the beautiful Elaine (Leslie Mann) and saving up to buy their dream house, John (Lee) appears to have it all. But when his sister shows him a videotape in which he promises to pay for his ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 711 members
    Sign up
  • Reindeer Games on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Ben Affleck,  Gary Sinise,  Charlize Theron
    Director: John Frankenheimer
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Rudy Duncan (Ben Affleck) is a small-time car thief about to be released from jail in time for Christmas. When his cellmate, Nick, is suddenly killed, Rudy decides to take on his identity in order to meet Nick's beautiful pen-pal girlfriend, Ashley (Charlize Theron). The couple has fun until her ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 1,912 member
    Sign up
  • Snatch - Blu-ray (2000)
    Starring: Brad Pitt,  Rade Serbedzija,  Vinnie Jones
    Director: Guy Ritchie
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A wild and tangled crime adventure involving gangsters, Irish gypsies, and a dog that can't stop swallowing things, SNATCH is both hilarious and action-packed. Jewel thief Franky Four Fingers (Benicio Del Toro) is in London en route to New York, where he will deliver an 86-karat diamond to his boss,..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 81% from 2,340 members
    Sign up
  • Snatch on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Brad Pitt,  Vinnie Jones,  Jason Statham
    Director: Guy Ritchie
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A wild and tangled crime adventure involving gangsters, Irish gypsies, and a dog that can't stop swallowing things, SNATCH is both hilarious and action-packed. Jewel thief Franky Four Fingers (Benicio Del Toro) is in London en route to New York, where he will deliver an 86-karat diamond to his boss,..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 43,855 members
    Sign up
  • The Mod Squad on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Steve Harris,  Larry Brandenburg,  Claire Danes
    Director: Scott Silver
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A trio of juvenile delinquents (Claire Danes, Omar Epps, and Giovanni Ribisi) are recruited by a cop to help infiltrate an underground drug ring. When, he is unexpectedly killed, the group go all out to solve his murder and bust the drug cartel. Their efforts are made harder when they suffer ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 347 members
    Sign up
  • Out Of Sight on DVD (1998)
    Starring: George Clooney,  Jennifer Lopez,  Dennis Farina
    Director: Steven Soderbergh
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on Elmore Leonard's famous crime novel, OUT OF SIGHT finds director Steven Soderbergh back in Hollywood after a brief return to the independent world with SCHIZOPOLIS and GRAY'S ANATOMY. A funny, hip, and vibrant action-drama, OUT OF SIGHT tells the story of the unlikely relationship that ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 11,642 members
    Sign up
  • Out Of Sight - Blu-ray (1998)
    Starring: George Clooney,  Jennifer Lopez,  Dennis Farina
    Director: Steven Soderbergh
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on Elmore Leonard's famous crime novel, OUT OF SIGHT finds director Steven Soderbergh back in Hollywood after a brief return to the independent world with SCHIZOPOLIS and GRAY'S ANATOMY. A funny, hip, and vibrant action-drama, OUT OF SIGHT tells the story of the unlikely relationship that ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 365 members
    Not available for rental
  • Out Of Sight - HD (1998)
    Starring: Dennis Farina,  Ving Rhames,  Don Cheadle
    Director: Steven Soderbergh
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Based on Elmore Leonard's famous crime novel, OUT OF SIGHT finds director Steven Soderbergh back in Hollywood after a brief return to the independent world with SCHIZOPOLIS and GRAY'S ANATOMY. A funny, hip, and vibrant action-drama, OUT OF SIGHT tells the story of the unlikely relationship that ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 378 members
    Not currently released
    Sign up
  • Saving Private Ryan on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Vin Diesel,  Dennis Farina,  Adam Goldberg
    Director: Steven Spielberg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Director Steven Spielberg's World War II tour de force chronicles the journey of a GI squad on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines. Led by Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks), the unit is under orders to track down a soldier, Private Ryan (Matt Damon), so he might return home to his mother in ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 66,284 members
    Sign up
  • Eddie on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Whoopi Goldberg,  Frank Langella,  Dennis Farina
    Director: Steve Rash
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Eddie is a limo driver who talks fast but who frequently puts her mouth into gear before her brain. She is also honorary coach of her beloved basketball team but she has to win over the players, fans and win the playoffs.
    3.5 stars out of 5 64% from 649 members
    Sign up
  • Get Shorty - Blu-ray (1995)
    Starring: John Travolta,  Gene Hackman,  Rene Russo
    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    This slick adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1990 novel features John Travolta as Chili Palmer, a Miami loan shark who's been sent to L.A. to collect on a bad debt from trash movie producer Harry Zimm (Gene Hackman), the maker of the stunning flops "Grotesque" and "Slime People." But this is Harry's ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 6 members
    Not available for rental
    Watch now (£2.49)
  • Get Shorty on DVD (1995)
    Starring: John Travolta,  Gene Hackman,  Rene Russo
    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: £2.49
    A gangster is looking to get away from crooked deals and double-crossing people but ends up in the movie business anyway in this comic crime story. Chili Palmer (John Travolta) is a Miami-based loan collector for the mob trying to collect a gambling debt. His assignment takes him to Hollywood to ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 13,410 members
    Sign up Watch now (£2.49)
  • Striking Distance - Blu-ray (1993)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Sarah Jessica Parker,  Dennis Farina
    Director: Rowdy Herrington
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    Detective Sgt. Tom Hardy (BRUCE WILLIS) is a maverick cop who has been demoted to "waterdog" -- river patrol -- because he is convinced the department has convicted the wrong man of a score of serial killings, including that of his father. His reputation is on the line as the killings continue--and ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 311 members
    Sign up Watch now (With package)
  • Striking Distance on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Sarah Jessica Parker,  Dennis Farina
    Director: Rowdy Herrington
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    Detective Sgt. Tom Hardy (BRUCE WILLIS) is a maverick cop who has been demoted to "waterdog" -- river patrol -- because he is convinced the department has convicted the wrong man of a score of serial killings, including that of his father. His reputation is on the line as the killings continue--and ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 5,936 members
    Sign up Watch now (With package)
  • Men of Respect (1990)
    Starring: John Turturro,  Katherine Borowitz,  Dennis Farina
    Director: William Reilly
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A hitman heeds a spiritualist's prophesies that he will rise to the head of his family. He starts his ascension by clandestinely executing the heads of the family and casting the blame on others. However, with power comes consequences that are also predicted by the seer.
    2 stars out of 5 35% from 2 members
    Currently unavailable
    Sign up
  • Midnight Run on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Robert De Niro,  Charles Grodin,  John Ashton
    Director: Martin Brest
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin star in this hilarious action-packed blockbuster. Jack Walsh (De Niro) is a cynical ex-cop turned bounty hunter who is offered $100,000 to bring Jonathan "the Duke" Mardukas (Grodin) to justice. Jonathan is a sensitive accountant who embezzled from the mob, gave ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 7,378 members
    Sign up
  • Manhunter (2 discs) on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Joan Allen,  Stephen Lang,  Brian Cox
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Retired FBI agent Will Graham (William L. Petersen) returns to action to hunt down a serial killer by using his ability to get inside the psychopath's mind. However, it was this ability that drove him into retirement in the first place. The process of tracking and capturing the infamous Hannibal ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 9,040 members
    Sign up
  • Manhunter - Blu-ray (1986)
    Starring: Joan Allen,  Stephen Lang,  Brian Cox
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Retired FBI agent Will Graham (William L. Petersen) returns to action to hunt down a serial killer by using his ability to get inside the psychopath's mind. However, it was this ability that drove him into retirement in the first place. The process of tracking and capturing the infamous Hannibal ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 477 members
    Sign up
  • Thief on DVD (1981)
    Starring: James Caan,  Tuesday Weld,  Willie Nelson
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In Thief, James Caan plays Frank, a professional jewel thief who wants to marry Jessie (Tuesday Weld) and settle down into a normal life. In order to achieve his dream of a family, Frank--who is used to working solo--has to align himself with a crime boss named Leo (Robert Prosky), who will help ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 1,034 member
    Sign up

Dennis Farina facts

5 most recent films

Bottle Shock - 3.0 stars
What Happens In Vegas - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Loser - 3D Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
The Grand - 2.5 stars
Purple Violets - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Saving Private Ryan - Blu-ray - 4.5 stars
Snatch - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Saving Private Ryan - 4.0 stars
Snatch - 3.5 stars
Midnight Run - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

One Woman's Courage - 1.5 stars
Loser - Blu-ray - 1.5 stars
Men of Respect - 2.0 stars
Loser - 3D Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
Street Crimes - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Tom Sizemore - 8 times - show films
Giovanni Ribisi - 6 times - show films
Edward Burns - 6 times - show films
Tom Hanks - 5 times - show films
Jason Statham - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Michael Mann - 6 times - show films
Guy Ritchie - 5 times - show films
Barry Sonnenfeld - 5 times - show films
Steven Spielberg - 5 times - show films
Zak Penn - 5 times - show films