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  • 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 stars 21 December 2003
    ... casting offers a lot of enjoyment with Gandolfini, Hackmann, Russo and a great Dennis Farina....  
  • Midnight Run
  • Midnight Run review by from Dundee
    Rated - 5 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)...  
  • Snatch
  • Snatch review by JediSi from Kent
    Rated - 5 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....  

Dennis Farina - filmography


  • Bottle Shock on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Alan Rickman,  Chris Pine,  Rachael Taylor
    Director: Randall Miller
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 810 members
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  • You Kill Me on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Dennis Farina,  Ben Kingsley,  Tea Leoni
    Director: John Dahl
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 4,022 members
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  • 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 »
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  • 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.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 2,713 members
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  • 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 »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 666 members
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  • Deception 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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 1,644 member
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  • Snatch - BLU-RAY Version (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 »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 81% from 270 members
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  • 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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 36,715 members
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  • The Mod Squad on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Claire Danes,  Giovanni Ribisi,  Omar Epps
    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 »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 311 members
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  • 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.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 552 members
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  • Get Shorty on DVD (1995)
    Starring: John Travolta,  Gene Hackman,  Rene Russo
    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 12,172 members
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  • Striking Distance on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Bruce Willis,  Sarah Jessica Parker,  Dennis Farina
    Director: Rowdy Herrington
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    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 »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 4,923 members
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  • Street Crimes on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Dennis Farina,  Michael Worth,  Max Gail
    Director: Stephen Smoke
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    When two cops convince the kids of the street to settle their differences in the ring, the leader of the local crime syndicate begins to gun down police and civilians.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 41% from 31 members
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  • 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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 5,416 members
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  • 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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 7,826 members
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  • Thief on DVD (1981)
    Starring: James Caan,  Tuesday Weld,  Willie Nelson
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    After 11 years in prison, an ageing master safecracker (James Caan) decides to pull one more job before retiring to a quiet, peaceful life. However, the mob finds him much too valuable and refuses to let him retire, keeping him trapped in the life he so desperately wants to leave behind. An ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 829 members
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Dennis Farina facts

5 most recent films

Bottle Shock - 3.0 stars
What Happens In Vegas - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
You Kill Me - 3.0 stars
Purple Violets - 3 stars
Empire Falls - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Snatch - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Saving Private Ryan - 4.0 stars
Snatch - 3.5 stars
Midnight Run - 3.5 stars
What Happens In Vegas - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Purple Violets - 3 stars
One Woman's Courage - 1.5 stars
Street Crimes - 2.0 stars
Little Big League - 3.0 stars
Empire Falls - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Benicio Del Toro - 4 times - show films
Brad Pitt - 4 times - show films
Vinnie Jones - 4 times - show films
Mike Reid - 4 times - show films
Alan Ford - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Michael Mann - 5 times - show films
Guy Ritchie - 4 times - show films
Steven Soderbergh - 3 times - show films
Rowdy Herrington - 2 times - show films
Paul Abascal - 1 times - show films