Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI who ingratiates himself into the Mafia pecking order by posing as "jewel man" Donnie Brasco. He finds his loyalties divided when Lefty Ruggiero, a jaded hit man, takes him on as a protege and places real trust in him. The two men form a friendship--and a criminal partnership--that .. Read more
| Starring | Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby |
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| Director | Mike Newell |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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A mob movie, based on a true story, that takes an almost academic interest in the rituals and manners of its denizens, concerned less with their actions than their characters, which gives it an effectively tragic intensity as two different sets of loyalti
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Donnie Brasco
Donnie Brasco centers around the true story of FBI Agent, Joseph D. Pistone, played by Johnny Depp, who infiltrates the mafia of New York, by befriending ... read more »
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Worth seeing just for the final few minutes of the last scene
This isn't my favourite Pacino film (probably because he does very little shouting and I love it when he does those long shouting monologues in other films... read more »
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A great mob movie for those that don't like mob movies.
I rented this quite by chance - I don't really like movies about The Mob and I'm not that keen on violence. I was looking at a list of Johhny Depp films... read more »
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FANTASTIC FILM
honestly i did not know what to expect but I really enjoyed it. Johnny depp was fantastic and i loved the new york/gangster accent...it made watching it so much... read more »
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loved the gangsta lifestyle
jp ian undercover agent sent out to spy on the mafia he has to keep his undercover whilst gathering info on the mafia not much to this a tale of deception loads... read more »
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Do not "forget about" this movie..
Al Pacino back on form and this time he's teamed up with one of the greatest actors of this generation, Johnny Depp in one of the better mob films since the... read more »
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DONNIE BRASCO ROCKS!!!
DEFO GET THIS ONE OF MY ALL TIME BEST FILMS!!!
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Forget about it!
Al Pacino in one of his better roles (less over the top & a caricature like most of his later work), Johnny Depp great as usual & a very strong ... read more »
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mafia or fbi?
this film was great, the acting by jonnie depp and alpacino was 1st class. one pf the best films ive seen jonnie depp in. the plot is quite thick and you do ... read more »
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Donnie Brasco
Johnny Depp is great in yet another role, along side the great Al Pacino. I've seen better, but certainly seen worse. It is though a film I would watch ... read more »
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Something is missing........
I watched this film with the certainty that Johnny Depp and Al Pacino would be bound to give me a treat. They didn't.
It's not a bad film... read more »
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