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Al Pacino

Born 25 April 1940, in South Bronx, New York

Wise words: "The problem with me is, I guess, the way I express myself, you have to be with me 50 years before you can get a sense of what I'm Talking about."


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Al Pacino - news / articles


  • Robert De Niro vs. Al Pacino - 22 September 2008
    0 auto; } .list-title h2 {display: none;} .archive {height:150px;} - -This week, acting legends Robert De Niro and Al Pacino square off in the cop thriller Righteous Kill. It's the third time they've shared a credit, although in The Godfather Part II t


  • De Niro and Pacino have lost their passion, says Coppola - 18 October 2007
    Francis Ford Coppola thinks that Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are reluctant to take risks with the roles they play, it has been reported.-Coppola, who directed both actors in the Godfather trilogy, told GQ that he does not feel they have the passion of younger acto


  • Al Pacino given lifetime achievement award - 11 June 2007
    Movie legend Al Pacino celebrated this weekend as he was given a life achievement award by the American Film Institute.-Currently starring in casino heist comedy Ocean's Thirteen, the man known to many as Michael Corleone was at a loss for words when he accepted th

Al Pacino - what members say


  • Dog Day Afternoon
  • Dog Day Afternoon review by David Hamer from Blackburn, Lancs
    Rated - 4 stars Best film you've never heard of! 17 September 2004
    ...nd this all quite amusing, in a Keystone Kops kind of way. Its not your typicAl Pacino character, he isnt in control in this film. Despite the fact a bank is being r...  
  • Devil's Advocate
  • Devil's Advocate review by Elliott Burton from London, England
    Rated - 5 stars Unexpected revelation 20 April 2004
    ...ed amazement. This film is superb and would rate in my top 5 films of all time. Al Pacino is at his stunning best, and Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron also put in excel...  
  • Sea Of Love
  • Sea Of Love review by Gus from Winchester
    Rated - 3 stars Not as good as I remembered 23 February 2005
    ...Although Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin are both favourites, this isn't one of the best for either - Barkin particularly is weak. John Goodman is yet again miscast (Big Leb...  

Al Pacino - filmography


  • Righteous Kill (2008)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Robert De Niro,  Donnie Wahlberg
    Director: Jon Avnet
    Certificate: 15
    Two veteran New York City detectives (De Niro and Pacino) work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?
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  • 88 Minutes (2008)
    Starring: Deborah Kara Unger,  Amy Brenneman,  Alicia Witt
    Director: Jon Avnet
    Certificate: 15
    In 88 MINUTES, Dr. Jack Gramm (Al Pacino), a Seattle-based college professor and forensic psychiatrist, is informed by an enigmatic caller that he has exactly that amount of time to live. The threat is linked to Gramm's role in putting a convicted serial killer (Neal McDonough) behind bars nearly a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 57% from 106 members
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  • Gigli on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Jennifer Lopez,  Ben Affleck,  Al Pacino
    Director: Martin Brest
    Certificate: 15
    Real-life couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez star in this quirky romantic comedy with a twist. Small-time gangster Larry Gigli (Affleck) is assigned to kidnap Brian (Justin Bartha), the mentally handicapped younger brother of a federal prosecutor, as a favour to his mob boss Louis (Lenny Venito)...read more »
    Rate this: 2.0 37% from 273 members
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  • Angels In America (2 discs) on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Meryl Streep,  Emma Thompson
    Director: Mike Nichols
    Certificate: 18
    In transferring Tony Kushner's Pulitzer Prize-winning play to the small screen, director Mike Nichols has crafted a profound, ambitious masterpiece. The film follows a sprawling group of characters as they navigate their way through the cutthroat New York City of the 1980s, when AIDS began to rear ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 65% from 1,263 members
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  • The Recruit on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Colin Farrell,  Al Pacino,  Bridget Moynahan
    Director: Roger Donaldson
    Certificate: 12
    James Clayton is fired up. A bartender by night and computer hacker in the few hours of daylight for which he manages to leave his water bed, the kid is flying high, on a roll with a laid-back lifestyle that suits him just fine. Played by an agile Colin Farrell, Clayton is also a heartthrob with ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 66% from 2,639 members
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  • Insomnia on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Robin Williams,  Hilary Swank
    Director: Christopher Nolan
    Certificate: 15
    In a remote Alaskan town called Nightmute, the murder of a teenage girl has shocked the tight-knit community. The Los Angeles Police Department sends two of its cops--both under investigation by Internal Affairs--to try to solve the crime in Christopher Nolan's film based on Erik Skjoldbjaerg's ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 67% from 3,457 members
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  • People I Know on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Kim Basinger,  Tea Leoni
    Director: Daniel Algrant
    Certificate: 15
    Al Pacino transforms himself into former all-star publicist Eli Wurman in Dan Algrant's PEOPLE I KNOW. Wurman is a southern-born one-time mover and shaker who is at the end of his rope--and his career. His last major client, Cary Launer (Ryan O'Neal), is an Oscar-winning actor who has Wurman clean ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.0 48% from 150 members
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  • Simone on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Benjamin Salisbury,  Winona Ryder
    Director: Andrew Niccol
    Certificate: 15
    A showbiz satire with a science fiction feel, Simone is also a post-modern stab at the Frankenstein story. When a temperamental A-list star (Winona Ryder, in a canny cameo) walks off the set of his new movie because her contractually stipulated "longest trailer on the lot" isn't also the tallest, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 57% from 316 members
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  • Flix Mix - Ultimate Fights on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Tsui Hark,  Jackie Chan,  Brad Pitt
    Certificate: 18
    A compendium of some of the most exciting fight scenes in recent motion picture history, ULTIMATE FIGHTS provides a whole new perspective on scenes from films such as BLADE, SNATCH, SCARFACE, THE KILLER, FIRST BLOOD, RUMBLE IN THE BRONX, and THE KILLER.
    Rate this: 2.0 40% from 81 members
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  • Any Given Sunday (2 discs) on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Cameron Diaz,  Dennis Quaid
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: 15
    Oliver Stone's hard-hitting look at the adrenaline-fueled world of pro football stars Al Pacino as Miama Sharks coach Tony D'Amato. Having just lost his star quarterback, Jack Rooney (Dennis Quaid), he's forced to use the erratic Willie Beamen (Jamie Foxx) off the bench, hoping he can resuscitate ..read more »
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  • The Insider on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Russell Crowe,  Christopher Plummer
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: 15
    Based on the article The Man Who Knew Too Much, THE INSIDER depicts the true story of Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), a successful scientist who is fired from the Brown & Williamson tobacco company for objecting to certain lab tests. He signs a confidentiality agreement to ease the company's ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 70% from 3,886 members
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  • Pitch on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Matt Dillon,  Roger Ebert
    Director: Spencer Rice,  Kenny Hotz
    Certificate: Ex
    Canadian comedy team Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice are childhood friends who will stop at nothing to sell their script (which is about a mob boss who checks into a hospital and is accidentally given a sex-change operation). This outrageous documentary tracks their progress as they attend the 1996 ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.0 40% from 146 members
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  • Donnie Brasco on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Johnny Depp,  Michael Madsen
    Director: Mike Newell
    Certificate: 18
    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 ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 75% from 6,081 members
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  • Devil's Advocate on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Keanu Reeves,  Jeffrey Jones
    Director: Taylor Hackford
    Certificate: 18
    Promising young lawyer Kevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) has never lost a case--even when his client is guilty. When Kevin is seduced away from his sleepy hometown in Florida to work for a flashy, charming lawyer (Al Pacino, in a role he seems born to play), his mother (Judith Ivey) has reservations. But ..read more »
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  • City Hall on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  John Cusack,  Bridget Fonda
    Director: Harold Becker
    Certificate: 15
    In this urban thriller the accidental shooting of a six-year-old during an altercation between cops and a drug dealer shakes a New York City mayor's office to its core, as the resulting investigation unveils the seamy truths behind political power-brokering and backroom deals.
    Rate this: 3.0 60% from 328 members
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  • Heat (2 discs) on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Robert De Niro,  Tom Sizemore
    Director: Michael Mann
    Certificate: 15
    Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are finally together on screen in this riveting story about an intense rivalry between expert thief Neil McCauley (De Niro) and volatile cop Vincent Hanna (Pacino). McCauley will stop at nothing to do what he does best and neither will Hanna, even though it means ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 76% from 11,111 members
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  • Carlito's Way on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Sean Penn,  Penelope Ann Miller
    Director: Brian De Palma
    Certificate: 18
    Notorious Puerto Rican heroin dealer Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) is released from jail on a technicality thanks to the manipulations of his sleazy lawyer buddy (Sean Penn). All he wants is to keep his nose clean and earn enough money to start a business in the Bahamas--and maybe rekindle romance ..read more »
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  • Glengarry Glen Ross (2 discs) on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Jack Lemmon,  Alec Baldwin
    Director: James Foley
    Certificate: 15
    Glengarry Glen Ross tells the powerful story of the wheelings and dealings of a small Chicago real estate office, where the name of the game is to close the deal and stay on top. The film boasts an all-star cast, including: Al Pacino; Jack Lemmon; Alec Baldwin; Ed Harris; Alan Arkin; and Kevin ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 72% from 2,639 members
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