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Donnie Brasco
1997
· Movie
· 127 min
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #658
- IMDb #678
- Google retired #772
- Rotten Tomatoes #713
- Metacritic #764
- Letterboxd #1009
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1275
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #631
- Metacritic Critics #886
- Metacritic Audience #754
- Criticker #622
- Douban #494
- Kinopoisk #635
- AlloCiné #598
- Trakt #630
Every rating
62–92
out of 100
An FBI agent successfully infiltrates the New York Mafia by befriending an aging, low-level hitman. He grows close to his target, who introduces him to the inner workings and codes of the crime family. The agent finds his loyalties increasingly divided between his duty to the FBI and his genuine affection for the man who trusts him.
Details
- Director
- Mike Newell
- Writer
- Paul Attanasio
- Released
- 27 February 1997
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Italian, Japanese
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $35.0M
- Box office
- $124.9M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 9 →2 wins from 9 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Best Actor 1998 | Best Actor | Al Pacino | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay 1998 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Paul Attanasio | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture Screenplay 1998 | Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Paul Attanasio | Nominee |
| Best Picture 1998 | Best Picture | Nominee | |
| N/a 1998 | N/a | Paul Attanasio, Joseph D. Pistone, Richard Woodley | Nominee |
| Best Actor 1997 | Best Actor | Al Pacino | Winner |
| Best Director 1997 | Best Director | Mike Newell | Nominee |
| Best Film 1997 | Best Film | Nominee |
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Best Actor
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Al Pacino | Winner |
| Best Actor | Al Pacino | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Anne Heche | Winner |
Best Adapted Screenplay
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Paul Attanasio | Nominee |
Best Director
1 nomination
| Best Director | Mike Newell | Nominee |
Best Film
1 nomination
| Best Film | Nominee |
Best Motion Picture Screenplay
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture Screenplay | Paul Attanasio | Nominee |
Best Picture
1 nomination
| Best Picture | Nominee |
N/a
1 nomination
| N/a | Paul Attanasio, Joseph D. Pistone, Richard Woodley | Nominee |