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The Humbling (2014)
Comedy | Drama
The story of a legendary stage actor who has an affair with a lesbian woman half his age at a secluded country house in Connecticut. Based on Philip Roth’s final novel, it is a tragic comedy about a man who has lived inside his own imagination for too long.
Starring: Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig, Nina Arianda, Dylan Baker, Charles Grodin, Dan Hedaya
Director: Barry Levinson
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Posted on April 25, 2014 |
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The Merchant of Venice / William Shakespeare's the Merchant of Venice (2004)
Drama | Romance
From Michael Radford, the Academy Award®-nominated director of Il Postino, comes the critically acclaimed screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's controversial classic THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Antonio (Jeremy Irons), a successful but cash-poor merchant, approaches Shylock (Al Pacino), a wealthy moneylender, for a loan to help his young friend Bassanio (Joseph Fiennes, Shakespeare in Love) woo the fair Portia (Lynn Collins, 13 Going on 30). Despite being longtime enemies, Shylock grants the request, but demands one pound of Antonio's flesh if the debt is not repaid on time. When Antonio defaults on the loan, Shylock seeks what is legally owed to him but soon learns that those whom evil is done, do evil in return.
Starring: Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins, Zuleikha Robinson, Kris Marshall
Director: Michael Radford
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Posted on March 17, 2014 |
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People I Know (2002)
Crime | Drama
A New York press agent must scramble when his major client becomes embroiled in a huge scandal.
Starring: Al Pacino, Kim Basinger, Téa Leoni, Ryan O'Neal, Richard Schiff
Director: Daniel Algrant
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Posted on December 16, 2013 |
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City Hall (1996)
Drama | Thriller
A young boy dies from a stray bullet during a shootout between a cop and mob family member who had previously been supiciously given probabtion, only to break its terms. New York's Deputy Mayor, Kevin Calhoun starts digging for information.
Starring: Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda, Danny Aiello, Martin Landau
Director: Harold Becker
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Posted on December 4, 2013 |
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Two Bits (1995)
Drama
It's a hot summer day in 1933 in South Philly, where 12-year old Gennaro lives with his widowed mom and his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter, which he's promised to Gennaro and which Gennaro would like to have to buy a ticket to the plush new movie theater. But grandpa's not ready to pass on the quarter or pass on to his final reward: he has some unfinished business with a woman from his past, and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary.
Starring: Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Jerry Barone
Director: James Foley
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Posted on August 22, 2013 |
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The Insider (1999)
Biography | Drama | Thriller
A research chemist comes under personal and professional attack when he decides to appear in a "60 Minutes" expose on Big Tobacco.
Starring: Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse
Director: Michael Mann
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Posted on June 17, 2013 |
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Scarecrow (1973)
Drama
Max is an ex-con who's been saving money to open a car wash in Pittsburgh. Lionel is a sailor who's returning home to the midwest to see the child born while he was at sea. They form an unlikely pair as the brawling Max learns a little how Lionel copes with the world: Lionel believes that the scarecrow doesn't scare birds, but instead amuses them – birds find scare-crows funny.
Starring: Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, Dorothy Tristan, Ann Wedgeworth, Richard Lynch, Eileen Brennan
Director: Jerry Schatzberg
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Posted on May 31, 2013 |
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Stand Up Guys (2012)
Comedy | Crime
A pair of aging con men try to get the old gang back together for one last hurrah before one of the guys takes his last assignment — to kill his comrade.
Starring: Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin, Julianna Margulies, Mark Margolis
Director: Fisher Stevens
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Posted on April 18, 2013 |
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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Drama
An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.
Starring: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Pryce
Director: James Foley
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Posted on January 10, 2013 |
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Dick Tracy (1990)
Action | Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller
Dick Tracy attempts to stop the crime spree of Big Boy Caprice. Based on the famed detective hero of the comics.
Starring: Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino, Mandy Patinkin, Paul Sorvino, Dick Van Dyke
Director: Warren Beatty
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Posted on November 11, 2012 |
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Donnie Brasco (1997)
Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Posing as jewel broker Donnie Brasco, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone (Johnny Depp) is granted entrance into the violent mob family of aging hit man Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino). When his personal and professional lives collide, Pistone jeopardizes his marriage, his job life and, ultimately, the gangster mentor he has come to respect and admire.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Anne Heche
Director: Mike Newell
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Posted on October 23, 2012 |
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The Recruit (2003)
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
James Clayton might not have the attitude of a typical recruit, but he is one of the smartest graduating seniors in the country-and he's just the person that Walter Burke wants in the Agency. James regards the CIA's mission as an intriguing alternative to an ordinary life, but before he becomes an Ops Officer, James has to survive The Farm, where the veteran Burke teaches him the ropes and rules of the game. James quickly rises through the ranks and falls for Layla, one of his fellow recruits. But just when James starts to question his role and decides to "wash out," Burke taps him for a special assignment to root out a mole. It soon becomes clear that at The Farm, the CIA's old maxims are true: "trust no one" and "nothing is at it seems."
Starring: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan, Gabriel Macht
Director: Roger Donaldson
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Posted on October 1, 2012 |
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88 Minutes (2007)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Dr. Jack Gramm is a college professor who moonlights as a forensic psychiatrist for the FBI. When Gramm receives a death threat claiming he has only 88 minutes to live, he must use all his skills and training to narrow down the possible suspects, who include a disgruntled student, a jilted former lover, and a serial killer who is already on death row, before his time runs out.
Starring: Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski, Amy Brenneman, William Forsythe
Director: Jon Avnet
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Posted on October 1, 2012 |
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Two for the Money (2005)
Drama | Sport | Thriller
Former college football star, Brandon Lane's uncanny ability to predict the outcome of a game introduces him to an unexpected new career when his gridiron glory is sidelined by a crushing injury. Brandon's talent makes him a prime candidate for recruitment by Walter Abraham, the head of one of the biggest sports consulting operations in the country. Walter hires the small town ex-athlete and grooms him into a shrewd front man. Brandon soon begins to enjoy his status as a Manhattan golden boy and finds himself growing comfortable with Walter's high-rolling lifestyle. The surrogate father/surrogate son relationship fattens Walter's business and personal accounts–until Brandon's golden touch begins to falter at the same time that Walter's manipulation of his protégé crosses the line. With millions of dollars on the line, Brandon and Walter engage in a deadly game of con versus con, each one trying to maintain the upper hand while everyone in their world, including Walter's wife, Toni, are drawn into the escalating duel–where ultimately everything isn't what it appears to be.
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Al Pacino, Rene Russo, Armand Assante, Carly Pope, Jeremy Piven
Director: D.J. Caruso
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Posted on September 11, 2012 |
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The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new boss is Lucifer himself.
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Connie Nielsen, Tamara Tunie, Judith Ivey
Director: Taylor Hackford
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Posted on July 19, 2012 |
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Sea of Love (1989)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Frank Keller is a New York detective investigating a case of a serial killer who finds the victims through the lonely hearts column in newspapers. Keller falls in love with Helen, the main suspect in the case.
Starring: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, Michael Rooker, William Hickey
Director: Harold Becker
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Posted on June 17, 2012 |
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Insomnia (2002)
Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Invited to Nightmute, Alaska, to head a murder case, a veteran LAPD detective finds his investigation disrupted by an ever-shining midnight sun that wreaks sleep-depriving havoc on him – and by personal guilt over a second crime that may be real…or a figment of his increasingly unstable consciousness.
Starring: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Martin Donovan
Director: Christopher Nolan
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Posted on June 14, 2012 |
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Scent of a Woman (1992)
Drama
Hard-up student Charlie Simms agrees to a job over Thanksgiving weekend to earn some much-needed cash: he has to escort blind, embittered ex-Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade as he indulges the good life in New York city. Slade plans to eat, drink, make merry and womanise – but unbeknown to Charlie, Slade has some surprising plans to bring the weekend to a close. A remake of a 1974 Dino Risi film.
Starring: Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Gabrielle Anwar
Director: Martin Brest
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Posted on March 11, 2012 |
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Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
Crime | Thriller
Danny Ocean and the gang would have only one reason to pull off their most ambitious and risky casino heist – to defend one of their own. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank ddouble-crosses one of the original Ocean's eleven – Reuben Tishkoff – Danny and the gang team up one more time to see if they can break "the Bank".
Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino
Director: Steven Soderbergh
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Posted on February 19, 2012 |
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Jack and Jill (2011)
Comedy | Drama | Romance
Jack Sadelstein, a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, who dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit of his identical twin sister Jill. Jill's neediness and passive-aggressiveness is maddening to Jack, turning his normally tranquil life upside down.
Starring: Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes, Peter Dante, David Spade
Director: Dennis Dugan
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