cinemadiso's - Best Films Starring Al Pacino List
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The Godfather trilogy is the benchmark for all cinematic storytelling. Francis Ford Coppola's masterful adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel chronicles the rise and fall of the Corleone family in this celebrated epic. Collectively nominated for a staggering twenty-eight Academy Awards, the films are the winner of nine including two for Best Picture for The Godfather and The Godfather part II. Explore the phenomenal impact The Godfather films had on our culture, on other filmmakers, on the cinema and – over 35 years later – the enduring legacy and influence Coppola's Godfather trilogy has generated, as the films are lovingly quoted and mercilessly parodied in contemporary media. Hear the unlikely tale of the masterpiece that almost never happened! - Director:
- Francis Ford Coppola
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro
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On a hot Brooklyn afternoon, two optimistic losers set out to rob a bank. Sonny (Al Pacino) is the mastermind, Sal (John Cazale) is the follower, and disaster is the result. Because the cops, crowds, TV cameras and even the pizza man have arrived. The "well-planned" heist is now a circus. Based on a true incident, this thriller earned six Academy Award nominations. - Director:
- Sidney Lumet
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- Al Pacino, John Cazale, Penelope Allen
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After a botched abortion, Helen (Kitty Winn) has a chance encounter with small-time hustler and heroin addict, Boddy (Al Pacino), and the pair fall in love. But their bleak existence in and around Manhattan's 'Needle Park', with its overdoses, betrayals and police raids, pushes their relationship to the extreme. - Director:
- Jerry Schatzberg
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint
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A plainclothes street patrolman, Frank Serpico (Al Pacino) might be the best cop in New York, but he's unwilling to play dirty and give into the police corruption surrounding drugs, violence, and kickbacks that his colleagues indulge in every day. When he decides to expose those around him, Frank finds himself a target - not just to the city's criminals, but to his own peers. - Director:
- Sidney Lumet
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe
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A group of real-estate salesmen-cum-con artists live on the edge. All the time. Life is good for only one. For the rest, life hangs in the balance. There is no room for losers. The name of the game is simple: A-B-C. A-Always. B-Be. C-Closing. Always be closing. Sell or go under. Right under. Deep rock bottom under. That's the name of the game. It's simple. - Director:
- James Foley
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Leigh French, Jack Lemmon
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The true story of an FBI undercover agent (Johnny Depp) who becomes Donnie Brasco, 'The Jewel Man', to infiltrate one of the mob families. Donnie manoeuvres his way into the confidence of ageing hit man, Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino) who trusts Donnie and vouches for him to the mob. But Lefty and Donnie become friends when they should be enemies. As Donnie moves deeper and deeper into the Mafia chain of command, he realises he is not only crossing the line between federal agent and criminal but it also leading his friend Lefty to an almost certain death sentence... - Director:
- Mike Newell
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen
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Washed-up writer Harry Levine (Al Pacino) wants nothing more than success and happiness. Somehow, though, he seems to always find himself straying from his grand plan. Hoping for an honest review of his work, Levine spends an hour with his friend Jake Manheim (Jerry Orbach), a man whose wisdom abounds in the twilight of his life. But can an old dog like Harry learn new and, ultimately, more life-affirming tricks? - Director:
- Al Pacino
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Jerry Orbach, Susan Floyd
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Hotshot attorney Kevin Lomax's 64-0 case record has brought him a tempting offer from an elite New York firm. But the job Lomax accepts isn't what it seems. The Devil is in the details. In this gleeful, modern gothic fable, Keanu Reeves plays eager Lomax and Al Pacino is the charismatic firm founder who knows there are cases to be won…. and soul to be lost. From Lomax's court triumphs and skyrocket rise to its double-twist ending, "The Devil's Advocate" is red-hot entertainment. Lomax's life, wife (Charlie Theron) and soul are on the line. He's landed a job that's Heaven on Earth.. which can lead him straight to Hell. - Director:
- Taylor Hackford
- Cast:
- Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron
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In the spring of 1980, the port at Mariel Harbor was opened, and thousands set sail for the United States. They came in search of the American Dream. One of them found it on the sun-washed avenues of Miami…wealth, power and passion beyond his wildest dreams. He was Tony Montana (Al Pacino). The world will remember him by another name…Scarface. - Director:
- Brian De Palma
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, Charles Durning, Michelle Pfeiffer
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In a performance both volatile and graceful, Al Pacino reteams with 'Sea Of Love' director Harold Becker as New York Mayor John Pappas in 'City Hall', a savvy thriller that's the first film ever shot inside the lower Manhattan structure which is ground zero for the city's government. That and other NYC locations provide the vivid settings as an idealistic mayoral aide (John Cusack) follows a trail of subversion and cover-up that may loop back to the man he serves and reveres. - Director:
- Harold Becker
- Cast:
- Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda
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