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Donnie Brasco

Movie · 1997 · 123 min

A slow, tense descent into loyalty and deception, where every friendship carries the weight of inevitable betrayal.

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1997 American crime drama film directed by Mike Newell
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Year
1997
Runtime
123 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • identity
  • friendship
  • crime
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, crime, thriller, gangster, crime thriller, crime drama
Directed by
Mike Newell
Written by
Paul Attanasio
Starring
Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Michael Madsen, Paul Giamatti, Anne Heche, Bruno Kirby, Gretchen Mol, Tim Blake Nelson
Music
Patrick Doyle
Runtime
123 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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