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Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critics What's this?

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8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 26 Ratings

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  • Starring: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp
  • Summary: Al Pacino and Johnny Depp head an all-star cast in this gangland thriller about an undercover FBI agent who befriends a hitman to gain entry to the mob. (Sony)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    100
    One terrific movie... Pacino and Depp are a match made in acting heaven, riffing off each other with astonishing subtlety and wit.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    The true soul of the New York mob is portrayed in Donnie Brasco, a first-class Mafia thriller that is also in its way a love story -- perhaps director Mike Newell's best.
  3. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    60
    Because the filmmakers have skewed the story into a Donnie-Lefty lovefest, the breakage of their trust signals the breakage of Donnie's spirit even in triumph. Case closed. It's the kind of fade-out we might expect from the it's-all-hopeless era of '60s counterculture movies. It's emotionally effective, but also a cheat.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. jessec
    10
    Great movie, very entertaining.
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  2. StevenS
    9
    This movie was great, loved the suspense bits... like when he's a hair away from being caught, it's got a lot of style, great movie!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. ERG1008
    7
    Forget about it! Al Pacino in one of his better roles (less over the top & a caricature like most of his later work), Johnny Depp great as usual & a very strong supporting cast with Michael Madsen, Anne Heche & Bruno Kirby.… Expand
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