Al Pacino
Director, Actor
- Me, Natalie (1969)
- Dir. Fred Coe
Feat. Patty Duke, James Farentino, Salome Jens…
- Thoughtful, though occasionally mawkish coming–of–age tale with Patty Duke as a young woman struggling with low self esteem and fighting…
- Panic in Needle Park, The (1971)
- Dir. Jerry Schatzberg
Feat. Al Pacino, Kitty Winn, Alan Vint…
- Grungy drug pic with Pacino in his breakthrough role as a charismatic junkie pulling Kitty Winn into his destructive orbit. Screenplay written by…
- Godfather, The (1972)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro…
- Adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel is a vivid and immaculately staged chronicle of a Sicilian family's ascension to NY gangland dominance. Seamlessly…
- Serpico (1973)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Al Pacino
- Pacino plays a tough, non–conformist cop who exposes police corruption and suffers persecution. Influential, authentic crime drama.
- Scarecrow (1973)
- Dir. Jerry Schatzberg
Feat. Gene Hackman, Al Pacino
- Modest drama charts the therapeutic relationship between two drifters who seek redemption. Sombre moral tale about ordinary people is the kind rarely…
- Godfather Part 2, The (1974)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton…
- The Corleone saga continues with the same passion and exacting standards, it both broadens the scope and bolsters the stature of the original. Hailed…
- Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
- Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Al Pacino
- Al Pacino is stunning as a deluded no–hoper who robs a New York bank to finance his lover's sex change operation. Riveting drama based on a…
- Bobby Deerfield (1977)
- Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Al Pacino, Marthe Keller, Anny Duperey…
- Solid, if overlong and overly sincere, drama about an American racing car driver (Pacino) who falls in love with a dying heiress. Not exactly…
- And Justice for All (1979)
- Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Al Pacino, Jack Warden, Craig T. Nelson…
- Intense, if uneven courtroom–drama in which hot–shot lawyer Al Pacino defends a judge on a rape charge. Even a top supporting cast and a…
- Cruising (1980)
- Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen
- Controversial, grimy thriller places cop Al Pacino undercover in New York's gay community in an effort to ensnare a serial killer, but the job begins…
- Author! Author! (1982)
- Dir. Arthur Hiller
Feat. Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon, Tuesday Weld…
- Pacino plays a playwright whose wife deserts the family shortly before his breakthrough work opens on Broadway. Slight, but attractive comedy is a…
- Scarface (1983)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Al Pacino
- Sweat–breakingly violent portrait of a contemporary mobster with Pacino in top gear as the ruthless megalomaniac. Stunning, if you can hack…
- Revolution (1985)
- Dir. Hugh Hudson
Feat. Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski…
- Disastrous epic with Pacino almost committing career suicide as a fur trapper caught in the upheaval of the American Revolution. Some handsome…
- Sea of Love (1989)
- Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, John Goodman
- Murder suspect Ellen Barkin and detective Al Pacino have a very dangerous liaison in this sexy, hi–tension whodunnit. A first class entry with…
- Godfather Part 3, The (1990)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Al Pacino
- The conclusion of the epic Corleone trilogy, with an aging Al Pacino looking to legitimise his business activities, and find a suitable successor.…
- Frankie and Johnny (1991)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer
- Humble fairy tale about a rocky relationship between hamburger cook and waitress. A dolled down Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer star in this…
- Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
- Dir. James Foley
Feat. Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, Ed Harris…
- Gripping transposition of David Mamet's savage stageplay about ruthless real estate salesmen who reel under a do–or–die sales ultimatum.…
- Scent of a Woman (1993)
- Dir. Martin Brest
Feat. Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, Gabrielle Anwar…
- Al Pacino finally method–acts his way to Oscar glory as a blind war veteran who, with the reluctant young chaperone, ventures to New York to…
- Carlito's Way (1993)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Viggo Mortensen
- De Palma contains his usual showy excess and proves he can be a consummate storyteller with this captivating, multi–layered crime yarn.
Al…
- Heat (1995)
- Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Al Pacino, Robert De Niro
- Epic bank–heist drama matches heavyweight detective Al Pacino against master–thief Robert De Niro. While this dream pairing generates the…
- Two Bits (1995)
- Dir. James Foley
Feat. Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
- Delicate Depression–era memoir set during the hot Philadelphian summer of 1933, stars Al Pacino as a…
- City Hall (1996)
- Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda
- Good old–fashioned ethics melodrama with fine perfs from Al Pacino and John Cusack lending the required lustre to plot intricacies involving…
- Looking for Richard (1996)
- Dir. Al Pacino
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Winona Ryder…
- Al Pacino's pet project, and his directing debut, explores the American actor's paradoxical obsessions with Shakespeare, debunking some of the…
- Donnie Brasco (1997)
- Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen…
- Riveting, true–life tale of an FBI agent's perilous infiltration of the New York Mafia in the 70s. A knife–edge dramatic tension is…
- Pitch (1997)
- Dir. Spencer Rice, Kenny Hotz
Feat. Al Pacino, Roger Ebert, Matt Dillon…
- A pair of unknowns – the film–makers – pitch their movie scripts at the Toronto Film Festival and in Hollywood.
Their unique,…
- Devil's Advocate, The (1997)
- Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron
- Invincible lawyer Keanu Reeves is tempted to join an elite law firm, but bossman Al Pacino has a firey temper and is looking for lifelong commitment,…
- Insider, The (1999)
- Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Russell Crowe, Al Pacino, Christopher Plummer…
- A brooding masterpiece from dir. Mann (HEAT), who finally wrestles down a topic of sufficient weight to justify the peerless brilliance of his…
- Any Given Sunday (2000)
- Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Dennis Quaid, Aaron Eckhart, LL Cool J…
- Tackling the subject of American football with trademark fervour, a mix of film stocks and some frantic editing, Oliver Stone delivers a…
- Insomnia (2002)
- Dir. Christopher Nolan
Feat. Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank…
- Consummate thriller from the director of “Memento” is an exemplary remake that follows closely yet deftly refines the well–regarded yet…
- S1m0ne (Simone) (2002)
- Dir. Andrew Niccol
Feat. Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Pruitt Taylor Vince…
- Another ‘future shock’ escapade from the creator of THE TRUMAN SHOW and GATTACA that this time taps a comic vein to convey the effect that a…
- People I Know (2002)
- Dir. Daniel Algrant
Feat. Al Pacino, Kim Basinger, Ryan O'Neal…
- A NYC publicist personally and professionally crashing helps out a high–profile client and ends up trapped in a warren of drug fuelled scandal…
- Flix Mix Ultimate Fights (2002)
- Feat. Jet Li, Jackie Chan, Wesley Snipes…
- An intense compilation of the most memorable and ambitious fight scenes from Hollywood and abroad.
- Recruit, The (2003)
- Dir. Roger Donaldson
Feat. Al Pacino, Colin Farrell
- CIA–trainer Al Pacino puts computer hacker Colin Farrell through the hoops to prepare him for the world of intelligence gathering and secret…
- Gigli (2003)
- Dir. Martin Brest
Feat. Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Al Pacino…
- Famously derided as one of the worst films ever made, this cinematic failure finally proved to Hollywood that audiences don't care about $75 million…
- Angels in America (TV Mini Series) (2004)
- Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson…
- An ambitious, multi–leveled portrait of the fractures, politics and metaphysical crises of 1980s America based on the stageplay by Tony…
- Merchant of Venice, The (2004)
- Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes…
- Al Pacino seems at home in the Bard’s world compared to his more recent contemporary forays, turning in a thorough and morally ambiguous rendition…
- Two for the Money (2005)
- Dir. D. J. Caruso
Feat. Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo…
- Set in the world of gridiron betting, this steamy male melodrama has an injured quarterback (McConaughey) tempted into the field of 'sports…
- Ocean's Thirteen (Ocean's 13) (2007)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon…
- Another high–rolling casino caper from ringmaster Soderbergh, this third flutter on the heist franchise retains his original debonair cast in a…
- 88 Minutes (2007)
- Dir. Jon Avnet
Feat. Al Pacino, Alicia Witt, Leelee Sobieski…
- Humdrum, race–against–the–clock thriller stars ol’ owl–eyes as a professor whose recent testimony against a convicted…
- Righteous Kill (2008)
- Dir. Jon Avnet
Feat. Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, John Leguizamo…
- Heavyweight has–beens De Niro and Pacino team up again as a couple of NYPD detectives on the trail of a serial killer, whose signature murders…
- You Don't Know Jack (2010)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Al Pacino, Danny Huston, Susan Sarandon…
- Al Pacino delivers his most committed performance in years in this divisive tale of Euthanasia advocate Jack Kevorkian, with seasoned dir. Levinson…
- Son of No One, The (2011)
- Dir. Dito Montiel
Feat. Channing Tatum, Al Pacino, Ray Liotta…
- Channing Tatum plays a rookie policeman assigned to the neighborhood of his troubled youth in this excitable crooked cop tale.
Great cast, though…
- Jack and Jill (2011)
- Dir. Dennis Dugan
Feat. Adam Sandler, Al Pacino, Katie Holmes…
- Adam Sandler moves into 'Eddie Murphy' phase in this crass, disagreeable comedy about repugnant identical twins forced to spend Thanksgiving together…
- Stand Up Guys (2012)
- Dir. Fisher Stevens
Feat. Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin…
- Three geriatric wiseguys strive to recapture their youth by engaging in a crime spree for nostalgia's sake. A surprisingly sweet, endearingly…
- Phil Spector (2013)
- Dir. David Mamet
Feat. Al Pacino, Helen Mirren, Chiwetel Ejiofor…
- David Mamet brilliantly dramatises Phil Spector's trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson in this self–proclaimed "work of fiction", in which the…
- Humbling, The (2014)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Al Pacino, Greta Gerwig, Dianne Wiest…
- Al Pacino and Greta Gerwig headline this erotic comedy about a stage actor who is slowly losing his mind who engages in a relationship with a…
- Manglehorn (2014)
- Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Harmony Korine…
- Al Pacino gives a nicely understated performance as an eccentric small–town locksmith, trying to start his life over again with the help of a…
- Danny Collins (2015)
- Dir. Dan Fogelman
Feat. Al Pacino, Annette Bening, Jennifer Garner…
- Al Pacino stars as an aging rock star who decides to change his life when he discovers a 40–year–old letter written to him by John…
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood) (2019)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie…
- Sprawling love–letter to the final years of Hollywood's golden age, following a faded television actor and his stunt double as they face the…
- Irishman, The (2019)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci…
- Unwieldly but fascinating Scorsese crime drama, in which the director reunites with good fellas Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci to tell the…
- House of Gucci (2021)
- Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto…
- Lavish drama about the Gucci dynasty, with Lady Gaga (A STAR IS BORN) note–perfect as Patrizia Reggiani, the ambitious outsider who marries…