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Paul Sorvino

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Where's Poppa?Where's Poppa? (Going Ape) (1970) Recommended
Dir. Carl Reiner
Feat. George Segal, Ruth Gordon, Ron Leibman
George Segal becomes determined to hurry along the demise of his ultra–demanding, super–senile 87 year–old mom (Ruth Gordon). Few…
Touch of Class, ATouch of Class, A (1972) Recommended
Dir. Melvin Frank
Feat. George Segal, Glenda Jackson, Paul Sorvino
George Segal and Glenda Jackson (in an Oscar–winning performance) strike up the right chemistry in this British romantic comedy in which their…
King LearKing Lear (1974)
Dir. Edwin Sherin
Feat. James Earl Jones, Raul Julia, Rosalind Cash
Filmed version of a outdoors live performance of Lear, featuring a bravura performance by Jones. Part of the Broadway Theatre Archive series.
Gambler, TheGambler, The (1974) Recommended
Dir. Karel Reisz
Feat. James Caan, Paul Sorvino, Lauren Hutton
A typically gritty 70s crime drama, adapted from a story by Dostoevsky, that boasts a fine performance by James Caan as a well–respected…
CruisingCruising (1980) Recommended
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…
Chiefs (TV Mini Series)Chiefs (TV Mini Series) (1983)
Dir. Jerry London
Feat. Charlton Heston, Keith Carradine, Brad Davis
A well–regarded television series stretching across three generations of policemen in a small city in the American South, beset by changing…
Chiller Chiller (1985)
Dir. Wes Craven
Feat. Paul Sorvino, Beatrice Straight, Dick O'Neill
Wes Craven's follow–up to A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, is a detached thriller about an entrepreneur who requests to be frozen and…
GoodfellasGoodfellas (1990) Aro Favourite
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro
The double–edged allure of life in the Mafia is richly detailed in Martin Scorsese's riveting saga that follows a young mobster through three…
NixonNixon (1995)
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Ed Harris
With almost Shakespearian gravitas, Anthony Hopkins portrays a flawed but fully–rounded Richard Nixon. Instead of the anticipated whitewash,…
Law and Order (TV Series)Law and Order (TV Series) (1997)
Feat. Michael Moriaty, George Dzundza, Paul Sorvino
The original US police and courtroom drama from which various satellite shows and TV movies have sprouted, which contrasts its polish with fairly…
Houdini (1998)
Dir. Pen Densham
Feat. Paul Sorvino, George Segal, Rhea Perlman
Well–equipped with a bevy of character actors, this biopic of the famous escape–artist goes on to detail Harry's seance–debunking…
CheatersCheaters (2000)
Dir. John Stockwell
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Jena Malone, Paul Sorvino
Solid cable–movie based on the alarming true story of a state schoolteacher (Jeff Daniels) who encouraged his team of underachievers to cheat…
Mambo ItalianoMambo Italiano (2003)
Dir. Emile Gaudreault
Feat. Luke Kirby, Ginette Reno, Paul Sorvino
Light–hearted story follows an Italian immigrant family in Canada who comically resist their son's efforts to announce he is gay. Set around…
Cooler, TheCooler, The (2004)
Dir. Wayne Kramer
Feat. William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Alec Baldwin
Casino–cool 'indie' film starring William H. Macy as a life–long loser employed to 'cool' the winning streaks of high–rollers in a…
Repo! The Genetic OperaRepo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
Dir. Darren Lynn Bousman
Feat. Alexa Vega, Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head
Gore–soaked goth opera set in a future necropolis where worldwide organ failure has necessitated a global organ–selling empire with an…
Kill the IrishmanKill the Irishman (2011)
Dir. Jonathan Hensleigh
Feat. Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Val Kilmer
Based on the violent exploits of Shamrock career criminal Danny Greene – a union crook, loan shark heavy, and finally, organised crime boss in…

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