Donnie Brasco overview
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Synopsis:
This drama about an undercover cop who learns the hidden dangers of working his way inside the mob was based on a true story. Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp) is an FBI agent who is given an assignment to infiltrate the Mafia; calling himself Donnie Brasco, he befriends Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino), a low-level mob hit man whose personal life is in tatters. Lefty's marriage is falling apart, his son is a junkie, and his health is failing, which only adds to his growing disillusionment about having spent 30 years with the Mafia (and killing 26 people) with little to show for it.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Mike Newell
- Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment, TriStar, Mandalay Pictures
- Year: 1997
- Run Time: 126 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Set in: New York City, NY
- MPAA Rating: R (for some strong graphic violence, pervasive strong language, and for brief nudity and sexuality)
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Crime
- Filmed in: Color
