Donnie Brasco (1997)

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An undercover FBI agent, infiltrating the mob, identifies with the mafia lifestyle more than his own. This is a true story adapted from the book "Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia", written by Joseph D. Pistone.

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When they send for you, you go in alive, you come out dead, and it's your best friend that does it.

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Al Pacino Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero
Johnny Depp Donnie Brasco
Michael Madsen Sonny Black
Bruno Kirby Nicky
James Russo Paulie
Anne Heche Maggie Pistone
Zeljko Ivanek Tim Curley
Paul Giamatti FBI Technician
Tim Blake Nelson FBI Technician
Gerry Becker Agent Dean Blandford FBI
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Posing as jewel broker Donnie Brasco, FBI agent Joseph D. Pistone is granted entrance into the violent mob family of aging hitman Lefty Ruggiero. When his personal and professional lives collide, Pistone jeopardizes his marriage, his job, his life and, ultimately, the gangster mentor he has come to respect and admire.

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Name Donnie Brasco
US Release Feb. 28, 1997
UK Release May 2, 1997
AUS Release May 1, 1997
Runtime 127
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English
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Crime
Drama
Thriller
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gangster
police
extreme violence
true story
Rating R
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  • - a reported budget of $35,000,000
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  • In today's dollars
    Domestic $41,909,762
    Foreign +83,000,000
  • = total worldwide gross $124,909,762
  • - a reported budget of $35,000,000
  • = a 256.9% net profit of $89,909,762
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