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Carlito's Way (1993)

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Release Date: November 10, 1993
On DVD: September 13, 2005
Genre: Crime, Action, Drama
Running Time: 144 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong violence, drug content, sexuality and language.
Director: Brian De Palma
Writer: Edwin Torres, David Koepp
Cast: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo, Ingrid Rogers

Carlito Brigante is released from jail after serving five years of a much longer stretch. He vows to go straight and to live life as a fine, upstanding citizen. He even rekindles a romance with his ex-lover. However, Carlito's associates cannot seem to leave him in peace...his nephew involves him a pool-room gunfight, his lawyer asks him for "favours" which spiral out of control, and even an old friend (now a wheelchair bound paraplegic) tries Read more

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Grade: B+ Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller and John Leguizamo star in "Carlito's Way," the 1993 masterpiece by Brian De Palma, which has now returned on an "Ultimate Edition" DVD. Read the full movie review

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