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Year
1975
Runtime
125 min.
Director
Sidney Lumet
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Biography
Rating *
8.0
Votes *
175,592
Checks
27,184
Favs
2,558
Dislikes
77
Favs/checks
9.4% (1:11)
Favs/dislikes
33:1
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  1. Fortitudine's avatar

    Fortitudine

    One of my favourite facts about the film is that Sonny, (in real life), watched the Godfather for some ideas before committing the actual robbery. So in quite the twist of fate, it would be Pacino that portrays him in the film.
    Amazing how life works out like that
    11 years 8 months ago
  2. dchauvin's avatar

    dchauvin

    I would've said that the writing was borderline ridiculous, however it is based on a true story, which I guess makes it instead an interesting and genuine insight into extreme human behaviour. Although, as with Network, I didn't really engage with the film to a great extent, it did have some moments of poignancy (particular the ending - spoiler). Lumet has a strange ability to produce acting performances of an almost surreal nature in an entirely plausible manner (the crowd cheering on a bank robber/hostage taker; and the whole gay side-marriage situation, which was particularly nice to see from Al Pacino), which is certainly provocative, and provides for a more refreshing film experience than many modern heist flicks. Further, when a large proportion of films in the genre aim to showcase the ingenuity of the criminal, it's pleasant to see an incompetent and thoroughly human bad guy/good guy protagonist. It's testimony to Pacino's performance that not once throughout watching did I question the moral correctness of my endearment to Sonny as the good guy. 11 years 10 months ago
  3. duckus's avatar

    duckus

    This film is simply incredible and probably the best proof of what a fantastic actor Pacino is. 13 years 3 months ago
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  1. This movie ranks #27 in Time Out’s The 100 Best Thrillers
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  2. This movie ranks #28 in BFI Flare's The Best LGBTQ+ Films of All Time
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  3. This movie ranks #34 in IMDb's 1970s Top 50
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  4. This movie ranks #40 in IMDb's Biography Top 50
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  5. This movie ranks #53 in iCheckMovies's 1970s Top 100
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  6. This movie ranks #61 in Stanley Kubrick, Cinephile
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  7. This movie ranks #70 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills
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  8. This movie ranks #75 in Spike Lee's Essential List of Films for Filmmakers
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  9. This movie ranks #232 in Jennifer Eiss's 500 Essential Cult Movies
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  10. This movie ranks #255 in The Guardian's 1000 Films to See Before You Die
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  11. This movie ranks #261 in Time Out's 1000 Films to Change Your Life
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  12. This movie ranks #300 in Academy Award - Best Picture Nominees
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  13. This movie ranks #329 in Roger Ebert's Great Movies
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  14. This movie ranks #353 in TSPDT's 1,000 Greatest Films
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  15. This movie ranks #380 in Emma Beare's 501 Must-See Movies
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  16. This movie ranks #413 in Halliwell's Top 1000: The Ultimate Movie Countdown
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  17. This movie ranks #443 in Empire's The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time
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  18. This movie ranks #477 in Box Office Mojo's All Time Adjusted Box Office
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  19. This movie ranks #539 in Library of Congress's National Film Registry
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  20. This movie ranks #590 in 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
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  21. This movie ranks #726 in Sight & Sound's The Greatest Films of All Time
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