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A Balasaur Score of 78 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 77%, Metacritic 65/100. Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 97% of the 746 1980s action movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 50m. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
Ratings
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
13,440 audience votes
Key crew
- Brian De PalmaDirector
- Giorgio MoroderOriginal Music Composer
- Oliver StoneScreenplay
Cast
- Al PacinoTony Montana
- Steven BauerManny Ray
- Michelle PfeifferElvira
- Mary Elizabeth MastrantonioGina
- Robert LoggiaFrank Lopez
- Miriam ColonMama Montana
- F. Murray AbrahamOmar
- Paul ShenarAlejandro Sosa
- Harris YulinBernstein
- Ángel SalazarChi Chi
- Arnaldo SantanaErnie
- Pepe SernaAngel
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