Scarface
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82% Critic Match

Scarface

He loved the American Dream. With a vengeance.

8.2 / 10 1983 2h 50mR English
ActionCrimeDrama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Tony Montana

Lead
Steven Bauer

Steven Bauer

Manny Ray

Michelle Pfeiffer

Michelle Pfeiffer

Elvira

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Gina

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

Frank Lopez

Miriam Colon

Miriam Colon

Mama Montana

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Omar

Paul Shenar

Paul Shenar

Alejandro Sosa

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Brian De Palma's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Scarface is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker