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95% 466 Reviews Tomatometer 86% 1,000+ Verified Ratings Audience Score In the 1950s, truck driver Frank Sheeran gets involved with Russell Bufalino and his Pennsylvania crime family. As Sheeran climbs the ranks to become a top hit man, he also goes to work for Jimmy Hoffa -- a powerful Teamster tied to organized crime. Read More Read Less Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets

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An epic gangster drama that earns its extended runtime, The Irishman finds Martin Scorsese revisiting familiar themes to poignant, funny, and profound effect.

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DONALD H Great return to form from Scoresese Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/20 Full Review Audience Member Just before the Oscars I got the opportunity to watch this 10 times nominee on the big screen. At 3:29 hours, it is loooong! Not a real problem, though, since it was shot for Netflix with only limited theatrical release, so very few people had to sit through it in a theater. Most of the acting is great, as are the visual effects of aging / younging (?) the numerous well known actors over the story that spanned several decades. The story is the film's biggest flaw, though: there was no build-up, no climax, just year after year after year, dying down in the end. Best picture? Not even remotely, with Joker, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Little Women in the mix. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Wendy B Good movie, interesting story, but way too long Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/20 Full Review JDSC The movie was good, as was the acting. However, the same story could have been told in half the time. It was way too long. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/20 Full Review Michael M Classic Scorsese! Di Niro and Pacino command the movie like they always have throughout their career. I just wish it wasn't such a long movie. After 3 hours I was wearing down. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/20 Full Review lhdjrd L Cant believe deNiro was not nominated! So good as was Joe Pesci.. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/20 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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Martin Scorsese Director Robert De Niro Frank Sheeran Al Pacino Jimmy Hoffa Joe Pesci Russell Bufalino Anna Paquin Peggy Sheeran Harvey Keitel Angelo Bruno
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The Irishman | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Scott Marks San Diego Reader It didn't take a genius to see that television was finally poised to win the war against movies. I just didn't expect my teacher to be leading the charge against theatrical exhibition. Rated: 3/5 Jan 29, 2020 Full Review The Irishman | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Wenlei Ma News.com.au The Irishman is a much more deliberate and weighty gangster film - by comparison, Goodfellas is a riot. But it's a vibe that works in its gravitas. Rated: 4/5 Dec 23, 2019 Full Review The Irishman | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Namrata Joshi The Hindu The affecting, ruminative finale and the melancholic last scene leaves a metaphorical door ajar in our hearts, a deep hollow that's hard to fill... Dec 12, 2019 Full Review The Irishman | Rotten Tomatoes (4) KT Mahe For Your Reference Podcast The Irishman has the same Scorsese beats we have come to love but moves to a noticeably staggered rhythm in it's device of storytelling, laboured performances and reluctance to commit to the brutal energy of Goodfellas. Rated: 3/5 Feb 20, 2024 Full Review The Irishman | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Oti For Your Reference Podcast The Irishman tests patience with its runtime and less effective storytelling on a second watch. CGI de-aging distracts, yet Scorsese's touch shines in cinematography. Rated: 3/5 Feb 20, 2024 Full Review The Irishman | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Denise Pieniazek Puesta en Escena (AR) One of the most important characteristics of the gangster genre is that we access the story through the point of view of the protagonist, in this case Frank Sheeran, who, is an immigrant. Through the narrative resource of the first person... Rated: 10/10 Jan 27, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis In the 1950s, truck driver Frank Sheeran gets involved with Russell Bufalino and his Pennsylvania crime family. As Sheeran climbs the ranks to become a top hit man, he also goes to work for Jimmy Hoffa -- a powerful Teamster tied to organized crime.

Director
Martin Scorsese

Executive Producer
Richard Baratta, Niels Juul, Jai Stefan, Chad A. Verdi, Berry Welsh, Tyler Zacharia, Rick Yorn, Nicholas Pileggi

Screenwriter
Steven Zaillian

Distributor
Netflix

Production Co
Tribeca Productions, Winkler Films, Sikelia Productions

Rating
R (Strong Violence|Pervasive Language)

Genre
Crime, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 1, 2019, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 27, 2019

Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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