Paradise Alley

Paradise Alley

1978 · 107 min · EN · PG · 5.8 (118 votes)
Dir. Sylvester Stallone · Starring Sylvester Stallone, Lee Canalito, Armand Assante, Frank McRae, Anne Archer, Kevin Conway · Music Bill Conti

The Carboni Boys. They haul ice, lay out stiffs and dance with monkeys.

ActionDrama

Three Italian-American brothers, living in the slums of 1940's New York City, try to help each other with one's wrestling career using one brother's promotional skills and another brother's con-artist tactics to thwart a sleazy manager.

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A raw, gritty slice of 70s urban life. It feels like a fever dream of street hustle, broken dreams, and fierce loyalty. The energy is palpable, even when the mood turns somber, capturing the desperate fight for survival.

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