Carlito's Way

Carlito's Way

1993 · 144 min · EN · R · 7.8 (2,858 votes)
Dir. Brian De Palma · Starring Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo, Ingrid Rogers, Luis Guzmán · Music Patrick Doyle · Carlito's Way Collection

He's got a good future if he can live past next week.

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A Puerto-Rican ex-con, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him, and lead a better life outside NYC.

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This is a slick, melancholic plunge into a world of inescapable pasts and treacherous loyalties. It feels like a neon-lit descent into a dream of redemption constantly threatened by the shadows of a criminal life. The atmosphere is thick with a sense of impending doom, yet tinged with a desperate, romantic yearning for escape.

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