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Scarface (1983)

"He loved the American Dream. With a vengeance."
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👍 91%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 72%
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Runtime
2h 50m
Rated
R
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
8.2/10 (12,806 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
79%
Metacritic
65

Cast

Al Pacino as Tony Montana · 75% avg
Steven Bauer as Manny Ray · 72% avg
Michelle Pfeiffer as Elvira · 73% avg
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Gina · 75% avg
Robert Loggia as Frank Lopez · 71% avg
Miriam Colon as Mama Montana · 79% avg
F. Murray Abraham as Omar · 75% avg
Paul Shenar as Alejandro Sosa · 78% avg

Is Scarface good?

Yes. 91% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 72%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#43 / 1971 · Action
Rank in its year
#2 / 35 · 1983
Rank among its director's films
#1 / 15 · Brian De Palma

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Scarface is a 1983 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone, a loose remake of the 1932 Howard Hawks film. Al Pacino stars as Tony Montana, a Cuban refugee who arrives in Miami during the 1980 Mariel boatlift and builds a vast cocaine empire through ruthless ambition, extreme violence, and an insatiable hunger for power and wealth. As Tony rises from dishwasher to drug lord, his paranoia, cocaine addiction, and megalomania destroy every relationship in his life — his friendship with Manny, his marriage to Elvira played by Michelle Pfeiffer, and ultimately his bond with his sister Gina — leading to a spectacular, self-destructive downfall.

Over the decades, however, the film underwent a dramatic cultural reappraisal, becoming one of the most referenced and quoted films in popular culture — particularly in hip-hop, where Tony Montana's rags-to-riches narrative and unapologetic pursuit of wealth resonated deeply. Al Pacino's volcanic performance created one of cinema's most indelible characters, and lines like "Say hello to my little friend" entered the permanent pop culture lexicon. Oliver Stone drew on his own drug experiences and research into the Miami cocaine trade for the screenplay, giving the film an authenticity beneath its Grand Guignol surface.

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