The Irishman (2019)

A mob hitman recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

Charles Brandt (book), Steven Zaillian (screenplay)

Stars:

Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci

Top Rated Movies #126 | 12 wins & 22 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert De Niro	...	Frank Sheeran
Al Pacino	...	Jimmy Hoffa
Joe Pesci	...	Russell Bufalino
Harvey Keitel	...	Angelo Bruno
Ray Romano	...	Bill Bufalino
Bobby Cannavale	...	Skinny Razor
Anna Paquin	...	Older Peggy Sheeran
Stephen Graham	...	Anthony 'Tony Pro' Provenzano
Stephanie Kurtzuba	...	Irene Sheeran
Jack Huston	...	Robert Kennedy / RFK
Kathrine Narducci	...	Carrie Bufalino
Jesse Plemons	...	Chuckie O'Brien
Domenick Lombardozzi	...	Fat Tony Salerno
Paul Herman	...	Whispers DiTullio
Gary Basaraba	...	Frank 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons

Storyline

Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran is a man with a lot on his mind. The former labor union high official and hitman, learned to kill serving in Italy during the Second World War. He now looks back on his life and the hits that defined his mob career, maintaining connections with the Bufalino crime family. In particular, the part he claims to have played in the disappearance of his life-long friend, Jimmy Hoffa, the former president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, who mysteriously vanished in late July 1975 at the age of 62.

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Plot Keywords:

nonlinear timeline | criminal as protagonist | killer as protagonist | murder | truck driver | 

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Taglines:

His story changed history.

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language and strong violence.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English Italian Latin Spanish

Release Date:

27 November 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

I Heard You Paint Houses

Filming Locations:

New Jersey, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$159,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$797,839

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tribeca Productions, Sikelia Productions, Winkler Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

209 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS Datasat Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color Color (HD)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Deadline, the movie has been in development since 2010.

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Goofs

The chartered Cessna light-twin has modern "computer" instruments not in production for several years to come. Its parked propeller doesn't move, it's parked in the same spot, & the clouds are the same in both the arrival & return scenes. The identification N-number is of a design not available in that much-earlier era. It's a charter-op's turbocharged piston-engine plane, not a private jet.

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Quotes

Jimmy Hoffa: Who said it?
Frank Sheeran: Don't matter who said it.
Jimmy Hoffa: It matters. Was it Russell?
Frank Sheeran: No.
Jimmy Hoffa: No. Of course it's not Russell. And the little cocksucker from the Miami fiasco? No? Not him? No? Then who?
Frank Sheeran: I'm gonna tell you. Tony.
Jimmy Hoffa: Tony? Which Tony? They're all named Tony. I mean, what's the matter with Italians that they can only think of one name?
Frank Sheeran: The other Tony.
Jimmy Hoffa: What Tony?

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Crazy Credits

The movie's original title - I Hear You Paint Houses- is shown onscreen twice: once at the beginning of the film and once at the end after the title card for The Irishman is shown.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: The Irishman (2019)

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Soundtracks

La Vie en Rose
Music by Louiguy
Lyrics by Édith Piaf
Performed by Édith Piaf

User Reviews

To call it "good" is to call DaVinci a finger painter

I'm going to steal something I read from a food critic once-this deserves a zero because it's so good it'll ruin everything else for you. And that's what this masterpiece is to cinema. It's truly just that effing special. It reminded me just how much I miss Pesci. Never in my life has time flown by as quickly as it did watching this. A true joy and a privilege to witness. Well done sirs. Well done.