Capone (2020)

The 47-year old Al Capone, after 10 years in prison, starts suffering from dementia and comes to be haunted by his violent past.

Director:

Josh Trank

Writer:

Josh Trank

Stars:

Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Hardy	...	Fonse
Linda Cardellini	...	Mae
Matt Dillon	...	Johnny
Al Sapienza	...	Ralphie
Kathrine Narducci	...	Rosie
Noel Fisher	...	Junior
Gino Cafarelli	...	Gino
Mason Guccione	...	Tony
Jack Lowden	...	Crawford
Kyle MacLachlan	...	Doctor Karlock
Rose Bianco	...	Nanna
Manny Fajardo	...	Zambini (as Manuel Fajardo Jr.)
Christopher Bianculli	...	Young Tony
Edgar Arreola	...	Rodrigo
Jhemma Ziegler	...	Betty

Storyline

The film will talk about Al Capone after a long prison sentence. Deprived of his former power, sick with syphilis and having lost all his friends and allies, he recalls the grave criminal past and the brutal crimes committed by his orders in the streets of Chicago.

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Plot Keywords:

gangster | one word title | diaper | adult diaper | feces | 

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Taglines:

We all pay for our crimes in the end.

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong/bloody violence, pervasive language and some sexuality

Did You Know?

Trivia

Tom Hardy will be the second English actor to portray Al Capone. The first was Stephen Graham, who portrayed Capone in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2010).

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Goofs

The Thompson sub machine gun drum magazine has a maximum capacity of 100 rounds. Al was firing many more rounds than that without reloading. This might have been a dream sequence scene.

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Quotes

Fonse: You tell anybody I will cut your fucking eyes out, do you understand me?
Johnny: Tell anybody what?

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Failed Oscar Bait Movies of 2020 (2021)

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Soundtracks

give it up for Al
Performed, Written and Produced by El-P

User Reviews

Tom hardy needs to work only with the likes of Scorsese/Tarantino.

We've seen many great performances put to screen by Hardy, beginning with Bronson, which gave him the attention he needed, and ending with this one.

But with Capone, it was really only Hardy, plus Linda Cardellini's (with little screen-time) usual great work. We've seen many great acting talents wasted on poor screenplays and directing, which we hope not to see in the likes of Tom Hardy.

His only Oscar nomination was while working with a great director in Alejandro Iñárritu, but that was only it. If he takes the Leonardo DiCaprio route and only work with great directors (e.g. Scorsese, Tarantino, Nolan, Spielberg and Cameron), we would most definitely see the best in him, and him getting the appreciation he deserves.

We don't know what was intended with this movie, but whatever they had planned, Hardy did just enough to make it work. It may seem as an unconventional parodying performance, or just absolute madness-portraying.

If you appreciate great acting, watch this movie. Otherwise, you might want to look out for better plot experiences.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

Polish English Italian Spanish

Release Date:

12 May 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fonzo

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$858,281

Company Credits

Production Co:

BRON Studios, A Band Apart, Addictive Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1