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Fingers

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85% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 68% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Jimmy (Harvey Keitel) wants nothing more than to play Carnegie Hall. He has talent, and the ambition is definitely there. But Jimmy is the son of a mob boss (Michael V. Gazzo) and when he's not practicing piano, he's roughing up guys unable to pay their debts to his father. To ease the pressure he feels between his family obligations and his artistic ambitions, Jimmy indulges in sex and drugs. But the stress is getting too much, and Jimmy may ruin everything as his life spins out of control.

Critics Reviews

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Gary Arnold Washington Post 03/04/2019
It's difficult to perceive where a large public might be located for an introspective movie this schematic and unappealing. Go to Full Review
Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness 05/03/2005
A-
A penetrating portrait of tortured, impotent masculinity and the foolishness of attempting to be something you're not. Go to Full Review
Tom Meek Cambridge Day 01/23/2021
3/4
...it remains provocative... Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 03/07/2015
B+
It blends together high and low culture, as Toback bet on this combo to win despite its long odds. Go to Full Review
Fernando F. Croce CinePassion 02/06/2010
Portrait of the artist as a young thug Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 11/20/2007
4/5
Wow. Cool. Go to Full Review
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Ishara L 12/01/2024 I hated it. I was expecting a story about the dichotomy of wanting to become what you love and doing what is expected of you. Instead it's a bumbling meander of failed masculinity without an underlying foundation of character. Also, multiple attempted rapes. See more Shioka O 12/18/2022 I always appreciate Keitel's commitment, he is good one-of-a -kind actor. but this film is not so much. Quite sketchy. There are other great character study films out there. See more 03/27/2022 Interesting, tense film. See more delysid d 07/19/2018 i dont get what im supposed to like about this stupid mr. fingers. who gives a shit what he does See more 06/26/2015 I understand that this is the bastard step child of Mean Streets and other gritty, urban, realistic 70's cinema...I understand Harvey Keitel is a very good actor. It doesn't mean I have to like this film or any of the characters. In fact, it's extremely unlikeable, even before the prostate exam scene. (Yes, really. Perhaps another nod to the title?) The sound mixing is awful. The dichotomy of a man who loves classical piano and 60's pop music really doesn't work. If he had found his way to CBGBs instead of walking around listening to Summertime and Angel of the Morning---it still would have been awful but at least it would have been so aurally annoying. I haven't been so grateful a movie was over since Titanic. See more 12/24/2014 What was the point of this awful, nonsensical movie? None that I could see. Ugly and aimless. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Jimmy (Harvey Keitel) wants nothing more than to play Carnegie Hall. He has talent, and the ambition is definitely there. But Jimmy is the son of a mob boss (Michael V. Gazzo) and when he's not practicing piano, he's roughing up guys unable to pay their debts to his father. To ease the pressure he feels between his family obligations and his artistic ambitions, Jimmy indulges in sex and drugs. But the stress is getting too much, and Jimmy may ruin everything as his life spins out of control.
Director
James Toback
Producer
George Barrie
Screenwriter
James Toback
Distributor
Worldvision Enterprises Inc., Brut Productions
Production Co
Brut Productions, Fingers Productions, Inc.
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 2, 1978, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 21, 2017
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Mono