The Alto Knights

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The Alto Knights

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Released Mar 21

2h 3m

Crime

Drama

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The film follows two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello (Robert De Niro) and Vito Genovese (De Niro), as they vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever.

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Critics Consensus

A competent but tired retread of mob movie tropes, The Alto Knights pits De Niro vs. De Niro with no real victor emerging.

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Audience Says

Prioritizing drama over action, The Alto Knights works as a somewhat enjoyable pastiche of mob films.

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Katie Walsh

Tribune News Service

More interesting in the context of Robert De Niro’s filmography than it is necessarily as a standalone picture.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 29, 2025

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

I don't know why this movie exists. It breathes no new new life into the mobster movie genre at all and will only serve to remind you of better movies.

Mar 28, 2025

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

Broadly speaking, I like this as a piece of classical gangster theater.

Mar 28, 2025

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Colin Biggs

That Shelf

The prevailing feeling throughout The Alto Knights‘ is that it should’ve been made 20 years ago. Too much of the film feels like a replay of Martin Scorsese‘s greatest hits.

Apr 26, 2025

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

The Alto Knights is a decent film. When it relies on the classic elements of gangster cinema,...it offers a compelling story, and although smaller in scale, it's no less interesting than Scorsese's epics. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 6/10

Apr 22, 2025

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Abhishek Srivastava

The Times of India

There are moments of brilliance, and De Niro remains the undisputed king of gangster cinema, but the film never becomes more than the sum of its parts.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 20, 2025

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Luis

Not a bad movie but definitely underwhelming.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/17/25

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John S

Excellent period piece based to some degree on historical events. The acting was superb.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/13/25

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Rajesh S

It is more like a documentary but, very interesting and somewhat long

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/08/25

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Shawn H

It’s was ok. Not a lot of action like I’m used to when you think of a gánster movie

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/08/25

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Coleen T

Don't believe the jaded film critics. The Alto Knights is an excellent film - the story and acting are superb. If you appreciate Robert DeNiro's acting, in general, you will love watching this movie. Directed by the great Barry Levinson.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/07/25

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Najada

Very Very Good Film. Love the narration, the editing, the Cinematography, the acting, the directing, the production design. Overall a fantastic film. The story is well written and recounts the events taking you through the 1950's 60's & 70's. Classic Mobster movie done in very good taste. Not a whole lot of explosions, gunfire, shootouts, or bloody murders. I can probably count on one hand how many people were taken out on camera. This movie is incredibly refreshing and does it's job as a well told story. it is interesting, a bit thought provoking, a history lesson, a bit funny and a little bit sad. Not a huge emotional rollercoaster, but not every movie needs to have you emotionally wound up. there seems to be a lot of bad reviews around this movie. I personally think it's because there are a lot of people that have forgotten what true cinema is, and the filmmakers that made this movie come from the golden age of film. This one could very well be one of the last of it's kind. Anyone who cherishes the art of cinema should check this out. It is a master class in creative storytelling. and Robert de Niro playing two characters was awesome. some folks said it was hard to tell them apart but I thought it was very well done and easy to distinguish. It was pretty fluid for me. Enjoy the movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/25

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Synopsis

The film follows two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello (Robert De Niro) and Vito Genovese (De Niro), as they vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever.

Director: Barry Levinson
Producer: Irwin Winkler, Barry Levinson, Jason Sosnoff, Charles Winkler, David Winkler
Screenwriter: Nicholas Pileggi
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Irwin Winkler
Rating: R (Violence|Pervasive Language)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 21, 2025, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.1M
Runtime: 2h 3m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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