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The Irishman

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In the 1950s, truck driver Frank Sheeran gets involved with Russell Bufalino and his Pennsylvania crime family. As Sheeran climbs the ranks to become a top hit man, he also goes to work for Jimmy Hoffa -- a powerful Teamster tied to organized crime.
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An epic gangster drama that earns its extended runtime, The Irishman finds Martin Scorsese revisiting familiar themes to poignant, funny, and profound effect.

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Scott Marks San Diego Reader It didn't take a genius to see that television was finally poised to win the war against movies. I just didn't expect my teacher to be leading the charge against theatrical exhibition. Rated: 3/5 Jan 29, 2020 Full Review Wenlei Ma News.com.au The Irishman is a much more deliberate and weighty gangster film - by comparison, Goodfellas is a riot. But it's a vibe that works in its gravitas. Rated: 4/5 Dec 23, 2019 Full Review Namrata Joshi The Hindu The affecting, ruminative finale and the melancholic last scene leaves a metaphorical door ajar in our hearts, a deep hollow that's hard to fill... Dec 12, 2019 Full Review Julian Singleton Cinapse The Irishman...is a culmination of both Scorsese and Netflix’s efforts — it’s an old-school studio epic made on a technologically revolutionary scale. Jul 12, 2025 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com As always with Scorsese, the editing is crisp, the cars and clothes are ideal, and there’s absorbing scenes; the needle-drops are always on point. But the length of The Irishman is hellish and self-defeating, and the digital de-aging is a distraction... Rated: 3/5 Jun 11, 2025 Full Review Geoffrey Macnab iNews.co.uk Martin Scorsese's new film, starring De Niro, Pacino and Pesci, is as much about friendship and the passing of time as it is a thriller. Rated: 5/5 Jan 16, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Andrew Great storytelling! Masterpiece…. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/16/25 Full Review DONALD H Great return to form from Scoresese Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/20 Full Review Audience Member Just before the Oscars I got the opportunity to watch this 10 times nominee on the big screen. At 3:29 hours, it is loooong! Not a real problem, though, since it was shot for Netflix with only limited theatrical release, so very few people had to sit through it in a theater. Most of the acting is great, as are the visual effects of aging / younging (?) the numerous well known actors over the story that spanned several decades. The story is the film's biggest flaw, though: there was no build-up, no climax, just year after year after year, dying down in the end. Best picture? Not even remotely, with Joker, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and Little Women in the mix. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Wendy B Good movie, interesting story, but way too long Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/20 Full Review JDSC The movie was good, as was the acting. However, the same story could have been told in half the time. It was way too long. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/20 Full Review Michael M Classic Scorsese! Di Niro and Pacino command the movie like they always have throughout their career. I just wish it wasn't such a long movie. After 3 hours I was wearing down. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/25/20 Full Review Read all reviews
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Martin Scorsese

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Robert De Niro

Frank Sheeran

Al Pacino

Jimmy Hoffa

Joe Pesci

Russell Bufalino

Anna Paquin

Peggy Sheeran

Harvey Keitel

Angelo Bruno

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Synopsis In the 1950s, truck driver Frank Sheeran gets involved with Russell Bufalino and his Pennsylvania crime family. As Sheeran climbs the ranks to become a top hit man, he also goes to work for Jimmy Hoffa -- a powerful Teamster tied to organized crime.
Director
Martin Scorsese
Producer
Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Gastón Pavlovich, Randall Emmett, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Gerald Chamales, Irwin Winkler, Troy Allen
Screenwriter
Steven Zaillian
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Winkler Films, Sikelia Productions, Tribeca Productions
Rating
R (Strong Violence|Pervasive Language)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 1, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 27, 2019
Runtime
3h 29m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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