The Wannabe

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The Wannabe

R

Released Dec 4, 2015

1h 30m

Crime

Drama

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An aspiring gangster (Vincent Piazza) and his new girlfriend (Patricia Arquette) embark on a crime spree against the mob in 1990s New York.

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Andy Webster

New York Times

Mr. Piazza offers a persuasive portrait of decline, but it is the crumbling beauty and flailing hopes of Rose that resonate. Ms. Arquette comprehends the character inside and out, and her aim is true.

Dec 3, 2015

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

The mix of callous humor and romantic doom doesn't always hold up, but in its best moments, "The Wannabe" finds real spikiness in the pitfalls of anti-hero worship.

Dec 3, 2015

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Clayton Dillard

Slant Magazine

The film is less a revisionist take on the circumstances of John Gotti's 1992 indictment than a tedious love child of Bonnie and Clyde and Goodfellas.

Rated: 1.5/4

Nov 30, 2015

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Shawn Hazelett

Under the Radar

The Wannabe is too derivative for any insight, offering little more than tired tropes and bad accents.

Rated: 3.5/10

Dec 9, 2015

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Its taste in antiheroes doesn't inspire fascination, just a desire to see a different movie.

Rated: D

Dec 5, 2015

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The title says it all.A wannabe mob movie

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

Great film that is based on a true story. The cast is perfect. Christopher and Artie from The Sopranos both make great appearances. The relationship between Arquette and Piazza feels very real and can bring up emotions in the viewer because of it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Horrible! I couldn't wait for them both to get whacked!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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farah r

A bloody waste of good actors.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Good acting delivered by the two leads: Vincent Piazza & Patricia Arquette. But kinda boring, formulaic story on the other hand.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Reasonably good film but I didn't really understand what it was all about due to the accident stuff going round and round in my head making it difficult for me to follow and process what was going on. Maybe I should watch again at some point in the future.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Nick Sandow

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Rose

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Synopsis

An aspiring gangster (Vincent Piazza) and his new girlfriend (Patricia Arquette) embark on a crime spree against the mob in 1990s New York.

Director: Nick Sandow
Producer: Lizzie Nastro, Michael Gasparro, Vincent Piazza
Screenwriter: Nick Sandow
Distributor: Entertainment One
Production Co: Electric Entertainment, Traction Media
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 4, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 30m

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