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Scarface

1983 · Movie · 170 min

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Scores

  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer81%as of 2022-11-29
  • Rotten Tomatoes average7.5/10as of 2021-10-10
  • Metacritic65/100as of 2025-06-16

What it is

Scarface is a 1983 American epic crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma from a screenplay by Oliver Stone. It is loosely based on the 1930 novel by Armitage Trail and a remake of the 1932 film of the same name directed by Howard Hawks. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Al Pacino, who stars as Cuban refugee Tony Montana.

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Genres
Drama / Crime / Thriller / Action / Adventure
Original language
English

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