The Untouchables

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The Untouchables

R

1987

1h 59m

Crime

Drama

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After building an empire with bootleg alcohol, legendary crime boss Al Capone (Robert De Niro) rules Chicago with an iron fist. Though Prohibition agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) attempts to take Capone down, even his best efforts fail due to widespread corruption within the Windy City's police force. Recruiting an elite group of lawmen who won't be swayed by bribes or fear, including Irish-American cop Jimmy Malone (Sean Connery), Ness renews his determination to bring Capone to justice.

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Critics Consensus

Slick on the surface but loaded with artful touches, Brian DePalma's classical gangster thriller is a sharp look at period Chicago crime, featuring excellent performances from a top-notch cast.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

06/01/2022

“The Untouchables” is heavy on the fiction, but thanks in large part to those great Chicago locales, it feels palpable and real.

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George Morris

Chicago Reader

05/09/2022

1/4

To paraphrase William Butler Yeats, the moral, psychological, and emotional center of The Untouchables, like that of all of De Palma’s movies and like that of Reagan’s administration, simply cannot hold.

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

07/17/2019

The Untouchables is a terrific movie, full of the same brand of fierce vitality that made the 1930s gangster films so compelling.

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Richard Freedman

Newark Star-Ledger

Jan 6

De Palma has learned to make a vastly entertaining film in which the violence is controlled and really counts dramatically.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 19

4/4

It’s one of the great gangster flicks, a gorgeously realized production that places archetypal heroes and villains in the service of a rip-roaring storyline.

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

10/16/2023

5/5

Brian De Palma and David Mamet's genre masterpiece is an opera of sentiment and sadism, the story of a good man who adopts the brutish tactics of his enemy but somehow remains untouched.

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Garrett H

@SpindlyMan 5d

It’s kinda boring honestly. The story progression was weird. The acting is just okay. The action scenes are pretty cheesy. Felt pretty flat for a gangster/mob movie.

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Guillermo A

@Guillermo.Almeida Jan 8

What a good place to tell one of the most well-known stories from the point of view of those who are looking for real change. By the way, demonstrating the most visceral violence from the first moment.

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Romas M

@Romas Jan 5

Greetings from Lithuania. "The Untouchables" (1987) is a highly entertaining crime / gangster film that took huge liberties in telling this story. It is not a very accurate account but that is fine - "The Untouchables" ain't documentary but rather a very well made, stylish crime thriller that ranks among the best film made by Brian De Palma. Music by a legendary Ennio Morricone is amazing - as soon as the title of the movie is revealed it hits you and you are in for a ride. Acting was very good by all involved. Overall, "The Untouchables" is without a doubt a classic. It is a very entertaining crime film that takes liberties in telling this story, but does this in a very fashionable way. Great film.

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Nov 28

Great cast, and another De Palma classic. Meant to be watched multiple times and enjoyed.

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Ken W

Nov 11

DePalma fan, Costner fan, this is DePalma's best. Sean Connery works his magic and makes it all too real. Stands up strong after 30 years!!

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victoria f

Sep 3

In my view: Ponderous, hokey, largely miscast, and poor dialogue. The dramatic score appears to be written for an entirely different movie. The tension building scenes were torturous, badly edited and laboured. Sean Connery is seemingly impervious to bullets. I honestly cannot fathom how this receives such critical acclaim. Costumes and film locations fell authentic.

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Synopsis

After building an empire with bootleg alcohol, legendary crime boss Al Capone (Robert De Niro) rules Chicago with an iron fist. Though Prohibition agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) attempts to take Capone down, even his best efforts fail due to widespread corruption within the Windy City's police force. Recruiting an elite group of lawmen who won't be swayed by bribes or fear, including Irish-American cop Jimmy Malone (Sean Connery), Ness renews his determination to bring Capone to justice.

Director: Brian De Palma
Producer: Art Linson
Screenwriter: David Mamet
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 3, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $74.5M
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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