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Married to the Mob

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Angela de Marco (Michelle Pfeiffer) is fed up with her gangster husband's (Alec Baldwin) line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo (Dean Stockwell), Angela and her son depart for New York City to make a fresh start. Unfortunately, Tony has set his sights upon Angela -- and so has an undercover FBI agent (Matthew Modine) looking to use her to bust Tony.
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Critics Consensus

Buoyed by Jonathan Demme's intuitive direction and Michelle Pfeiffer's irresistible charisma, Married to the Mob is a saucy mix of broad comedy and gangster drama.

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Keith Uhlich (All (Parentheses)) (Substack) 10/07/2020
Demme sees corruption-the potential for it and the indulgence of it-in everyone. Yet he doesn't neglect the humanity of the people in thrall to or trapped within those systems. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 07/18/2020
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The results are very good - far better and funnier than most of what is being made these days. Go to Full Review Sheila Benson Los Angeles Times 07/18/2020
Demme makes crystal-clear what some have suspected for quite a while: that there are few more luxurious movie pleasures than watching Michelle Pfeiffer when she's given a role worthy of her. Go to Full Review Noah Berlatsky Everything is Horrible (Substack) 09/10/2023
A despairing little parable about domestic abuse and police indifference, made even bleaker by the fact that it treats its main character’s predicament like a punch line. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 05/06/2023
[Jonathan] Demme revs the film up with outsized characters and tacky fashions colliding with the freewheeling multicultural energy of Pfeiffer’s new home, a way of life that invigorates her in a way the insular mob life never did... Go to Full Review Terry Orme Salt Lake Tribune 05/05/2022
Jonathan Demme once again comes up with a fresh and funny movie about life in America. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Frans B @FransB Dec 2 Very well directed by Jonathan Demme. Intelligently written and beautifully brought to screen. Whole stellar cast excels in character, Michelle Pfeiffer and Mercedes Ruehl especially 😜 Funny, witty, fast moving with lots of action, dilemma, drama, confusion, flair, twists, suspense and emotion. Great cinematography and visually stunning. All time classic See more Ed . @RT01276001 Aug 29 Pfeiffer's fab but Mercedes rules. At times we all need a little help from our friends or from friendly cops. Enjoyable comedy that rates well within its own universe. It's not Goodfellas or The Godfather or even Mikey and Nicky, but it's funny. Very funny. See more Stephen C @bob25009 08/20/2025 Funny in 1 hour and 43 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $19,700,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more thiago s @Thiagostone 08/17/2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more dinsdale P @RT20681484 05/04/2025 You kids are nuts: this is a great movie! See more S R @ScottR 04/01/2025 It was a silly R rated 80s comedy. It has its moments, but I don't plan to see it again. I saw it since it was on the NYT 1000 movies list. SLC DVD. See more Read all reviews
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Jonathan Demme

Director

Michelle Pfeiffer

Angela de Marco

Matthew Modine

Mike Downey

Dean Stockwell

Tony 'The Tiger' Russo

Mercedes Ruehl

Connie Russo

Alec Baldwin

'Cucumber' Frank de Marco

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Synopsis Angela de Marco (Michelle Pfeiffer) is fed up with her gangster husband's (Alec Baldwin) line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo (Dean Stockwell), Angela and her son depart for New York City to make a fresh start. Unfortunately, Tony has set his sights upon Angela -- and so has an undercover FBI agent (Matthew Modine) looking to use her to bust Tony.
Director
Jonathan Demme
Producer
Edward Saxon, Kenneth Utt
Screenwriter
Barry Strugatz, Mark R. Burns
Distributor
Orion Pictures, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
Production Co
Orion Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 19, 1988, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$19.7M
Runtime
1h 43m
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