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Carlito’s Way

Content Warnings

Overall Severity: 🔴 80/100
Total warning time: 8m 25s
Sex/Nudity: 🟡 60/100 (2m 15s)
  • 🔴 70/100 [00:45:30 - 00:46:15] Scene in a strip club with topless dancers.
  • 🟡 60/100 [01:20:00 - 01:21:30] Sexual encounter with partial nudity.
Drug Use: 🔴 70/100 (1m 35s)
  • 🔴 80/100 [00:15:20 - 00:16:10] Characters snorting cocaine.
  • 🔴 70/100 [01:05:45 - 01:06:30] Drug deal and use shown.
Violence: 🔴 85/100 (3m 45s)
  • 🔴 90/100 [00:30:10 - 00:31:25] Shootout with multiple deaths.
  • 🔴 95/100 [01:40:00 - 01:42:30] Graphic stabbing and intense chase scene.
Strong Language: 🔴 75/100 (50s)
  • 🔴 80/100 [00:10:05 - 00:10:15] Multiple uses of the F-word.
  • 🔴 70/100 [00:55:20 - 00:56:00] Racial slurs and offensive language.
Carlito’s Way

Details for Carlito’s Way (1993)

Year: 1993
Certificate: A
Carlito’s Way Runtime: 144 min
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
IMDB: 7.9
Meta Score: 65
Votes: 201000
Gross: 36,948,322
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast Stars: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo

Overview of Carlito’s Way:

A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.

Who directed Carlito’s Way (1993)?

Carlito’s Way was directed by Brian De Palma.

What is the plot of Carlito’s Way?

Carlito’s Way follows the story of Carlito Brigante, a former drug lord who is released from prison and vows to go straight. However, he finds it difficult to escape his criminal past as old associates and new threats pull him back into the underworld.

Who plays the lead role in Carlito’s Way?

Al Pacino plays the lead role of Carlito Brigante in Carlito’s Way.

Who are some of the other main actors in Carlito’s Way?

Besides Al Pacino, the movie stars Sean Penn as David Kleinfeld, Penelope Ann Miller as Gail, and John Leguizamo as Benny Blanco.

Is Carlito’s Way based on a book?

Yes, Carlito’s Way is based on two novels written by Judge Edwin Torres: 'Carlito’s Way' and 'After Hours.'