6 Movies Starring Dennis Farina

Men of Respect

Men of Respect

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-01-18

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.3 (635 Reviews)

Director:

William Reilly

Cast:

Writer:

William Reilly

William Shakespeare (play)

Fullplot:

A hitman heeds a spiritualist's prophesies that he will rise to the head of his family. He starts his ascension by clandestinely executing the heads of the family and casting the blame on others. However, with power comes consequences that are also predicted by the seer.

Eddie

Eddie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-05-31

Languages:

English, Russian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

(6732 Reviews)

Director:

Steve Rash

Genres:

ComedySport

Cast:

Writer:

Steve Zacharias (story)

Jeff Buhai (story)

Jon Connolly (story)

David Loucka (story)

Jon Connolly (screenplay)

David Loucka (screenplay)

Eric Champnella (screenplay)

Keith Mitchell (screenplay)

Steve Zacharias (screenplay)

Jeff Buhai (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre record when, in mid-season, "Wild Bill" Burgess, the new owner, as a public relations gimmick, stages an 'honorary coach' contest, which Eddie wins. The fans love it, so "Wild Bill" fires the coach and hires her. She takes the bunch of overpaid prima donnas that make up the team and turns them around. But the owner hopes to move the team, now the darling of the New York fans, to St. Louis. He may OWN the team, but it BELONGS to the city and the fans!

Bella Mafia

Bella Mafia

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-11-16

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

117 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (1671 Reviews)

Director:

David Greene

Genres:

CrimeDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Lynda La Plante (novel)

Lynda La Plante (teleplay)

Fullplot:

When Sofia marries into a Mafia family, she doesn't know what she's getting into. When her husband, all her brothers-in-law, and her father-in-law are murdered by a rival family, Sofia, her mother-in-law and her sisters-in-law swear to get revenge upon the family.

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-03-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.1 (7544 Reviews)

Director:

Scott Silver

Cast:

Writer:

Buddy Ruskin (characters)

Stephen Kay

Scott Silver

Kate Lanier

Fullplot:

Three minor delinquints (Danes, Ribisi, and Epps) are recruited by a cop (Farina) working undercover to bust a cop/drug ring. When the officer who recruited them is killed, they go above and beyond the call of duty to solve the murder; and bust the drug ring. Suffering the jibes, and ridicule of fellow officers; they struggle to save their names, and that of their deceased benefactor.

Snatch.

Snatch.

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-01-19

Languages:

English, Russian

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

8.3 (541998 Reviews)

Director:

Guy Ritchie

Genres:

ComedyCrime

Fullplot:

Turkish and his close friend/accomplice Tommy get pulled into the world of match fixing by the notorious Brick Top. Things get complicated when the boxer they had lined up gets badly beaten by Pitt, a 'pikey' ( slang for an Irish Gypsy)- who comes into the equation after Turkish, an unlicensed boxing promoter wants to buy a caravan off the Irish Gypsies. They then try to convince Pitt not only to fight for them, but to lose for them too. Whilst all this is going on, a huge diamond heist takes place, and a fistful of motley characters enter the story, including 'Cousin Avi', 'Boris The Blade', 'Franky Four Fingers' and 'Bullet Tooth Tony'. Things go from bad to worse as it all becomes about the money, the guns, and the damned dog!

You Kill Me

You Kill Me

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-07-13

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (15736 Reviews)

Director:

John Dahl

Cast:

Writer:

Christopher Markus

Stephen McFeely

Fullplot:

Frank Falenczyk loves his job. He just happens to be the hit-man for his Polish mob family in Buffalo, New York. But Frank's got a drinking problem and when he messes up a critical assignment that puts the family business in peril, his uncle sends him to San Francisco to clean up his act. Frank is not a touchy-feely kind of guy, but he starts going to AA meetings, gets a sponsor and a job at a mortuary where he falls for the tart-tongued Laurel, a woman who is dangerously devoid of boundaries. Meanwhile, things aren't going well in Buffalo where an upstart Irish gang is threatening the family business. When violence erupts, Frank is forced to return home and with an unlikely assist from Laurel, faces old rivals on new terms.

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