Carlito's Way (1993)

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He's got a good future if he can live past next week.

Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.

• Released: 1993-11-10
• Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 24m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.8/10 from 3,594 votes

Directed by Brian De Palma.

Top cast

• Al Pacino as Carlito Brigante
• Sean Penn as David Kleinfeld
• Penelope Ann Miller as Gail
• John Leguizamo as Benny Blanco
• Ingrid Rogers as Steffie
• Luis Guzmán as Pachanga
• James Rebhorn as Norwalk
• Joseph Siravo as Vincent Taglialucci
• Viggo Mortensen as Lalin
• Richard Foronjy as Pete Amadesso

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Carlito's Way

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Starz Apple TV channel; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on MUBI; rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on BINGE, Foxtel Now; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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