Pacino plays a recently released prisoner, whileMichelle Pfeifferstars as the other title character: a waitress.

The added biographical element ofDonnie Brascoundeniably adds an extra layer to the film as a whole.

Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank.

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A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run.

Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.

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Author! Author! - 1982

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Michelle Pfeiffer and Al Pacino in a diner looking up at something in Frankie-and-Johnny

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Chinese Coffee - 2000

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Ocean’s Thirteen - 2007

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You Don’t Know Jack - 2010

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The Gucci family in Ridley Scott’s ‘House of Gucci’

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Sea of Love - Al Pacino

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Tony D’Amato — ‘Any Given Sunday’ (1999) (1)

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Al Pacino as Lion and Gene Hackman as Max sitting in the back of a pick-up truck in ‘Scarecrow’

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Al Pacino as Alphonse “Big Boy” Caprice in Dick Tracy

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A shot of Al Pacino as Arthur Kirkland standing outside in And Justice for All

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Al Pacino in a crowded bar in Cruising

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Cruising (1980)

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Andy Garcia standing next to Al Pacino in The Godfather III

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Al Pacino in ‘Carlito’s Way’

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Cliff Booth shaking Marvin Schwarz’s hand while Rick Dalton looks in Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.

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The Panic in Needle Park - 1971

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Al Pacino as John Milton in The Devil’s Advocate (1997)

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An exceptionally-adept Florida lawyer is offered a job at a high-end New York City law firm with a high-end boss–the biggest opportunity of his career to date.

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Al Pacino in Serpico

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Angels in America - 2003

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Johnny Depp and Al Pacino in Donnie Brasco - 1997

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Al Pacino in Insomnia

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Al Pacino as Richard Roma in Glengarry Glen Ross

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Lowell Bergman (Al Pacino) staring offscreen with Dr. Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe) appearing on a television behind him in ‘The Insider’

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Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino) and two of his associates look up at a sign in ‘The Irishman’.

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Al Pacino as Vincent Hanna sitting with Robert De Niro as Neil McCauley in a diner in Heat (1995)

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Al Pacino as Sonny aiming a gun while at a bank in Dog Day Afternoon

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Three amateur bank robbers plan to hold up a bank. A nice simple robbery: Walk in, take the money, and run. Unfortunately, the supposedly uncomplicated heist suddenly becomes a bizarre nightmare as everything that could go wrong does.

Al Pacino as Michael Corleone sitting on a chair with his legs crossed in The Godfather Part II

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Al Pacino as Tony Montana sitting down and looking intently in Scarface

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The Godfather - 1972

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