
Release Date
November 10, 1993
DVD Release Date
September 13, 2005 (Buy on Amazon)
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Running Time
144 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated R for strong violence, drug content, sexuality and language
Carlito Brigante is released from jail after serving five years of a much longer stretch. He vows to go straight and to live life as a fine, upstanding citizen. He even rekindles a romance with his ex-lover. However, Carlito's associates cannot seem to leave him in peace...his nephew involves him a pool-room gunfight, his lawyer asks him for "favours" which spiral out of control, and even an old friend (now a wheelchair bound paraplegic) tries... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller and John Leguizamo star in "Carlito's Way," the 1993 masterpiece by Brian De Palma, which has now returned on an "Ultimate Edition" DVD. Full movie review »