Scarface
He loved the American Dream. With a vengeance.
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami.Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami.
- Director
- Brian De Palma
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $66M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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Movie DNA
How Scarface actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Scarface appears in 6 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #18
Placed at #18 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Crime Movies Ranked #19
Placed at #19 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Action Movies Ranked #19
Placed at #19 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Action Movies Ranked #21
Placed at #21 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Philosophical Movies Ranked #46
Placed at #46 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #78
Placed at #78 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
0 wins · 1 nomination
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Scarface returned 2.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $25M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $66M
- Release date
- Dec 9, 1983
- Runtime
- 2h 50m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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