Married to the Mob

"They're her family... Whether she likes it or not."

1988 1h 44m EN

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6.0

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88%

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6.2

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★6.0TMDB · 346🍅88%Rotten Tomatoes●71Metacritic★6.2IMDB · 20,927

ComedyCrimeRomance

Synopsis

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Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo, Angela and her son depart for New York City to make a fresh start. Unfortunately, Tony has set his sights upon Angela -- and so has an undercover FBI agent looking to use her to bust Tony.

“They're her family... Whether she likes it or not.”

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Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer
Angela de Marco
Alec Baldwin
'Cucumber' Frank de Marco
Dean Stockwell
Tony Russo, Sr.
Matthew Modine
Mike Downey
Mercedes Ruehl
Connie Russo
Oliver Platt
Ed Benitez
Trey Wilson
Regional Director Franklin
Nancy Travis
Karen Lutnick

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jonathan Demme
Writers: Barry Strugatz, Mark R. Burns
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jonathan Demme, shot by Tak Fujimoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by David Byrne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Craig McKay shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Michelle Pfeiffer and Alec Baldwin and Dean Stockwell carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They're her family... Whether she likes it or not.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0095593 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jonathan Demme directs. Tak Fujimoto behind the camera. David Byrne scores. Craig McKay cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Jonathan Demme, shot by Tak Fujimoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by David Byrne. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Craig McKay shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Michelle Pfeiffer and Alec Baldwin and Dean Stockwell carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "They're her family... Whether she likes it or not.".
7IMDB entry: tt0095593 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Tak Fujimoto
Original score: David Byrne
Editing: Craig McKay
Production design: Kristi Zea
Costume design: Colleen Atwood
Makeup / hair: Alan D'Angerio
Stunt coordinator: Frank Ferrara Sr.
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,000,000
Box office: $21,486,757
Return: 215% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Married to the Mob (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes: 88% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 71/100
IMDB rating: 6.2/10 · 20,927 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 5 nominations total

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CinemaSerf2024-04-15
★ 7/10
The rather sudden death, in the bathtub, of her mafiosi husband "Frank" (Alec Baldwin) gives his widow "Angela" (Michelle Pfeiffer) the chance to break free from his criminal world and live her own life. Ha! Some hope. His erstwhile boss "Tony" (Dean Stockwell) has always had a soft spot for her and now the coast is clear, he decides to rather forcefully press his suit - despite the fact that he's already married to her sister "Connie" (the frequently scene stealing Mercedes Ruehl). Not having her problems to seek, things only get worse for "Angela" when the FBI hove into view, hoping to coax/cajole/coerce her into helping them fit up her new suitor. They've had the rookie "Mike" (Matthew Modine) and has partner "Ed" (Oliver Platt) tailing the late "Frank" for ages, but to no avail. Maybe she can help? What now ensues is a comedic send up of all things "Godfather", only largely told from the perspective of the women involved. Pfeiffer delivers engagingly and the sparingly used Ruehl gives us a clue as to whom "Tony" is really afraid of! Stockwell does the parody role really well here, his dapper, suave murderer routine isn't remotely menacing, but it's good at sending up much of the genre as he proves to be anything but a "tiger". Jonathan Demme piles loads of action and smarted-mouthed wit into this, the humour is a little more subtle and the film flies by. Sure, it's a wee bit dated now with big hair and shoulder pads, but it's still a decent watch.
kevin20192024-08-30
★ 8/10
"Married to the Mob" is a very entertaining film and the mob element does have shades of "Midnight Run" (1988), especially when Angela - she believes she has finally found the normality she has been so desperately seeking with a man called Mike Smith - discovers he is actually an FBI agent and she then becomes reluctantly entangled in an FBI sting operation to arrest crime boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo. The depiction of the mob throughout this film is a ruthless and uncompromising one and it is common knowledge that there is nothing glamorous in the life these well dressed criminals have chosen to lead. It is admittedly a seductive life of extravagant rewards and it can provide an over abundance of indulgent luxuries, but this fool's paradise is fleeting and dangerously illusory.