The Alto Knights (2025)

Directed by

Barry Levinson

Genre

drama film, biographical film, gangster film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 445 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows two real-life mob bosses in 1950s New York. Robert De Niro plays both Vito Genovese and Frank Costello as their friendship turns into a power struggle.

slow-burngrittynostalgicsomberintenseconversationaldarkly comic

What happens

The Alto Knights is a 2025 American biographical crime drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Nicholas Pileggi. The film stars Robert De Niro in a dual role as 1950s mob bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, with Debra Messing, Cosmo Jarvis, Kathrine Narducci and Michael Rispoli in supporting roles. The Alto Knights was released in the United States on March 21, 2025, by Warner Bros. Pictures to mixed reviews from critics. It was a box-office bomb, grossing $9 million worldwide against its estimated $45–50 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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