Scarface fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft.
Brutally violent and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Nostalgic and cathartic
Some sharp wit and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, history, and class and money
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography
Brutally violent and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Scarface is brutally violent, tense, and fast-paced.
Nostalgic and cathartic
Emotionally, it's nostalgic and cathartic.
Some sharp wit and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit and dark humor.
Crime, history, and class and money
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, history, and class and money. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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The rise and fall of a power hungry mobster.
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Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Scarface is included with a subscription to Brew in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Brew. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83/100 (IMDb 7.7 and Metacritic 90). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 33 min
Scarface runs 1 h 33 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Not quite. Critics rate Scarface higher (90) than audiences (76). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $800,000 to make and earned $600,000 worldwide, 75% of its budget.
It was made in English, with some Italian. Produced in United States.
+68GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Scarface in 82 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
7.7
