Irishman, The

Martin Scorsese's Oscar-caliber, engaging, well-acted, intense, factually inspired, violent, star-studded (Bobby Cannavale, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin, Ray Romano, Jesse Plemmons, Stephen Graham, J. C. MacKenzie, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jack Huston, and Steven Van Zandt), 210-minute crime thriller based on Charles Brandt's 2004 novel I Heard You Paint Houses is told in flashbacks as WWII veteran, nursing home resident, and once no-nonsense delivery truck driver Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) depicts his rise as the right-hand man, bodyguard, and proficient, loyal assassin for powerful Italian mobster Russell Bufalino (Joe Pesci) and his Pennsylvania crime family during the 1950s and details his alleged numerous Mafia hits and tight friendship with International Brotherhood of Teamsters bigwig Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino), which eventually derails.
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