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Al Pacino

Al Pacino

Actor, also producer, director and writer · Born April 25, 1940 (86) · New York City, New York, USA

Oscar winner · 2 Primetime Emmys · 5 Golden Globes · 8 other major award bodies

Alfredo James Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an American actor and filmmaker. In a career spanning over five decades, he has received many awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy Awards. He is one of the few performers to have received the Triple Crown of Acting. He has also been honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award, the Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the National Medal of Arts. A method actor and former student of the HB Studio and the Actors Studio, where he was taught by Charlie Laughton and Lee Strasberg, Pacino's film debut came at the age of 29 with a minor role in Me, Natalie (1969). He gained favorable notice for his first lead role as a heroin addict in The Panic in Needle Park (1971). Wide acclaim and recognition came with his breakthrough role as Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972), for which he received his first Oscar nomination, and he would reprise the role in the sequels The Godfather Part II (1974) and The Godfather Part III (1990). His portrayal of Michael Corleone is regarded as one of the greatest in film history. Pacino received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Serpico (1973), The Godfather Part II, Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and ...And Justice for All (1979), ultimately winning it for playing a blind military veteran in Scent of a Woman (1992). For his performances in The Godfather, Dick Tracy (1990), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), and The Irishman (2019), he earned Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominations. Other notable portrayals include Tony Montana in Scarface (1983), Carlito Brigante in Carlito's Way (1993), Benjamin Ruggiero in Donnie Brasco (1997), and Lowell Bergman in The Insider (1999). He has also starred in the thrillers Heat (1995), The Devil's Advocate (1997), Insomnia (2002), and appeared in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019). On television, Pacino has acted in several productions for HBO, including Angels in America (2003) and the Jack Kevorkian biopic You Don't Know Jack (2010), winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for each. Pacino currently stars in the Amazon Video web television series Hunters (2020–present). He has also had an extensive career on stage. He is a two-time Tony Award winner, in 1969 and 1977, for his performances in Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? and The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel. Pacino made his filmmaking debut with Looking for Richard (1996), directing and starring in this documentary about Richard III; Pacino had played the lead role on stage in 1977. He has also acted as Shylock in a 2004 feature film adaptation and 2010 stage production of The Merchant of Venice. Pacino directed and starred in Chinese Coffee (2000), Wilde Salomé (2011), and Salomé (2013). Since 1994, he has been the joint president of the Actors Studio.​ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 25, 1940 (86)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer, director and writer
Titles
70 on MovieCove · 83 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Al Pacino's films like?

Across their 70 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 68 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 18 · Serious 13 · Dark 37

A split, not a type: Grounded 39 · Stylized 22 · Heightened 7

A split, not a type: Gentle 9 · Charged 19 · Intense 40

Steady 25 · Shifting 36 · Whiplash 7

Straight-faced 39 · Some laughs 26 · Funny 3

Slow burn 30 · Even-paced 36 · Relentless 2

Casual 17 · Engaged 34 · Full focus 17

A split, not a type: Easy watch 16 · Affecting 16 · Heavy 36

Resolved 37 · Open-ended 29 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

62 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 26 of 62 analyzed roles.

Hero
26 of 62
Mentor
19 of 62
Shadow
9 of 62
Herald
4 of 62
Trickster
2 of 62
Shapeshifter
2 of 62
Show the 62 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
47
Melancholic
34
Warm
17
Dread
17
Contemplative
17
Other
52

How their films end · 16 with a twist

  • Happy13
  • Bittersweet30
  • Tragic11
  • Ambiguous15
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Al Pacino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 44 of their 70 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (17).

Subscription and free streaming for Al Pacino's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

83 credits, 70 with a MovieCove page; 56 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Father Joe(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Maserati: The Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Vincenzo Vaccaro

  • Billy Knight(2025)

    as Billy Knight

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • In the Hand of Dante(2025)

    as Uncle Carmine

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Killing Castro(2026)

    as Robert Maheu

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Dead Man's Wire(2025)

    as M.L. Hall

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
  • Breakdown: 1975(2025)

    as Sonny Wortzik (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Easy's Waltz(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • The Ritual(2025)

    as Father Theophilus Riesinger

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Modi: Three Days on the Wing of Madness(2024)

    Producer · as Maurice Gangnat

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Knox Goes Away(2023)

    as Xavier Crane

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • House of Gucci(2021)

    as Aldo Gucci

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Al Pacino: The Reluctant Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as (archive footage)

  • Hunters(2020)

    Show 18 episodes · as Meyer Offerman / Wilhelm Zuchs

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
  • The Irishman(2019)

    as Jimmy Hoffa

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood(2019)

    as Marvin Schwarz

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Paterno(2018)

    as Joe Paterno

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • Hangman(2017)

    as Detective Archer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • The Pirates of Somalia(2017)

    as Seymour Tolbin

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Misconduct(2016)

    as Charles Abrams

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Manglehorn(2014)

    as A.J. Manglehorn

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Danny Collins(2015)

    as Danny Collins

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • The Humbling(2014)

    Producer · as Simon Axler

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Cruising Electric (1980) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as archive

  • Wilde Salomé(2011)

    Director · Screenplay · as Self / King Herod

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
  • We're No Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as The Agent

  • Salomé(2013)

    Director · Writer · as King Herod

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Phil Spector(2013)

    as Phil Spector

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Stand Up Guys(2012)

    as Valentine "Val"

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Jack and Jill(2011)

    as Al Pacino

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • The Son of No One(2011)

    as Detective Charles Stanford

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • You Don't Know Jack(2010)

    as Dr. Jack Kevorkian

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
  • Righteous Kill(2008)

    as Rooster

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • Ocean's Thirteen(2007)

    as Willy Bank

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • 88 Minutes(2007)

    as Dr. Jack Gramm

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Two for the Money(2005)

    as Walter Abrams

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • The Merchant of Venice(2004)

    as Shylock

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Angels in America(2003)

    Show 6 episodes · as Roy Cohn

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
  • Gigli(2003)

    as Starkman

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • The Recruit(2003)

    as Walter Burke

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • People I Know(2002)

    as Eli Wurman

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • S1m0ne(2002)

    as Viktor Taransky

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Insomnia(2002)

    as Will Dormer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • Chinese Coffee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · as Harry Levine

  • Any Given Sunday(1999)

    as Tony D'Amato

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • The Insider(1999)

    as Lowell Bergman

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • The Devil's Advocate(1997)

    as John Milton

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Donnie Brasco(1997)

    as Benjamin 'Lefty' Ruggiero

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Looking for Richard(1996)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Self / Richard III

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • City Hall(1996)

    as Mayor John Pappas

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Heat(1995)

    as Lt. Vincent Hanna

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Two Bits(1995)

    as Gitano Sabatoni

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Carlito's Way(1993)

    as Carlito Brigante

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Scent of a Woman(1992)

    as Lt. Col. Frank Slade

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Don Michael Corleone

  • Glengarry Glen Ross(1992)

    as Ricky Roma

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Frankie and Johnny(1991)

    as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
  • The Godfather Part III(1990)

    as Michael Corleone

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
  • Dick Tracy(1990)

    as Big Boy Caprice

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • The Local Stigmatic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer · as Graham

  • Sea of Love(1989)

    as Frank Keller

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Revolution(1985)

    as Tom Dobb

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
  • Scarface(1983)

    as Tony Montana

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Author! Author!(1982)

    as Ivan Travalian

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Cruising(1980)

    as Steve Burns

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • And Justice for All(1979)

    as Arthur Kirkland

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 4 episodes · as Don Michael Corleone

  • Bobby Deerfield(1977)

    as Bobby

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Dog Day Afternoon(1975)

    as Sonny

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Godfather Part II(1974)

    as Don Michael Corleone

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Serpico(1973)

    as Officer Frank Serpico

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Scarecrow(1973)

    as Francis Lionel 'Lion' Delbuchi

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
  • The Godfather(1972)

    as Michael Corleone

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Me, Natalie(1969)

    as Tony

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • N.Y.P.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as John James

  • Assassination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Lear Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer · as King Lear

  • Sniff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Harvey Stride

  • St. Vincent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 83 titles, 78 of them dated from 1967 to 2026; peak year 1991.

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward winNomination
19672026

Peak 1991 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 48 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 14 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting80 of 83: 74 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thDirecting4 of 83: 0 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting3 of 83: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing5 of 83: 0 only producing, 5 with another roleOther crew1 of 83: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

83 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1960s2 · acting1970s9 · acting1980s5 · acting1990s17 · 15 acting · 3 crew2000s12 · 12 acting · 1 crew2010s19 · 18 acting · 3 crew2020s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 59% of 61 roles
7176869601061621

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, 2 Primetime Emmys, 5 Golden Globes, a BAFTA Award, 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards and 4 other major awards from 53 major nominations, 1973–2022.

WinNomination
  1. 2022
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  2. 2021
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
  3. 2020
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated ×2 · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  4. 2016
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  5. 2014
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  6. 2013
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  7. 2011
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
    • +1 other major body · 2 wins
      • Venice award, won ×2
  8. 2010
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Show 16 earlier years
  1. 2004
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
  2. 2001
    • Golden Globe, won
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Spoken Word Album
  3. 1997
    • Directors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated
  4. 1996
    • Cannes award, nominated ×2
  5. 1994
    • Venice award, won
  6. 1993
    • Oscar, won · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  7. 1991
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  8. 1990
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  9. 1984
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  10. 1983
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  11. 1980
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  12. 1978
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  13. 1976
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actor
  14. 1975
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  15. 1974
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  16. 1973
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Al Pacino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 68; across their 68 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Approval · how many liked their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Midcredits score across 70 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up31
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

23 of their 70 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved19
  • Loved with Detractors3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser23
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed17

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 61 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Al Pacino's work okay for kids?

Across up to 47 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore40 titles31–88 · median 65 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity47 titles13–69 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity40 titles48–92 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs39 titles29–71 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense36 titles32–83 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Al Pacino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Al Pacino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Richard Picano shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles