Lansky

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Lansky

R

2021

1h 59m

Crime

Drama

Biography

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David Stone (Sam Worthington), a renowned but down-on-his-luck writer, has the opportunity of a lifetime when he receives a surprise call from Meyer Lansky (Academy Award nominee Harvey Keitel). For decades, authorities have been trying to locate Lansky's alleged nine-figure fortune and this is their last chance to capture the aging gangster before he dies. With the FBI close behind, the Godfather of organized crime reveals the untold truth about his life as the notorious boss of Murder Inc. and the National Crime Syndicate.

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Critics Consensus

Harvey Keitel delivers a reliably powerful performance as the title character, but Lansky lets him down with flawed storytelling and an overload of clichés.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

07/06/2021

2.5/4

Harvey Keitel takes a swing at portraying the "Mob's Accountant" and Keitel is as reliable as he's always been - but while this is a well-filmed and well-acted story, much of the material has been covered in superior movies.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

06/25/2021

3/5

Harvey Keitel, 82, is perfectly cast in the title role as Meyer Lansky... With his lizard's watchful gaze and age-stiffened body, it's an epic performance at the center of a modest true-crime drama.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

06/25/2021

2/4

For Keitel completists only.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

01/08/2025

3.5/5

While both Harvey Keitel and John Magaro excel as the Jewish mobster, Lansky is a good film but there was the potential for it to be a great film.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/17/2022

4/5

Keitel and Magaro team up to give a captivating portrayal of Meyer Lansky that is firmly rooted in the real account.

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Terry Staunton

Radio Times

06/30/2022

3/5

Much of the violence features in a series of well-staged if perfunctory flashbacks, but Keitel's menacing portrayal suggests a man still capable of intimidation.

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Melvin G

07/08/2021

Acting was good. Interesting and thought provoking

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BSO

07/06/2021

It was an interesting story with some familiar historical individuals. It was a little long, though.

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Steven S

07/01/2021

A view of the human side of every gangster and the power they obtain in society

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Robert Fremy

06/27/2021

My wife and I enjoyed the movie and we thought it was very well done! We would recommend it!

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Tom B

Nov 18

Lansky is a compelling portrait of an aging crime legend. Harvey Keitel’s performance is magnetic, grounding the story with intensity and emotional weight. The film blends humanity and history into a tight, engaging crime drama that hits harder than expected.

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N H

Aug 24

How is Sam Worthington still getting away with it.

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Synopsis

David Stone (Sam Worthington), a renowned but down-on-his-luck writer, has the opportunity of a lifetime when he receives a surprise call from Meyer Lansky (Academy Award nominee Harvey Keitel). For decades, authorities have been trying to locate Lansky's alleged nine-figure fortune and this is their last chance to capture the aging gangster before he dies. With the FBI close behind, the Godfather of organized crime reveals the untold truth about his life as the notorious boss of Murder Inc. and the National Crime Syndicate.

Director: Eytan Rockaway
Producer: Eric Binns, Lee Broda, Jeff Hoffman, Robert Ogden Barnum
Screenwriter: Eytan Rockaway
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Lucky 13 Productions, Carte Blanche Film, CaliWood Pictures, 120dB Films, Above the Clouds Media Group
Rating: R (Some Sexual References|Language|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 25, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 25, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $27.5K
Runtime: 1h 59m

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