Movies by Danny Aiello
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Stiffs (2010)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Jon Polito, Louis Vanaria …
Directed by: Frank Ciota
When he learns that Ragucci's -- a beloved funeral home in a close-knit Italian-American neighborhood -- is going out of business, hearse driver Frank (Danny Aiello) and his associates…
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Just Laugh (2009)
Cast: Eli Wallach, Doris Roberts, Danny Aiello …
Directed by: Anton Evangelista
What does laughing do for our lives and our health? In Anton Evangelista's good-time documentary, the benefits of laughter are explored, with legendary chortlers like Regis Philbin, Pat…
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A Broken Sole (2007)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Judith Light, Margaret Colin …
Directed by: Antony Marsellis
Three connected stories explore the trauma and emotional legacy of the World Trade Center attacks through the lives of six ordinary people in this moving dramatic montage. On September 11,…
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Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu …
Directed by: Paul McGuigan
While checking out his missing friend Nick's apartment, Slevin (Josh Hartnett) is mistaken for Nick by thugs and forced to participate in a high-profile murder for a powerful crime boss…
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Last Request (2006)
Cast: T.R. Knight, Danny Aiello, Mario Cantone …
Directed by: John DeBellis
After learning that he's dying, a man has one last request for either of his two sons: Get married! But when one of them dies trying, it's up to his brother -- an aspiring priest --…
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Brooklyn Lobster (2005)
Cast: Marisa Ryan, Danny Aiello, Jane Curtin …
Directed by: Kevin Jordan
A family struggles to keep their seafood business from folding in this quirky drama. Although it's been a Brooklyn tradition for more than half a century, Giorgio's Lobster Farm is…
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Running with the Hitman (2004)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Mercedes Ruehl, Judd Hirsch …
Directed by: Melanie Mayron
Gideon Schub is so distraught by his son-in-law's threats to cut off his visits with his grandson that he decides to hire loan collector Nathan "The Nat" Winkler to ice him.…
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Mail Order Bride (2003)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Robert Capelli Jr., Ivana Milicevic …
Directed by: Robert Capelli Jr., Jeffrey Wolf
New York mob boss Tony discovers that five men -- including one of his wise guys -- have been scammed by the same Russian mail-order bride, Nina, who's now back in her homeland with…
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Off Key (2001)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Danny Aiello, George Hamilton …
Directed by: Manuel Gómez Pereira
Three world-class (and egomaniacal) opera singers (Joe Mantegna, George Hamilton and Danny Aiello, in roles inspired by the real-life "Three Tenors") break up their act after one of their…
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Hitman's Journal (2000)
Cast: Danny Aiello, William Forsythe, Aida Turturro …
Hitman's JournalJaded mob enforcer Vincent Dianni (Danny Aiello) ends up as the target of his boss's combustible son, Tommy Cucci (William Forsythe), when the hit man is suspected…
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Dinner Rush (2000)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Edoardo Ballerini, John Rothman …
Directed by: Bob Giraldi
Louis (Danny Aiello) is an aging bookie and restaurateur who's bemoaning the transformation of Gigino's -- his restaurant in the TriBeCa area of New York City -- from a…
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Mambo Cafe (2000)
Cast: Thalía, Danny Aiello, Paul Rodriguez …
Directed by: Reuben Gonzalez
College student Nydia's schooling may be coming to an end if she can't help her family's restaurant, The Mambo Café, get some much-needed business. During her summer…
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Prince of Central Park (1999)
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Danny Aiello, Cathy Moriarty …
Directed by: John Leekley
Tired of the abuse heaped on him by his foster mother (Cathy Moriarty), J.J. Somerled (Frank Nasso) flees to New York City's Central Park determined to make the metropolitan woodland his…
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The Last Don II (1998)
Cast: Joe Mantegna, Danny Aiello, Kirstie Alley …
Directed by: Graeme Clifford
Mario Puzo's compelling underworld saga continues in this miniseries. After the death of family patriarch Don Clericuzio (Danny Aiello), his nephew Cross De Lena (Jason Gedrick) takes…
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Dead Silence (1998)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Sally Kirkland, Shanee Edwards …
Directed by: Juliane Glantz
While giving her high school graduation address, Renata Deveroux of Wilbur Falls shocks the audience with her strange tale of the "disappearance" of the school's star athlete (Charlie…
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A Brooklyn State of Mind (1998)
Cast: Vincent Spano, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Danny Aiello …
Directed by: Frank Rainone
Al (Vincent Spano) has been a gangster for years, but is haunted by his father's murder and wants to mend his ways. He works for Frank Parente (Danny Aiello), a shady land developer with…
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The Last Don (1997)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Joe Mantegna, Daryl Hannah …
Directed by: Graeme Clifford
The longstanding feud between the Santadios and rival gang the Clericuzios -- led by mob boss Domenico (Danny Aiello) -- ends when the don's daughter (Kirstie Alley) weds the Santadio…
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Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis (1997)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Jane Horrocks, Marc Warren …
Directed by: John Henderson
When singer Mavis Davis's (Jane Horrocks) star begins to fade, record company owner Marty (Rik Mayall) is desperate to boost her ratings -- and make his alimony payments. Inspired by the…
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City Hall (1996)
Cast: Al Pacino, John Cusack, Bridget Fonda …
Directed by: Harold Becker
This sprawling tale wends its way from New York City's crime-ridden streets to the halls of power after a police shootout leaves innocent people dead. The probe to understand what…
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2 Days in the Valley (1996)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Greg Cruttwell, Jeff Daniels …
Directed by: John Herzfeld
The lives of several strange characters intersect in John Herzfeld's quirky crime comedy. A depressed has-been director (Paul Mazursky), an arrogant art dealer and his long-suffering…
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Two Much (1996)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Daryl Hannah …
Directed by: Fernando Trueba
Artist and dealer Art Dodge's (Antonio Banderas) scheme to sell his work flops, and now he's on the run from dissatisfied buyers. And that's not all: His affair with the…
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Mojave Moon (1996)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Anne Archer, Michael Biehn …
Directed by: Kevin Dowling
In this off-the-wall indie comedy, a middle-aged car salesman gets much more than he bargained for when he offers a shapely young beauty a ride to her desert mobile home -- and finds a corpse…
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Unforgotten: Twenty-Five Years After Willowbrook (1996)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Geraldo Rivera
Directed by: Jack Fisher
Narrated by Danny Aiello, this riveting documentary explores the continuing consequences experienced by former students (and their families) of the Willowbrook State School for the…
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Power of Attorney (1995)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Elias Koteas, Rae Dawn Chong …
Directed by: Howard Himelstein
Mafia bigwig Joseph Scassi (Danny Aiello) faces a federal indictment of extortion and murder, so he brings all the power he can to bear and hires a brilliant U.S. Attorney, Paul Dell (Elias…
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Léon: The Professional (1994)
Cast: Jean Reno, Natalie Portman, Gary Oldman …
Directed by: Luc Besson
Léon (Jean Reno), the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner." But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent (Gary Oldman), he…
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Ready to Wear (1994)
Cast: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Jean-Pierre Cassel …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Scandals and supermodels abound in this satirical and sexy look at the fashion industry from director Robert Altman. Fashionistas from all over the world arrive in Paris to attend the…
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The Cemetery Club (1993)
Cast: Ellen Burstyn, Olympia Dukakis, Diane Ladd …
Directed by: Bill Duke
Ellen Burstyn, Diane Ladd and Olympia Dukakis head the cast as a trio of recently widowed Jewish women whose friendship helps ease the passing of their spouses -- until one of them meets an…
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Me and the Kid (1993)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Alex Zuckerman, Joe Pantoliano …
Directed by: Dan Curtis
After his plans to rob a mansion go astray, gruff professional thief Harry (Danny Aiello) kidnaps a poor little rich kid named Gary (Alex Zuckerman) and holds him for ransom. But what Harry…
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The Pickle (1993)
Cast: Ally Sheedy, Chris Penn, Little Richard …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Director Harry Stone (Danny Aiello) is in a jam. Facing fiscal ruin after a trio of box-office bombs, he compromises his artistic integrity helming a sci-fi flick about some teens and their…
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Ruby (1992)
Cast: Arliss Howard, Veronica Hart, Joseph Cortese …
Directed by: John Mackenzie
Who was Jack Ruby? In this film, Danny Aiello plays the enigmatic Ruby, tracing the path he took that led him to his tragic date with history. Ditching Mafia life in Chicago, Ruby opens a…
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Hudson Hawk (1991)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Danny Aiello, Andie MacDowell …
Directed by: Michael Lehmann
Half loopy parody, half action-comedy, this Bruce Willis vehicle puts its star in the shoes of Hudson Hawk, a skilled cat burglar who times his robberies by singing show tunes. After being…
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Mistress (1991)
Cast: Robert Wuhl, Martin Landau, Vasek Simek …
Directed by: Barry Primus
This Tinseltown satire stars Robert Wuhl as a movie director and screenwriter who gets the green light for his latest film when three potential backers (Robert De Niro, Danny Aiello and Eli…
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29th Street (1991)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Anthony LaPaglia, Lainie Kazan …
Directed by: George Gallo
Based on the life of Frank Pesce (Danny Aiello), an actor who won $6 million in the first New York State Lottery in 1976, this comedy focuses on the tight-knit Italian-American neighborhood…
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Once Around (1991)
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Danny Aiello …
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
Renata Bella (Holly Hunter) is feeling the soul-sucking torpor of a dead-end career -- and life -- until she meets whirlwind sales guru Sam Sharpe (Richard Dreyfuss) at a real estate-selling…
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Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Cast: Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Jason Alexander …
Directed by: Adrian Lyne
In this supernatural thriller, Vietnam veteran Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins) returns home to New York City, only to be haunted by his son's death, plagued by flashbacks from the war and…
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Do the Right Thing (1989)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee …
Directed by: Spike Lee
What begins as an uproarious comedy evolves into a provocative, disquieting drama as director Spike Lee chronicles trivial events that bring festering racial tensions to the surface on a…
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Harlem Nights (1989)
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx …
Directed by: Eddie Murphy
Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor), the proprietor of an illegal casino in 1920s Harlem, must contend with mobsters and corrupt cops who want to put him out of business. But with the help of his…
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The January Man (1989)
Cast: Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio …
Directed by: Pat O'Connor
Murder is a dish best served cold, they say. That's certainly true of a New York City serial killer who's iced 11 women in as many months. And it's up to rumpled Sherlock Nick…
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Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Joe Morton, Suzanne Pleshette …
Directed by: Georg Stanford Brown
After the police chief (Danny Aiello) transfers streetwise cop Capt. Janet Hamilton (Suzanne Pleshette) to a crime-ridden district dubbed "the Sewer," she begins to suspect the area is a…
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Moonstruck (1987)
Cast: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis …
Directed by: Norman Jewison
Cher, Olympia Dukakis and screenwriter John Patrick Shanley each won Oscars for their wonderful work in this slice-of-life comedy about the Italian-American denizens of a Brooklyn…
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Radio Days (1987)
Cast: Mia Farrow, Julie Kavner, Dianne Wiest …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Director Woody Allen's Oscar-nominated comedy set in 1940s Brooklyn draws heavily on his youth -- a time when radio was king. Through vignettes woven together by music from the era, the…
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The Pick-up Artist (1987)
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Molly Ringwald, Dennis Hopper …
Directed by: James Toback
Carefree lady-killer Jack Jericho (Robert Downey Jr.) seduces women by the dozen. But the tables abruptly turn when he meets beautiful (and totally indifferent) museum guide Randy Jensen…
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Daddy (1987)
Cast: Dermot Mulroney, John Karlen, Tess Harper …
Directed by: John Herzfeld
A teenage couple is in over their heads when the girlfriend becomes pregnant in this made-for-TV drama. High school sweethearts Bobby (Dermot Mulroney) and Stacy (Patricia Arquette) learn to…
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The Stuff (1985)
Cast: Michael Moriarty, Andrea Marcovicci, Garrett Morris …
Directed by: Larry Cohen
This campy classic finds Americans gorging on the latest snack sensation: a no-calorie treat dubbed "the Stuff." When it threatens to put ice cream makers out of business, industry tycoons…
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The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Cast: Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Stuck in a dead-end job and saddled with an abusive husband, Cecilia (Mia Farrow) depends on the movies for her escape. She sees one picture, The Purple Rose of Cairo, so often that the…
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The Protector (1985)
Cast: Jackie Chan, Danny Aiello, Sandy Alexander …
Directed by: James Glickenhaus
New York City cop Billy Wong (Jackie Chan) and his partner, Danny Garoni (Danny Aiello), are working security at a fashion show when a wealthy man's daughter is kidnapped. Federal…
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Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Cast: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern …
Directed by: Sergio Leone
Director Sergio Leone's sprawling crime epic follows a group of Jewish mobsters (including Robert De Niro, James Woods and Elizabeth McGovern) who rise in the ranks of organized crime in…
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Old Enough (1983)
Cast: Sarah Boyd, Rainbow Harvest, Danny Aiello …
Directed by: Marisa Silver
Twelve-year-old Lonnie (Sarah Boyd) lives in a wealthy New York neighborhood and is curious upon meeting Karen (Rainbow Harvest), a working-class teen who seems very different from her. The…
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Fort Apache, the Bronx (1981)
Cast: Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Erik Estrada …
Directed by: Daniel Petrie
Murphy (Paul Newman) is a street cop in the tough borough of the Bronx -- known to its denizens as "Fort Apache." While Murphy treats the people on his beat with dignity, he can't seem…
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Fingers (1978)
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Tisa Farrow, Jim Brown …
Directed by: James Toback
Harvey Keitel plays Jimmy Fingers, a piano virtuoso with a twisted second job: He's the muscle man in charge of "collecting" on his mob father's debts. Of course, this creates an…
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The Front (1976)
Cast: Woody Allen, Zero Mostel, Herschel Bernardi …
Directed by: Martin Ritt
Alfred Miller (Michael Murphy) is a successful television writer whose political views have left him blacklisted from every major network in the McCarthy-era 1950s. Desperate to keep…
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The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Cast: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton …
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
The Corleone family roots are explored, tracing Don Vito's (Robert De Niro) journey from Sicily to a life of organized crime in New York. In a parallel story, his grown son, Michael (Al…
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Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Michael Moriarty, Vincent Gardenia …
Directed by: John D. Hancock
Bruce Pearson (Robert De Niro) is a dedicated baseball player who's hiding a secret: He has Hodgkin's disease. His only confidante is the team's star pitcher, Henry Wiggin…