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Highest-ranked title
Highest-ranked title
Penelope Allen has 3 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 1990s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Dog Day Afternoon.
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Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
Dir. Sidney Lumet · With Al Pacino, John Cazale, Charles Durning
Two drifters bum around, visit earthy women and discuss opening a car wash in Pittsburgh.
Dir. Jerry Schatzberg · With Gene Hackman, Al Pacino, Dorothy Tristan
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."
Dir. Al Pacino · With Al Pacino, Winona Ryder, Kevin Spacey
