The Alto Knights

2025

Action / Biography / Crime / Drama / History

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 71% · 143 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 71% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 19151 19.2K

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Plot summary

Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever.

Director

Barry Levinson Photo
Barry Levinson

Top cast

Louie Lawless Photo
Louie Lawless as Joe the Boss
Robert De Niro Photo
Robert De Niro as Frank Costello
Bryant Carroll Photo
Bryant Carroll as Local Reporter
Mike Seely Photo
Mike Seely as Trooper Crosswell
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Filip_Pruncu 7 / 10

I don't see why all the hate

I don't see why all the "hate" for this movie. It's a decent mafia movie. Not great, not terrible. I see people complaining that De Niro shouldn't been playing two characters, especially the main characters. I think he did a good job, which shows his incredible talent of getting into different characters. Yes, you could see it's the same person, the difference was not big, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese didn't look alike but you could see who was who in the movie.It's not the typical, highly violent mafia movie we're used to and perhaps that's why it doesn't get up there in the top. It's hard to compare it to the classics. I remind you that The Irishman was also different from what we're used to when it comes to mafia movies, De Niro and Scorsese. But that's how it is, they can't make the same format of movies because we'd get bored of it.This movie stands in its own, and shouldn't be compared with the classics. It's a different approach.Anyway, like I said, it's not a masterpiece nor a fiasco. It's a good, decent movie for people interested in the mafia/gangster genre.
Reviewed by Haris-Khan-72702 7 / 10

Not as bad as the reviews suggest

I watched this thinking it will be rubbish because of the low ratings. It's nowhere near as bad as the reviews say. It was more entertaining than the Irishman, which was really boring. The acting was good and some scenes were very entertaining with the sharp dialogue. You kind of feel bad for Deniro getting these negative reactions when he did a really good job playing two characters convincingly. Yeah it won't be the best mob movie you will watch but definitely doesn't deserve the negative ratings here. If you like mob history of this era you would be mad to miss this and stupid to be easily influenced by Deniro haters.
Reviewed by tm-sheehan 6 / 10

A double casting mistake

The Alto Knights- In Cinemas now My Rating - 6/10I wondered why and how a Robert Di Niro movie based on a true story about two rival New York organised Crime bosses directed by Barry Levinson could possibly flop at the box office?Is it because there's been so many movies along similar lines starring Robert Di Niro like The Irishman 2019, Goodfellas 1990, The Godfather 11 1974, A Bronx Tail 1993, The Untouchables 1987, and Once Upon a Time in America 1984 etc?Perhaps audiences are a bit tired of mafioso and gangsters however for me the reason The Alto Knights is inferior to the above listed movies is misplaced ego .By that I mean as fine an actor as DeNiro is playing two roles in one movie especially when the only difference basically is a different nose and chin only confuses the characters for the audience and is a stretch to far.I found myself trying to differentiate between the two main characters Frank Costello and Vito Genovese both played well by Robert DeNiro however it would have been better separate actors played each role .After all they're not even related but look like twins , it's just a silly casting choice.The story meanders also back and forth and doesn't have much impact at all.It's basically the story of 2 gangland bosses on a collision course as told by Frank Costello married to Bobbie played very well by Debra Messing ,nice to see her in a dramatic role.The usual scenario of gangland violence as the 2 men who were friends as teenagers vie for control of the drug trafficking and alcohol supply on New Yorks city's streets.Once best friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals set them on a deadly collision course.For me this is a straight to streaming movie.
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