A Bronx Tale

A Bronx Tale (1993)

  • 96% of critics liked it
    (27 reviews)

  • 88% of users liked it
    (61,824 ratings)

Robert De Niro made his directorial debut with this expanded adaptation of Chazz Palminteri's one-character play. DeNiro's role of Lorenzo Anello, an Italian-America bus driver, is secondary to the part of his son Calogero, played by young Francis Capra. The top dog in Calogero's Bronx neighborhood… More

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R, 1 hr. 21 min.
Directed By
Robert De Niro
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1993 Wide
On DVD
May 26, 1998
HBO Video

Critic Reviews

  • Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

    It's the moralistic tenor of A Bronx Tale that's ultimately most off-putting.

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    De Niro's feature directorial debut is not a second-tier Scorsese film. Though telling a familiar coming-of-age story, it finds a new angle in depicting the irrational and subconscious origins of racism.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    It paints a fairly accurate and hard-hitting picture of the racial tensions of the times, but it still glamorizes the gangsters with too much love.

  • Fred Topel, About.com

    Beautiful story

  • Clint Morris, Film Threat

    De Niro proves to be just as much a force behind the camera as he does in front of it. A superb debut - a gripping movie.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Chris W


    For his directorial debut, Robert De Niro looked to Chazz Palminteri's script (based on his somewhat autobiographical play), and the result is something very phenomenal. Using the coming of age format, A Bronx Tale is a helping of gangster movie with a few scoops of Romeo and… More

  • Phil H


    This was one of the first gangster films I saw I think, as a kid. Its really good, and rather under rated, the story of growing up in the Bronx with the hoods is a common one but done really well here, Palminteri is cool and quite scary as the calm yet tough hood leader. De Niro for… More

  • Sophie B


    Not really my type of film, but with a cast this good, it proved to be rather entertaining. It was too long and I did get bored throughout and away from all the violence and hate it's a nice little film about companionship and love. Calogero really looked up to Sonny and they had… More

  • Khris N


    De Niro and Palimentieri go head to head over De Niro's son - a wonderful story! <br/> <br/>De Niro is a Bronx bus driver with a little son, Calergeo. As growing up in the Bronx, De Niro trys his best to set him on the straight and narrow. But when he and his… More

  • Cassandra M


    De Niro's bright directorial debut is a gangster movie with a difference - one with warmth and sensitivity. The vibrant voice-over narration and development of its young protagonist Calogero (a character based on Palminteri) provide it, against a traditionally colourful look at… More

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