Billy Bathgate
Seen it?1991 | 106 min | Crime
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 36% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans. If you loved Donnie Brasco or Once Upon a Time in America, start here.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
36% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
5.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$48 million worldwide on a $48 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 69K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Benton
- Loren DeanBilly Bathgate
- Dustin HoffmanDutch Schultz
- Nicole KidmanDrew Preston
- Bruce WillisBo Weinberg
- Steve BuscemiIrving
- Stanley TucciLucky Luciano
- Steven HillOtto Berman
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- Timothy JeromeDixie Davis