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The Wannabe

Play trailer 1:59 Poster for The Wannabe R,  2015,  1h 30m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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An aspiring gangster and his new girlfriend embark on a crime spree against the mob in the 1990s New York.

Critics Reviews

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Andy Webster New York Times Dec 3, 2015
Mr. Piazza offers a persuasive portrait of decline, but it is the crumbling beauty and flailing hopes of Rose that resonate. Ms. Arquette comprehends the character inside and out, and her aim is true. Go to Full Review
Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Dec 3, 2015
The mix of callous humor and romantic doom doesn't always hold up, but in its best moments, "The Wannabe" finds real spikiness in the pitfalls of anti-hero worship. Go to Full Review
Clayton Dillard Slant Magazine Nov 30, 2015
1.5/4
The film is less a revisionist take on the circumstances of John Gotti's 1992 indictment than a tedious love child of Bonnie and Clyde and Goodfellas. Go to Full Review
Shawn Hazelett Under the Radar Dec 9, 2015
3.5/10
The Wannabe is too derivative for any insight, offering little more than tired tropes and bad accents. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Dec 5, 2015
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Its taste in antiheroes doesn't inspire fascination, just a desire to see a different movie. Go to Full Review
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Kylo W Jan 25, 2016 The Wannabe is too derivative for any insight, offering little more than tired tropes and bad accents.
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Cast & Crew

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Nick Sandow

Director

Patricia Arquette

Rose

Vincent Piazza

Thomas

Michael Imperioli

Alphonse

Vincenzo Amato

Richie

Domenick Lombardozzi

Mickey

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Movie Info

Synopsis An aspiring gangster and his new girlfriend embark on a crime spree against the mob in the 1990s New York.
Director
Nick Sandow
Producer
Lizzie Nastro, Michael Gasparro, Vincent Piazza
Screenwriter
Nick Sandow
Distributor
Entertainment One
Production Co
Electric Entertainment, Traction Media
Rating
R (Language|Drug Use|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 4, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
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