A Bronx Tale (1993)

Stars	User	Rating
1	TheDiceman	70 _82nd
Excellent film.
1	TheRealJ-Ro	80 _70th
Thought this was "Goodfellas" when I first turned it on. De Niro's directorial debut is a complex coming-of-age tale under different terms. The dual father roles of De Niro and Palminteri play well off each other; the men are similar in perspective despite their different lives. The Bronx's racial divide is handled quite well (though the romance angle is tacked on and drug down by excruciatingly-long slo-mo shots), and everyone played their parts quite well. Definitely a must-see genre flick.
1	XakkMaster	85 _76th
Strong performances, good direction. I'm a sucker for gangster dramas and this hits all the right notes with solid characters and a good story. It's sort of a humanizing, neighborhood version of Goodfellas with a dash of morality added to the crime boss. It's not a top-level gangster classic, but it's definitely second-tier and worth a watch for fans of the genre. The heated race relations of the 1960s add to the backdrop, bringing to life a tense environment that transports viewers to the era.
1	omgfridge	6 _53rd
Strongest aspects of this film is how it deals with racial undertones and Palminteri's strong performance. The problem with De Niro directing a gangster movie is that it would always look like something Scorsese had done before him. My main gripe was the relationship between Calogero and Jane. It felt fake, forced, unbelievable and corny. Its a decent addition to the genre though flawed.
1	Judge Holden	4 _51st
A competent film with a strong cast, but everything about it feels too familiar. The story, the setting and the characters are all recycled from older, better films. It just doesn't add up to much and is completely devoid of anything that would otherwise make it stand out among the horde of mafia movies.
1	guy piranha	65 _53rd
pretty run of the mill directing, could've been any random dude, so de niro could've focused more on his acting. this seems more than anything like a failed attempt to cash in on the goodfellas-hype. it's not abysmal, but it's all been done way better shortly before, maybe except for the interracial stuff. palminteri does a decent job, but doesn't particularly stand out. the name "calogero" remains the only memorable thing here. i don't know if that's good or bad. ok, it is probably bad.
1	CMonster	78 _62nd
I haven't read the original script or stage play but the moment Palminteri said, "Have you ever read Machiavelli?" I had to immediately assume some retard exec was looking things over and thought that having 30 discussions about whether it is better to be feared or loved was too subtle. Good lord, we get it. It's got a bit of this kid learnin' about morality. Early on in the film they kept saying, "You'll understand when you're older." but this is so blunt a 5 year old could understand it.
1	SirSass	70 _69th
I hate listening to child actors trying to sound Italian, every other word is just "EHHHH BADDA BOOM BADDA BING KAPEESH".
1	thehynes	51 _35th
passable yarn about the old days back in da hood. Father figures, blah blah blah. Morality Tale, tum ti tum ti tum. etc etc

Average Percentile 62.27% from 2025 Ratings