

Scarface
He loved the American Dream. With a vengeance.
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $25M
- Box office
- $66M
- Language
- English
- sibling relationship
- miami, florida
- cuba
- gangster
- cocaine
- rise and fall
- remake
- tragedy
- drug cartel
- mafia
- drug lord
- bitterness
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereRNew York City1 Dec 1983
- TheatricalR9 Dec 1983
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical18Originally cut3 Feb 1984
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalR 18+1 Feb 1984
CanadaCA
- Theatrical18A9 Dec 1983
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical189 Feb 1984
- Theatrical13(re-release)8 Mar 2012
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1813 Jan 1984
CzechiaCZ
- Physical18+DVD1 Jan 2001
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-188 Mar 1984
FranceFR
- Theatrical127 Mar 1984
- Physical12VHS3 Jun 1990
- Physical12DVD17 Jan 2001
- TVArte28 Jul 2009
- Physical12Blu-Ray6 Sept 2011
- Digital / OTT12VOD20 Mar 2012
- Theatrical12Re-release30 Oct 2013
- Physical124K UHD16 Oct 2019
- Digital / OTT16Netflix16 Feb 2022
- Digital / OTTArte•tv28 Jun 2026
- TVArte28 Jun 2026
GermanyDE
- Theatrical188 Mar 1984
- TVArte28 Jul 2009
- Digital / OTTArte•tv28 Jun 2026
- TVArte28 Jun 2026
GreeceGR
- TheatricalK-1723 Mar 1984
HungaryHU
- Theatrical186 Jul 1985
Frequently asked questions
Scarface was released on 9 December 1983.
Audience reviews
4- J9/10
JPV852
10/23/2019
Immensely great crime-drama that features some great performances and excellent writing from Oliver Stone (and this coming from someone who isn't a big fan of his) to the direction by Brian De Palma. The score is great though still love the song "Take It to the Limit" during the money laundering scene. Still a few slots below the likes of The Godfather and Heat, yet still a amazing film that holds up so well. **4.5/5…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
6/8/2023
Despite all the hype and plaudits, I don't think this film is as good as Paul Muni's 1932 iteration. That's not to say it isn't a good film, nor that Al Pacino doesn't turn in a good effort - it's that it is all so brash. The language and action has no subtlety or finesse to it. It glorifies violence - it's not just that it is a necessary evil in the world in which "Tony Montana" works, it just comes across as if the…
- F5/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
10/28/2023
**A very violent film about drug trafficking and paranoia, with a great cast and a great production, but where everything is histrionic and exaggerated.** I caught this film yesterday on television and decided to watch it in full. I had already heard about it, and the good dramatic performance that Al Pacino had, and so I decided it was time to see for myself. Directed by Brian de Palma, it marked its time, but is…
- J10/10
JackthePGL
8/19/2025
Like most of the gangster films, Scarface is the first one from many years and some people didn't even know that it's actually a remake to the original B&W version. While I was thinking about this, it went on the whole new level with the violence for the most part because it's directed by Brian De Palma. I know he's not going to make a movie overly violent to get an NC-17. Al Pacino as Tony Montana is what everyone l…
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