
Bugsy
1991 · Movie · R · 136 min · ★ 6.4 · 82% critics
A New York gangster heads to Los Angeles on business, clashing with the movie world and a strong-willed woman while his family waits back home. His trip takes him to a rundown desert gambling spot, sparking an idea that could reshape his future—and the city around it.
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Details
- Years
- 1991
- Release date
- 1991-12-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 136 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (445 votes)
- Budget
- $30,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy Bugsy if you want an ambitious, lavish crime drama blending danger with romance and early Las Vegas glamour; Not for you if you want a darker, strictly realistic gangster story like Goodfellas or Public Enemies.
Pros: star-driven charisma; period detail; strong cast chemistry | Cons: not gritty enough; love story focus; character inconsistency
Themes
- hotel
- casino
- hitman
- psychopath
- biography
- romance
- money
- mafia
- hollywood
- las vegas
- hoodlum
- 1940s
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1992
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1992
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1992 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1992 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1992 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1992 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1992 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1992 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1992 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1992 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1992 · nominated
Cast & crew

Warren Beatty
as Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel

Annette Bening
as Virginia Hill

Harvey Keitel
as Mickey Cohen

Ben Kingsley
as Meyer Lansky

Elliott Gould
as Harry Greenberg

Joe Mantegna
as George Raft

Bebe Neuwirth
as Countess di Frasso
- BG
Bill Graham
as Charles "Lucky" Luciano

Lewis van Bergen
as Joe Adonis

Wendy Phillips
as Esta Siegel
Directed by Barry Levinson