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The Wannabe

Respect isn't earned. It's stolen.

2015 · 1h 30m · R Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by Nick Sandow

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Overview

Based on true events, The Wannabe, a story about Thomas, a man obsessed with Mafia culture during the 1990s in New York City. When Thomas’s failed attempts to fix the trial of infamous mobster John Gotti gets him rejected by the people he idolizes most, he sets off on a drug infused crime spree with his girlfriend and longtime mob groupie, Rose, by brazenly robbing the local Mafia hangouts.

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All reviews
38%
Tomatometer
Fresh

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.

Andy Webster, New York Times
Fresh

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.

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

Few films are better titled than The Wannabe, a portrait of a Bronx kid who would have done anything to be part of the mob world he knew from the movies.

John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter

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