A Bronx Tale (1993)
One man lives in the neighborhood, another man owns it. A devoted father battles the local crime boss for the life of his son.
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his neighborhood - for a beautiful black girl.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 1 October 1993 |
| Genre | Drama, Crime |
| Director | Robert De Niro |
| Starring | Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri and Lillo Brancato |
| Runtime | 121 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.4/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 97% · Metacritic 80/100 · TMDB users 7.9/10 |
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Where to watch A Bronx Tale in 15 other countries
| Country | Streaming on (price a month) |
|---|---|
| Australia | Prime Video $12.99 AUD, Tubi |
| Cameroon | Prime Video |
| Denmark | Prime Video 69 kr DKK |
| Finland | Prime Video €6.99 |
| France | Paramount+ |
| Ghana | Prime Video |
| Kenya | Prime Video KSh560 |
| Malawi | Prime Video |
| Mexico | Tubi |
| New Zealand | Prime Video $8.99 NZD |
| Nigeria | Prime Video ₦2300 |
| Norway | Prime Video 79 kr NOK |
| South Africa | Prime Video R79 ZAR |
| Sweden | Prime Video 69 kr SEK |
| Uganda | Prime Video |
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What kind of watch this is
A Bronx Tale is a 1993 crime drama directed by Robert De Niro. It runs 121 minutes and centers on a boy caught between two powerful men. De Niro plays the honest father, while Chazz Palminteri plays the charismatic crime boss. The boy, played by Lillo Brancato, is torn by loyalty and attraction to a black girl, a relationship that is forbidden in his neighborhood. The film captures the tension of the 1960s Bronx. It is a study in moral gravity, asking who gets to define a young man’s future. The answer is rarely the one he chooses.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes lists a 97% approval rating as of October 2024. That is high for a coming-of-age drama, though the site’s average score sits at 7.5 out of 10. Metacritic offers a more measured view with a Metascore of 80 out of 100 as of November 2025, which it categorizes as generally favorable. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it four stars, noting it is "very funny [and] very touching." He praised De Niro’s direction for finding the right notes. The film also earned a nomination for the American Film Institute’s Top 10 Gangster Films list in 2008.
How it did with audiences
The box office ledger is blank. No numbers, no budget, no receipts to audit. We turn to the people who actually watched it. On TMDB, users rate it 7.9 out of 10. That is a solid score, the kind that suggests the film stuck in the mind rather than just the wallet. When the studio fails to keep records, the audience keeps them instead.
What came next for the cast
De Niro arrived from GoodFellas and The Godfather Part II, then moved into Silver Linings Playbook and Joker. Palminteri stepped in after an Oscar and The Last Dragon, only to surface in The Usual Suspects and Modern Family. The credits show a shift, not a cause. One actor kept climbing; the other kept finding new rooms.
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Sources
- A Bronx Tale on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q1130705 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “A Bronx Tale” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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