Married to the Mob

1988 104 min ★ 6.0 Comedy, Crime, Romance

Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo, Angela and her son depart for New York City to make a fresh start. Unfortunately, Tony has set his sights upon Angela -- and so has an undercover FBI agent looking to use her to bust Tony.

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Cast

Michelle Pfeiffer

Angela de Marco

Matthew Modine

Mike Downey

Dean Stockwell

Tony Russo, Sr.

Mercedes Ruehl

Connie Russo

Alec Baldwin

'Cucumber' Frank de Marco

Trey Wilson

Regional Director Franklin

Joan Cusack

Rose

Oliver Platt

Ed Benitez

Paul Lazar

Tommy Boyle

'Sister' Carol East

Rita "Hello Gorgeous" Harcourt

Details

Director

Jonathan Demme

Tagline

"They're her family... Whether she likes it or not."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$21,486,757

Production

Orion Pictures, Mysterious Arts, A Luta Continua

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

April 15, 2024

★ 7/10

The rather sudden death, in the bathtub, of her mafiosi husband "Frank" (Alec Baldwin) gives his widow "Angela" (Michelle Pfeiffer) the chance to break free from his criminal world and live her own life. Ha! Some hope. His erstwhile boss "Tony" (Dean Stockwell) has always had a soft spot for her and now the coast is clear, he decides to rather forcefully press his suit - despite the fact that he's...

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kevin2019

August 30, 2024

★ 8/10

"Married to the Mob" is a very entertaining film and the mob element does have shades of "Midnight Run" (1988), especially when Angela - she believes she has finally found the normality she has been so desperately seeking with a man called Mike Smith - discovers he is actually an FBI agent and she then becomes reluctantly entangled in an FBI sting operation to arrest crime boss Tony "The Tiger" Ru...