The Irishman is an American film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian, based on the 2004 nonfiction book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.
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13 Facts About The Irishman
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In September 2014, following years of "development hell, " The Irishman was announced as Scorsese's next film after Silence .
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The Irishman'seran begins to carry out jobs for Russell, as well as members of the South Philadelphia underworld, including "painting houses", a euphemism for contract killing.
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The Irishman turns around to leave, at which point Sheeran shoots him dead at point-blank range and leaves the gun atop his body by the entrance.
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The Irishman'seran is eventually released and placed in a nursing home.
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The Irishman tries to reconcile with his alienated daughters, but Peggy, suspecting his involvement in Hoffa's disappearance, has since severed all contact with him.
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The Irishman'seran begins seeing a Catholic priest assigned to the nursing home who gives him absolution for the crimes he committed over his lifetime, though The Irishman'seran shows little remorse – aside from his killing of Hoffa.
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The Irishman is the ninth feature collaboration between De Niro and Scorsese and their first since 1995's Casino; the fourth film to star both De Niro and Pacino ; the seventh to star both De Niro and Pesci ; the first to star both Pacino and Pesci; and the first time Pacino has been directed by Scorsese.
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The music score for The Irishman was an unusual feat.
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The Irishman estimated that total would reach 40 million after the film's first month of release.
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The Irishman garnered acclaim from a number of filmmakers, many of whom listed the film as one of their favorites of 2019, including Ana Lily Amirpour, Olivier Assayas, Bong Joon-ho, Guillermo del Toro, Luca Guadagnino, Ciro Guerra, Bill Hader, Don Hertzfeldt, Alejandro Landes, Alex Ross Perry, Paul Schrader, Adam Wingard, and Quentin Tarantino, who ranked it as his favorite of the year.
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At the 92nd Academy Awards, The Irishman received 10 nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Pacino and Pesci, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Cinematography, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, and Best Visual Effects, although it failed to win any.
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