Mr. Untouchable

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Mr. Untouchable

R

2007

1h 32m

Documentary

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Growing up as part of a poor family in New York City's Harlem, Nicky Barnes aspires to wealth and power. In the early 1970s, as drug use becomes increasingly popular, Barnes devises a plan to obtain the lifestyle he has always wanted. With help from the mob, Barnes establishes himself as a successful drug dealer and becomes tremendously wealthy. Barnes's extravagant lifestyle, however, proves to be his undoing, as he unwittingly draws the attention of the FBI.

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The sheer presence of the arrogant and charismatic Nicky Barnes makes Mr. Untouchable a compelling movie experience.

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John Monaghan

Detroit Free Press

11/09/2007

3/4

Does the movie glorify Barnes and his nefarious profession? Probably, but show me a movie about the drug trade that doesn't hook us first with guts and glamour before the moralizing fall.

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Robert Koehler

Variety

11/06/2007

One seriously confused documentary.

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

10/26/2007

3/4

What emerges is a portrait of a complex man.

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Simon Foster

sbs.com.au

08/09/2010

If it casts a slightly too favourable eye over the subject and his social impact, you can't begrudge the director his understanding of and affection for the period and its people.

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Bill Gibron

Filmcritic.com

12/19/2007

3/5

Like much of the story of Harlem in the '70s, the truth is the least important part.

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Cynthia Fuchs

PopMatters

11/14/2007

The principle at issue may not be plain to everyone, but "to those people inside the system of values, that's totally acceptable."

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Bahad j

@RT27093708 08/20/2024

I really liked the camera used in the movie. Because the angles and small details are captured very well.

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Kae T

@RT28472826 08/20/2024

Shows us the world of drug trade and the downfall of the people involved

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Бавуу Э

@RT26109709 08/19/2024

Growing up as part of a poor family in New York City's Harlem, Nicky Barnes aspires to wealth and power. In the early 1970s, as drug use becomes increasingly popular, Barnes devises a plan to obtain the lifestyle he has always wanted. With help from the mob, Barnes establishes himself as a successful drug dealer and becomes tremendously wealthy. Barnes's extravagant lifestyle, however, proves to be his undoing, as he unwittingly draws the attention of the FBI.

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Geke g

@RT40239519 08/03/2024

Such an tough experience to handle

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Munkhchimeg T

@RT64187897 08/03/2024

Really inspiring. Learned that the human can reach bigger top when you have goal and hope.

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10/17/2015

awesome bio-doc of a reel badassssssssss

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Synopsis

Growing up as part of a poor family in New York City's Harlem, Nicky Barnes aspires to wealth and power. In the early 1970s, as drug use becomes increasingly popular, Barnes devises a plan to obtain the lifestyle he has always wanted. With help from the mob, Barnes establishes himself as a successful drug dealer and becomes tremendously wealthy. Barnes's extravagant lifestyle, however, proves to be his undoing, as he unwittingly draws the attention of the FBI.

Director: Marc Levin
Producer: Alex Gibney
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: HDNet
Rating: R (Some Violent Images|Pervasive Drug Content|Brief Nudity|Strong Language)
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 26, 2007, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 31, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $103.6K
Runtime: 1h 32m