The Untouchables (1987)

The Untouchables rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.8/10· 352K votes

Rotten Tomatoes83%

Metacritic79%

TMDb7.8/10· 6K votes

With 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.8/10 on IMDb and 79/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been positive.

About The Untouchables

Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.

Cast of The Untouchables

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  Kevin Costner

  as Eliot Ness

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  Sean Connery

  as Jim Malone

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  Robert De Niro

  as Al Capone

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  Charles Martin Smith

  as Oscar Wallace

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  Andy Garcia

  as George Stone

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  Richard Bradford

  as Mike

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  Jack Kehoe

  as Payne

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  Brad Sullivan

  as George

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  Billy Drago

  as Nitti

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  Patricia Clarkson

  as Catherine Ness

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  Vito D'Ambrosio

  as Bowtie Driver

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  Steven Goldstein

  as Scoop

The Untouchables facts

Budget

$25M

Box office

$76.3M

Our take on The Untouchables

Brian De Palma turns the Prohibition-era pursuit of Al Capone into a stately, operatic crime picture. Following agent Eliot Ness as he assembles the incorruptible team nicknamed the Untouchables, the 1987 film pairs gangland brutality with a strong moral spine, favoring grand set pieces and old-fashioned heroism over gritty realism. It suits viewers who enjoy classic cops-and-mobsters storytelling, period detail, and De Palma's flair for tension built through composition and pacing rather than shock. If you like your crime dramas polished, character-driven, and unashamedly larger than life, this delivers a satisfying clash between duty and corruption, with history and thriller instincts working hand in hand.