Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- brooding
- violent
- paranoid
- crime movie night
- italian cinema evening
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as a mixed, competently mounted but uneven account of Renato Vallanzasca's criminal career.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story situates Vallanzasca's gang, arrests, trials, prisons, and rivalries within Milan and Italy's recent history.
Renato Vallanzasca leads robberies and murders while maintaining intimate relationships and commanding loyalty from his gang.
The plot includes escapes from San Vittore and during a ferry transfer, alongside transfers, trials, and renewed fugitive life.
Vallanzasca's gang emerges against the established dominance of Francis Turatello, producing a sustained sworn-enemy conflict.
Films like Angel of Evil, and why
Goodfellas
shared biographical crime drama, charismatic outlaw protagonist, and morally ambivalent gangster portrait
The Traitor
shared 1970s Italian crime setting, organized criminal rivalry, and hard-edged historical realism
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
shared prison escapes, criminal biography, and a protagonist navigating violent underworld loyalties
Movie Details
- Director
- Michele Placido
- Release Date
- 2010-09-06
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (303)
Cast
- Kim Rossi Stuart
- Filippo Timi
- Valeria Solarino
- Moritz Bleibtreu
- Paz Vega
- Francesco Scianna
- Lia Gotti
- Gaetano Bruno
- Lino Guanciale
- Paolo Mazzarelli
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Angel of Evil about?
- A charismatic Milanese crime boss rises through robberies and murder before prison, rivalry, and repeated escapes erode his outlaw legend.
- What is Angel of Evil like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Angel of Evil as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Angel of Evil violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Angel of Evil as graphic.
- What did critics think of Angel of Evil?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as a mixed, competently mounted but uneven account of Renato Vallanzasca's criminal career.
- Which films are like Angel of Evil?
- Films with a similar feel include Goodfellas, The Traitor, and Mesrine: Killer Instinct.
- How long is Angel of Evil?
- Angel of Evil runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Angel of Evil?
- In United States, Angel of Evil streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
