Carlito’s Way (1993), directed by Brian De Palma and based on novels by Edwin Torres, stars Al Pacino, Sean Penn and Penelope Ann Miller. The film follows a former drug dealer trying to leave his criminal past behind while navigating relationships and pressure from his old world.

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A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.