Glamour was the disguise.
New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea.
Bugsy (1991) is a crime, drama and mystery film directed by Barry Levinson, released on December 10, 1991 with a runtime of 2h 16m. It stars Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel and Ben Kingsley. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 463 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Bugsy.
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Warren Beatty
as Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel
Annette Bening
as Virginia Hill
Harvey Keitel
as Mickey Cohen
Ben Kingsley
as Meyer Lansky
Elliott Gould
as Harry Greenberg
Joe Mantegna
as George Raft
Bebe Neuwirth
as Countess di Frasso
Bill Graham
as Charles "Lucky" Luciano
Lewis van Bergen
as Joe Adonis
Wendy Phillips
as Esta Siegel
Richard C. Sarafian
as Jack Dragna
Karen Russell
as Dancer
Directed by Barry Levinson, written by Dean Jennings and James Toback, produced by Warren Beatty, Barry Levinson and Mark Johnson.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 463 ratings.
Benjamin Siegel. Bugsy is directed by Barry Levinson and written by James Toback. It stars Warren Beatty, Annette Benning, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliott Gould and Joe Mantegna. Music is by Ennio Morricone and cinematography by Allen Daviau. Film is a biography adaptation of Benjamin Bugsy Siegel, a notorious American mobster who rose to prominence in the 30s and 40s. Barry Levinson’s epic film didn’t turn…
Reviewed on May 18, 2014
I just reviewed Reds, a movie where they managed to make John Reed boring and now I am reviewing Bugsy... a movie where they manage to make Bugsy Siegel boring. And honestly, like with Reds, Bugsy helped Luciano rise to power in what is one of the most interesting mafia stories in American history... which you really don't see here. In fact, it's hardly even mentioned. But... after Bugsy did that he built Vegas,…
Reviewed on January 12, 2023
This is based, very loosely, on the real-life shenanigans of Benjamin Siegel - aka “Bugsy” (Warren Beatty) as he evolves from small time, womanising, brute to aspiring property developer in an embryonic Las Vegas just as the Hoover Dam was coming on-stream with copious amounts of cheap electricity. Along the way, he ditches his wife and children as he falls hook, line and sinker for would-be actress Virginia Hill…
Reviewed on April 2, 2026
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The main cast of Bugsy (1991) includes Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley and Elliott Gould. The film was directed by Barry Levinson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Bugsy was released on December 10, 1991 and runs for 2h 16m.
Bugsy (1991) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 463 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy crime, drama and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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