Friends and Romans

Friends and Romans (2014) blends Comedy elements. Top cast includes Michael Rispoli, Annabella Sciorra, and Paul Ben-Victor. The narrative builds around escalating stakes, urgent decisions, and action-driven momentum.

Actor: Michael Rispoli • Genre: Comedy movies

A group of lifelong mob movie extras mount a production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in their local Staten Island theater in order to finally get some speaking roles. But the theater is the secret hideout of a real-life gangster who fancies himself an actor, and whom the FBI are hunting for the recent murder of a Broadway producer. The Feds insert their own undercover agent to audition for the role of Cassius, seeking to determine who is the real gangster among a cast of make-believe criminals. All the while, the oblivious cast seek only to prove to themselves, their families, and friends that they are more than just extras.