{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox film | name = 10th & Wolf | image = tenth_and_wolf.jpg | caption = Film poster | writer = Robert Moresco<br>Allan Steele | starring = [[James Marsden]]<br>[[Giovanni Ribisi]]<br>[[Brad Renfro]]<br>[[Piper Perabo]]<br>[[Dash Mihok]]<br>[[Lesley Ann Warren]]<br>[[Dennis Hopper]] <br>[[Brian Dennehy]]<br>[[Francesco Salvi]]<br>[[Val Kilmer]] | director = [[Robert Moresco]] | producer = [[Suzanne DeLaurentiis]]<br>[[Leo Rossi]]<br>Joe Murphy | music = [[Aaron Zigman]] | cinematography = [[Alex Nepomniaschy]] | editing = Harvey Rosenstock | distributor = [[ThinkFilm|THINKFilm]] | released = {{Film date|2006|04|21|[[Palm Beach International Film Festival|PBIFF]]|2006|08|18|United States}} | runtime = 110 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = $8 million | gross = $143,451}} '''''10th & Wolf''''' is a 2006 film about the [[Philadelphia crime family]], directed by [[Robert Moresco]]. It is based on an actual mob war in [[South Philadelphia]]. The movie stars [[James Marsden]], [[Giovanni Ribisi]] and [[Brad Renfro]], and features appearances by [[Dennis Hopper]], [[Val Kilmer]], [[Piper Perabo]], [[Lesley Ann Warren]], [[Tommy Lee]], [[Francesco Salvi]] and [[Brian Dennehy]].

''10th & Wolf'' was the last film starring Renfro to be released before his death at the age of 25.

==Synopsis== Tommy is the son of a [[Mafia]] hitman, who, after his father is killed by a rival, moves with his younger brother to live with his aunt, uncle, and cousin in [[Philadelphia]]. As the sole member of his family who is not involved in crime, Tommy joins the [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]] and is deployed in [[Gulf War|Operation Desert Storm]]. He becomes disillusioned, however, when [[Saddam Hussein]] is still in power. Disenchanted with military service, Tommy assaults an [[military police|MP]] and steals a colonel's [[Jeep]]. Arrested when the jeep runs out of gas, the movie opens with Tommy in the brig at a [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine]] base.

An [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] agent (played by Dennehy) coerces Tommy into infiltrating the family business. The agent tells Tommy that he can protect his brother and cousin in return for evidence against the [[Philadelphia crime family|philadelphia mafia]], which is trying to take over the [[heroin]] trade in Philadelphia. Tommy is instructed to wear a [[covert listening device|wire]] to record negotiations between his cousin and gang leader, Joey Marcucci, and Mafia boss Luciano Reggio.

Tommy tries to obtain incriminating evidence against Reggio while protecting his cousin and younger brother in their fledgling attempts to become "goodfellas". His efforts to strike a balance between his family loyalties, and the FBI's need for evidence, take up most of the film's bulk.

==Cast== * [[James Marsden]] as Tommy * [[Giovanni Ribisi]] as [[Joey Merlino]] * [[Brad Renfro]] as Vincent * [[Piper Perabo]] as Brandy * [[Dennis Hopper]] as Matty Matello * [[Brian Dennehy]] as FBI Agent Horvath * [[Lesley Ann Warren]] as Tina * [[Leo Rossi]] as FBI Agent Thornton * [[Dash Mihok]] as Junior * [[Tommy Lee]] as Jimmy "Tattoo" * [[Francesco Salvi]] as Luciano Reggio * [[Val Kilmer]] as Murtha * [[John Capodice]] as Sipio * [[James Grimaldi]] as Ricky Jerkoff

==Production== The movie was billed as having been "inspired by a true story from the FBI agent known as 'Donnie Brasco'", referencing the 1997 [[Donnie Brasco (film)|film of that name]], which was based on former agent [[Joseph D. Pistone]]'s [[Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia|nonfiction book]] detailing his infiltration of the Mafia.

While ''10th & Wolf'' is set in Philadelphia, it was filmed in [[Pittsburgh]]. Scenes were shot at Tom's Diner and Bloom Cigar Company on the [[South Side (Pittsburgh)|South Side]] and at [[Hartwood Acres Park|Hartwood Mansion]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/10th-wolf.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930224241/http://www.county.allegheny.pa.us/parks/10th-wolf.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-09-30 |title=Hartwood and the Movie: 10th & Wolf |work=Allegheny County Parks Department |accessdate=2007-07-01 }}</ref>

==Reception== The film was panned by critics. It holds a 19% approval score on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], with an average rating of 4/10, based on 27 reviews.<ref>rottentomatoes.com, "[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/10th_and_wolf/ 10th and Wolf]". Accessed 13 October 2010.</ref> [[Metacritic]] assigned the film a weighted average score of 36 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=10th & Wolf Reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/10th-wolf |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[Fandom, Inc.]]}}</ref>

=== Accolades === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Award ! Category ! Nominee(s) ! Result |- |[[Popoli e Religioni Terni Film Festival]] |Best Supporting Actor |Francesco Salvi |{{won}}

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==Home media== The film was released in DVD on July 9, 2007.

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{Portal|Philadelphia}} * {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20110202044128/http://tenthandwolf.com/}} *{{IMDb title|id=0360323|title=10th & Wolf}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|10th_and_wolf}} * {{cite news |title=Movie Review - 10th and Wolf |author=Stephen Holden |author-link=Stephen Holden |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 18, 2006 |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2006/08/18/movies/18wolf.html}}

{{Robert Moresco}}

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