Brazil is a 1985 dystopian black comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam. Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) is a harried technocrat in an overly complicated and inefficient futuristic civilization. He fantasizes about a life free of technology and bureaucracy, where he may spend eternity with the woman of his dreams. Lowry meets Jill Layton (Kim Greist), the woman he has been chasing in his dreams while attempting to rectify the wrongful arrest of one Harry Buttle (Brian Miller). Meanwhile, the bureaucracy has blamed him for a thread of terrorist bombings, putting Sam and Jill's lives in jeopardy.

Despite its popularity in Europe, the film's initial release in North America was a flop. It's since become a cult classic. Brazil was ranked the 54th best British film of all time by the British Film Institute in 1999. It was voted the 24th best British film ever in a survey of 150 actors, directors, writers, producers, and reviewers for Time Out magazine in 2017.

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Directed by: Terry Gilliam

Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm

Release dates: 20 February 1985 (France)/22 February 1985 (United Kingdom)/18 December 1985 (United States)
Running time: 143 minutes

A Bronx Tale is a 1993 American coming-of-age criminal drama film directed by Robert De Niro and produced by Jane Rosenthal. It is based on Chazz Palminteri's 1989 play of the same name. It follows the story of Calogero, an Italian-American youngster who is torn between the attractions of organized crime and the principles of his honest, hardworking father, as well as racial tensions in his neighborhood, after meeting a local Mafia gangster.

On September 14, 1993, A Bronx Tale premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, and on September 29, 1993, it was distributed in the United States. The film was a modest commercial success, grossing over $17 million in the United States. It did, however, do far better with reviewers, who appreciated the stars' performances and helped Palminteri launch his acting career while also assisting De Niro in gaining acceptability as a director.

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Directed by: Robert De Niro
Starring: Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri
Release dates: September 14, 1993 (TIFF)/September 29, 1993 (United States)
Running time: 120 minutes

Francis Ford Coppola produced and directed The Godfather Part II, a 1974 American epic crime film based on a screenplay co-written by Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo. The Godfather II is the sequel to The Godfather

Although The Godfather Part II was not De Niro's first role, it was the one that defined him as a major actor with a long career around for decades. The Godfather: Part II, following the popularity of the first film, told two tales at once. The first was a continuation of Michael Corleone's rise to power as the leader of a ruthless criminal organization. The second was Vito Corleone's rise to power after emigrating from Italy as a youngster decades before. It was for that second story that De Niro won his first Academy Award, proving that he could surpass Marlon Brando's Oscar-winning performance.

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Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro
Release dates: December 12, 1974 (New York City)/December 20, 1974 (United States)

Running time: 200 minutes

Goodfellas (stylized GoodFellas) is a 1990 American biographical crime film directed by Martin Scorsese. Goodfellas is widely considered to be one of the greatest films of all time, particularly in the gangster genre. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts awarded the film five prizes, including Best Film and Best Director. Goodfellas was also chosen as the greatest film of the year by a number of reviewers' organizations.

De Niro doesn't have the most prominent part in Goodfellas, but his performance is crucial to the film's plot. The film follows Henry Hill, a mid-level Mafia figure who is friends with De Niro's character Jimmy Conway. Even though DeNiro has worked with Scorsese on several occasions to play protagonists, his role here is to be seductive and sinister. Conway, played by De Niro, is both friendly and dangerous, like all good mobsters. He's not reckless, which is part of what makes him such a dangerous presence in a film full of men who can't seem to keep their cool.

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Directed by: Martin Scorsese

Starring: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco

Release dates: September 9, 1990 (Venice)/September 19, 1990 (United States)
Running time: 146 minutes

Taxi Driver is a 1976 American film directed by Martin Scorsese. The film received numerous awards and nominations, including the Palme d'Or at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival and four nominations at the 49th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (for De Niro), and Best Supporting Actress (for Foster).

Despite all of Scorsese and De Niro's subsequent collaborations, Taxi Driver remains the most iconic Scorsese/De Niro film. In the film, De Niro plays Travis Bickle, a solitary cab driver who believes he is the only one who can clean up the crime he witnesses every night as he travels around New York City. The film is basically about Travis' mental health deteriorating as he becomes obsessed with a woman and a small daughter, and you realize how unwell he is at the end. De Niro is mesmerizing in the part, proving that he can drive a film and make you sympathize with a complex character.

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Directed by: Martin Scorsese

Starring: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel

Release date: February 8, 1976
Running time: 114 minutes

The Irishman (titled onscreen as I Heard You Paint Houses) is a 2019 American epic crime drama film. The film is one of Robert De Niro's greatest collaborations is with Martin Scorsese. Over the course of decades, the film follows its main character, a half-Irish criminal who becomes immersed in the mafia and one of Jimmy Hoffa's closest associates. Whereas all of Scorsese's early gangster films are intended to be entertaining, The Irishman is about living a life that alienates everyone. The Irishman does not end in a spray of gunfire. It ends with an elderly man alone, having alienated everyone he has ever known or loved as a result of the life he has chosen.

Scorsese's direction, as well as De Niro, Pacino, and Pesci's performances, received widespread critical acclaim. At the 92nd Academy Awards, the film received 10 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor for Pacino and Pesci, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

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Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Ray Romano
Release dates: September 27, 2019 (NYFF)/November 1, 2019 (United States)/November 27, 2019 (Netflix)

Running time: 209 minutes

Martin Scorsese and Mardik Martin co-wrote Mean Streets, a 1973 American crime film directed by Scorsese. Warner Bros. published it on October 2, 1973. The film gives a look into the lives of lower-level Mafiosos, unbalanced punks, and small crooks in Little Italy. A small-time hood finds himself in a pickle with a ruthless loan shark. In order to escape the hazards of his debt, he enumerates the assistance of a friend who is also involved in illegal activity.

For his role as "Johnny Boy" Civello, De Niro earned the National Society of Film Critics award for Best Supporting Actor. Mean Streets was chosen by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 1997 as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important".

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Directed by: Martin Scorsese

Starring: Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro, David Proval, Amy Robinson

Release date: October 14, 1973
Running time: 112 minutes

Martin Brest directed Midnight Run, a 1988 American action comedy film. When mafia accountant "The Duke" (Charles Grodin) is hired by Eddie Moscone (Joe Pantoliano), he promises Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) that the assignment would be simple or a "midnight run." When Jack discovers The Duke, however, the FBI and the mob are anxious to apprehend him. Jack must avoid the cops, hide from the mob, and keep The Duke's unpredictable personality from driving him insane in a cross-country chase.

The film was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Actor for De Niro at the 46th Golden Globe Awards. Following the critical and commercial success of the original film, The Midnight Run Action Pack was released in 1994, consisting of three made-for-television sequels that did not involve any of the principal actors, albeit a few characters from the first film were retained.

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Directed by: Martin Brest

Starring: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton

Release date: July 20, 1988
Running time: 126 minutes

Any best-of collection Many of Robert De Niro's works with Martin Scorsese will have Raging Bull, in which he plays boxer Jake La Motta, maybe his best performance. De Niro portrays La Motta, a wounded, prideful man who has lots of talent in the ring but is hugely self-destructive outside of it, for which he got in terrific condition. Raging Bull is a film about failure as well as achievement, and it features some of Scorsese's greatest direction in his impressive career.

Raging Bull is one of Robert De Niro's most powerful performances of all time, among all the films he has been in. His depiction of Jake LaMotta, a former boxer turned stand-up comic, is a stunning portrait of a man you love to hate. You pity, sympathize and hate him all at the same time. It's no surprise that he won an Oscar for this performance and that Raging Bull is still considered one of De Niro's greatest performances.

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Directed by: Martin Scorsese

Starring: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Frank Vincent

Release dates: November 14, 1980 (New York City)/December 19, 1980 (United States)
Running time: 129 minutes

Heat is a 1995 American crime drama film written and directed by Michael Mann. Heat's premise is fairly basic, but that's part of what makes it so good. The film depicts the conflict between an LAPD detective (Al Pacino) and a career thief (Robert De Niro), as well as the effect it has on their professional and personal lives. The film succeeds because both De Niro and Pacino are fully invested in the project, as well as the plot's mechanics.

Heat was released on December 15, 1995, by Warner Bros. Pictures to critical and commercial success. It earned $187 million on a $60 million budget, with Mann's directing and script, action sequences, sound mixing, and Pacino and De Niro's performances getting critical acclaim. Heat is recognized as one of the most influential films of its genre and has influenced several subsequent works

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Directed by: Michael Mann

Starring: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Tom Sizemore, Diane Venora

Release date: December 15, 1995
Running time: 170 minutes