GoodFellas (1990)

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