GoodFellas
1990 | 145 min | Drama, Crime
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (93%), audiences adore it (8.4/10), people are still talking about it and it won an Oscar. Make plans for this one.
Our take: Scorsese's high-energy portrait of mob life, as exhilarating as it is damning. The template for countless crime stories.
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The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
93% on Rotten Tomatoes, 92 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.4/10 from 15K viewers
- AwardsStrong
2 wins, 5 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; nominated for Academy Award for Best Picture
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$47 million worldwide on a $25 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
1.4 million Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Howdy Amazon ChannelRent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand
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Cast & crew
Directed by Martin Scorsese
- Robert De NiroJames Conway
- Ray LiottaHenry Hill
- Joe PesciTommy DeVito
- Lorraine BraccoKaren Hill
- Paul SorvinoPaul Cicero
- Frank SiveroFrankie Carbone
- Tony DarrowSonny Bunz
- Mike StarrFrenchy
- Frank VincentBilly Batts
- Chuck LowMorris Kessler