Mean Streets
1973 · Movie · R · 112 min · ★ 7.1 · 94% critics
A small-time mob associate is torn between loyalty and personal feelings as he tries to protect a chaotic friend. With pressure from criminal life all around him, he must decide what matters most and whether he can rise higher within the mob.
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Details
- Years
- 1973
- Release date
- 1973-10-14
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 94/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (2,293 votes)
- Budget
- $500,000
About
If you want tense small-time gangland character focus, gritty realism, and strong acting, Mean Streets can hit—Not for you if you need fast pacing or a clearly urgent plot, especially if you prefer more engaging mob thrillers like Taxi Driver or Goodfellas.
Pros: great performances; gritty mob atmosphere; engaging character drama | Cons: slow pacing; weak or thin plot; feels boring to some
Themes
- secret love
- italian american
- gangster
- protection money
- epilepsy
- redemption
- money
- little italy
- catholicism
- manhattan, new york city
- grand
Cast & crew
Robert De Niro
as John 'Johnny Boy' Civello
Harvey Keitel
as Charlie Cappa
David Proval
as Tony DeVienazo
Amy Robinson
as Teresa Ronchelli
Richard Romanus
as Michael Longo
Cesare Danova
as Giovanni Cappa
Victor Argo
as Mario
George Memmoli
as Joey 'Clams' Scala
- LS
Lenny Scaletta
as Jimmy
Jeannie Bell
as Diane
Directed by Martin Scorsese