
GoodFellas
1990 · Movie · R · 145 min · ★ 8.5 · 93% critics
A young Brooklyn kid gets drawn into the world of local gangsters and rises through the ranks of a Mafia family. As the years pass, the appeal of fast money, loyalty, and power starts to give way to danger, strain, and betrayal.
Based on Wiseguy
Also known as Good Fellas · Wise Guys
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Details
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-09-12
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Critic score
- 93/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.5/10 (14,414 votes)
- Box office
- $47,036,784
- Budget
- $25,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like intense crime dramas with fast-talking characters, dark humor, and a realistic mob world; Not for you if you want a straightforward, feel-good story or constant action, but fans of Casino or The Departed may be especially drawn in.
Pros: raw, energetic storytelling; sharp performances; dark humor and tension | Cons: no tidy redemption; slow unraveling; lengthy runtime
Themes
- prison
- florida
- new york city
- based on novel or book
- gangster
- mass murder
- drug trafficking
- 1970s
- irish-american
- gore
- biography
- based on true story
- +6 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1991
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1991 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1991 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1991 · nominated
Cast & crew

Robert De Niro
as James Conway

Ray Liotta
as Henry Hill

Joe Pesci
as Tommy DeVito

Lorraine Bracco
as Karen Hill

Paul Sorvino
as Paul Cicero

Frank Sivero
as Frankie Carbone

Tony Darrow
as Sonny Bunz

Mike Starr
as Frenchy

Frank Vincent
as Billy Batts

Chuck Low
as Morris Kessler
Directed by Martin Scorsese