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Goodfellas (1990)

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Reviews Counted:54

Fresh:52

Rotten:2

Average Rating:8.8/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 28 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book WISEGUY, Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS is a wry, violent, and exhilarating film about the life of Henry Hill, an aspiring criminal who ends up in the FBI's witness... Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book WISEGUY, Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS is a wry, violent, and exhilarating film about the life of Henry Hill, an aspiring criminal who ends up in the FBI's witness protection program after testifying against his former partners. As a poor Irish-Italian growing up in 1950s New York City, Hill (Ray Liotta) rises through the ranks of his Brooklyn neighborhood's organized crime branch, and with money from the mob he begins living the good life, complete with a beautiful bride, Karen (Lorraine Bracco), a fancy house, and the best seats at the most exclusive restaurants. A botched robbery lands Henry in prison for a brief period of time, and when he gets released, his reckless infidelities and drug abuse damage his association with his adopted family. Scorsese's film is a visual and sonic onslaught, featuring a brilliant pop-music soundtrack and stunning camera work--including the infamous Steadicam one-take that introduces the audience to the Copacabana's patrons. He uses the songs to infuse a breathtaking, invigorating rhythm into every scene. As the psychopathic Tommy DeVito, Joe Pesci delivers an unforgettable performance that is alarming in its cold-blooded callousness, helping to cement GOODFELLAS' place as a classic portrait of life in the mob. [More]

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

Starring: Ray Liotta, Lorraine Bracco, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Paul Sorvino, Frank Sivero, Mike Starr, Frank Vincent, Samuel L. Jackson, Sheila Howard, Kevin Corrigan, Henny Youngman, Tony Darrow, Chuck Low, Frank Di Leo, Christopher Serrone, Jerry Vale

Director: Martin Scorsese

Director: Martin Scorsese
Screenwriter: Martin Scorsese, Nicholas Pileggi
Story: Nicholas Pileggi
Producer: Irwin Winkler

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Arguably Scorsese's finest hour.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment 1 Comment
08/24/08
Channel 4 Film
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Scorsese's fast, violent, stylish mobster movie is a return to form.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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Goodfellas is a tour de force that brilliantly evokes both the seductive glamour and moral degradation of organised crime.

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04/17/01
Neil Smith
Neil Smith
BBC
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You walk away, tantalized by a view into the darkest part of yourself, glad that that part is still behind bars.

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08/24/08
Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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Arguably the greatest mob movie ever made.

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08/03/08
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
BDK Reviews

Based on Pileggi's book, Scorsese's biopic of Henry Hill is so well-crafted, shot, and acted that it easily overcomes some of the film's shortcomings, such as its dramatic shaplessness and less than powerful ending.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
02/21/08
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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Colorful but dramatically unsatisfying.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment 35 Comments
06/26/07
Joseph McBride
Joseph McBride
Variety
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May well be the most accomplished thing Scorsese's ever done.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
06/26/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

A multi-generational tale of bad money, it is the defining American movie of the 1990s; Scorsese hasn’t made a film half as good since its 1990 release.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment 1 Comment
10/04/06
Mark Athitakis
Mark Athitakis
Filmcritic.com

...one of the best-- and most influential -- American movies ever made.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
10/04/06
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Long and brutal, but Scorsese was never better at marshalling his cinematic tools to tell a story ... his definitive statement about the New York City mob.

Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
08/21/06
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

A drama that injects your adrenal glands with the thrill of living from score to score and walking the streets with limitless power.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
06/02/06
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

That Martin Scorsese's brilliant GoodFellas lost the 1990 Best Picture and Best Director Oscars to Dances with Wolves is one of the all-time miscarriages of justice in the history of the Academy Awards.

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02/18/06
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

The iridescence of, and questions asked by Goodfellas place the film among the great American classics.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
05/13/05
James Lap
James Lap
Apollo Guide

The best gangster movie of all-time and easily, one of the best overall flicks ever.

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02/07/05
JoBlo
JoBlo
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A work of craftsmanship over art.

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02/01/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It was so well made that it still works today.

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11/06/04
Douglas Pratt
Douglas Pratt
DVDLaser

the film that Scorsese was born to make, and will be forever cited among Oscar's most glaring omissions

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09/04/04
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
Old School Reviews

Brutal, stylish, hypnotic and addictive, GoodFellas remains Scorsese's best film.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
09/02/04
Glenn Abel
Glenn Abel
Hollywood Reporter
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No review available.

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09/02/04
Lori Hoffman
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
 
 
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