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Goodfellas
1990
· Movie
· 145 min
A
MEANRANK
88/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #20
- IMDb #18
- Google retired #304
- Rotten Tomatoes #80
- Metacritic #28
- Letterboxd #24
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #635
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #18
- Metacritic Critics #132
- Metacritic Audience #15
- Criticker #23
- Douban #311
- Kinopoisk #144
- AlloCiné #24
- Trakt #36
Every rating
77–97
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 77, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 97.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The story of Henry Hill, a young man who grows up in the mob and works his way up to become a trusted member of a powerful Lucchese crime family. The film details his life over three decades, from the seductive allure of the power and money to the paranoia, violence, and ultimate betrayal that comes with that life.
Details
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Writers
- Martin Scorsese, Nicholas Pileggi
- Based on
- Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
- Studio
- Winkler Films, Warner Bros. Pictures
- Released
- 12 September 1990
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Italian, Hebrew, Yiddish
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $25.0M
- Box office
- $47.1M
- Awards
- 29 wins, 16 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 45 →4 major awards won · 29 wins from 45 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Academy Award 1990 | Best Supporting Actor | Joe Pesci | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 1990 | Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 1990 | Audience Award | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 1990 | Silver Lion for Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Academy Award 1990 | Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| Academy Award 1990 | Best Supporting Actress | Lorraine Bracco | Nominee |
| Academy Award 1990 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Martin Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi | Nominee |
| Academy Award 1990 | Best Picture | Irwin Winkler | Nominee |
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Venice Film Festival
4 nominations, 3 won
| Audience Award | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Filmcritica "Bastone Bianco" Award | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Silver Lion for Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Golden Lion | Goodfellas | Nominee |
Academy Award
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Joe Pesci | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Martin Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi | Nominee |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Nominee |
| Best Picture | Irwin Winkler | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Lorraine Bracco | Nominee |
Golden Globe Award
5 nominations
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Drama | Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Martin Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Joe Pesci | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Lorraine Bracco | Nominee |
César Award
1 nomination
| Best Non-French Film | Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing – Feature | Martin Scorsese | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Martin Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi | Nominee |
British Academy Film Award
7 nominations, 5 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Martin Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Richard Bruno | Winner |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Best Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Winner |
| Best Film | Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler | Winner |
| Best Actor | Robert De Niro | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Award
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Best Film | Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Martin Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Joe Pesci | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Lorraine Bracco | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award
5 nominations, 5 won
| Best Cinematography | Michael Ballhaus | Winner |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Best Film | Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Joe Pesci | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Lorraine Bracco | Winner |
Boston Society of Film Critics Award
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Best Film | Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Joe Pesci | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Award
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor | Robert De Niro | Winner |
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Best Film | Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler | Winner |
National Society of Film Critics Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Martin Scorsese | Winner |
| Best Film | Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler | Winner |
Bodil Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best American Film | Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler | Winner |
National Board of Review Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Joe Pesci | Winner |