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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 .. Read more

Starring	Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco
Director	Martin Scorsese
Genres	Drama

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Critic's review of Goodfellas
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- "...Packed with solid-gold dialogue, tight performances and way too many classic scenes to list here..." -- 5 out of 5 Stars
- 6942
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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  Give Yourself a Treat
  
  This film is the dogs danglers of gangster films. It really does have it all. There's no showboating, every actor is at the top of their game. The main ... read more »
  
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  - Mike Salt
  - Mancester
  - 25 Jul 2004 at 13:19
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  great fellas
  
  Goodfellas finds itself on many must see lists and its not hard to understand why
  
  Scorsese directs another masterpiece and every actor involved plays... read more »
  
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- - angloitalian
  - 31 reviews
  - 29 May 2012 at 23:17
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  best gangster film ever.
  
  well i read the review 'give yourself a treat' and as soon as i read the title, i went and watched the film, and boy was the title right! THE best ... read more »
  
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- 1119773
- - Hrusai
  - 15 reviews
  - 17 May 2012 at 02:30
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  Absolute classic gangster movie!
  
  This is an absolutely classic gangster movie and its brilliance has not been dimmed by the 24 years since its release. Excellent character portrayals by all the... read more »
  
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- - Chrisaljack
  - 136 reviews
  - Hellingly
  - 12 Apr 2012 at 14:13
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  A truly awful film…. So dull!!!
  
  I couldn’t watch the whole of this film as it was so dull and boring I was falling asleep. Why this film get so many good reviews is beyond me?? The film ... read more »
  
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- - accurist01
  - 38 reviews
  - High Wycombe
  - 27 Feb 2012 at 14:43
- - 5
  - 0
  Gangster genre at it's very best.
  
  I don't really know what to say about this film other than if you have not watched it, you are missing out.
  
  One of my favourite films of all time... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Samlynn121
  - 11 reviews
  - Surrey
  - 18 Feb 2012 at 12:54
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  - 16
  "funny how ya mook?"
  
  Where the Godfather positioned itself in the dark corridors of Mafiosi management, GoodFellas rolls around in blood and sawdust on the shopfloor. It has all the... read more »
  
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- - A-lad-in-a-hat
  - 12 reviews
  - Brighton
  - 27 Jan 2012 at 13:07
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  - 2
  Double sided pain in the neck!
  
  Great film, somewhat spoiled by the fact that it arrived as a double sided disc! Halfway through the film you have to get up and turn the disc over. ... read more »
  
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- - PenryPooch
  - 2 reviews
  - 29 Oct 2011 at 11:18
- - 3
  - 1
  Brilliant !!
  
  Best film of its kind!
  
  I think i have seen this film over 20 times an i never get sick of it!! I always wana be a gangster after seein it ha!
  
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- - JayA8
  - 1 review
  - 03 Oct 2011 at 22:42
- - 3
  - 1
  Top Notch Gangsters
  
  One of the best gangster flicks out there, the best of the best cast, director, soundtrack, everything really is there to make it a true great...
  
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- - a customer
  - 28 Sep 2011 at 16:38
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  Were they really "Goodfellas?'"
  
  OK so this film is based on the real life story of Henry Hill, a gangster of the 60s and 70s. But while that may be the case I couldn't help feeling that ... read more »
  
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- - Onlylexus
  - 119 reviews
  - Chesterfield
  - 24 Sep 2011 at 18:35
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- - 65
  - 3
  Give Yourself a Treat
  
  This film is the dogs danglers of gangster films. It really does have it all. There's no showboating, every actor is at the top of their game. The main ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 12207
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Mike Salt
  - Mancester
  - 25 Jul 2004 at 13:19
- - 50
  - 16
  "funny how ya mook?"
  
  Where the Godfather positioned itself in the dark corridors of Mafiosi management, GoodFellas rolls around in blood and sawdust on the shopfloor. It has all the... read more »
  
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- 1085979
- - A-lad-in-a-hat
  - 12 reviews
  - Brighton
  - 27 Jan 2012 at 13:07
- - 38
  - 9
  CINEMA AT IT'S FINEST
  
  This is unarguably the best film ever produced by the human race. Should be shown on TV around the world daily, perhaps on it's own TV channel, repeated ... read more »
  
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- - trotsuk
  - 117 reviews
  - LONDON
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 11:53
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  - 36
  Go home and get your shine box.
  
  The story is based on true events and characters from a novel named 'Wise Guy' written by crime reporter Nicholos Pileggi. It is about this boy Henry ... read more »
  
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- - JediSi
  - 301 reviews
  - Kent
  - 17 Nov 2007 at 17:35
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  - 2
  The best Mafia film ever
  
  The whole Godfather theme brought more up to date. With friends like that who needs enemies.
  
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  - Colchester, Essex
  - 08 Mar 2004 at 11:17
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  - 8
  Great film, terrible disc
  
  Please forgive the one star review, this film deserves a five star for sure, the only thing which is a disaster is the fact that the disc is a two-sider. Yup, ... read more »
  
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  - Wirral, England
  - 01 Nov 2005 at 18:47
- - 14
  - 4
  Poor DVD, Great Film
  
  This film isn't even on a DVD9. you have to turn it over half way through!!
  
  Otherwise this is a brilliant film.
  
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- 202265
- - a customer
  - Essex
  - 03 Feb 2006 at 18:06
- - 12
  - 2
  Awesome
  
  Probably one of the best films ever made. De Niro, Pesci and Ray Liotta are all spot on. Every scene that involves Pesci has you glued to the screen wondering ... read more »
  
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- - woodster1
  - lancs
  - 22 Feb 2004 at 03:41
- - 11
  - 0
  What am I a Clown?
  
  Scorcese’s finest movie features an electrifying performance from Joe Pesci and Liotta and De Niro are superb too.
  
  The Pesci “what am I a ... read more »
  
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- - rodneytrotbags
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 11 Apr 2005 at 16:56
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  - 3
  Good Fellas is an ...
  
  Good Fellas is an excellent movie but make sure you do not waste your money or time on the Bonus Disc
  
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- - Devang Desai
  - Forest Gate, London
  - 05 May 2005 at 12:11

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Critics' reviews
- "...Packed with solid-gold dialogue, tight performances and way too many classic scenes to list here..." -- 5 out of 5 Stars
- 6942
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Scorsese's fast, violent, stylish mobster movie is a return to form, De Niro, and the Italian-American underworld.... read more on Time Out
- 42895
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- Brilliant, unsparing delineation of the sub-culture of crime and the corruption of the spirit it entails.
- 29809
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- "...Breathless and brilliant....GOODFELLAS is memorable for the ensemble nature of the performances..."
- 6940
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Awesome GOODFELLAS is a punk movie, both in subject matter and attitude..." -- 4 out of 4 stars
- 6943
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...GOODFELLAS makes poetic drama of warped ambitions. It's a prodigious achievement..."
- 6941
- - Rolling Stone
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  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.
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  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 ...

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  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 ...