
Robert De Niro films and TV shows, ranked by your taste
Actor and director · 95 films and 3 TV shows on Boxlist
Known for The Godfather: Part II, GoodFellas and Taxi Driver.
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The Godfather: Part II
1974 · Film
8.6/10 · TMDBIn the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

GoodFellas
1990 · Film
8.5/10 · TMDBThe true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

Once Upon a Time in America
1984 · Film
8.5/10 · TMDBA former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Joker
2019 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDBDuring the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

Taxi Driver
1976 · Film
8.2/10 · TMDBA mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feed his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Mr. Scorsese
2025 · TV
8.1/10 · TMDBExplore the many lives of Martin Scorsese through intimate interviews with the man himself, access to his private archives, plus conversations with Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Margot Robbie, Daniel Day-Lewis, Steven Spielberg, and...

Casino
1995 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDBIn early-1970s Las Vegas, low-level mobster Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro...

Raging Bull
1980 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDBThe life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.

The Deer Hunter
1978 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDBA group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick...

Heat
1995 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDBObsessive master thief, Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective, Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the...

1900
1976 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDBSet in Bertolucci's ancestral region of Emilia, the film chronicles the lives of two men during the political turmoils that took place in Italy in the first half of the 20th century.

The Untouchables
1987 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDBYoung Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most...

A Bronx Tale
1993 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDBSet in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his...

Awakenings
1990 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDBDr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
The King of Comedy
1982 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDBAspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
The Irishman
2019 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDBPennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy...

Brazil
1985 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDBLow-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Sleepers
1996 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDBTwo gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.

Killers of the Flower Moon
2023 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDBWhen oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

Nothing
2023 · TV
7.5/10 · TMDBAn iconic bon vivant, who barely has enough resources to maintain his affluent lifestyle, hires a young woman from Paraguay to replace the recently deceased maid who took care of him for more than 40 years.

The Irishman: In Conversation
2019 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDBMartin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Al Pacino in conversation about The Irishman.

Men of Honor
2000 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDBAgainst formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
The Mission
1986 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDBWhen a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are...

Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America
2022 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDBTo mark the recent thirtieth anniversary of Sergio Leone’s death, this documentary sets out to pay tribute to one of the great legends of world cinema. The singular artistic vision of Sergio Leone has transcended national borders, creating...

Jackie Brown
1997 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDBJackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Cape Fear
1991 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDBSam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? Fourteen years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he...

QT8: The First Eight
2019 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDBA detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scandalous fall in disgrace of producer Harvey Weinstein. A story about how to shoot eight...

Limitless
2011 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDBA paranoia-fueled action thriller about an unsuccessful writer whose life is transformed by a top-secret "smart drug" that allows him to use 100% of his brain and become a perfect version of himself. His enhanced abilities soon attract...

The Intern
2015 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.

Stardust
2007 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDBIn a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals...

Mean Streets
1973 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDBA small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Silver Linings Playbook
2012 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDBAfter spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.

Fahrenheit 9/11
2004 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDBMichael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Angel Heart
1987 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDBDown-and-out private detective Harry Angel is ordered by the mysterious Louis Cyphre to go on a mission to find a missing person. His routine failure soon leads to a bloody spar with himself, as he goes on a supernatural journey into his...

Zero Day
2025 · TV
7.1/10 · TMDBA former U.S. President is called out of retirement to find the source of a deadly cyberattack, only to discover a vast web of lies and conspiracies.

This Boy's Life
1993 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDBWhen a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an...

Val
2021 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDBFor over 40 years Val Kilmer, one of Hollywood’s most mercurial and/or misunderstood actors has been documenting his own life and craft through film and video. He has amassed thousands of hours of footage, from 16mm home movies made with...

Ezra
2024 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDBStand-up comedian Max Bernal lives with his father Stan while struggling to co-parent his autistic son Ezra with his ex-wife. When forced to confront difficult decisions about their son's future, Max and Ezra embark on a cross-country road...

Wag the Dog
1997 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDBDuring the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Ronin
1998 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDBA briefcase with undisclosed contents – sought by Irish terrorists and the Russian mob – makes its way into criminals' hands. An Irish liaison assembles a squad of mercenaries, or 'ronin', and gives them the thorny task of recovering the...

American Hustle
2013 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDBA conman and his seductive partner are forced to work for a wild FBI agent, who pushes them into a world of Jersey power-brokers and the Mafia.

Breakdown: 1975
2025 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDBIn 1975, as America faced social and political upheaval, filmmakers turned chaos into art.

Meet the Parents
2000 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDBGreg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good...

The Score
2001 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDBAn aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.

Cop Land
1997 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDBFreddy Heflin is the sheriff of a place everyone calls “Cop Land” — a small and seemingly peaceful town populated by the big city police officers he’s long admired. Yet something ugly is taking place behind the town’s peaceful facade. And...

Backdraft
1991 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDBFiremen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Everybody's Fine
2009 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDBEight months after the death of his wife, Frank Goode looks forward to a reunion with his four adult children. When all of them cancel their visits at the last minute, Frank, against the advice of his doctor, sets out on a road trip to...

I Am Durán
2019 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDBThe story of four-time World Champion Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán. A one man wrecking-ball who took on the world, transcended his sport and helped inspire a nation to rise up against its CIA funded dictator to achieve independence. From...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Great Expectations
1998 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBLoosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising...

New York, New York
1977 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBAn egotistical saxophone player and a young singer meet on V-J Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long uphill climb.

Savage Salvation
2022 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDBNewly engaged Shelby John and Ruby Red want a fresh start after their struggles with addiction, but when Shelby discovers his beloved Ruby dead on their porch, he embarks on a vengeful killing spree of the dealers who supplied her. Armed...

Analyze This
1999 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBCountless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. When Paul Vitti needs help dealing with his role in the "family," unlucky shrink Dr. Ben...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Joy
2015 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBA story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
The War with Grandpa
2020 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBPeter is thrilled that his Grandpa is coming to live with his family. That is, until Grandpa moves into Peter's room, forcing him upstairs into the creepy attic. And though he loves his Grandpa, he wants his room back - so he has no choice...

The Last Tycoon
1976 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBF. Scott Fitzgerald's novel is brought to life in this story of a movie producer slowly working himself to death.

Stanley & Iris
1990 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBAn illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inability to read. When he is fired, she takes on trying to teach him to read in her kitchen...

How to Rob a Bank
2024 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDBIn this true-crime documentary, a charismatic rebel in 1990s Seattle pulls off an unprecedented string of bank robberies straight out of the movies.

Last Vegas
2013 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBThree sixty-something friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal.

The Good Shepherd
2006 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBEdward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Hide and Seek
2005 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBDavid Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Emily on his own. David is at first amused to discover that Emily has created an imaginary friend...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1994 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBBased on Mary Shelley's novel, "Frankenstein" tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Arthur and the Invisibles
2006 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBArthur is a spirited ten-year old whose parents are away looking for work, whose eccentric grandfather has been missing for several years, and who lives with his grandmother in a country house that, in two days, will be repossessed, torn...

Machete
2010 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDBAfter being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Killer Elite
2011 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDBBased on a shocking true story, Killer Elite pits two of the world’s most elite operatives—Danny, an ex-special ops agent and Hunter, his longtime mentor—against the cunning leader of a secret military society. Covering the globe from...

The Family
2013 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDBThe Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.

Hands of Stone
2016 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDBThe legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

Meet the Fockers
2004 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDBHard-to-crack ex-CIA man, Jack Byrnes and his wife, Dina head for the warmer climes of Florida to meet son-in-law-to-be, Greg Focker's parents. Unlike their happily matched offspring, the future in-laws find themselves in a situation of...

Red Lights
2012 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDBTwo investigators of paranormal hoaxes, the veteran Dr. Margaret Matheson and her young assistant, Tom Buckley, study the most varied metaphysical phenomena with the aim of proving their fraudulent origins. Simon Silver, a legendary blind...

The Alto Knights
2025 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDBTwo of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course...

Flawless
1999 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDBAn ultraconservative police officer suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons - with the drag queen next door.

Being Flynn
2012 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDBWorking in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
The Comeback Trail
2020 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDBTwo movie producers who owe money to the mob, have to set up their aging movie star to kill themselves accidentally so they don't have to owe them back but they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.

Amsterdam
2022 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDBIn the 1930s, three friends—a doctor, a nurse, and an attorney—witness a murder, become suspects themselves and uncover one of the most outrageous plots in American history.

Grudge Match
2013 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDBA pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout -- 30 years after their last match.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
We're No Angels
1989 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDBTwo escaped cons' only prayer to escape is to pass themselves off as priests and pass by the police blockade at the border into the safety of Canada.

About My Father
2023 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDBEncouraged by his fiancee, a man and his father spend the weekend with her wealthy and exceedingly eccentric family. The gathering soon develops into a culture clash, allowing father and son to discover the true meaning of family.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Shark Tale
2004 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDBOscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Mad Dog and Glory
1993 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDBWayne Dobie is a shy cop whose low-key demeanor has earned him the affectionate nickname "Mad Dog." After Mad Dog saves the life of Frank Milo, a crime boss and aspiring stand-up comedian, he's offered the company of an attractive young...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Dirty Grandpa
2016 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDBJason Kelly is one week away from marrying his boss's uber-controlling daughter, putting him on the fast track for a partnership at the law firm. However, when the straight-laced Jason is tricked into driving his foul-mouthed grandfather...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Righteous Kill
2008 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDBTwo veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind...

New Year's Eve
2011 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDBThe lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
The Fan
1996 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDBWhen the San Francisco Giants pay center-fielder, Bobby Rayburn $40 million to lead their team to the World Series, no one is happier or more supportive than #1 fan, Gil Renard. When Rayburn becomes mired in the worst slump of his career...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
The Big Wedding
2013 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDBTo the amusement of their adult children and friends, long divorced couple Don and Ellie Griffin are once again forced to play the happy couple for the sake of their adopted son's wedding after his ultra conservative biological mother...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
15 Minutes
2001 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDBWhen Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media...

Analyze That
2002 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDBThe mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel for help and finds that Sobel needs some serious help himself as he has inherited the...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
City by the Sea
2002 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDBVincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to great lengths to distance himself from his past, but then makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime.

The Comedian
2016 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDBAn aging comic icon, Jackie Burke, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played. Already a strain on his younger...

Little Fockers
2010 · Film
5.6/10 · TMDBIt has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get in with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, Jack's suspicions...

Showtime
2002 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDBA spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based T.V. cop show.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
Killing Season
2013 · Film
5.5/10 · TMDBTwo veterans of the Bosnian War, one American, one Serbian, clash in the remote Smoky Mountain wilderness.

What Just Happened
2008 · Film
5.4/10 · TMDBDuring the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss demands extensive changes to a movie...

The Bag Man
2014 · Film
5.3/10 · TMDBA criminal waits in a seedy motel and waits for his boss after killing several men to steal a bag.
Where to watch:Rent or buy
The Ages of Love
2011 · Film
5.3/10 · TMDBRoberto is a young and ambitious lawyer who is going to marry Sara. His whole life is perfectly planned out. During a expropriation which he is in charge of, he meets Micol, a gorgeous and provocative young woman from a small village in...

Tin Soldier
2025 · Film
5.2/10 · TMDBAn ex-special forces operative seeks revenge against a cult leader who has corrupted his former comrades, the Shinjas. This leader, known as The Bokushi, promises veterans a purpose and protection, but is revealed to be a destructive...

Freelancers
2012 · Film
5.1/10 · TMDBThe son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops. His new boss, Sarcone, will see if he has what it takes to be rogue through many trials and tribulations of...

Godsend
2004 · Film
5.0/10 · TMDBA couple agree to have their deceased son cloned under the supervision of an enigmatic doctor, but bizarre things start to happen years after his rebirth.

The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
2000 · Film
4.0/10 · TMDBRocky and Bullwinkle have been living off the finances made from the reruns of their cartoon show. Boris and Natasha somehow manage to crossover into reality and team up with Fearless Leader, an evil criminal turned media mogul with some...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
The Whisper Man
2026 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDBWhen his young son vanishes, a widower enlists help from his estranged father, a retired detective who put away the serial killer now linked to the case.
Directed by Robert De Niro

A Bronx Tale
1993 · Film
7.8/10 · TMDBSet in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his...

The Good Shepherd
2006 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDBEdward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career...
Where to watch:Rent or buy
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