From Nicholas Pileggi's true-life bestseller Wiseguy, GoodFellas explores the criminal life like
no other movie. Directed and co-written by Martin Scorsese, it was judged 1990's Best Picture
by the New York, Los Angeles and National Society of Film Critics and named to the American
Film Institute's Top-100 American Film List. Electrifying performances abound, and from a
standout cast that includes Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino. Joe
Pesci walked off with the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. It "bristles with passion, wit
and style" and endures as "an American classic" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone).
From Nicholas Pileggi's true-life bestseller Wiseguy, GoodFellas explores the criminal life like
no other movie. Directed and co-written by Martin Scorsese, it was judged 1990's Best Picture
by the New York, Los Angeles and National Society of Film Critics and named to the American
Film Institute's Top-100 American Film List. Electrifying performances abound, and from a
standout cast that includes Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino. Joe
Pesci walked off with the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. It "bristles with passion, wit
and style" and endures as "an American classic" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone). (less)