What's your favorite Robert De Niro movie?

[red dog 1]

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Considered by many to be one of the greatest actors of all time, Robert De Niro has starred in such films as The Godfather Part ll, Mean Streets, Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The King of Comedy, The Deer Hunter, Heat, Bang the Drum Slowly, Midnight Run, Brazil, Ronin, Casino (1995), Angel Heart, Awakenings, Mad Dog and Glory, and many other great films.

De Niro gained 60 lbs and learned how to box for "Raging Bull", ground his teeth for "Cape Fear", lived in Sicily for "The Godfather Part ll", worked as a cab driver for a few weeks for "Taxi Driver", and learned how to play the saxophone for "New York, New York"

My favorites are "Meet the Parents" "Meet the Fockers" ."Analyze This", & "Analyze That"
(De Niro can do both dramatic roles and comedic roles as well as any actor ever, imo)

(Feel free to list as many favorites as you want)

[LonePirate]

1. Heat

Perhaps the best heist movie ever. Al Pacino co-starring only makes it better.

[kairos12]

2. The scene in the diner was classic.

[MowCowWhoHow III]

3. Old stuff: The King of Comedy

New stuff: I liked him in Limitless (although he wasn't the lead)

[valerief]

4. My favorite is King of Comedy, too. Pupkin is fascinating. I love all the leads in that film. nt

[hibbing]

5. Rupert Pupkin

Loved it, the whole cast was good. I usually can't stand Jerry Lewis, but perfect casting.

Peace

[Kingofalldems]

6. Midnight Run.

[mackerel]

10. me too!

[applegrove]

29. He was so cute in that. It really let him micro act.

[NightWatcher]

7. I like Ronin and Heat. Heat is the better movie, but I like the character from Ronin more

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I've seen Ronin a hundred times at least.

[MrScorpio]

12. Ronin and Heat...

You picked some winners.

[Inkfreak]

26. Ronin is often overlooked, imo. Fantastic car chase.

[Initech]

30. Ronin - very underrated movie.

I should go dig that out of my DVD drawer and watch it again.

[Ahpook]

8. He did well in Angel Heart

Playing Louis Cyphre.

[Codeine]

9. Ronin.

What a fantastic film that was.

[Flaxbee]

11. Ronin (probably my favorite), Midnight Run and Heat

Charles Grodin and De Niro were wonderful together in Midnight Run.

[pokerfan]

13. Casino (1995)

With Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, James Woods and Don Rickles. Directed by Martin Scorsese based on a true story (like Goodfellas) De Niro plays a character based on Frank (Lefty) Rosenthal who ran serveral casinos for the mob in Vegas in the seventies.

Directed by Scorsese (of course) De Niro is great in this film because he plays an unsympathetic protagonist sympathetically. Sharon Stone has never been better (I know, faint praise but she really is good here) and Pesci is perhaps even more dangerous than he was in Goodfellas. And the soundtrack is fantastic as we roll through the seventies.

Worth watching. Don't believe me? Watch Bert and Ernie act out a scene (warning: language):

[ohnoyoudidnt]

19. +1

[blogslut]

14. The first one I ever saw him in.

"Bang the Drum Slowly"

Second runner up: "Awakenings"

Third runner up: "Brazil"

[Inkfreak]

27. Ooohh, Awakenings!

So good and soooo sad. Loved it.

[kairos12]

15. Brazil as the undercover AC repairman.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

16. Hard to pick a favorite. I'll mention 'Mad Dog and Glory' because probably no one else will.

De Niro plays against type as a mousy police photographer and again seems to physically transform himself but it's hard to put your finger on how he does it.

[red dog 1]

17. I'll add it to the list

[UTUSN]

18. Taxi Driver is all there was for me. Mean Streets was a big deal for me, but I had *no* idea

he was in it. A flick ain't about a player in it. The Fockers, really?!1 - I can't even fathom how he & Babs (or legacy child STILLER) would do something for the money that they don't even need.

[HEyHEY]

20. Taxi Driver

That movie is amazing on many levels.

[tralala]

33. Yup... people don't want to say it because Taxi Driver is extremely popular

but it's a perfect movie and De Niro gives a perfect performance.

[First Speaker]

21. You talkin' to me?

[Orrex]

22. Rocky & Bullwinkle

Obviously.

[bigwillq]

23. Goodfellas (nt)

[Iggo]

24. Taxi Driver by a mile. (n/t)

[Paladin]

25. "Goodfellas" and "Ronin."

Sorry, I can't narrow it down to one.

[red dog 1]

31. No problem, neither could I

I listed 4...all comedies

and I could have listed Godfather 2, Goodfellas & Raging Bull as well.

(I probably should have asked "What are your favorite Robert De Niro movies?&quot

[Inkfreak]

28. Godfather II & Goodfellas.

And if I had to choose 1 to repeatedly watch....Godfather II

[Number9Dream]

32. Godfather II, A Bronx Tale, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver... others

I don't think "A Bronx Tale" was mentioned, but De Niro was great in it, and also directed it.

[Iris]

34. Falling in Love (with Meryl Streep)

[Coventina]

35. The Mission.

The soundtrack was so incredibly beautiful, it still moves me to tears.

[My Good Babushka]

36. Flawless, Being Flynn, and This Boy's Life

Were really good. But I think The Deer Hunter is my favorite for the all-around incredible cast.