MY HIT LIST # 20 Robert DeNiro

October 04, 2010

MY HIT LIST # 20 Robert DeNiro

No other actor has been in as many truly classic movies as DeNiro

Mean Streets

Godfather II

Taxi Driver

The Deer Hunter

Raging Bull

Once upon a time in America

Goodfellas

Casino

Heat

Those are the marquee films in his career but these are also great, under rated movies

New York, New York

The King of comedy

The Mission

The Untouchables

Midnight Run

Angel Heart

Cape Fear

Cop Land

Jackie Brown

Ronin

Even his so called ‘lesser’ movies are better than most actors great films

1900

The Last Tycoon

True confessions

Falling in love

Brazil

Jacknife

Stanley & Iris

Guilty by suspicion

Backdraft

A Bronx tale

Mad Dog and Glory

This boy’s life

Sleepers

Wag the Dog

Men of Honor

Meet the Parents

The Score

City by the Sea

The Good Shepherd

So many great moments; Russian roulette in Deer Hunter, McCauley’s decision in Heat, “You talking to me”, Jimmy’s plans for Maury in Goodfellas, Rupert Pupkin gatecrashes Jerry’s house in King of Comedy, The banter in Midnight run with Charles Grodin, retribution in GII, wise guy Jimmy Doyle, explaining fire in Backdraft, peeling an egg in Angel heart, Johhny Boy in Mean Streets, Lamotta flips in Raging Bull, Noodles’ intensity, Capone opens the Untouchables, The Priest gives an alibi in Sleepers the list goes on and on.