Best movies with Robert De Niro

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Discover the best movies with Robert De Niro, ranked from best to worst.

Based on 220 votes, the movie Once Upon a Time in America, starring Robert De Niro and James Woods, came in first as the best Robert De Niro movie, followed by Taxi Driver and The Godfather: Part II from 1974. Scroll down for the top 10 movies with Robert De Niro, recommended by movie fans in 2026.

Discover the impressive filmography of Robert De Niro, one of the greatest actors in cinema. Movies such as Casino, Taxi Driver, GoodFellas and The Godfather Part II are just a small part of the huge list of famous movies featuring De Niro. We therefore recommend browsing the list below and recommending the best movies he has appeared in, whether they are gangster movies or Mafia comedies such as Analyze That or The Family.

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Once Upon a Time in America

1984 - Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Burt Young

What do you think?Recommend

A remarkable epic story about a group of young Jewish gangsters from New York who survived Prohibition. They reunite after 35 years and try to save themselves. The film can also be seen as •••

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75.74992421870263%

Taxi Driver

1976 - Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Albert Brooks, Harvey Keitel, Cybill Shepherd

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Taxi Driver is the study of an alarmingly plausible character, Travis Bickle, a Vietnam War veteran who suffers from insomnia and spends his nights driving a taxi through the streets of •••

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75.36078463208328%

The Godfather: Part II

1974 - Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Robert De Niro, John Cazale

What do you think?Recommend

In what is undoubtedly one of the best film sequels of all time, Francis Ford Coppola continues the epic story of The Godfather trilogy with this tale of two generations of the Corleone •••

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74.24220016724962%

Casino

1995 - Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Don Rickles

What do you think?Recommend

Life in the gambling paradise of Las Vegas and its dark Mafia underworld.

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73.01745476150604%

Heat

1995 - Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Jon Voight, Tom Sizemore

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Obsessive 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 •••

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70.18292243301076%

The Deer Hunter

1978 - Robert De Niro, John Cazale, John Savage, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep

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In a small industrial town in Pennsylvania, three workers—Michael (Robert De Niro), Steven (John Savage) and Nick (Christopher Walken)—are drafted to fight in the war. Before they leave •••

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67.55843804891231%

A Bronx Tale

1993 - Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Lillo Brancato, Francis Capra, Taral Hicks

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Set 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 •••

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63.976668563251714%

GoodFellas

1990 - Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Paul Sorvino

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Inspired by a real case, the film centers on Henry, a mobster who watches his friends climb the criminal hierarchy. It is a classic gangster story about childhood friends who must grow up •••

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Mean Streets

1973 - Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, David Proval, Amy Robinson, Richard Romanus

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A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.

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60.965696639150416%

The Irishman

2019 - Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale

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A war veteran of Irish origin working as a truck driver accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of •••

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Frequently asked questions

Which movie is in first place?

Once Upon a Time in America is currently ranked first on TopFaves, with 20 votes for and 1 vote against in this list.

What are the top three spots?

The top three spots are held, in order, by Once Upon a Time in America, Taxi Driver, The Godfather: Part II. The ranking can change as votes are added.

What are the most recent movies in this list?

Among the titles with a known release year, the most recent are: The Whisper Man (2026), The Alto Knights (2025), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).

Which movies from 2010–2019 are included?

Titles released in this period include Joker (2019), The Irishman (2019), The Wizard of Lies (2017).

How many votes have been recorded?

In total, 220 votes have been recorded. The total refers to the whole list and is not the number of different people who voted.

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Press the up arrow if you recommend an option or the down arrow if you do not. You can use the search box in the list to quickly find a name and vote directly. The order takes into account both positive and negative votes and how many there are, and positions can change as votes are added.