Robert De Niro
Director, Actor
Filmography (All Films)
- Greetings (1968)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Robert De Niro, Gerrit Graham, Allen Garfield
- Anarchic early De Palma is an episodic look at three friends caught up in the heady times of 60's America. Features an early comedic turn from De…
- Wedding Party, The (1969)
- Dir. Cynthia Monroe, Brian De Palma, Wilford Leach
Feat. Jill Clayburgh, Robert De Niro
- Brian De Palma collaborated with others to make this while still at college in 1963. Improvised film details the sparring between a couple before…
- Bloody Mama (1970)
- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Shelley Winters, Robert De Niro
- 'The family that stays together slays together!'. Shelley Winters is Ma Barker, the mad matriarch who led her brood's violent reign in the '30s.…
- Hi Mom! (1970)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Robert De Niro, Charles Durning, Allen Garfield…
- One of dir. De Palma's underrated early satires is loosely a sequel to 'Greetings', with Robert De Niro returning from the Vietnam War to try and…
- Born To Win (Addict) (1971)
- Dir. Ivan Passer
Feat. George Segal, Paula Prentiss, Karen Black…
- Obscure, but charmingly unique drama–comedy about a former NYC hairdresser (Segal), who has turned street hustler to finance his destructive…
- Godfather, The (1972)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro…
- Adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel is a vivid and immaculately staged chronicle of a Sicilian family's ascension to NY gangland dominance. Seamlessly…
- Bang the Drum Slowly (1973)
- Dir. John Hancock
Feat. Robert De Niro, Michael Moriarty, Vincent Gardenia
- Robert De Niro plays a persecuted, simple–minded baseball player who contracts a terminal illness. The effect that it has on his fellow…
- Mean Streets (1973)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Robert De Niro, David Proval…
- Martin Scorsese made his name with this pungent rendition of NY Italian–Americana set among the teeming lowlife of his old neighbourhood. The…
- Godfather Part 2, The (1974)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton…
- The Corleone saga continues with the same passion and exacting standards, it both broadens the scope and bolsters the stature of the original. Hailed…
- Taxi Driver (1976)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks…
- Robert De Niro stalks the decaying streets of the Big Apple to Bernard Herrmann's haunting score before flipping his lid and enacting brutal revenge…
- 1900 (Novecento) (1976)
- Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci
Feat. Gerard Depardieu, Robert De Niro
- Spectacular saga spans the first half of 20th Century Italy, and follows two men, one a peasant (Gerard Depardieu), the other a nobleman (Robert de…
- Last Tycoon, The (1976)
- Dir. Elia Kazan
Feat. Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Tony Curtis…
- Star–studded attempt to adapt F. Scott Fitzgerald's unfinished last novel, itself based on the life of early Hollywood mogul Irving Thalberg.…
- New York, New York (1977)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Liza Minnelli
- This imaginative yet famously abrasive tribute to the Hollywood musicals of the 1940s focuses on the tumultuous relationship between a saxophonist…
- Deer Hunter, The (1978)
- Dir. Michael Cimino
Feat. Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep
- A grimly realistic portrait of how the atrocities of the Vietnam war have an effect on a group of friends. Robert De Niro heads a virtuoso cast in…
- Raging Bull (1980)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro
- Robert De Niro gives new meaning to 'method acting' in his portrayal of hot–blooded boxer, Jake La Motta. The film chronicles his violent world…
- True Confessions (1981)
- Dir. Ulu Grosbard
Feat. Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall
- Roberts' De Niro and Duvall act their socks off as cop and priest who happen to be brothers. Conflicting loyalties come to a head through a…
- King of Comedy, The (1982)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Jerry Lewis, Robert De Niro
- Deliciously creepy story of a loser/nerd, who acts out his life ambition; to appear on a TV comedy show with Jerry Lewis. Lewis plays it straight,…
- Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
- Dir. Sergio Leone
Feat. Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern…
- An all–star cast feature in Sergio Leone's violent but sobering gangland saga, following the rise and fall of four Jewish childhood pals…
- Falling in Love (1984)
- Dir. Ulu Grosbard
Feat. Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep
- Star–combination of Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep, as train–commuters having an affair which puts a wee glow back into their fairly…
- Brazil (1985)
- Dir. Terry Gilliam
Feat. Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Ian Holm…
- Daydreaming bureaucrat Jonathan Pryce becomes unwittingly involved with an underground superhero and a mystery woman before falling victim to his own…
- Mission, The (1986)
- Dir. Roland Joffe
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Robert De Niro, Liam Neeson
- Jeremy Irons plays a Jesuit missionary in the jungles of 18th Century Brazil. Robert De Niro is his agressive adversary who gradually comes to seek…
- Untouchables, The (1987)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro
- Well–cast and generally classy update of the adventures of Elliot Ness, the earnest law enforcer who took on Al Capone during the prohibition…
- Angel Heart (1987)
- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro, Charlotte Rampling
- Things get increasingly bizarre for Mickey Rourke as a sleazy P.I. on the trail of a mysterious jazz singer. Genuinely creepy American gothic carries…
- Midnight Run (1988)
- Dir. Martin Brest
Feat. Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin
- A cleverly plotted non–stop action jaunt across the States with a bounty hunter hired to bring a crooked accountant back to L.A. before the…
- We're No Angels (1989)
- Dir. Neil Jordan
Feat. Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore…
- Robert De Niro and Sean Penn team up as a couple of escaped convicts who cross the border in clergical attire.
- Jacknife (1989)
- Dir. David Jones
Feat. Robert De Niro, Ed Harris
- Vietnam vet Robert De Niro looks up old army buddy, Ed Harris.
- Backdraft (1990)
- Dir. Ron Howard
Feat. Kurt Russell, Robert De Niro, William Baldwin…
- Kurt Russell, Robert De Niro and others are no match for the sizzling special effects that predominate this tale of fire–fighting brothers who…
- Goodfellas (1990)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro…
- The double–edged allure of life in the Mafia is richly detailed in Martin Scorsese's riveting saga that follows a young mobster through three…
- Awakenings (1990)
- Dir. Penny Marshall
Feat. Robert De Niro
- A maverick doctor experiments with a new drug on a group of catatonic patients, with mixed results. De Niro steals the show with a performance of…
- Stanley and Iris (1990)
- Dir. Martin Ritt
Feat. Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Swoosie Kurtz…
- Adapted from the novel 'Union Street' by Pat Barker, and transposed to the USA, this concerns a grieving widow (Fonda) who teaches a…
- Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
- Dir. Irwin Winkler
Feat. Robert De Niro
- Robert De Niro portrays a film–maker victimised by the communist witch–hunts of the '50s. A powerful examination of the dilemma faced by…
- Cape Fear (1991)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange…
- Excruciating but masterful telling of a convicted rapist (Robert De Niro) who calculates revenge on his former attorney by way of his family. Scores…
- Mistress (1992)
- Dir. Barry Primus
Feat. Martin Landau, Robert De Niro, Danny Aiello…
- A movie movie about a struggling Hollywood writer whose ethics are violated on the hellish road to production by hack producers Martin Landau, Robert…
- Mad Dog and Glory (1992)
- Dir. John McNaughton
Feat. Robert De Niro, Bill Murray, Uma Thurman
- Wimpy cop Robert De Niro saves the life of smarmy mobster Bill Murray who then obliges him with the dubious services of one Uma Thurman for a week.…
- Night and the City (1992)
- Dir. Irwin Winkler
Feat. Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange
- Robert De Niro stars with Jessica Lange as a two–bit lawyer who struggles to fulfil his aspirations as a boxing promoter. Gritty, realistic Big…
- Bronx Tale, A (1993)
- Dir. Robert De Niro
Feat. Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri
- Robert De Niro makes an accomplished directing debut with this vivid '60s rites–of–passage tale about a boy whose loyalty is divided…
- This Boy's Life (1993)
- Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio
- An exemplary bittersweet nostalgia piece based on the autobiography of Tobias Wolfe. Sheer craft elevates the sombre material, with Robert De Niro,…
- Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Helena Bonham Carter…
- Branagh swamps the gothic classic with theatricality and allows himself far too much screen time, impressing on us that his ego that is the real…
- Heat (1995)
- Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Al Pacino, Robert De Niro
- Epic bank–heist drama matches heavyweight detective Al Pacino against master–thief Robert De Niro. While this dream pairing generates the…
- Casino (1995)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone
- Propelled by Scorsese's cinematic bravado, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Sharon Stone, in 70s duds, carve their way through a richly textured,…
- Sleepers (1996)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Dustin Hoffman
- Based on a purportedly fact–based novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra, a disastrous prank lands four schoolboys in a borstal where they suffer…
- Fan, The (1996)
- Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Robert De Niro, Wesley Snipes
- Robert De Niro reprises his trademark psycho–loser schtick, as a rueful, embittered baseball fan who decides to violently 'help out' his…
- Marvin's Room (1996)
- Dir. Jerry Zaks
Feat. Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro…
- The cast contribute their customary greatness to this poignant drama about family ties, responsibilities, transpiring over the slow passing of the…
- Cop Land (1997)
- Dir. James Mangold
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel…
- Brooding, shadowy conception of the American Dream gone rotten, pivots on a smouldering role for Sly Stallone, as a shell–shocked cop gone to…
- Wag the Dog (1997)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Anne Heche, Dustin Hoffman
- A Clinton–inspired political satire, coincided with the Lewinsky scandal on release (and then Iraq), sees Whitehouse spin–doctor Robert…
- Ronin (1997)
- Dir. John Frankenheimer
Feat. Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone…
- Perfunctory caper round the grey streets of Paris stuffs as much car–chasing and other cliches as possible into its baggy plot concerning…
- Jackie Brown (1998)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, Pam Grier…
- Quentin Tarantino follows–up the fireworks of PULP FICTION with a laidback ode to lowlife dreamers and schemers that reclines comfortably into…
- Great Expectations (1998)
- Dir. Alfonso Cuaron
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Anne Bancroft…
- Bold revamp of the Charles Dickens classic traces the inter–twining fortunes of Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow, orphans linked via a murky…
- Analyze This (1998)
- Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal
- Robert De Niro's serial tendency of playing violent mobmen stands him in good stead for this inspired self–parody, as a mafioso who seeks…
- Meet the Parents (2000)
- Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson…
- Meeting his girlfriend's parents for the first time becomes nightmare for Ben Stiller, mostly due to Robert De Niro's politely hostile…
- Men of Honour (2000)
- Dir. George Tillman Jr.
Feat. Cuba Jr. Gooding, Robert De Niro, Charlize Theron
- As a US Navy serviceman in WW2, Cuba Gooding Jnr. overcomes institutionalised racism, then prejudice in another form later in life when he suffers a…
- Flawless (2000)
- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman
- After suffering a stroke that leaves him part–paralyzed, an arch–conservative, retired security guard (Robert De Niro) agrees to let a…
- Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, The (2000)
- Dir. Des McAnuff
Feat. Robert De Niro, Jason Alexander, Rene Russo…
- Cutting–edge technology combines animation with live action for this wacky cross–country romp adapted from a television show…
- 15 Minutes (2001)
- Dir. John Herzfeld
Feat. Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Charlize Theron…
- Seeking his televised share of fame, a deranged serial–killer is stalking the streets of NYC, with celebrity detective Robert De Niro in tow.…
- Score, The (2001)
- Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Edward Norton…
- Slick but perfunctory caper–comedy with Marlon Brando luring heist–specialist Robert De Niro into a ‘big score’ with Edward…
- Showtime (2001)
- Dir. Tom Dey
Feat. Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, William Shatner…
- Rehashing 48HRS with 15 MINUTES, this works reasonably hard to inject new pizzazz into the cop buddy–movie, with old–hand Robert De Niro…
- Analyze That (2002)
- Dir. Harold Ramis
Feat. Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow
- Not bearing up to much analysis, this expectedly familiar sequel to the De Niro–Crystal comedy duet runs on repeat gags but enjoys the humorous…
- City By the Sea (2002)
- Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Robert De Niro, Frances McDormand
- Robert De Niro faces a personal and professional dilemma as a decent cop/bad father who discovers that the prime suspect in the murder of his partner…
- Godsend (2004)
- Dir. Nick Hamm
Feat. Robert De Niro, Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos
- An age–old horror conceit grafted onto the topical 'genetic cloning' debate, with Kinnear and Romijn–Stamos playing a couple who agree to…
- Hide and Seek (2004)
- Dir. John Polson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning, Famke Janssen…
- Bogeyman horror which has psychologist De Niro withdrawing to a lakeside mansion for some quiet time with his daughter, recently traumatized by her…
- Meet the Fockers (2004)
- Dir. Jay Roach
Feat. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman…
- A catalogue of embarrassments and misunderstandings proves a winning formula again in this sequel to MEET THE PARENTS, with…
- Bridge of San Luis Rey, The (2004)
- Dir. Mary McGuckian
Feat. Robert De Niro, Kathy Bates, Gabriel Byrne…
- This star–studded costume drama of interlinked fates is the third celluloid incarnation of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Thorton Wilder…
- Good Shepherd, The (2006)
- Dir. Robert De Niro
Feat. Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro…
- Robert De Niro directs this dramatization of the CIA’s clandestine origins, with Matt Damon in the central role of a colourless career…
- Arthur and the Invisibles (Arthur et les Minimoys) (2006)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Freddie Highmore, Mia Farrow, Jimmy Fallon…
- Blending animation and live–action, Luc Besson directs the tale of ‘Arthur and The Minimoys’ (translated to ‘Invisibles’ for English…
- Extras - Series 2 (TV Series) (2006)
- Feat. Ricky Gervais, Ashley Jensen, Orlando Bloom…
- Ricky Gervais graduates from bit–part actor to TV star in part two of his acclaimed anatomy of the showbiz industry.
Berated for ‘selling…
- Stardust (2007)
- Dir. Matthew Vaughn
Feat. Charlie Cox, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer…
- An elaborate and wildly entertaining fairytale adventure from the imagination of British fantasy maestro, Neil Gaiman (MIRROR MASK), this tones down…
- Righteous Kill (2008)
- Dir. Jon Avnet
Feat. Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, John Leguizamo…
- Heavyweight has–beens De Niro and Pacino team up again as a couple of NYPD detectives on the trail of a serial killer, whose signature murders…
- What Just Happened (2008)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Catherine Keener, Bruce Willis…
- Robert De Niro is in late–career–best form in this amiable showbiz satire that captures two weeks in the life of a frustrated film…
- Everybody's Fine (2009)
- Dir. Kirk Jones
Feat. Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale…
- Sincere remake of the Italian drama with De Niro stepping into Marcello Mastroianni's shoes as the widower travelling across country to visit his…
- Stone (2010)
- Dir. John Curran
Feat. Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich…
- Smouldering thriller with Edward Norton as a convicted arsonist who looks to manipulate a parole officer into a plan to secure his parole by placing…
- Machete (2010)
- Dir. Robert Rodriguez
Feat. Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert De Niro…
- Hyper–violent 'Mexploitation' actioner from director Robert Rodriguez that fleshes out his popular mock–trailer from he and Tarantino's…
- Little Fockers (2010)
- Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson…
- Star–powered third entry in popular familial dysfunction series has Ben Stiller once again struggling to win stern patriarch De Niro's approval…
- Limitless (2011)
- Dir. Neil Burger
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish…
- Dynamic thriller in the hyper–reality genre that follows a struggling writer who discovers a top–secret brain–enhancing drug which…
- New Year's Eve (2011)
- Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Michelle Pfeiffer, Zac Efron, Robert De Niro…
- Made–to–order rom–com ensemble continues the work of star–laden date movie VALENTINE'S DAY, with New Year's celebrations in…
- Killer Elite (2011)
- Dir. Gary McKendry
Feat. Jason Statham, Clive Owen, Robert De Niro…
- Tough guy Jason Statham teams up with a wily Robert De Niro in this Mexican standoff between ex–special–ops agents with bounties on their…
- Ages of Love (Manual of Love 3) (2011)
- Dir. Giovanni Veronesi
Feat. Robert De Niro, Monica Bellucci, Riccardo Scamarcio…
- Third installment in the fluffy romantic series has benefits from the presence of De Niro as a visiting professor seduced by his neighbour's…
- Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
- Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro…
- An institutionalized man attempts to readjust to life and love in this full–bodied comedy–drama that pairs two of the hottest stars of…
- Being Flynn (2012)
- Dir. Paul Weitz
Feat. Robert De Niro, Paul Dano, Julianne Moore…
- Paul Dano, a struggling writer assisting the homeless, is forced to confront his estranged father (De Niro) when he shows up at a shelter in this…
- Red Lights (2012)
- Dir. Rodrigo Cortes
Feat. Cillian Murphy, Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro…
- A pair of investigators famous for exposing fraudulent psychics meet their match when they take on a legendary blind mystic (played by Robert De…
- Big Wedding, The (2013)
- Dir. Justin Zackham
Feat. Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl…
- Predictably inspired by a French farce (Mon frère se marie), and populated by the usual suspects of geriatric comic romances (Keaton, De Niro, et…
- Killing Season (2013)
- Dir. Mark Steven Johnson
Feat. Robert De Niro, John Travolta, Milo Ventimiglia
- De Niro and Travolta, playing two veterans of the Bosnian War, face off on the Appalachian Mountains, in this cliched wilderness action movie.
- Family, The (2013)
- Dir. Luc Besson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron…
- In this stylised black comedy, De Niro sends himself up (yet again) as the patriarch of a mafia family shipped off to France under witness…
- Last Vegas (2013)
- Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman…
- Four Hollywood old boys get together for this baby boomer romp through the casinos and nightclubs of gaudy Las Vegas.
A geriatric bromance that…
- Grudge Match (2013)
- Dir. Peter Segal
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Alan Arkin…
- Sly Stallone and Bobby De Niro set aside their A–frames to shuffle back into the ring for one rematch up in this below–the–belt…
- Intern, The (2015)
- Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway, Rene Russo…
- Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway clash in this generation gap comedy from the pen of Nancy Meyers (IT'S COMPLICATED). De Niro plays a retired…
- Joy (2015)
- Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper…
- Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and dir. David O. Russell reteam yet again for this true life tale of Joy Mangano, whose invention of the 'Miracle…
- Dirty Grandpa (2016)
- Dir. Dan Mazer
Feat. Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Zoey Deutch…
- Robert De Niro sullies himself in this crass comedy as the dirty Grandpa of the title traveling cross–country with his uptight grandson.
- Wizard of Lies, The (2017)
- Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Alessandro Nivola…
- True story of one of the largest frauds in US history, with Robert De Niro regaining some credibility in the role of corrupt businessman Bernie…
- Joker (2019)
- Dir. Todd Phillips
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz…
- Brilliantly dark psychological thriller introducing Batman's arch nemesis as a traumatised loner who finds his voice in acts of violence. An achingly…
- Irishman, The (2019)
- Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci…
- Unwieldly but fascinating Scorsese crime drama, in which the director reunites with good fellas Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci to tell the…
- Comeback Trail, The (2020)
- Dir. George Gallo
Feat. Robert De Niro, Tommy Lee Jones, Morgan Freeman…
- Crime comedy based on an 80's film of the same name, with Robert De Niro playing a greedy grindhouse film producer who casts an aging, washed up…