The 15 Best Robert De Niro Movies and Where to Watch Them

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Robert De Niro is one of the most acclaimed actors in Hollywood history. Throughout his nearly 60-year career, he’s earned himself nine Oscar nominations (winning twice) and 12 Golden Globe nominations, including receiving the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2011. If you want to watch the best films of his career, check out our guide below to find out where you can stream them.

De Niro has been in a lot of movies. He’s starred in tons of mafia films, he’s been in numerous military movies, and he’s even been in a few hit comedies, like the #4 movie on the list, Meet the Parents. Released in 2000, the movie follows a man (Ben Stiller) who visits his girlfriend’s parents for the first time. The only problem is that her father (De Niro) is an overprotective, somewhat paranoid retired CIA agent who will do anything to sabotage his daughter’s relationship. De Niro was hilarious in the movie and stands out as the most memorable character in the film. The role even earned him a Golden Globe nomination.

And you can’t talk about De Niro’s acting career without mentioning his iconic Oscar-nominated performance in the #2 movie on our list, Taxi Driver. His line, “You talkin’ to me?” has become one of the most-quoted lines ever and remains a memorable moment in cinematic history – even more impressive is that De Niro improvised that entire scene.

The film centers around De Niro’s character, a taxi driver who becomes disgusted with the amount of crime and sleaze he sees in New York City. Before long, his anger becomes delusion and he descends into a state of madness where he’s ready to kill all the criminals around him, regardless of the consequences.

But the best De Niro film of all time, holding the #1 spot on our list, would be The Godfather Part II. Not only did it earn De Niro an Oscar, but the movie also won five other Oscars, including Best Picture. Often praised as better than the original, the sequel continued the story of the Corleone crime family and is split between two eras, the turn of the 20th century and the late 1950s. The movie was loaded with memorable scenes and was packed with an all-star cast including Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Robert Duvall, and James Caan.

But De Niro’s filmography is loaded with tons more hits – from him portraying a hilarious and charming cross-dressing sky pirate in Stardust to his latest Oscar-nominated role in Killers of the Flower Moon, which tells the true story of the infamous murders in Osage, Oklahoma by a greedy cattle rancher. Check out our guide below to find out Robert De Niro’s 15 best movies and where to stream them.

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  1. The Godfather Part II

    #1

    In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.

  2. Taxi Driver

    Taxi Driver

    1976

    #2

    A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feed his urge for violent action.

  3. Killers of the Flower Moon

    #3

    When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.

  4. Meet the Parents

    Meet the Parents

    2000

    #4

    Greg Focker is ready to marry his girlfriend, Pam, but before he pops the question, he must win over her formidable father, humorless former CIA agent Jack Byrnes, at the wedding of Pam's sister. As Greg bends over backward to make a good impression, his visit to the Byrnes home turns into a hilarious series of disasters, and everything that can go wrong does, all under Jack's critical, hawklike gaze.

  5. Silver Linings Playbook

    #5

    After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.

  6. Cape Fear

    Cape Fear

    1991

    #6

    Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.

  7. The Deer Hunter

    The Deer Hunter

    1978

    #7

    A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and finds it to be hellish chaos -- not the noble venture they imagined. Before they left, Steven married his pregnant girlfriend -- and Michael and Nick were in love with the same woman. But all three are different men upon their return.

  8. GoodFellas

    GoodFellas

    1990

    #8

    The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

  9. The Irishman

    The Irishman

    2019

    #9

    Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.

  10. Stardust

    Stardust

    2007

    #10

    In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.

  11. Heat

    Heat

    1995

    #11

    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 recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.

  12. The King of Comedy

    The King of Comedy

    1982

    #12

    Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.

  13. The Intern

    The Intern

    2015

    #13

    70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.

  14. Raging Bull

    Raging Bull

    1980

    #14

    The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.

  15. Wag the Dog

    Wag the Dog

    1997

    #15

    During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.