Robert DeNiro Movies

Want to know the best Robert DeNiro movies?  How about the worst Robert DeNiro movies?  Curious about Robert DeNiro’s box office grosses or which Robert DeNiro movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Robert DeNiro movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Robert DeNiro (1943-) is a two time Oscar® winner. DeNiro first movie appearance was an uncredited role in 1965’s Three Rooms in Manhatten. After appearing in numerous low budget films, he started to get some notice with his roles in Mean Streets and Bang the Drum Slowly. This led to his star making role as Vito Corleone in 1974’s The Godfather Part II. DeNiro won his first Oscar® for playing the young Godfather. Since becoming a star he has appeared in numerous classic movies…..Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Deer Hunter, Once Upon A Time In America, Backdraft, Heat, Good Fellas, Cape Fear and The Untouchables..just to name a few.

Over the last 40 years, DeNiro has been one of the busiest actors working. On average he has two new movies every year since 1974. Now over 70, DeNiro has not slowed that pace down at all.

His IMDb page shows over 120 acting credits since 1965. This page will rank Robert DeNiro movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and bit parts were not included in the rankings.

Robert DeNiro in 1988's Midnight Run
Robert DeNiro in 1988’s Midnight Run

Robert DeNiro Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

Robert DeNiro Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort Robert DeNiro movies by co-stars or directors of his movies
  • Sort Robert DeNiro movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Robert DeNiro movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Robert DeNiro movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Robert DeNiro movie received.
  • Sort Robert DeNiro movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
  • *** If worldwide gross is the same as domestic gross then worldwide gross was unavailable
Robert DeNiro in 2013's Grudge Match
Robert DeNiro in 2013’s Grudge Match

Possibly Interesting Facts About Robert DeNiro

1. Robert DeNiro has been nominated for 7 Oscars® for acting in his career. He won Best Supporting Actor for The Godfather Part II, he also won Best Actor for 1980’s Raging Bull. His other four nominations were for the movies Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Awakenings, Cape Fear and Silver Linings Playbook.

2. Robert DeNiro has been nominated for 8 Golden Globes® for acting in his career. His one win was for 1980’s Raging Bull. His other nominations were for the movies Taxi Driver, New York New York, The Deer Hunter, Midnight Run, Cape Fear, Analyze This, and Meet the Parents.

3. My favorite Robert DeNiro movie nobody else seems to like…..1993’s Mad Dog and Glory…. which co-stars Bill Murray.

4. Robert DeNiro has been married twice. He is currently married to Grace Hightower. They were married in 1997. DeNiro has four sons….Raphael, Julian, Aaron and Elliot…..and one daughter Drena.

5. DeNiro has directed two movies….1993’s A Bronx Tale and 2006’s The Good Shepherd. It was announced that DeNiro is going to make a sequel to The Good Shepherd sometime in the future.

6. DeNiro has appeared in 8 Martin Scorsese films to date. Their first movie together was 1973’s Mean Streets and their last movie together was 1995’s Casino. It appears Leonardo DiCaprio has taken over the DeNiro parts in Scorsese movies.

7. Roles that DeNiro turned down over the years….Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Depp version), The Departed, Dick Tracy, The Edge, King Kong, Man on Fire, and At Close Range.

8. DeNiro’s parents were divorced when he was three, he was raised by his mother in the Little Italy area of Manhattan. After briefly joining a gang….it was his role as the Cowardly Lion in a school play that got him off the streets and on to the stage for good.

9. DeNiro has been successfully battling prostate cancer since 2003.

10. Check out Robert DeNiro‘s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

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64 thoughts on “Robert DeNiro Movies”

  1. Another winning page Cogerson, looking at the list of movies, simply awesome career he has had and it sounds like many more of his movies coming.

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  2. Pretty cool Cogerson – I love DeNiro – he is one of then best and he can do anything. And he gets better and better. Cape Fear was one of my favorites – he’s one of those guys that always plays a good psycho! Lol

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    1. Thanks for stopping by RealHousewife….I agree he does a great job of playing a psycho….and he is especially awesome in Cape Fear….hard to believe it has been twenty years since Cape Fear came out…time flies. Thanks again for the comments.

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  3. I was just so excited for Robert DeNiro that I had to come back again for a visit because I knew I was missing something AND I found it! In the flick Backdraft he played the Arson Investigator and he kicked butt! I really hope his son or daughter pays this hub a visit, I think that should be a new cogerson tradition….children of actors/actresses should comment on their parents page! 🙂

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    1. Hey Sunshine….I could live with that rule….DeNiro has 5 children…so maybe one of them will….but I think Gigi Garner is going to be the exception versus the rule. I agree he is awesome in Backdraft…..which reminds me that I need to buy Backdraft on Blu-Ray…..good luck tomorrow.

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  4. Robert De Niro is one of the best in my book.. He seems to fit that mean mobster role perfect although I have heard he is actually a real calm and quiet guy in real life. Irony..

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    1. Thanks for stopping by brooklyn00123…..yep DeNiro makes a great gangster….growing up in Little Italy I am sure he has lots of memories to draw on. I think you are correct about him being calm and quiet, I saw him on Letterman…and it was painful to watch him as he was not used to being himself in that situation….he had Dustin Hoffman there with him to help him out.

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  5. I love Midnight Run! When I was younger the family would watch the (edited) version on TV all the time! Even now we can quote all the funny lines (“Alonzo Mosely, FBI!”).

    Of course I love all the classic DeNiro roles, too, especially Godfather II, Deer Hunter, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Heat…

    I think the best actors understand how to do comedy as well as drama. A lot of people assume comedy is easier, but it’s really harder to make people laugh than to cry/get emotional. In person DeNiro comes across as shy/soft-spoken, and it’s remarkable that he handles comedic roles so well too–Analyze This, Meet the Parents, etc.

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    1. Great points Painted Seahorse…..I think before Midnight Run….people did not think he could do a comedy role….but the success of Midnight Run….opened new doors for him. I read he wanted to do Big…but the studio did not want him for the Tom Hanks role….when they passed on him…he signed up for Midnight Run…which I hear that might make a sequel of soon.

      I do have to say I thought Little Fockers was a waste of time for so many great stars….I think that will finally end that franchise….thanks for stopping by and the comments.

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