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Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro

Actor and producer, also director and writer · Born August 17, 1943 (83) · Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA

2 Oscars · 2 Golden Globes · Screen Actors Guild Award winner · 7 other major award bodies

Robert Anthony De Niro (born August 17, 1943) is an American actor and film producer. Considered one of his generation's greatest and most influential actors, De Niro has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for eight BAFTA Awards and four Emmy Awards. He was honoured with the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2003, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2009, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2011, and the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2019. De Niro was presented with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Barack Obama in 2016. De Niro studied acting at HB Studio, Stella Adler Conservatory, and Lee Strasberg's Actors Studio. His first credited screen role was in Brian de Palma's Greetings (1968). De Niro's first collaboration with Martin Scorsese was with the crime drama film Mean Streets (1973). De Niro has earned two Academy Awards: one for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II (1974) and the other for Best Actor portraying Jake LaMotta in Scorsese's drama Raging Bull (1980). De Niro was also Oscar-nominated for Taxi Driver (1976), The Deer Hunter (1978), Awakenings (1990), Cape Fear (1991), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023). He is also known for his film roles in Bang the Drum Slowly (1973), 1900 (1976), The King of Comedy (1982), Once Upon a Time in America(1984), Brazil (1985), The Mission (1986), Angel Heart (1987), The Untouchables (1987), Goodfellas (1990), This Boy's Life (1993), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994), Heat (1995), Casino (1995), Jackie Brown (1997), Joker (2019), and The Irishman (2019). He directed and acted in A Bronx Tale (1993) and The Good Shepherd (2006). His comedic roles include Hi, Mom! (1970), Midnight Run (1988), Wag the Dog (1997), Analyze This (1999) and its sequel, Analyze That (2002), the Meet the Parents films (2000–2010), and The Intern (2015). Also known for his television roles, De Niro portrayed Bernie Madoff in the HBO film The Wizard of Lies (2017), earning a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He received further Emmy Award nominations for producing the Netflix limited series When They See Us (2019) and for portraying Robert Mueller on Saturday Night Live. De Niro and producer Jane Rosenthal founded the film and television production company TriBeCa Productions in 1989, which has produced several films alongside his own. Also with Rosenthal, he founded the Tribeca Film Festival in 2002. Many of De Niro's films are considered classics of American cinema. Six of De Niro's films have been inducted into the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" as of 2023. Five films are featured on the American Film Institute's (AFI) list of the 100 greatest American films ever. Timeout magazine's list of 100 best movies included seven of De Niro's films, as chosen by actors in the industry.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 17, 1943 (83)
From
Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also director and writer
Titles
138 on MovieCove · 160 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 10% in 30 days

What are Robert De Niro's films like?

Across their 142 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy33 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
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Drama24 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 67th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Crime23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Documentary21 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 83rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Action16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
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Biography10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 89th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Adventure4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 85th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
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Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
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Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile
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Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
24%
Morality
20%
Self
18%
Society
13%
Survival
10%
Ideas
8%
Power
7%
Family bonds35 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt17 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice20 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption19 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love16 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity17 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship13 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity17 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 136 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 49 · Serious 26 · Dark 61

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 93 · Stylized 25 · Heightened 18

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 36 · Charged 50 · Intense 50

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 60 · Shifting 56 · Whiplash 20

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 76 · Some laughs 35 · Funny 25

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 64 · Even-paced 62 · Relentless 10

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 54 · Engaged 66 · Full focus 16

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 50 · Affecting 36 · Heavy 50

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 99 · Open-ended 22 · Ambiguous 15

Roles they play

98 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 29 of 98 analyzed roles.

Shadow
29 of 98
Hero
27 of 98
Mentor
14 of 98
Shapeshifter
7 of 98
Ally
7 of 98
Trickster
6 of 98
Threshold guardian
5 of 98
Herald
3 of 98
Show the 98 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
77
Melancholic
60
Warm
34
Contemplative
33
Absurd
26
Other
152

How their films linger

Bittersweet44 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful42 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking43 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good37 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling27 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 15 with a twist

  • Happy34
  • Bittersweet63
  • Tragic17
  • Ambiguous25
  • Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Robert De Niro's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 90 of their 138 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (36).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Robert De Niro's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

160 credits, 138 with a MovieCove page; 128 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Focker-in-Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer · as Jack Byrnes

  • The Whisper Man(2026)

    as Peter Willis

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Breakdown: 1975(2025)

    as Travis Bickle (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Tin Soldier(2025)

    as Emmanuel Ashburn

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Alto Knights(2025)

    as Vito Genovese / Frank Costello

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Zero Day(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · Executive Producer · as President George Mullen

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Ezra(2023)

    Executive Producer · as Stan Bernal

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Killers of the Flower Moon(2023)

    as William Hale

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Nada(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Vincent

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Yellow Door: '90s Lo-fi Film Club(2023)

    as Jake LaMotta (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • About My Father(2023)

    as Salvo Maniscalco

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Savage Salvation(2022)

    as Sheriff Church

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Amsterdam(2022)

    as General Gil Dillenbeck

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Comeback Trail(2020)

    as Max Barber

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as James

  • The War with Grandpa(2020)

    as Ed

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Artemis Fowl(2020)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Some Good News (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Weatherman

  • The Irishman(2019)

    Producer · as Frank Sheeran

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Joker(2019)

    as Murray Franklin

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • News from Taxi Driver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Travis Bickle

  • When They See Us(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • The Movies(2019)

    Show as Actor, Heat

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Bohemian Rhapsody(2018)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Wizard of Lies(2017)

    Executive Producer · as Bernie Madoff

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Comedian(2016)

    as Jackie Burke

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Hands of Stone(2016)

    as Ray Arcel

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Dirty Grandpa(2016)

    as Dick Kelly

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Joy(2015)

    as Rudy

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Heist(2015)

    as The Pope

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Ellis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • The Audition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Robert De Niro

  • The Intern(2015)

    as Ben Whitaker

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Me and Earl and the Dying Girl(2015)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Bag Man(2014)

    as Dragna

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Grudge Match(2013)

    as Billy 'The Kid' McDonnen

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • American Hustle(2013)

    as Victor Tellegio (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Last Vegas(2013)

    as Patrick 'Paddy' Connors

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Family(2013)

    as Fred Blake / Giovanni Manzoni

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Killing Season(2013)

    as Benjamin Ford

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Big Wedding(2013)

    as Don Griffin

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Silver Linings Playbook(2012)

    as Pat Solatano Sr.

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Freelancers(2012)

    as Sarcone

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • NYC 22 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Python Legs! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Being Flynn(2012)

    as Jonathan Flynn

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Red Lights(2012)

    as Simon Silver

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • New Year's Eve(2011)

    as Stan Harris

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Killer Elite(2011)

    as Hunter

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • 9/11: 10 Years Later (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Host

  • Limitless(2011)

    as Carl Van Loon

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Ages of Love(2011)

    as Adrian

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Little Fockers(2010)

    Producer · as Jack Byrnes

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Stone(2010)

    as Jack

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Machete(2010)

    as Senator John McLaughlin

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas(2009)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Everybody's Fine(2009)

    as Frank Goode

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Cleveland Show(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • What Just Happened(2008)

    Producer · as Ben

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Righteous Kill(2008)

    as Turk

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Stardust(2007)

    as Captain Shakespeare

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Arthur and the Invisibles(2006)

    as King (voice)

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Good Shepherd(2006)

    Director · Producer · as Bill Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • 30 Rock(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert De Niro

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Rent(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Extras(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Robert De Niro

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Club Oscar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Don Lino (voice)

  • Hide and Seek(2005)

    as David Callaway

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Meet the Fockers(2004)

    Producer · as Jack Byrnes

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey(2004)

    as Archbishop of Peru

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Shark Tale(2004)

    as Don Lino (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Stage Beauty(2004)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Godsend(2004)

    as Richard Wells

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Brendan Carr · as Self · as Self - Guest · as Self (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Analyze That(2002)

    as Paul Vitti

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • City by the Sea(2002)

    as Vincent LaMarca

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • About a Boy(2002)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Showtime(2002)

    as Det. Mitch Preston

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Score(2001)

    as Nick Wells

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Prison Song(2001)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • 15 Minutes(2001)

    as Eddie Flemming

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Holiday Heart(2000)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Meet the Parents(2000)

    Producer · as Jack Byrnes

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Men of Honor(2000)

    as Master Chief Leslie W. Sunday ('Billy')

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle(2000)

    Producer · as Fearless Leader

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Entropy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Flawless(1999)

    Producer · as Walt Koontz

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Analyze This(1999)

    as Paul Vitti

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • La surface de réparation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Thanks

  • Ronin(1998)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Witness to the Mob(1998)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Great Expectations(1998)

    as Prisoner / Lustig

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Jackie Brown(1997)

    as Louis Gara

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Wag the Dog(1997)

    Producer · as Conrad Brean

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Cop Land(1997)

    as Lt. Moe Tilden

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Marvin's Room(1996)

    Producer · as Wallace "Wally" Carter

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Sleepers(1996)

    as Father Bobby

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Fan(1996)

    as Gil Renard

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Faithful(1996)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Heat(1995)

    as Neil McCauley

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Casino(1995)

    as Sam 'Ace' Rothstein

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Panther(1995)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • One Hundred and One Nights(1995)

    as The Husband of The Star-Fantasy on a Cruise

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mary Shelley's Frankenstein(1994)

    Associate Producer · as The Creature / Sharp Featured Man

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • A Bronx Tale(1993)

    Director · Producer · as Lorenzo Anello

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Night We Never Met(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • This Boy's Life(1993)

    as Dwight

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • TriBeCa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 7 episodes · Producer

  • Mad Dog and Glory(1993)

    as Wayne "Mad Dog" Dobie

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Vito Corleone

  • Night and the City(1992)

    as Harry Fabian

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Mistress(1992)

    Producer · as Evan M. Wright

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Thunderheart(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Cape Fear(1991)

    Producer · as Max Cady

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Backdraft(1991)

    as Donald Rimgale

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Guilty by Suspicion(1991)

    as David Merrill

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Awakenings(1990)

    as Leonard Lowe

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • GoodFellas(1990)

    as James Conway

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Stanley & Iris(1990)

    as Stanley Cox

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Jacknife(1989)

    as Joseph 'Jacknife' Megessey

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • We're No Angels(1989)

    Executive Producer · as Ned

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Live with Kelly and Mark(1988)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Midnight Run(1988)

    as John Wesley “Jack” Walsh

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam(1987)

    as Great Sewer (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Untouchables(1987)

    as Al Capone

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Angel Heart(1987)

    as Louis Cyphre

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Mission(1986)

    as Rodrigo Mendoza

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Brazil(1985)

    as Harry Tuttle

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Falling in Love(1984)

    as Frank Raftis

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Once Upon a Time in America(1984)

    as Noodles

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Scarface(1983)

    as Voice(uncredited) · as Al pacino(Voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The King of Comedy(1982)

    as Rupert Pupkin

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • True Confessions(1981)

    as Father Des Spellacy

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Raging Bull(1980)

    Screenplay · as Jake LaMotta

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Swap(1979)

    as Sam Nicoletti (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Deer Hunter(1978)

    as Michael Vronsky

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 4 episodes · as Young Vito Corleone

  • New York, New York(1977)

    as Jimmy Doyle

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Last Tycoon(1976)

    as Monroe Stahr

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • 1900(1976)

    as Alfredo Berlinghieri

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Taxi Driver(1976)

    as Travis Bickle

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • The Godfather Part II(1974)

    as Vito Corleone

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Mean Streets(1973)

    as John 'Johnny Boy' Civello

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Bang the Drum Slowly(1973)

    as Bruce Pearson

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight(1971)

    as Mario

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Born to Win(1971)

    as Danny

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Jennifer on My Mind(1971)

    as Mardigian

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Son of Greetings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Actor

  • Hi, Mom!(1970)

    as Jon Rubin

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Bloody Mama(1970)

    as Lloyd Barker

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Sam's Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Sam Nicoletti

  • The Wedding Party(1969)

    as Cecil

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Greetings(1968)

    as Jon Rubin

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Young Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Un hippie chez Popov (uncredited)

  • Three Rooms in Manhattan(1965)

    as Client at the Diner (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • After Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Ted Delaney

  • Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Seargant Ben Halston

  • The Formula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 159 titles, 155 of them dated from 1965 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Joker (2019)

$1.1B worldwide

Highest rated

GoodFellas (1990)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Whisper Man (2026)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19652026

Peak 2012 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 94 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 13 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting140 of 159: 122 only acting, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thDirecting2 of 159: 0 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 159: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing34 of 159: 17 only producing, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thOther crew2 of 159: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

159 titles, 18 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 17 of them.

By decade

1960s5 · acting1970s16 · acting1980s15 · 15 acting · 2 crew1990s35 · 27 acting · 13 crew2000s30 · 25 acting · 10 crew2010s37 · 33 acting · 7 crew2020s17 · 16 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 50% of 113 roles
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Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Oscars, 2 Golden Globes, a Screen Actors Guild Award and 4 other major awards from 54 major nominations, 1975–2025.

WinNomination
  1. 2025
    • Cannes award, won
  2. 2024
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in Any Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
  3. 2020
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • +2 other major bodies · 3 nominations
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor
  4. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Limited Series
  5. 2018
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 nominations
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series
  6. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Television Movie
  7. 2016
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Comedy
  8. 2013
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actor
Show 18 earlier years
  1. 2011
    • Golden Globe, won
  2. 2007
    • Berlinale award, won · Outstanding Artistic Contribution
    • Berlinale award, nominated
  3. 2001
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  4. 2000
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  5. 1997
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast
  6. 1993
    • Venice award, won
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Film
  7. 1992
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  8. 1991
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  9. 1989
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  10. 1984
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  11. 1982
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  12. 1981
    • Oscar, won · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Venice award, won · Best Actor
  13. 1980
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  14. 1979
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  15. 1978
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical
  16. 1977
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Actor in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Actor in Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  17. 1976
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
  18. 1975
    • Oscar, won · Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Robert De Niro's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 61st percentile, the median of all 129; across their 135 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 135

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 135

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 135

Midcredits score across 138 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up51
  • 50th to 74th35
  • 25th to 49th30
  • Below 25th22

Shape of the crowd

47 of their 138 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved31
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser47
  • Broadly Agreed21
  • Mixed35

Most divisive · actor

SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)

90th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

GoodFellas (1990)

Midcredits 99th · 95% liked

Reviewers score the acting 73/100 in their films, across 122 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Robert De Niro's work okay for kids?

Across up to 96 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore80 titles21–90 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity96 titles14–68 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity82 titles30–91 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs73 titles25–70 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense75 titles19–86 · median 50 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Robert De Niro work with?

People who share at least 2 of Robert De Niro's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jane Rosenthal shares the most, 25.

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