Top Ten Robert De Niro Movies 

 10. Jackie Brown

09. Meet the Parents 

08. Cape Fear 

07. The Deer Hunter 

06. Casino

05. Raging Bull 

04. Heat 

03. The Godfather: Part II

02. Goodfellas

 01. 

10. Jackie Brown 

Fuck you and your chill pill! ~ Louis 

Released 

1997 

Credits 

Director: Quentin Tarantino 

Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino 

Novel: Elmore Leonard 

Cast 

Pam Grier (Jackie Brown)

Samuel L. Jackson (Ordell Robbie)

Robert De Niro (Louis Gara)

Bridget Fonda (Melanie Ralston)

Robert Forster (Max Cherry)

Critical 

7.5/10 (IMDB)

87% (RT Critics)

85% (RT Audiences)

Box Office 

Domestic: $39,673,162 (#31)

At the Oscars 

- Nominated for Best Supporting Actor 

Ain't never seen Jackie Brown , don't think I'll ever see Jackie Brown. Surprise it made the list though given DeNiro's catalogue of movies and I haven't heard a ton about him in it.

Jun 22, 2019 16:08:31 GMT UT said:

Ain't never seen Jackie Brown , don't think I'll ever see Jackie Brown. Surprise it made the list though given DeNiro's catalogue of movies and I haven't heard a ton about him in it.

Jackie Brown, even for a QT countdown probably wouldn't rank too high. But it's one I've seen, so I've included it. Surprised it got any other votes. Unless the turnout was minimal?

No the turnout was really good , it got a handful of votes. I think 4. And a few were pretty high.

I threw Jackie Brown and Ronin in at #9 and #10 because they were movies I had seen and I needed to fill space. I’m pretty sure DeNiro was barely in Jackie Brown, no? I haven’t seen it since I was a teenager. Very forgettable movie.

Fun fact: I didn’t really like either of those movies but still put them on my list so that I didn’t have to rank Meet The Parents. God I hated that movie.

I was expecting something like Analyze This to be #10. I guess it could still be another bottom hit. My #10 was Limitless because there's a half dozen or so De Niro movies that look really good that I still haven't seen. Not that Limitless is an undeserving movie itself. Limitless is certainly a bit better than Midnight Run, which I watched last night and loved but decided not to place over Limitless.

Jun 22, 2019 16:45:53 GMT Lionheart said:

I was expecting something like Analyze This to be #10. I guess it could still be another bottom hit. My #10 was Limitless because there's a half dozen or so De Niro movies that look really good that I still haven't seen. Not that Limitless is an undeserving movie itself. Limitless is certainly a bit better than Midnight Run, which I watched last night and loved but decided not to place over Limitless.

Midnight Run is a classic , placed at #4 for me. I’m not surprised that a lot of people haven’t seen it but it is weird how many haven’t even heard of it.

That is exactly what I was thinking when I watched it. Easily a classic film that I think most people would love that should be a part of everyone's regular film watching activities. I was really confused on how I had never heard of it before. It heavily reminded me of Beverly Hills Cop, which makes sense because it is the same director, but I didn't expect it to have the same classic feel and charm. I definitely recommend it to anyone. One of my good friends actually has Beverly Hills Cop as his #1 movie so I'm definitely going to get him to watch it.

Yeah it was my rec for 🤯 , but then I doubted it was going to make the list so I switched it to Raging Bull.

Give me that train scene or the bar scene every day. Love them both so much.

Ah man. I was just about to put a list together for this liberal cocksucker too. Believe it or not, I actually enjoy his movies.

I loved Jackie Brown. Watched this super late at night once and was iffy at the start but then it got fun and good. Another Tarantino gem.

Jackie Brown would make a Tarantino list for me, but no way is it making a DeNiro list.

I think I’m missing some sort of inside joke involving Kid and liberalness. Is De Niro actually super liberal? Is Kid a Trump supporter? What is going on?

Jun 22, 2019 21:17:31 GMT Lionheart said:

I think I’m missing some sort of inside joke involving Kid and liberalness. Is De Niro actually super liberal? Is Kid a Trump supporter? What is going on?

Yes and Yes.

Yes and if he mentions it again I’ll just delete it , it was annoying the first time.

I don’t understand why it bothers UT so much. The dude is a massive liberal who is in the middle of a divorce because his political behavior annoyed his ex wife. I’m not making this shit up. He’s a liberal cocksucker who happens to be a great actor.

I didn't submit a list due to not seeing enough De Niro movies, but I completely forgot he was in Jackie Brown. And he has a significant role for the person who asked. My favourite Tarantino film and would have been #1 on my (short) list had I submitted one.

Jun 22, 2019 23:28:16 GMT The Kid said:

I don’t understand why it bothers UT so much. The dude is a massive liberal who is in the middle of a divorce because his political behavior annoyed his ex wife. I’m not making this shit up. He’s a liberal cocksucker who happens to be a great actor.

Because it doesn’t need to be brought up in every fucking post about him. You said it , you said it again and now you said it yet again - who gives a fuck. We aren’t here to talk about his political views or personal life we are here to discuss his movies. If you can’t get it then move the hell along. You made your point of view clear no need to turn this into a repetitive soapbox mission.

I hate Kevin Spacey the person but I can discuss his movies without mentioning over and over again I think he’s a piece of shit. I think Mel Gibson is quite the POS but I don’t need to say that or keep bringing it up every time Braveheart or Lethal Weapon comes up.

Hope that means we're getting Spacey vs. Gibson next!

We are here to discuss movies, but Kid clearly wants to talk about De Niro's political views as well. It clearly shaped his opinion of the overall actor and is thus semi-relevant. Just let him. It may be annoying and blatantly antagonistic, but it's not hurting anyone.

In any case, this calls for a new thread!

pwcom.proboards.com/thread/2193/robert-de-niro

Jun 22, 2019 23:41:42 GMT UT said:

Jun 22, 2019 23:28:16 GMT The Kid said:

I don’t understand why it bothers UT so much. The dude is a massive liberal who is in the middle of a divorce because his political behavior annoyed his ex wife. I’m not making this shit up. He’s a liberal cocksucker who happens to be a great actor.

Because it doesn’t need to be brought up in every fucking post about him. You said it , you said it again and now you said it yet again - who gives a fuck. We aren’t here to talk about his political views or personal life we are here to discuss his movies. If you can’t get it then move the hell along. You made your point of view clear no need to turn this into a repetitive soapbox mission.

I hate Kevin Spacey the person but I can discuss his movies without mentioning over and over again I think he’s a piece of shit. I think Mel Gibson is quite the POS but I don’t need to say that or keep bringing it up every time Braveheart or Lethal Weapon comes up.

You are 100% correct.

Jun 22, 2019 23:52:14 GMT Lionheart said:

We are here to discuss movies, but Kid clearly wants to talk about De Niro's political views as well. It clearly shaped his opinion of the overall actor and is thus semi-relevant. Just let him. It may be annoying and blatantly antagonistic, but it's not hurting anyone.

In any case, this calls for a new thread!

pwcom.proboards.com/thread/2193/robert-de-niro

It’s completely irrelevant and I’ve seen enough of Kids political posts over the years to know I don’t need to see anymore - especially in a thread about movies than I tend to try and actually enjoy the discussion of.

Jun 22, 2019 23:55:23 GMT The Kid said:

Jun 22, 2019 23:41:42 GMT UT said:

Because it doesn’t need to be brought up in every fucking post about him. You said it , you said it again and now you said it yet again - who gives a fuck. We aren’t here to talk about his political views or personal life we are here to discuss his movies. If you can’t get it then move the hell along. You made your point of view clear no need to turn this into a repetitive soapbox mission.

I hate Kevin Spacey the person but I can discuss his movies without mentioning over and over again I think he’s a piece of shit. I think Mel Gibson is quite the POS but I don’t need to say that or keep bringing it up every time Braveheart or Lethal Weapon comes up.

You are 100% correct.

Well thank you , that doesn’t happen often.

I stay out of politics online as much as I can , especially discussion with people whom I enjoy. I come here for an escape from that stuff. Though if a movie touches on political or social situations than I like making those connections find it really interesting.

Plus I still watch Home Alone 2 , which is more impressive than still watching Seven or Braveheart.

You enjoy The Kid!?!?!? This is the most shocking reveal in this thread so far.

Jun 23, 2019 0:08:09 GMT Lionheart said:

You enjoy The Kid!?!?!? This is the most shocking reveal in this thread so far.

We have our moments.

Jackie Brown was my #10, mostly as a space-filler.

I've seen suprisingly little De Niro movies (didn't want to include comedy sequels).

Jun 23, 2019 0:08:09 GMT Lionheart said:

You enjoy The Kid!?!?!? This is the most shocking reveal in this thread so far.

Did you not see me and UT absolutely squash 🤯 and Wife at the latest PW WM?!

No?

Nobody?

Oh, right.

Anyways, back to movie talk. I am honestly upset I ran out of time and didn’t get to put a list in. Before he got into politics, he was top 5 for me. So his movies are still pretty awesome for me.

Wait so he went out of top 5...because of his politics?

Jun 23, 2019 1:24:38 GMT The Kid said:

Jun 23, 2019 0:08:09 GMT Lionheart said:

You enjoy The Kid!?!?!? This is the most shocking reveal in this thread so far.

Did you not see me and UT absolutely squash 🤯 and Wife at the latest PW WM?!

No?

Nobody?

Oh, right.

Anyways, back to movie talk. I am honestly upset I ran out of time and didn’t get to put a list in. Before he got into politics, he was top 5 for me. So his movies are still pretty awesome for me.

Hey! That's not fair. It was a de facto handicap match since my partner no-showed.

I've always wondered how the meeting went down when Tarantino got this movie green-lit. He was coming off making the definitive movie of the 90s. Anything that remotely sounded like a Tarantino movie was being green-lit and he had a free pass to make anything he wanted. It could have bigger stars, bigger budget, more marketing anything he wanted.

So there's Quentin with all that good-will and instead of going bigger, better, zanier he makes his most grounded movie, Jackie Brown. The entire movie exists as a vehicle for Pam Grier and the mainstream audience really don't know what to make of it.

My take is that it's a Tarantino deep-cut. It wouldn't be the first movie of his I'd recommend, but if somebody was on the fence on Pulp Fiction and thought Tarantino was too zany, I'd recommend this. Tarantino has to make a movie about middle-aged down and outers committing a hustle and playing every side compelling and he does a really good job of it. There's no crazy over the top monologues, no bizarre torture scenes or characters doing a silly dance, it's all grounded and plays everything smart.

De Niro plays against type here. In Jackie Brown, all his years of crime have caught up to him and he's just become this husk who spends the majority of the film on Samuel L Jackson's couch. He has one of the most pathetic love scenes in screen history and when it's time for him to take an active role in the movie it goes so spectacularly bad that it's one of the first things that comes to mind. De Niro is typically a domineering actor, so it was nice to see him show some range here, basically spend 80% of the movie on the sidelines but still be an integral part of the movie.

The only bad (well not so bad) part of Jackie Brown is that I always get Bobby Womack's '110th Street' stuck in my head whenever I think about it.