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Casino

1995
Drama, Crime
2h 58m
This Martin Scorsese film depicts the Janus-like quality of Las Vegas--it has a glittering, glamorous face, as well as a brutal, cruel one. Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark, live and work in this paradoxical world. Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970's and '80's are revealed... (imdb)
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Casino

1995
Drama, Crime
2h 58m
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Rated 13 Jul 2016
80
77th
Has what Goodfellas was lacking: Pesci sex scenes.
Rated 15 Feb 2008
6
99th
Like a gaudy, coke-fueled Greek tragedy about the meteoric rise of an ancient lumpen desert civilization and its eventual destruction at the hands of its greedy, corrupt rulers. Throw in the beautiful "Theme de Camille," and you got yourself an unforgettable (though admittedly flawed) small-scale epic. Lots of folks will call this "Scorsese on autopilot," but for me its neck-and-neck with Taxi Driver as his best.
Rated 08 Jan 2014
9
93rd
(rewatch) Despite it being written by the same guy who did Goodfellas, I find those comparisons lazy at best. It's basically 15 movies in one so it's just a treat to watch. Accurately displays what the great Dr. Dre says "you can't make a hoe a housewife." Joe Pesci is so alpha you may actually grow chest hair while watching this.
Rated 18 Jul 2014
83
95th
My take on the obvious comparison to Goodfellas: Scorsese merely reshuffled the deck and once again came up again with aces, but lower level aces, and they took longer to reach the table, like a slightly arthritic dealer that compensates for his advancing age with lively banter in between hands. It's not a masterpiece, but it's full of masterful moments, and pretty much everything that Scorsese can do as a film maker, technically, in terms of craft, is present here, for better or worse.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
88
97th
A man tries incredibly hard to play the game and make good, but, despite all his money and effort, he can't keep hold of his beautiful wife (too deeply imprinted by James Woods!): there is a strong sense in which this film is a remake or updating of Godard's CONTEMPT (the music choice gives a clue about this). Along with GOODFELLAS and THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, part of Scorsese's great trilogy of anthropological quasi-documentaries. RAGING BULL and MEAN STREETS could probably be thrown in there too.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
95
85th
If you ever hated Sharon Stone and didn't know why, see this movie. She will piss you off more than anyone has ever pissed you off before. Great Deniro movie as usual.
Rated 14 Feb 2009
80
74th
A pretty decent movie in its own right, although De Niro, and Scorsese have both done better. The movie seems to have no climax, it just kind of goes to an unsatisfying resolution instead, and it doesn't quite work, but I wouldn't turn anyone away from this, it's definitely a good watch, but not great.
Rated 10 Oct 2013
100
98th
An odd choice to call Scorsese's best? I'm willing to make it. You'll think it's too long and the performances aren't all there. You'll think it's just a rehash of Goodfellas (rather than a sequel.) Then you'll watch the scene between De Niro and the local Nevada politician and get chills. It's all subtle. It's also the most devastating critique of American capitalism I've ever seen.
Rated 29 Jan 2009
73
62nd
Overly long and indulgent Vegas mobster flick that still manages some great scenes. With the length everything gets tiring including the switching narration, repetitive backroom machinations, but especially Stones whining presence. De Niro's character felt like a retread of his established mob persona, yet by the end his motivations still weren't clear to me. Scorsese's slick direction keeps it enjoyable enough, but the story is a step down from his best.
Rated 20 Apr 2009
70
75th
No one in this movie seems safe from anyone, so for three hours you just keep waiting for things to blow over, wondering just who is going to get it in the end and just how. It's really compelling to watch, lovingly directed by Scorsese and luxuriously produced. Looking at the cast I have to say Pesci steals the show, with much the same cocksureness with which his character shakes Vegas down for money, no small feat considering the competition.
Rated 12 May 2007
99
91st
OK it's "Goodfellas in Las Vegas", but recycled Goodfellas is still way better than most of the other stuff out there
Rated 15 Feb 2007
90
89th
Casino is dissappointing considering it is De Niro and Scorsese teaming up once again, and it falling short compared to others like Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, and Raging Bull, but Casino is still another satisfying mob flick by the great Scorsese. It's character development is quite good which is also apparent in all of Scorsese's films, and the length is not a bother whatsoever, but it didn't seem to have the same De Niro - Scorsese aura around it. I highly recommend this picture.
Rated 02 Mar 2010
90
94th
Sure it's just Goodfellas again, but who cares? It's still great. Also, Sharon Stone pulls off one of the most despicable characters ever written.
Rated 04 Mar 2010
87
88th
Admittedly Casino isn't the best collaboration with Scorsese and De Niro. Now that isn't to say it's a bad film or even anything less than a brilliant film just that they've done a bit better previously. It's hard to really say anything that hasn't been said before. It's a Scorsese gangster flick so you can expect a brutal, but great, story, interesting characters and a superb cast. Definite must see.
Rated 28 Aug 2008
84
88th
A very thrilling and up-tempo movie, it really doesn't stop for a second. It keeps going without waiting for the audience to breath. Sharon Stone, Pesci and De Niro are all trying to act the other one off the screen, but eventually end up being just great as a package. The voice over was a great approach for this movie, De Niro and Pesci give extra depth and excitement in this way of narration. ... A 178min trip of violence, contempt and deception. Nice!
Rated 10 Dec 2011
96
97th
Awesome
Rated 15 Jun 2010
70
62nd
"Casino" never really connects with you, it never grabs you on an emotional level. For a long film it doesn't use the time it has well. It feels somehow rushed, near the start almost like a clip show, and never manages to allow the viewer to attach to the characters. De Niro offers a solid performance, but Pesci is mostly average and Stone seems to take the "if I yell a lot I'll win an oscar" approach to emotional scenes. It's a good film by Scorsese, but it is utterly eclipsed by his best.
Rated 30 Jul 2011
50
14th
While Scorcese works hard to engage the viewer with the camera, the shots strike me as ostentatious, drawing attention to themselves rather than to the action itself. As for the narrative, it's hard to care for any of these people, and a movie that is about little more than exploring the notion that "look corruption is everywhere," just doesn't strike me as all that groundbreaking or interesting.
Rated 09 Dec 2012
84
71st
Like Goodfellas, but with more blowing Joe Pesci.
Rated 20 Jun 2008
5
91st
GoodFellas and Casino are both about the rise and fall of criminal empires. But whereas the former gives us a gritty, intimate street-level perspective, Casino is pure, sleazy melodrama, rendered in bright neon. And while it lacks GoodFellas' dramatic intensity, it makes up for it by being wildly entertaining from start to finish. This movie never, ever slows up for even a minute, and it's exhilarating as a result.
Rated 24 Feb 2007
95
99th
Nearly as good as Scorsese's other mob film involving fellas.
Rated 30 Aug 2010
88
90th
Like the spin of a roulette wheel or the whirl of symbols on a slot machine, this film just races along at a hectic blur of money, excess, deceit and heartbreak. The palatable greed stinks out even the best crooks. A glorious Scorsese look at the glamour of Las Vegas before the fall of the mob.
Rated 12 Jun 2013
81
90th
A great film that's biggest fault is that it doesn't match up to that other Scorsese-De Niro-Pesci mob movie. It falters a bit with pacing and it probably would have benefited from a tighter cut, but it's still damn good.
Rated 18 May 2007
95
93rd
Goodfellas does Vegas. Great characters & great story.
Rated 17 Jan 2011
93
95th
One of my favorites
Rated 05 Jul 2014
66
26th
Slick, but overlong and way too much narration.
Rated 20 Aug 2014
9
9th
"father i musg talk to u" he say. his brown eys, same as mine, glistend in the ligt from the firplac. "anything my bo" i told him. i tok a seet in m easy chair, the one given to me by m father. "i intend to marry" he sad. i jumpd from the chair "my lad!" i exhaled. "what joy" th pain surged thru my ches. "ys father. butthere is one thing." what couldit b i wonderd? "she is a scintologidt." "a scientologdt i scremed. "how culd she deny our lord. i forbid this marrige!" he cry. i want cry but cant
Rated 15 Jan 2012
6
54th
It's a crime epic and everyone's motives are fueled by blood money, so we all know how this is going to end. The fun part is watching the collapse.
Rated 09 Jan 2010
93
98th
The best part about this are De Niro's suits. The worst part about this is Joe Pesci in a sex scene.
Rated 02 Mar 2009
95
93rd
loved it, Great DeNiro. Highly recommended.
Rated 20 Apr 2007
6
95th
Gets an unfortunate reputation as a repetition of Goodfellas [as if Scorsese hadn't used similar themes before?]. The comparison is there but I prefer this in cast and atmosphere; Goodfellas feels like a cartoon next to this. The final chapter is especially chilling.
Rated 04 Aug 2009
78
78th
Goodfellas lite
Rated 14 Aug 2007
100
98th
Every bit as good as Goodfellas = bloody good.
Rated 22 Aug 2010
91
98th
Holy cow how much i love this movie. From its awesome , (literally) explosive intro to its epic conclusion. To me , this one is a litl bit better than goodfellas and perhaps even scorcese's best. Everyone fits their roles perfectly, especially Sharon stone ( in her only great performance, ever.. it added so much to the chemistry on screen it is one of the main reasons i think its a better flick than goodfellas). A must see for anyone! Still cant believe none of the three leads got any oscars..
Rated 24 Dec 2012
90
80th
Scorsese's second crime epic may not be as thoroughly entertaining as Goodfellas, but it's equally (if not more) powerful. A precise and enthralling exploration of both the construction of the Vegas world and of the minds of the people it infests.
Rated 24 Jan 2012
67
52nd
James Woods is such a sleaze in this. I love it.
Rated 26 Aug 2018
80
54th
A good enough movie on its own, but a heavy retread of Goodfellas which I think is better in most aspects. De Niro and Pesci kind of play the same guys, and Pesci doesn't quite carry the same intensity. The film also suffers from some overnarration at the beginning and doesn't really build a dramatic arc despite being such a long movie. It's decent but just watch Goodfellas instead.
Rated 28 Nov 2011
85
82nd
The movie's weird sheen perfectly illustrates a decayed drug-fuelled past, and Joe Pesci as the villain is terrifying, and yet it's all just Goodfellaspacito 2
Rated 24 Feb 2008
94
99th
Very good!
Rated 13 Jan 2014
90
99th
Yes it borrows the antagonistic view that Scorsese mastered during Goodfellas, but this matches and supersedes that precedent. Here, he not only delivers a masterful story of greed and corruption turning in on itself, but also delivers a farewell to an era of gangster cinema, and perhaps even an era of American history. Boosted by the utterly fantastic cinematography of Robert Richardson, this is in consideration for the best film Scorsese ever made, which is a high praise indeed.
Rated 19 Nov 2010
97
99th
This is the dog's bollocks! Infinitely better than the already-great Goodfellas; better soundtrack, better narration, better shots, better Pesci lines, more deNiro, and you learn a hell of a lot in three hours. Should be shown in schools, and prisons.
Rated 24 Dec 2013
65
35th
Sharon Stone's hysterics for the last hour or so start to get very repetitive and tedious, its style feels more rough around the edges (even garish at points) than Goodfellas and despite all the snap Scorsese puts in to the film it ultimately ends up feeling a bit flabby. Still an enjoyable, stylishly put together ride but far from great.
Rated 01 Jun 2008
90
97th
Almost as great as 'Goodfellas'.
Rated 14 Mar 2010
88
78th
I'll never understand why Scorsese made all these gangster crime movies - I prefer his more recent departures from this theme - but this is as good as any of the crime films he ever made. He has managed to do something with violence that few filmmakers have been able to do - make it more horrifying and repulsive than it is entertaining, and this is admirable. I just have to wonder what the point of this story is. It seems so primitive for such a master filmmaker.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
84
70th
Hey remember when he turned that pop song up real loud?
Rated 10 Sep 2009
75
67th
Hmm, it would probably sound misogynistic if I said "This movie makes me want to punt kick Sharon Stones whiny, bitchy head off her shoulders.", so I better follow that with something nice. Women are all smooth and satisfyingly squishy. They smell real nice too.
Rated 13 Nov 2014
75
66th
Good but not Goodfellas.
Rated 22 Dec 2008
95
95th
Scorse deserved an Oscar for this, not the inferior Departed.
Rated 21 Apr 2010
73
48th
Three hours of DeNiro and Pesci telling me a story. Overall it isn't a bad movie, and Pesciputs on quite a show and deserves some props as his character goes out of control throughout the movie. The problem for me is that this is way too long. I mean they could have cut out some of the beginning stuff and just started it in Vegas in my opinion, and I don't think anything would have been lost. My date fell asleep, woke up and fell asleep again (and the movie still had not ended).
Rated 29 May 2011
85
88th
What's that you say? You like Goodfellas, eh? Well my dear friends just rinse, lather and repeat.
Rated 22 Aug 2008
84
94th
Great
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
82nd
A brilliant study of NY mobsters. Highly watchable, except the scenes with Sharon Stone could be trimmed.
Rated 24 Jan 2016
85
83rd
Great Scorsese entertainment at a whirlwind pace.
Rated 01 Feb 2007
85
91st
This story is told very well, is quite interesting, and well acted. It is very similar to Good Fellas however, so if you didn't like that you won't like this.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
82
76th
Scorsese on cruise control, but better than the similar period's "Cape Fear".
Rated 19 Nov 2015
8
81st
Remarkably fast-paced for its length: Engaging narration (a great juxtaposition of De Niro's calm, calculated reflection with Pesci's hilarious expletive-laden commentary), a wild soundtrack, and a script packed with the intricacies of casino mob life (it does get a bit confusing at points) keeps it fresh throughout and sucks you right in to seedy 70s Vegas. The plot is no slouch though, with the wild Ginger (Stone is excellent) spicing up the gangster goings-on with some feisty personal drama.
Rated 25 Jun 2017
5
73rd
hard to rate because it's not exactly enjoyable viewing, but in a way it makes the likes of GOODFELLAS look like child's play. in a world as brutal, soulless and mechanized as this, the mobsters of that film are revealed to be juvenile, ineffectual and pathetic. scorsese's flashy style has never felt more suitable than here, and he really goes all out. among the most ugly, depressing films about the rise of modern capitalism and the death of movie myth.
Rated 15 Sep 2007
85
94th
Really good film that stands on it's own. Powerful directing with a great cast.
Rated 21 Dec 2009
96
96th
Almost as powerful as "Goodfellas" In addition to its mob atmosphere, this film also boasts a superb performance by Sharon Stone.
Rated 15 Jul 2010
85
59th
At first it seems like Scorsese doing Goodfellas again (And maybe trying to top it) and I can see why. It has the ridiculously good long takes (There's tons in this movie), De Niro and Pesci, a crazy lead woman, a descent into drugs, a rock n roll soundtrack, lots of swearing and bloody violence. But it really is different and almost as good. There's some powerful, gruesome scenes and great performances. The direction is in top-form. Marty wanted to top Goodfellas. Overall: Long, but great.
Rated 06 Sep 2008
71
68th
Goodfellas 1.5
Rated 14 Aug 2007
77
60th
An obvious retread of Goodfellas territory, and not as good... but still a pretty engaging film.
Rated 11 Apr 2009
90
91st
Scorcese turns his mobster attentions to the glitz and glamour of Vegas and its rather more unsavoury and brutal underbelly. De Niro is 'Ace' Rothstein, based on a real life bookie and gambler turned casino manager but his attempts to run a legitimate casino operation as a front for the mob are continually foiled by his trigger happy, power hungry old pal (Pesci) and a weakness for woman. Its violent, sexy and a fascinating insite into the history of this famous gambling town.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
82
90th
It may forever be overshadowed by it's predecessor in theme GOODFELLAS, but it should be regarded as another great film in the distinguished career of Scorsese.
Rated 12 Mar 2018
82
74th
It shares so much stylistically and thematically with Goodfellas that it would be hard to separate my opinion of one from the other so I will cop to my opinion being colored by having seen Goodfellas first. I think Bracco and Liotta made better narrators than DeNiro and Pesci (which surprised me) and I thought the music choices we less inspired (not uninspired) than the ones in Goodfellas. Still great though.
Rated 03 Jun 2020
92
96th
If Sharon Stone had still been as hot as she was in Total Recall I wouldn't have judged Ace's decision to marry her. 5 years older she is not worth the hassle
Rated 21 Apr 2020
80
90th
You know what? I preferred this over Goodfellas. I liked the casino setting, the pacing was better, and it had more De Niro. Pesci’s character was far more tolerable than in Goodfellas for some reason, Stones character though...
Rated 19 May 2020
60
35th
Goodfellas: Part Two. Give me a film focusing on Sharon Stone's character. How many Rolling Stones songs are too many Rolling Stones songs?
Rated 29 Jun 2023
55
47th
It's no Goodfellas, more of a Justokayfellas.
Rated 26 Jul 2008
75
71st
Great director. Great actors, with the exception of Sharon Stone. Ok, she won the Oscar, but I guess her so bad. It is a heavy and very good movie. With Scorsese, Pesci and From Niro a good movie always goes out. Despite that, at the end of the film, you are feeling tired and did not wants to see again, because the film is too long.
Rated 16 Jul 2009
78
73rd
While this mafia movie runs a tad bit long,
Rated 15 Aug 2010
66
88th
#90s#, reviews, story, dir Scorsese, Sharon S!, R De Niro
Rated 13 Feb 2011
4
96th
argh, the hammer bit!
Rated 21 Jan 2012
85
79th
Great movie. Has something to say, but not deep.
Rated 24 Dec 2012
80
83rd
Excellent performances by Robert DeNiro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci. Some of the story is true, but how much was fictionalized is anyone's guess. Told from the perspective of a major player and survivor from an organized crime syndicate who opened a casino in Las Vegas. There is a lot of violence, brutality, high living and mob culture. There was a little too much narration although it was effective for telling this long and complicated story. Some scary insights into a twisted world of crime.
Rated 16 Jun 2013
92
94th
Pretty fucking amazing that this shit more-or-less actually happened as it played out. The movie has Pesci and De Niro playing the same characters they always end up playing, but it fits. Scorsese continues to impress, and the film is definitely not anything you'd forget.
Rated 23 Sep 2008
85
84th
I liked GoodFellas better.
Rated 14 Feb 2007
72
49th
Cassino tinha sua première há 25 anos em New York. Ó eu revendo Cassino, enquanto nem vi The Irishman ainda. A verdade é que esse filme caiu enormemente no meu conceito com essa revisão, ele é over demais, duração excessiva, verbalização excessiva (diálogos e voz em off), fotografia muito flamboyant, OVER OVER OVER. Se fosse num filme de 100 minutos seria até divertido, mas aguentar isso por três horas é um martírio. Sorry, Marty. DVD Universal - mais ainda tenho o VHS (sorry, as
Rated 02 Mar 2008
65
44th
# 700
Rated 11 Jan 2009
95
94th
I liked Casino better than Goodfellas. Some say "blasphemy". I first watched this movie with my Father, and when the end came where Pesci has to watch his brother get beaten and tossed into the shallow grave and then suffer the same fate, I was wincing and actually looked away for a few seconds and my Father had turned away from the TV too. I loved that moment. I had to say to myself "holy shit, this is a good movie"
Rated 27 Dec 2011
60
33rd
The only good thing I could say about this movie is the acting, amazing acting! Everything else was just so so.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
56th
Could be criticized as too much of a rehash of "Goodfellas", but still a well-crafted, well acted film.
Rated 20 Nov 2009
78
78th
Mais um bom Scorsese
Rated 07 Jul 2012
89
55th
While this is no Goodfellas, it's an engaging little epic that allows Scorcese's roaming eye to indulge in some amazing images and sequences.
Rated 06 Nov 2013
30
11th
Even though the acting is decent I didn't find any of the characters especially interesting. The story is dull and quite violent. It also feels like the violence is there solely for the shock value and to keep the audience entertained. I can't say I enjoyed it very much.
Rated 20 Feb 2007
75
74th
A fun and violent mobsters-in-Vegas story. Sharon Stone is pretty gross, though.
Rated 11 Jun 2009
45
13th
Boring
Rated 15 Mar 2009
71
63rd
This portrait of a criminal dynasty is a film-lover's class act: a work of art made by a director completely in control of his craft. It's visually dazzling, richly layered with complex characters, and blessed with gorgeous cinematography (Robert Richardson) and taut editing (Thelma Schoonmaker). The only sour note comes from Stone, who -- Oscar nomination notwithstanding -- simply doesn't have the acting chops required by her role.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
82
42nd
Good Mafia movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
56th
I felt it had all been done before in previous movies. But still quality.
Rated 27 Dec 2008
85
94th
Farzan says it all, a really enjoyable movie but not Goodfellas, kinda changed my view of Blow (which i still think is great too)
Rated 07 Feb 2007
91
97th
It's not Goodfellas, but what is? Take notes, Ritchie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
87
94th
Most film educators and critics say that use of narration is a cheat and breaks the "show, don't tell" rule. This movie beats that rule with a baseball bat and buries it in the desert. This is 3 hours of narration, but somehow it's a very watchable film.
Rated 03 Nov 2010
60
14th
Too similar in style to Goodfellas and it's way too long.
Rated 05 Aug 2011
73
49th
"Gritty". Hard to watch at times. Bobby is exceptional as always.
Rated 19 Jul 2009
89
64th
Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci are absolutely fantastic in this movie. Pescis scene in the desert where he rips De Niro a new one is a classic.
Rated 02 Jan 2009
65
34th
Obviously well-directed and -acted, but somewhat hollow.
Rated 31 Oct 2011
79
49th
It's another Goodfellas in spite of the fact that it's not as well as The Goodfellas.
Rated 07 Dec 2013
50
7th
Too dark and upsetting for me.
Rated 23 Feb 2015
50
19th
Quite disappointing. Very similar in style to Goodfellas but not as enjoyable. The story being told and the characters involved just aren't that interesting.

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