“Unmasking the Icon: How Robert De Niro’s Career Journey from Mobster to Taxi Driver Redefined the Silver Screen”
A box office success, the sequel film is widely considered the best of the trilogy, winning De Niro an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Awakenings
A beautiful movie of life and second chances, Awakenings has Robert De Niro acting alongside Robin Williams as Leonard Lowe, a catatonic Parkinson’s patient who takes an experimental drug that “awakens” him.
Based on a true story, De Niro’s performance was raw, emotional, and earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.
Casino
In the epic crime thriller Casino, Robert De Niro plays the role of Jewish gangster Sam “Ace” Rothstein.
While he didn’t earn any award nominations for his performance as the Tangiers Casino owner, the film has gone from being considered a mediocre work to being widely praised for its thematically mature approach to the mafia world.
A Bronx Tale
Robert De Niro’s directorial debut came in 1991 with the release of A Bronx Tale, a film he also starred in as MTA bus driver Lorenzo. While the film didn’t do too well at the box office, only grossing $17 million domestically, critics praised De Niro’s performance and vision.
Critic Roger Ebert said, “It is filled with life and colorful characters and great lines of dialogue, and De Niro, in his debut as a director, finds the right notes as he moves from laughter to anger to tears [while] retaining its values.”
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