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Robert De Niro as Rupert bowing for an audience in ‘The King of Comedy.'

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Rupert Pupkin is a passionate yet unsuccessful comic who craves nothing more than to be in the spotlight and to achieve this, he stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.

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Robert De Niro as Sam “Ace” Rothstein standing proudly on his casino floor in Casino.

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In Las Vegas, two best friends — a casino executive and a mafia enforcer — compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

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Robert De Niro sitting next to Lillo Brancato in a theater in A Bronx Tale.

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Robert De Niro and James Woods in a car in Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America.

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A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

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Robert De Niro and Val Kilmer running with weapons down the middle of a street in Michael Mann’s Heat

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A group of high-end professional thieves start to feel the heat from the LAPD when they unknowingly leave a verbal clue at their latest heist.

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Robert De Niro as Jake LaMotta with a heavily bruised face fighting in the ring in Raging Bull.

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Directed by Martin Scorsese, Raging Bull is a 1980 sports drama based on the rise and fall of real-life boxer Jake LaMotta as he strives for success while dealing with his inner demons and his violent temper. Robert De Niro stars as the middleweight champion, with Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty, and Nicholas Colasanto in supporting roles.

Meryl Streep as Linda looking at a pensive Robert De Niro as Michael at a funeral in The Deer Hunter, 1978.

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An in-depth examination of the ways in which the Vietnam War impacts and disrupts the lives of several friends in a small steel mill town in Pennsylvania.

Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro) smokes a cigarette in Goodfellas.

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The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.

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Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) stands in a street in sunglasses and a rough mohawk in ‘Taxi Driver’ (1976).

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A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.

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Robert De Niro as a young Vito Corleone, walking down the street in The Godfather Part II.

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The early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.

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