ROBERT DE NIRO’S TOP 10 MOVIES

“Meet the Parents” (2000):

Playing both family man and no-nonsense government intelligence veteran, De Niro is hilarious in straddling the line.

“Analyze This” (1999): De Niro began to have film fun by sending up his image as a mobster in need of psychiatric counsel.

“Heat” (1995): With few words and plenty of attitude, De Niro excels as a master bank robber – and his tense diner scene with Al Pacino is not to be missed by any true movie lover.

“GoodFellas” (1990): De Niro is both paternal and dangerous as the point man in a mob faction.

“The Untouchables” (1987): He has relatively little screen time, but De Niro keeps his presence felt throughout the film as legendary mob kingpin Al Capone.

“The King of Comedy” (1983): As excessively devoted talk show fan Rupert Pupkin, De Niro is any celebrity’s living nightmare.

“Raging Bull” (1980): Arguably at the peak of his movie work, De Niro won his second Academy Award in frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese’s stunning portrait of boxer Jake La Motta.

“The Deer Hunter” (1978): The Vietnam War drama gets much of its backbone from De Niro as the most solid of several steel-town soldiers.

“Taxi Driver” (1976): De Niro’s versatility was made clear early by his iconic work for Scorsese as Travis Bickle, cabbie and self-appointed defender of a young prostitute (Jodie Foster).

“The Godfather, Part II” (1974): He had made several other films, but De Niro’s career really started to crystallize with his Oscar-winning portrayal of the young Vito Corleone in the flashback sequences of one of the very best movie sequels.