Movies Better Gangster Movies - Al Pacino or Robert De Niro ?

[The Good The Bad The HBK]

The Godfather
Scarface
Carlito's Way
Donnie Brasco
The Godfather III
Dick Tracy
Stand Up Guys





Goodfellas
Once Upon A Time in America
Casino
Mean Streets
A Bronx Tale
The Untouchables
Analyze This




The Godfather II
Heat
The Irishman

 

[lowlife]

Casino!?!?

 

[Sobek]

De Niro all day on this. And yeah you left out Casino and a Bronx tale...but I guess you could argue he didn't play gangsters in those

 

[The Good The Bad The HBK]

De Niro all day on this. And yeah you left out Casino and a Bronx tale...but I guess you could argue he didn't play gangsters in those

Yeah he wasn't a gangster in either film which is why I left them off

 

[BisexualMMA]

Pacino. His top four murders anyone else past, present and future and that's not including Donnie Brasco.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Pacino in a landslide.

 

[MLarson]

*Only Films where the actor played a gangster in the film*


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The Godfather
The Godfather II
Scarface
Carlito's Way
Donnie Brasco


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The Godfather II
Goodfellas
Heat
Once Upon A Time in America
The Untouchables

Robert DeNiro

 

[Otto!]

Pacino killed De Niro in Heat
De Niro killed Pacino in The Irishman

I like em both.

 

[moreorless87]

Casino!?!?

Plus of course Pacino was in Heat.

I'm guessing this probably comes down somewhat to how much you like "hoo ha" Pacino, I think Scarface was really the start of him going for over over the top performances were as De Niro his "gangster" roles tended to cover his "serious" career.

Personally I preffer De Niro during this period BUT I think Pacino has held up much better over the last 25 years or so, still "hoo ha" but he's putting effort into it and its often entertaining like in the Irishman vs Bobby's mostly low effort career(with the odd exception).

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

Pacino, but it's close.

 

[moreorless87]

Personally I feel Once Upon A Time In America ends up the most underrated, Leone's best film for me and on the level of the first two Godfathers.

 

[KnightTemplar]

DeNiro for me, but by the smallest of margins. And I would have no problem with Pacino winning this Poll.

 

[Madmartigains]

DeNiro should also get extra points for being a gangster in the comedies "Analyze This" and "Analyze That", showing some versatility.

 

[zapataxiv]

damn i voted deniro but i regret it

overall pacinobut i enjoy deniro as a gangster more

 

[Thai Domi]