GoodFellas vs The Basketball Diaries
GoodFellas has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.4/10 for The Basketball Diaries). The Basketball Diaries is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 25m. GoodFellas is the older of the two (1990 against 1995). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
GoodFellas
The Basketball Diaries| GoodFellas | The Basketball Diaries | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 1990 | 1995 |
| Length | 2h 25m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Martin Scorsese | Scott Kalvert |
| Main cast | Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Frank Vincent, Tony Darrow, Lorraine Bracco | Ernie Hudson, Michael Rapaport, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Michael Imperioli |
Synopsis
GoodFellas
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
The Basketball Diaries
A high school basketball player’s life turns upside down after free-falling into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
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