GoodFellas currently dominates Raging Bull 80–20
Scorsese's most seductive film overwhelms his most punishing one.
The Verdict Director's Cut
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The Copacabana tracking shot is a thesis statement: the camera glides through the kitchen and into the club without a cut, and for two minutes you want this life as badly as Henry does. That's GoodFellas' whole method — momentum, needle-drops, voiceover that lets you in on the joke. Raging Bull refuses every one of those pleasures. Scorsese shoots it in black and white, slows the fights into something closer to liturgy, and builds the film around a man it would be insane to envy. Both are the work of a director at the absolute peak of his control. But one invites you in and the other locks the door, and a contest decided by appetite will always reward the open door.
The Numbers
| GoodFellas | Raging Bull | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 80% | 20% |
| Overall Win Rate | 59% | 49% |
| Championships | 25 | 11 |
| Budget | $25M | $18M |
| Box Office | $47M | $23M |
Where This Matchup Sits
BingeBracket tracks 96 Drama films — GoodFellas at #9, Raging Bull is in the lower half.
Among Martin Scorsese's 4 films on BingeBracket, GoodFellas sits at #1 and Raging Bull at #4.
GoodFellas with 25 titles and Raging Bull with 11 — the tournament record and the head-to-head point the same direction.
GoodFellas grossed $47M to Raging Bull's $23M. On BingeBracket, the result runs the same direction — commercial success and bracket preference align here.
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