GoodFellas
GoodFellas has an unusual bracket signature: modest early, strong late. The 41% overall rate hides a film that tends to peak exactly when the competition does. A masterpiece by nearly any measure, operating at a level of craft and energy that most films never approach. Its only vulnerability in competition is a recognition gap against more mainstream opponents. It sits at #4 of the 4 Martin Scorsese films tracked here. Most voters pass in 3.0s. The ones who pick it do so in 1.9s — faster, more decisive, like they came in with a plan.
Synopsis
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 opening number doesn't capture it. 37% early, 42% in the semis, 63% in the final — GoodFellas builds as the competition gets tougher, a trajectory most films can't sustain.
GoodFellas dominates The Departed at 67% — one of the most decisive matchups in its record.
GoodFellas owns Spielberg vs. Scorsese. The Departed is the usual final opponent, and at 67% it's not much of a contest.
In Martin Scorsese's filmography, GoodFellas ranks #4 of 4. The Departed leads at 60%; Raging Bull at 44% trails.
Dead last in Spielberg vs. Scorsese.
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