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Mean Streets
Directed by
Martin Scorsese
R
1973
1h 51m
Drama
,
Crime
,
and more
7.2
92%
84%
Rent for $3.99
In New York City's Little Italy, a devoutly Catholic mobster must reconcile his desire for power, his feelings for his epileptic girlfriend, and his devotion to his troublesome friend.
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Cast of Mean Streets
Harvey Keitel
Charlie Cappa
Robert De Niro
John 'Johnny Boy' Civello
David Proval
Tony DeVienazo
Richard Romanus
Michael Longo
Amy Robinson
Teresa Ronchelli
Cesare Danova
Giovanni Cappa
Victor Argo
Mario
George Memmoli
Joey 'Clams' Scala
Lenny Scaletta
Jimmy
Jeannie Bell
Diane
Murray Moston
Oscar
David Carradine
Drunk
Robert Carradine
Boy With Gun
Lois Walden
Jewish Girl
Harry Northup
Soldier
Dino Seragusa
Old Man
D'Mitch Davis
Cop
Peter Fain
George
Juli Andelman
Girl At Party
Robert Wilder
Benton
Ken Sinclair
Sammy
Jaime Alba
Young Boy #1
Ken Konstantin
Young Boy #2
Nicki "Ack" Aquilino
Man On Docks
B. Mitchell Reed
Disc Jockey
Martin Scorsese
Jimmy Shorts (uncredited)
Catherine Scorsese
Woman on Landing (uncredited)
Vincent Price
Verden Fell (archive footage)
Mean Streets Ratings & Reviews
Rebecca Robinson
March 23, 2025
Movie is amazing and underrated
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Its greatness lies in its leanness, with nary a word, a move, a gesture that's nonessential.
New York Times
Vincent Canby
No matter how bleak the milieu, no matter how heartbreaking the narrative, some films are so thoroughly, beautifully realized they have a kind of tonic effect that has no relation to the subject matter.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
In countless ways, right down to the detail of modern TV crime shows, Mean Streets is one of the source points of modern movies.
Reel Film Reviews
David Nusair
...benefits substantially from its stylish visuals and engrossing performances...
Stream on Demand
Sean Axmaker
For all the violence of the streets, this is less a crime film than a character piece, a love letter to the streets of New York's Little Italy and the young men rattling around like tough guys and fantasizing about becoming the real thing.
Chicago Reader
Dave Kehr
The acting and editing have such an original, tumultuous force that the picture is completely gripping.
Vague Visages
Q.V. Hough
In Caravaggio and Scorsese's art, the silent actions of male and female characters speak louder than words. We dont need to hear Holofernes scream to understand what Judith has taken.
Robin Holabird
Robin Holabird
Mean Streets is the movie that set [Scorsese] on course as one of cinema's great tellers of crime stories.
Variety
Variety Staff
Scorsese is exceptionally good at guiding his largely unknown cast to near-flawless recreations of types. Outstanding in this regard is De Niro.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joe Pollack
There is much to admire about Mean Streets, a film that admirably reflects the adjective in its title and that shows a fine talent in director Martin Scorsese.
Decider
Glenn Kenny
If a movie can be faulted for packing in a little too much realism, this is definitely one of them. But, you know, cinema isn't always about being comfortable.
Boston Phoenix
Janet Maslin
Mean Streets has its flaws, mainly in certain moments of inconsistency, but it also exhibits extraordinary daring; it surely ranks as the most original American film of the year.
48 Hills
Dennis Harvey
[It] remains arguably Martin Scorcese's greatest film.
The New Yorker
Pauline Kael
Mean Streets is a true original of our period, a triumph of personal filmmaking.
Gone With The Twins
Mike Massie
There isn't much of a story, instead resorting to the lens simply loitering around the minimal enterprises of an Italian hood and his connections.
Next Best Picture
Danilo Castro
"Means Streets" is a film that's proud of the fact that its edges are rough, and one can't help but respect the confidence.
Entertainment Weekly
Michael Sauter
Harvey Keitel is clearly Scorsese's protagonist -- as well as his on-screen surrogate. But as good as he is, the movie gets stolen by De Niro's wild and crazy Johnny Boy.
The Blu Spot
Jeff Beck
The film comes up a little short when it comes to its screenplay, which doesn't provide quite enough development for these storylines or characters, ultimately making this early work of the master filmmaker one of his more forgettable efforts.
Boulder Weekly
Michael J. Casey
From the rock 'n' roll needle drops that send the narrative into another gear to the street-level story that feels pulled from the guts, "Mean Streets" put forward a bold new template for cinematic storytelling.
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