Goodfellas is a 1990 American biographical crime movie directed by Martin Scorsese. It is about life in the Mafia.
It gained six nominations for Oscars. It won one (for Joe Pesci's role). Many people thought the movie was great.
It is set in New York City. The movie is based on the life of mafioso Henry Hill (1943-2012) from 1955 - 1980. Goodfellas uses information from New York crime reporter Nicholas Pileggi's book Wiseguy. Scorsese and Pileggi worked together to write the movie.
Goodfellas was first shown at the 1990 Venice Film Festival. Scorsese received the Silver Lion award for Best Director.
Director David Chase said the movie made him want to make the HBO television series The Sopranos.