Martin Scorsese’s brilliant mafia classic is narrated by Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) as he tells the tale of his beginnings selling stolen cigarettes, rising through the mafia ranks by unimaginable means, prison, and ultimate betrayal. With his partners Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro) and Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci), the three blend blue-collar smarts, ambition, and raging ruthless violence into one successful mafia cocktail. Henry’s wife, Karen Hill (Lorraine Bracco), narrates her own story of acceptance. Goodfellas was adapted from Nicholas Pileggi’s best-selling novel Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family, based on four years of conversations with a former Mafioso living in the Federal Witness Protection Program. Joe Pesci took home the 1991 Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his terrifically chilling performance as the psychopathic Tommy.