Martin Scorseses Goodfellas tells a true story, and it takes some unexpected turns throughout its third act leading up to the end. In 1990, Martin Scorsese brought another gangster film with Goodfellas, based on the 1985 nonfiction book Wiseguy, by Nicolas Pileggi. With a script by Scorsese and Pileggi, Goodfellas chronicles the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill (played by Ray Liotta), from his days as a teenager running errands for Paul Cicero (Paul Sorvino) and his people to becoming a member of their crew.

While working for Paulie, Henry met many big names in the mob, becoming especially close to Jimmy The Gent Conway (Robert De Niro) and Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci). Together they committed various crimes for years, including the infamous Lufthansa heist in 1978. In his personal life, Henry met and married Karen Friedman (Lorraine Bracco), but as he got more and more involved with the mob, his marriage drastically declined.