Casino (1995 film) "generally favorable reviews". The film's critical profile has increased in recent years, with several critics expressing that, in retrospect, they feel it to be a more accomplished and artistically mature work than the thematically similar "Goodfellas". Casino (1995 film) Casino is a 1995 American epic crime film directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci. It is based on the nonfiction book "" by Nicholas Pileggi, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the film with Scorsese. The two had previously collaborated on "Goodfellas". The film marks the eighth collaboration between director Scorsese and De Niro,
Robert De Niro time. They once again appeared together in "Righteous Kill" (2008). De Niro played Master Chief Billy Sunday in the biographical film "Men of Honor" (2000), based on the life of Carl Brashear, the first African American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver. He also hosted "9/11" (2002), a documentary about the 9/11 attacks, shown on CBS and focusing on video footage made by Jules and Gedeon Naudet that showed the role of firefighters following the attacks. He reprised his role as Jack Byrnes in "Meet the Fockers" (2004) and was featured in "Stardust" (2007). All of the films were