Martin Scorsese mixed results, gangster epic "Goodfellas" (1990) was a return to form for Scorsese and his most confident and fully realized film since "Raging Bull". De Niro and Joe Pesci offered a virtuoso display of the director's bravura cinematic technique in the film and re-established, enhanced, and consolidated his reputation. After the film was released Roger Ebert, a friend and supporter of Scorsese, named "Goodfellas" "the best mob movie ever" and is ranked No. 1 on Roger's movie list for 1990, along with Gene Siskel and Peter Travers, the film is widely considered one of the director's greatest achievements. The film
Robert De Niro President of the Jury for the 64th Cannes Film Festival. In 2012, he starred in the films "Silver Linings Playbook", "Freelancers", "Red Lights", and "Being Flynn". He received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Silver Linings Playbook". In July 2018 it was announced that De Niro would appear in Todd Phillips' 2019 film ""Joker"" which will be an origin story based on the Batman comic book supervillain The Joker who will be played by Joaquin Phoenix. De Niro's capital ventures have included co-founding the film studio TriBeCa Productions, the Tribeca Film Festival,