In New York City's Little Italy, a devoutly Catholic mobster must reconcile his desire for power, his feelings for his epileptic girlfriend, and his devotion to his troublesome friend.
- cferacoSeptember 22, 2025Scorsese shows a glimpse of his little dark age to come with Mean Streets, a raw and brilliant early vision of the worlds he would build. The film pulses with Catholic guilt, street-level grime, and the chaotic energy of a filmmaker just beginning to flex his power. Watching De Niro and Keitel collide under Scorsese’s eye is like seeing the first spark of a storm that would change cinema forever.
- johnrodanNovember 23, 2025A blueprint for many directors to follow. Scorsese builds on his first film, presenting the lives of Italian-American men getting into trouble in 1970s NYC. Despite an iconic score and great performances, this film meanders too much without a compelling enough plot. 🎶Be my baby🎶
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Mean Streets was released on October 14, 1973.
Mean Streets was directed by Martin Scorsese.
Mean Streets has a runtime of 1h 51m.
Mean Streets was produced by Jonathan T. Taplin.
In New York City's Little Italy, a devoutly Catholic mobster must reconcile his desire for power, his feelings for his epileptic girlfriend, and his devotion to his troublesome friend.
The key characters in Mean Streets are John 'Johnny Boy' Civello (Robert De Niro), Charlie Cappa (Harvey Keitel), Tony DeVienazo (David Proval).
Mean Streets is rated R.
Mean Streets is a Drama, Crime, Thriller film.
Mean Streets has an audience rating of 8.4 out of 10.
Mean Streets had a budget of $500K.
Mean Streets has made $3M at the box office.