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.
- ZokkiieSeptember 7, 2026It feels incredibly raw and lived-in. There's something about the way it captures this small-time gangster world that makes it feel less like a polished crime movie and more like you're just hanging around these guys and watching their lives slowly fall apart. Harvey Keitel is great, but Robert De Niro completely steals the movie as Johnny Boy. He's such an unpredictable idiot that you never know what he's going to do next. The soundtrack is fantastic, the editing gives everything a restless energy, and you can already see Scorsese developing the style he'd become known for. It's messy and occasionally a little unfocused, but that almost adds to the charm. A really strong early Scorsese film.
- Richard Scott LongJuly 27, 2026It was a good movie. I went into it blind. I've always heard of this movie and I love Harvey Keitel. So basically it's about Johnny owing money ? Ok. It was worth a watch
- Rebecca RobinsonMarch 23, 2025Movie is amazing and underrated
- johnrodanNovember 24, 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.