Should have won Best Supporting Actor in Godfather II and his performance in "The Deer Hunter" was exceeded only by Walken's otherworldly portrayal of his character.

He almost typecast himself playing some riff on the mafia/mob storyline (drama and comedy), and I'm glad he's gotten away from that. Certainly one of the greats, although personally I always liked Pacino's and Hoffman's work just a little bit more.

Good in everything he does

Always entertaining, but I liked his early work better.

meet the parents what a movie

genius

siiiiii

bobby d and pacino are the best

Personally, I liked him best in "The Mission"

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Great!

one of my fav meet the parents

Good actor

awesome!

never liked him much

He's pretty good...but kinda old news.

Hated Hide & Seek

Awesome in everything he does. Love him as Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas but I have to say, I liked him even better in Casino. So well done.

He annoys me so much!

A little stereotyped but I have seen him do a great job in different films.

Talk about range. He's played a shark, an archbishop, a cop, a psycho dad and a gay captain.

my husband

De Niro is along the same lines as Pacino ~ again, the stereotypically "Mafioso" type.  The difference being, while both are great actors, De Niro has more of a sense of humor!  How funny he was (voicewise) in Shark Tales (Disney), Meet the Parents (the best of the two) and Analyze This.  I also think he has a much more diverse range of characters than Pacino (again, while also giving Pacino 5 stars for his roles).

De Niro is also one of my favorite actors like Al Pacino. He is real awesome in his work.

Another fine actor, somewhat over-rated, always does his best from what I've seen.

Robert De Niro is one of the most talented actors of all time. Raging Bull is probably his best performance.

The best mob actor of all time, even if he is typecast in that role. If you don't like tough guy mob movies then stay away, far away. My rating indicates just how good and convincing he is in these type of roles.

Not my favorite actor by far, but he can definately act with the best of them. I have loved many of his movies, but I have disliked even more of them...but he does deserve any praise he has received...

Best actor ever without question.

Probably my favourite screen actor of all time. My only criticisms of him is that the choice of roles in some of his latter day movies leaves a lot to be desired and that he perhaps lacks the range and diversity of other great screen actors. That said, I believe no one can play the tough, cynical, psychotic, menacing, gangster/tough guy role as well as De Niro can. He is the ultimate method actor. From the understated menace and assurance he brought to the screen as the young Vito Corleone in Godfather 2, through to his roles as deranged loner, Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver to arguably his finest ever acting performance as the intense, angry and troubled boxer, Jake La Motta, in Raging Bull, he is rightly and justly credited as having raised the bar in terms of making his characters seem utterly convincing, utterly believable, and more importantly, utterly watchable.

now here's a guy who was born to be an actor. His memorable roles in movies like "Goodfellas", "Cape Fear", and even "Meet the Parents" are unforgettable, unless you're one of those gasoline huffers, in which case you should be watching Carrot Top films...and then forgetting them.

I am not sure that I have ever seen a movie that I didn't like when Rober is in it. He really becomes the part and captivates you.

another one to add to my very best list.

Arguably one of the greatest actors in time. He can do serious, comedy, romantic, etc.

hide and seek is the bomb. its the best movie ever! like if you haven't seen it then your obviously gay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just kidiing. no i really mean it.

Brilliant actor... 15 years ago.

INCREDIBLE actor, with great believability and ability to immerse himself in a role or character. FLAWLESS BABY!!!

Classic actor. One of the greats.

This might be a shocker, but I would consider his best performance ever to be in the Meet The Parents and Meet The Fockers movies. He completely made the role realistic and showed how he can be serious and funny in the same movie.

I have to bump him up to a five for his diverse characterizations.

I agree that he is one of the best of his generation but in recent years he has played in a hand ful of films that are beneath both his talent and his legacy. Hopefully he will become a little more choosey and enter a great Third Act period of his career like Michael Caine has.

Look, I love DeNiro- but he is really entering the 'whore' stage of his career. . .the turkeys are starting to pile up. . .

Good actor; but so over-exposed. Tryin to get all the cash he can now.

15 yrs ago he would have earned a 5 but he is just goign through the motions now.

This guy is my all time favorite! He is so versatile... he can play just about anything and make it believable. I love all his movies! He is the BEST!

Wonderful and can play any role. I liked his new movie Hide and seek!!

i think robert is seriouse in his work. he is a very good actor.

No doubt about it, DeNiro is definitely at the top of anybodies list of great actors, of any era. At his best (in my opinion) as a gangster.

very talented

My favorite Focker. The best actor of his generation. Awesome in everything he does, going back to Mean Streets and Bang The Drum Slowly.