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Master Rank #425

Casino

1995

GCML Total8.6040% Greatness · 40% Engagement · 20% Ease

Directed by Martin Scorsese

CastRobert De Niro · Sharon Stone · Joe Pesci

USA / FranceEnglishDrama / Crime178 minR
IMDb Top 250Narrative FeatureModerate pace
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Spoiler-free premise

A skilled gambling operator is sent to Las Vegas to run a casino for organized crime.

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Chicago bookmaker Sam 'Ace' Rothstein is sent by organized crime to manage Las Vegas's Tangiers casino. His marriage to hustler Ginger McKenna and friendship with volatile enforcer Nicky Santoro entangle casino control with jealousy, violence, and federal scrutiny.

Why it belongs

Martin Scorsese maps Las Vegas as a system of money, surveillance, costume, and mob discipline, then watches personal appetite corrode it.

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Under Martin Scorsese, De Niro, Stone, and Pesci embody incompatible forms of control. Voice-over duets, casino tracking shots, count rooms, changing suits, surveillance ceilings, pop music, and desert violence explain both business efficiency and collapse.

Major award record

Metadata only · zero points in 40/40/20
Golden Globes1 win1996 · official film record ↗
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama1996 · Sharon Stoneofficial film record ↗

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

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