The Godfather has long been considered the best gangster movie ever made, but 35 years ago, a film arrived that challenged that masterpiece. In 1972, Francis Ford Coppola released The Godfather and changed gangster cinema forever. While some consider The Godfather Part II to be better , the films are what all others are compared to.

While The Godfather was better than every gangster flick that came before , and only its sequel challenged it for years, another gangster classic arrived in 1990 that might be even better. In no surprise, Martin Scorsese tried to one-up Coppol a with his own crime masterpiece, Goodfellas , and on September 21, it turns 35 years old.

Goodfellas 35 Years Later: Why It's Still An All-Time Classic

Ray Liotta looks on angrily in Goodfellas

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