Casino was great but it's only problem was that Goodfellas stole much of it's thunder, having come out 5 years before. In a lot of ways Casino is a carbon copy of Goodfellas. And I don't mean that's a bad thing. The formula works for both movies.

- Both based on books by Nicholas Pileggi
- Both directed by Martin Scorsese
- Both star Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci
- Both use voice over throughout the film
- Both have a massive soundtrack
- Both center around the rise and fall of the main character