Casino

Martin Scorsese's 1995 film follows Ace, running a casino in Las Vegas. His friend Nicky settles the city's business by his own methods. Ace's marriage comes apart at the same speed. The film explains how the casino works in detail; the narrative runs on two voiceovers and shows step by step how the order collapses. Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci lead, and Stone was nominated. It is adapted from a book based on real events. It runs long and the violence is very hard. Who it's for: those who like crime cinema and Scorsese. Who it's not for: viewers troubled by graphic violence; some scenes are hard to sit through.