De Niro and his divorce!

De Niro portrayed gangster Jimmy Conway in Goodfellas and a catatonic patient in the drama Awakenings (both 1990), and a criminal in the psychological thriller Cape Fear (1991). All three films received praise for De Niro's performances. He then starred in This Boy's Life (1993), and directed his first feature film with 1993's A Bronx Tale. His other critical successes include the crime films Heat and Casino (both 1995).