Based on Nicholas Pileggi s book Wiseguy Martin Scorsese s violent and darkly funny gangster epic chronicles 25 years in the Mafia with real-life mobster Henry Hill (Ray Liotta). The film depicts Hill s rise through the ranks of the Lucchese crime family his relationship with wife Karen (Lorraine Bracco) his involvement in the infamous Lufthansa heist his drug-dealing in the 1970s and more. With Robert de Niro Best Supporting Actor Oscar-winner Joe Pesci and Paul Sorvino.