Goodfellas is widely regarded as one of Martin Scorseses best gangster movies, and it broke a very specific and fitting record in Scorseses career. Despite having explored a variety of genres in his movies, Martin Scorsese is best known for his gangster movies, and one of the most praised ones is Goodfellas. Based on the non-fiction book Wiseguy, by Nicholas Pileggi, Goodfellas chronicles the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), from his days running errands for the crew of Paul Cicero (Paul Sorvino) to becoming an FBI informant.