History TearJerker / GoodFellas

* It's a small moment. When Lois tells Henry that she won't fly to Pittsburgh unless she goes home to get her "lucky" hat, Henry tells her point-blank, "Do you understand what we are involved in here?" After a whole movie of excusing his criminal behavior, Henry is so exhausted and worn that he can't help but acknowledge that what he's doing is dangerous.

-->'''Henry:''' What are you, fucking crazy, Karen? Are you crazy? I got enough to worry about getting fucking whacked on the street! I gotta fucking come home... FOR THIS?! I should fucking kill you!
-->'''Karen:''' ''(beat)'' I'M SORRY!!! ''(sobs)''
* Henry and Karen breaking down after Karen tells him she threw away $60K worth of cocaine, realizing that they're dead either way (from his Mafia associates or his drug dealing ones). Cut to them the next morning, half asleep on the bedroom floor, wrapped in each other's arms, with a gun in his hand, ready to defend his family against whoever might be coming for them.

* It's a small moment. When Lois tells Henry that she won't fly to Pittsburgh unless she goes home to get her "lucky" hat, Henry tells her point-blank, "Do you understand what we are involved in here?" After a whole movie of excusing his criminal behavior, Henry is so exhausted and worn that he can't help but acknowledge that what he's doing is dangerous.

* Similarly, the scene where Karen visits Janice's apartment and repeatedly shouts over the intercom that Janice is a whore. [[HarmfulToMinors Karen and Henry's daughters are present.]]

* Similarly, the scene where Karen visits Janice's apartment and repeatedly shouts over the intercom that Janice is a whore, Karen's kids are present.

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* Its a small moment. When Lois tells Henry that she won't fly to Pittsburgh unless she goes home to get her "lucky" hat, Henry tells her point-blank, "Do you understand what we are involved in here?" After a whole movie of excusing his criminal behavior, Henry is so exhausted and worn that he can't help but acknowledge that what he's doing is dangerous.

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-->'''Henry:''' What are you, fucking crazy, Karen? Are you crazy? I got enough to worry about getting fucking whacked on the street! I gotta fucking come home... FOR THIS!? I should fucking kill you!

* Its a small moment. When Lois tells Henry that she won't fly to Pittsburgh unless she goes home to get her "lucky" hat, Henry tells her point-blank "Do you understand what we are involved in here?" After a whole movie of excusing his criminal behavior, Henry is so exhausted and worn that he can't help but acknowledge that what he's doing is dangerous.

* The ruthless, sociopathic Jimmy Conway, breaking down and sobbing when he hears of [[spoiler: Tommy's murder]] and how he can't do anything about it. Only an actor of Creator/RobertDeNiro's capabilities could make at least some of the audience feel sympathy for this remorseless killer's grief.

* Its a small moment. When Lois tells Henry that she won't fly to Pittsburg unless she goes home to get her "lucky" hat, Henry tells her point-blank "Do you understand what we are involved in here?" After a whole movie of excusing his criminal behavior, Henry is so exhausted and worn that he can't help but acknowledge that what he's doing is dangerous.

* The two scenes of Henry and Karen fighting in front of the kids; first, when Henry shouts at Karen to get out while their daughter watches from her bedroom, and later when Karen smuggles drugs to Henry in prison and their new baby cries while she rants about how Henry's lover on the side came to see him in prison.

-->'''Henry:''' I got enough to worry about getting whacked on the street! I gotta come home... FOR THIS!? I should fucking kill you!

* Jimmy breaking into sobs after learning of Tommy's death and how he can't do anything about it.
-->'''Henry:''' ''(narrating)'' [[EvilIsPetty They even shot Tommy in the face,]] [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas so his mother couldn't give him an open coffin at the funeral.]]

* The ruthless, sociopathic Jimmy Conway, breaking down and sobbing when he hears of [[spoiler: Tommy's murder]]. Only an actor of Creator/RobertDeNiro's capabilities could make at least some of the audience feel sympathy for this remorseless killer's grief.

* The ruthless, sociopathic Jimmy Conway, breaking down and sobbing when he hears of [[spoiler: Tommy's murder]]. Only an actor of Robert DeNiro's capabilities could make at least some of the audience feel sympathy for this remorseless killer's grief.

* Henry and Karen breaking down after Karen tells him she threw away $60K worth of cocaine, realizing that they're dead either way (from his money associates or his drug dealing ones). Cut to them the next morning, half asleep on the bedroom floor, wrapped in each other's arms, with a gun in his hand, ready to defend his family against whoever might be coming for them.

* Jimmy [[spoiler:breaking into sobs after learning of Tommy's death and how he can't do anything about it.]]
-->'''Henry:''' ''(narrating)'' [[EvilIsPetty They even shot Tommy in the face,]] [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas so his mother couldn't give him an open coffin at the funeral.]]

--->'''Henry:''' I got enough to worry about getting whacked on the street! I gotta come home... FOR THIS!? I should fucking kill you!
--->'''Karen:''' (beat) I'M SORRY!!! (sobs)

--->'''Henry:''' ''(narrating)'' [[EvilIsPetty They even shot him in the face,]] [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas just so his mother couldn't give him an open casket at the funeral.]]

* Jimmy [[spoiler:breaking into sobs after learning of Tommy's death and how he can't do anything about it.]]

* Jimmy [[spoiler:breaking into sobs after learning of Tommy's death and how he can't do anything about it.]]
* Tommy's unnecessary and brutal murder of Spider.