“I’m not a big Goodfella’s fan. I think it’s alright but I like Casino better.”
Casino was too long though I know what you mean.
Try Witness to the Mob. Also The Death Collector (aka, Family Enforcer). The movie apparently had 2 titles. Death Collector was Joe Pesci’s first film. Also Frank Vincent’s first I think. FV was Billy Batts in Goodfellas.
I didn’t care much for Brian DePalma’s The Untouchables either.
I’ve only seen the first part of Scorsese’s Mean Streets but it sort of sets the template for much of his career that followed (the use of rock songs, the casting, the camerawork).
Mean Streets (1973) is a ‘smaller’ film and as such it is overlooked by modern audiences.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ7UwnfQ2nA
Mean Streets - De Niro’s entrance
trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAQZzfwQGHQ
This was the ‘treasure trove of quotes’ for earlier audiences