本片根据真实故事改编,讲述了纽约黑手党血腥的江湖恩怨,把所谓的“江湖道义”还原为人性的丑陋与贪婪。 亨利•希尔(雷•李欧塔 饰)从小不学无术,跟着老大保利,靠收取保护费、走私、抢劫,他娶了美丽的妻子凯伦,有可爱的女儿,迷人的情妇,名车豪宅,生活优渥。 吉米•康维(罗伯特•德尼罗 饰)和汤米(乔•佩西 饰)是亨利的好朋友,三人一起经历和很多事情:杀死羞辱汤米的意大利黑手党头领比利•贝兹;策划德航劫案,并干掉同伙,私吞赃款;甚至背着老大保利贩毒。 当然,他们的生活,除了享受金钱带来的权势之外,更多的,是朝不保夕的动荡:汤米因为比利•贝兹的死,被人枪杀;亨利自己因为贩毒被警方逮捕,其他人也受到牵连。 凯伦想尽办法将亨利保释出来,此时他们已经一无所有,被人孤立,危机四伏。他们要想尽办法活下去,无论以怎样的方式,付出怎样的代价……Henry Hill might be a small time gangster, who may have taken part in a robbery with Jimmy Conway and Tommy De Vito, two other gangsters who might have set their sights a bit higher. His two partners could kill off everyone else involved in the robbery, and slowly start to think about climbing up through the hierarchy of the Mob. Henry, however, might be badly affected by his partners' success, but will he consider stooping low enough to bring about the downfall of Jimmy and Tommy?