Which Netflix original film was directed by Martin Scorsese?

The Netflix original film directed by Martin Scorsese is The Irishman. Released in 2019, the epic gangster drama stars Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran, a truck driver who becomes involved with organized crime and the powerful labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, played by Al Pacino.

The film was adapted from Charles Brandt’s 2004 book I Heard You Paint Houses, with a screenplay by Steven Zaillian. It reunited Scorsese with De Niro and Joe Pesci, while marking Scorsese’s first film collaboration with Al Pacino. Pesci plays crime boss Russell Bufalino, whose influence draws Sheeran deeper into the underworld.

The Irishman is notable for its 209-minute running time and extensive digital de-aging effects, which allow its leading actors to portray characters across several decades. It received a limited theatrical release on November 1, 2019, before arriving on Netflix on November 27. The other options were directed by different filmmakers: Silence and Goodfellas are also associated with Scorsese, but neither is a Netflix original film.