Beloved 1995 Crime Thriller 'Casino' Quietly Disappears From Netflix Next Month
Martin Scorsese's Casino will be removed from Netflix during the streaming platform's monthly content purge.
Every month, Netflix removes a huge selection of movies and television shows to make room for new ones, with licensing agreements between studios rarely lasting more than a few months. Unfortunately for Scorsese fans, Casino's time is coming soon.
Written by Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi, Casino is adapted from the latter's award-winning book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas, which offers a dark insight into the criminal underbelly of Sin City.
The movie stars Robert de Niro, Joe Pesci, and Sharon Stone in a huge ensemble of crooks and criminals looking to make a life for themselves in Las Vegas. It marked the eighth collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro, coming just a few years after their game-changing work on Goodfellas.
Like many of Scorsese's most popular films, Casino is a crime epic that spans many years and follows many characters as their lives intersect in a bloody whirlwind of violence, betrayal, and even romance. De Niro plays a gambling expert who is tasked with overseeing the daily operations of a Las Vegas casino and the criminals who call it home.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given Scorsese's track record, Casino was a massive critical and commercial success upon its release in 1995. The film raked in $116 million at the worldwide box office against a reported production budget of $50 million, turning over an impressive profit for Universal Pictures (via Box Office Mojo).
The film also received strong reviews from critics, with many praising Scorsese's ability to turn a three-hour crime drama into such a fast-paced, non-stop thriller that never feels boring for a single second.
Casino currently sits at 79% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an audience score of 93%. The critics' consensus reads: "Impressive ambition and bravura performances from an outstanding cast help Casino pay off in spite of a familiar narrative that may strike some viewers as a safe bet for director Martin Scorsese."
Scorsese's beloved crime drama will disappear from Netflix in the United States on June 1, 2026. The film will then only be available on VOD platforms like Apple TV or Amazon Prime, where viewers can rent or purchase the film.
This story was originally published by Men's Journal on May 18, 2026, where it first appeared in the News section. Add Men's Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
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This story was originally published May 18, 2026 at 8:48 AM.