Stephen Graham Netflix now has The Irishman streaming, putting Stephen Graham in Anthony Provenzano alongside Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci. For viewers, that means one of Martin Scorsese’s most reviewed crime dramas is back in easy reach as a weekend watch, with a 95% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes from 467 reviews.
Anthony Provenzano on Netflix
Stephen Graham plays Anthony Provenzano in The Irishman, the gangster drama directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian. The film is based on Charles Brandt’s 2004 non-fiction book I Heard You Paint Houses, and it follows Frank Sheeran’s rise through a New York City crime family as he moves from truck driver to hitman. That structure gives the film a long runway on streaming: it is a prestige title with a clear crime-story hook, not a disposable library add-on.
Robert De Niro plays Frank Sheeran, Al Pacino plays Jimmy Hoffa, Joe Pesci plays Russell Bufalino, and Ray Romano plays Bill Bufalino. Anna Paquin, Bobby Cannavale, Harvey Keitel, Jesse Plemons, Kathrine Narducci, and Marin Ireland round out the cast in supporting roles. With that kind of ensemble, Netflix is not just carrying one title; it is carrying a catalog asset built for repeat viewing and cast-driven discovery.
92nd Academy Awards, no wins
The Irishman received 10 nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards and 10 nominations at the 73rd BAFTA Awards, but won no awards at either ceremony. That split is the real context behind its current streaming life: the film carried heavyweight awards attention without turning it into trophies, which often keeps a title in the prestige conversation long after the ceremony itself has passed.
Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 95% approval rating from 467 reviews and an 86% audience score, so the critical case never depended on awards alone. Critics called it “masterpiece” in The Boston Globe, while The Australian said, “Despite its length, The Irishman is riveting. It confirms Scorsese as one of the great American filmmakers” The Seattle Times added, “The Irishman is long, to be sure, but it's never less than compelling - Scorsese, De Niro, Pacino and Pesci, all in their mid-to-late-70s, are each carrying a lifetime of work, with practiced ease” Rolling Stone wrote, “With this unmissable crime epic, you'll be watching Scorsese at the peak of his powers directing acting giants De Niro, Pacino and Pesci and creating the movie event of the year.”
November 2019 on Netflix
Netflix released The Irishman in November 2019 after a limited theatrical release, and it later received a special Blu-ray release from The Criterion Collection. That release pattern explains why the film still matters now: it entered the library as a high-profile title with awards heat, critical weight, and a cast built for long-tail viewing, so streaming availability is the point at which most viewers will actually catch up with it.
For anyone deciding what to watch next, the move is simple. Start with Stephen Graham’s Anthony Provenzano if you want the supporting turn that places him inside one of Scorsese’s most star-packed crime dramas, then stay for the awards math and the 95% Rotten Tomatoes score that kept the film in the prestige lane even without a single win at the 92nd Academy Awards or the 73rd BAFTA Awards.
