Top 10 Gangster Films
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- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroRobert DuvallThe early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.Who can really choose between 1 and 2? I have to go with this one though. I love the part when Michael goes back to Sicily.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsAl PacinoMichelle PfeifferSteven BauerIn 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.The coolness of this flick cannot be denied. It's just downright bad ass. Pacino takes so much crap for this one, but he nailed the Cuban gangster one hundred.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroRay LiottaJoe PesciThe story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.Scorcese's best film, and that's sayin somethin.
- DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsJames CagneyJean HarlowEdward WoodsAn Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime.Cagney was the SHIT.
- DirectorMario Van PeeblesStarsWesley SnipesIce-TAllen PayneA crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.The BEST black gangster movie in my humble opinion.
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsDamian ChapaJesse BorregoBenjamin BrattBased on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo.Vatos Locos forever main. This is the best Mexican gangster flick ever.
- DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsEdward G. RobinsonDouglas Fairbanks Jr.Glenda FarrellA small-time criminal moves to a big city to seek bigger fortune.Amazing old school gangster flick. Edward G. Robinson is the man. I miss the days of the classy gangster. Those are....gone.
- DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsHarvey KeitelTim RothMichael MadsenWhen a simple jewelry heist goes horribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.Amazing cast with Harvey Keitel fronting the whole thing. I love the part with Michael Madsen and Keitel. Even though it's not the mafia, it's a bad ass flick.
- DirectorGeorge P. CosmatosKevin JarreStarsKurt RussellVal KilmerSam ElliottA successful lawman's plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating.I know, this is generally considered a 'western' but if you're educated, you know that The Cowboys were one of the first gangs in history. So it's actually an old west gangster movie. Talk about OG's...
- DirectorJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsGabriel ByrneAlbert FinneyJohn TurturroTom Reagan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.Irish gangster flick that shows how the Italians took over. Amazing acting and brilliant story from the Coen brothers.