Gangster films depicting the rise and fall of organized crime figures and their empires.
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Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of blood...
The Godfather Part II
1974
Francis Ford Coppola
8.6
Drama, Crime
United States of America
202
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
GoodFellas
1990
Martin Scorsese
8.5
Drama, Crime
United States of America
145
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
City of God
2002
Fernando Meirelles
8.4
Drama, Crime
Brazil
129
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
Once Upon a Time in America
1984
Sergio Leone
8.4
Drama, Crime
United States of America
229
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
The Departed
2006
Martin Scorsese
8.2
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Hong Kong
151
To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover ther...
Scarface
1983
Brian De Palma
8.2
Action, Crime, Drama
United States of America
170
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes...
A Bronx Tale
1993
Robert De Niro
7.9
Drama, Crime
United States of America
121
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his neighborhood - for a beautiful black girl.
Snatch
2000
Guy Ritchie
7.8
Crime, Comedy
United Kingdom
103
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookies, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
The Untouchables
1987
Brian De Palma
7.8
Crime, History, Thriller
United States of America
119
Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.
Carlito's Way
1993
Brian De Palma
7.8
Crime, Drama, Thriller
United States of America
144
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld.
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
2019
Lee Won-tae
7.8
Crime, Action, Thriller
South Korea
110
After barely surviving a brutal attack by a sadistic serial killer, crime boss Jang Dong-su is left humiliated. Determined to catch the killer known as K, he forms an uneasy alliance with Jung Tae-seok, a relentless and incorruptible detective who often disrupts his illegal business. However, whi...
The Gentlemen
2020
Guy Ritchie
7.7
Comedy, Crime
United Kingdom
113
American expat Mickey Pearson has built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him.
The Irishman
2019
Martin Scorsese
7.6
Crime, Drama, History
United States of America
209
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, wi...
American Gangster
2007
Ridley Scott
7.6
Drama, Crime
United States of America
157
Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.
The Raid 2
2014
Gareth Evans
7.6
Action, Crime, Thriller
Indonesia
150
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.
A Prophet
2009
Jacques Audiard
7.6
Crime, Drama
France
155
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As...
Donnie Brasco
1997
Mike Newell
7.5
Crime, Drama, Thriller
United States of America
127
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
Lucky Number Slevin
2006
Paul McGuigan
7.5
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Canada
110
Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses. Under constant watch, Slevin must try not to get killed by an infamous assassin and come up with an idea of how to get out of his current dilemma.
Kung Fu Hustle
2004
Stephen Chow
7.5
Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
China
99
It's the 1940s, and the notorious Axe Gang terrorizes Shanghai. Small-time criminals Sing and Bone hope to join, but they only manage to make lots of very dangerous enemies. Fortunately for them, kung fu masters and hidden strength can be found in unlikely places. Now they just have to take on th...
The Godfather Part III
1990
Francis Ford Coppola
7.4
Crime, Drama, Thriller
United States of America
162
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.
Miller's Crossing
1990
Joel Coen
7.4
Drama, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
115
Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
Gangs of New York
2002
Martin Scorsese
7.3
Drama, History, Crime
United States of America
168
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle....
Eastern Promises
2007
David Cronenberg
7.3
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Canada
100
A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Legend
2015
Brian Helgeland
7.1
Crime, Thriller
France
132
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detecti...
Lawless
2012
John Hillcoat
7.1
Crime, Drama, Western
United States of America
115
In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken...
Mean Streets
1973
Martin Scorsese
7.1
Drama, Crime
United States of America
111
A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
The Outfit
2022
Graham Moore
7.1
Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
United Kingdom
105
Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious ...
The Legend of Al, John and Jack
2002
Massimo Venier
7.1
Comedy, Crime
Italy
105
Hapless Depression-era gangsters Al, John and Jack find out their boss wants to get rid of them and come up with a plan to sell him to the FBI, but Al's short-term memory loss could make it difficult.
RocknRolla
2008
Guy Ritchie
6.9
Action, Crime, Thriller
France
114
When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and Johnny Quid, a druggie rock-star, try to claim their s...
Layer Cake
2004
Matthew Vaughn
6.9
Drama, Thriller, Crime
United Kingdom
105
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
Gomorrah
2008
Matteo Garrone
6.9
Drama, Crime
Italy
137
An inside look at Italy's modern-day crime families, the Camorra in Naples and Caserta. Based on a book by Roberto Saviano. Power, money and blood: these are the "values" that the residents of the Province of Naples and Caserta have to face every day. They hardly ever have a choice and are forced...
Public Enemies
2009
Michael Mann
6.7
Crime, History, Drama
United States of America
140
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assi...
We Own the Night
2007
James Gray
6.7
Drama, Crime, Thriller
United States of America
118
A New York nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian mafia hitmen.
Black Mass
2015
Scott Cooper
6.5
Drama, Crime, History
United Kingdom
123
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
The Whole Nine Yards
2000
Jonathan Lynn
6.5
Comedy, Crime
United States of America
98
After a mobster agrees to cooperate with an FBI investigation in order to stay out of prison, he's relocated by the authorities to a life of suburban anonymity as part of a witness protection program. It's not long before a couple of his new neighbours figure out his true identity and come knocki...
Get Shorty
1995
Barry Sonnenfeld
6.5
Comedy, Thriller, Crime
United States of America
105
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mo...
Gangster Squad
2013
Ruben Fleischer
6.4
Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
United States of America
113
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goon...
Dick Tracy
1990
Warren Beatty
6.1
Adventure, Comedy, Crime
United States of America
105
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
Killing Them Softly
2012
Andrew Dominik
6
Crime, Thriller
United States of America
97
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.
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