The Departed...
Gangster Movies: (ca. 2006) In South Boston, the state police force is waging war on Irish-American organized crime. Young undercover cop ...
Gangs of New York...
Gangster Movies: (ca. 2002) Having witnessed the death of his father in a major gang fight, young Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) ...
Casino...
Gangster Movies: (ca. 1995) This Martin Scorsese film, based on a true story, depicts the Janus-like quality of the Las Vegas ...
Goodfellas...
"As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster." -- Henry Hill, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1955. Gangster Movies: ...
Mean Streets...
Gangster Movies: (ca. 1973) In a series of character-led incidents set against the background of New York City's Little Italy, we ...Early Mob Movies
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The Big Heat
Gangster Movies: (ca. 1953) Detective Dave Bannion is an upright but unscrupulous cop on the trail of a vicious gang he suspects holds power over the police force. Bannion is tipped off after a colleague’s suicide and his fellow officers’ suspicious silence lead him to believe that they are on the gangsters’ payroll. When a [...]
