Year of the Dragon...
Gangster Movies: (ca. 1985) Following the Heaven's Gate debacle it must have been questionable if Michael Cimino would ever helm another ...
Once Upon a Time in America...
Gangster Movies: (ca. 1984) Epic, episodic tale of the lives of a small group of New York City Jewish gangsters spanning ...
Scarface...
Gangster Movies: (ca. 1983) Remake of the classic gangster film of the same name, Scarface, made in 1932. Our story follows ...
The Street Fighter...
Gangster Movies: Even the thoughtful youth of Japan had their own Bruce Lee craze, just like everywhere else in the early ...
The Godfather: Part 2...
Gangster Movies: The original Godfather is a brilliant work. It is in a sense a voyeuristic delight, allowing us to see ...
The Friends of Eddie Coyle...
Gangster Movies: (ca. 1973) Low level serial criminal Eddie Coyle is awaiting sentencing for his latest conviction, expecting to get at ...
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 ...
Dillinger...
Gangster Movies: (ca. 1974) Director John Milius masterfully assembles all the right elements in this uncommonly good gangster movie, based on ...
The Godfather...
Gangster Movies: (ca. 1972) Vito Corleone is the aging Don of the Corleone Mafia Family. His youngest son Michael has returned ...
The Valachi Papers...
Gangster Movies: (ca. 1972) When Joe Valachi (Charles Bronson) has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese (Lino ...
Get Carter...
Gangster Movies: (ca. 1971) A vicious London gangster, Jack Carter, travels to Newcastle for his brother's funeral. He begins to suspect ...
Bonnie and Clyde...
Gangster Movies: (ca. 1967) Bonnie Parker is bored with life and wants a change. She gets her chance when she meets ...
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre...
Gangster Movies: (ca. 1967) Dramatization of the Chicago mob wars in the 1920's between Al Capone (Jason Robards) and "Bugs" Moran ...
Tokyo Drifter...
Gangster Movies: (ca. 1966) Tetsu has joined his Yakuza boss in giving up the gangster life and going straight, but when ...
Youth of the Beast...
Gangster Movies: (ca. 1963) Joe Shishido plays a tough guy with a secret agenda. His violent behavior comes to the attention ...Early Mob Movies
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The Roaring Twenties
Gangster Movies: Three dough-boys, played by James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, and Jeffrey Lynn, meet in the trenches just as World War I is ending. Eddie Bartlett (James Cagney) tries in vain to get his old job back. His friend Danny (Frank McHugh) comes to his rescue by allowing him to drive his cab at [...]
