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Aug 20, 2023 · A list of the best gangster movies of all time, including obvious favorites like Goodfellas and The Godfather with surprises in between.
Load up on ammo and wiseguy patter with our ranked list of the best gangster and crime movies in cinema
Dec 6, 2023 · From groundbreaking projects like The Public Enemy and Little Caesar to modern-day classics like The Departed, The A.V. Club is sizing up the 20 greatest gangster films of all time.
- Marta Djordjevic
- The Godfather. The first installment of "The Godfather" trilogy sees Vito, the Corleone crime family patriarch, scarcely survive an attempt on his life.
- The Godfather Part II. Serving as both a sequel and prequel, "The Godfather Part II” gives us Vito Corleone's backstory. An Italian immigrant, he arrives in New York in 1901 and slowly builds his mob kingdom.
- Little Caesar. Adapted from the classic novel by William R. Burnett, this movie tells the story of Caesar Enrico, a street-smart and materialistic criminal who rises through the ranks of organized crime.
- Goodfellas. "Goodfellas" chronicles the life of Henry Hill as he rises through the ranks of a powerful mob family. While the story itself appears to be a simple one, tremendous acting elevates "Goodfellas" from a typical gangster flick to a bonafide masterpiece.
Sep 24, 2020 · The gangster genre has delivered some of the most powerful stories ever made. We rank the 31 best gangster movies of all time. Find out where movies like "Scarface," "Goodfellas,"...
- Jason Guerrasio
- Henry Blodget
1 day ago · Box Office Gross: $250.3 million. Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather, based on Mario Puzo’s book of the same name, is more than just one of the highest-grossing Mafia films of all time. It is also a standard-bearer of the genre that has influenced nearly every gangster movie or TV show that followed.
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1954 1h 48m Approved. 8.1 (168K) Rate. 91 Metascore. An ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.
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