10 Best Movies About Jimmy Hoffa
Jimmy Hoffa was one of the most important figures in 20th-century America. He was an American labor union leader and controlled 2 million union members. He fought the Kennedys, made deals with the Mafia and in the end, mysteriously disappeared. His importance, as well as the mystery surrounding his disappearance, spawned a lot of movies. In this article, we are bringing you the best movies about Jimmy Hoffa you can watch right now.
Check them out below and find out more about one of the most important figures in the last century of America.
The Irishman (2019)
Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran has had a full life. A former high-ranking union official and hitman learned to kill in Italy during World War II, and now he is reminiscing about his life and the murders that marked his mafia career.
One of the more important events was his alleged role in the disappearance of longtime friend Jimmy Hoffa, who was a powerful but corrupt union leader.
The Strange Case of Jimmy Hoffa (2021)
Following the events of “The Strange Case of Richard Nixon,” Detective Cunningham is enlisted by Dr. Apollo Lane in preventing a murder plot against Jimmy Hoffa – with clues from the past and future. In this love letter to amateur filmmaking, the question is asked – who writes reality, and what does it take to change it.
Hoffa (1992)
We observe Hoffa’s life through the eyes of his friend Bobby Ciara (Danny Devito, also the director of the film), from the early days during the Great Depression, when he founded the Teamsters Union, through his rise to the position of president of that union and his frequent conflicts with President Roosevelt and his fight with Kennedy which cost him time in prison, until Nixon’s pardon and Hoffa’s mysterious disappearance in 1975.
Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992)
For a generation, the mob’s main money machine was the Teamsters Union. When Jimmy Hoffa disappeared, the fight was on to see who could follow him.
Jackie Presser was the son of a long-time union board member and when he retired, Jackie was elevated to one of the most powerful positions in the country; President of the Teamsters Union.
F.I.S.T. (1978)
A rebellious Cleveland warehouse worker rises through the ranks of a trucking industry union to become union president but his organized crime links cause his eventual downfall.
Mobsters (1997–2012)
An in-depth look at interviews with former associates, law enforcement officials, and others as well as reenactments of their criminal activities to show how each real-life mobster made an impact on society individually and as a whole.
Killing Jimmy Hoffa (2014)
Jimmy Hoffa was one of America’s most powerful men. He fought the Kennedys, made deals with the Mafia, and controlled 2 million union members. Then he disappeared.
Blood Feud (1983)
Blood Feud is a 1983 American two-part, four-hour made-for-television crime drama film centering on the conflict between Jimmy Hoffa and Robert F. Kennedy in an 11-year span from 1957 until Kennedy’s assassination in 1968.
American Standoff (2017)
American Standoff tells the story of the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur Wildlife Refuge and its violent conclusion.
American Justice: Target – Mafia (1993-)
Bill Kurtis hosts this special seven-part documentary series on the history of organized crime in America. Each episode focuses on a different facet of the Mafia and its leaders from the 1930s to the 1990s.
