110 Best Mafia/Gangster Movies Of All Time
Are you a fan of mafia and gangster movies? If so, you’re in the right place! We’ve compiled a list of the best mafia/gangster movies of all time, featuring films from a variety of countries including America, China, Russia, Ireland, Mexico, and Italy. These movies have captivated audiences for decades with their tales of organized crime and the ruthless individuals who rise to power within it.
From classic films like “The Godfather” to more modern offerings like “Infernal Affairs,” our list includes the best mafia movies and best gangster movies from a range of countries. Whether you’re a fan of the genre or just looking for a good crime drama, these movies are sure to satisfy. So sit back, grab some popcorn, and get ready to be transported into the dangerous and exciting world of the mafia.
The Godfather (1972)
After returning from World War II, Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) has two things on his mind: he wants to rest from the horrors of war and he absolutely does not want to enter the family business, which, of course, is not to the liking of his father, mafia don Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando). Don Vito is good and considerate to those who respect him, but violent and ruthless when something stands in the way of his family’s well-being.
Believing that the old codes of honor should continue to be respected and followed as the best guidelines for a successful business, don Vito confronts rivals who plan to start a profitable drug trafficking business. The conflict that this opposing view of mafia business and responsibility will cause will be very bloody, and Michael, or his dreams and desires, will pay a special price. After don Vito survives an assassination attempt, Michael knows he can no longer stand by.
The Godfather Part II (1974)
The second part of the most famous mafia saga of all time tells two parallel stories, in two different spatial-temporal settings. One takes place in 1958, when Don Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) continues to lead the family empire, which he wants to expand to new fields of human activity and to other locations, including Las Vegas, Hollywood, and Cuba.
Along with various business and political problems, Michael must also deal with the situation within the family, especially with his sister Connie (Talia Shire), who very quickly after the divorce plans to marry again, to a man who Michael does not like at all. When he becomes the target of an assassination attempt, which he does survive, Michael realizes that he cannot trust anyone, even those he thought were closest to him. Alongside this story, the childhood and youth of the founder of the Corleone clan, Vito (Robert De Niro), is told. After growing up in Sicily, in 1917 the 25-year-old Vito lives in New York where he works in a small shop, but gradually begins to enter the world of petty crime.
A few years later, the neighborhood protector Don Fanucci becomes aware of Vito’s group’s activities and demands that they pay him a certain percentage in exchange for peace. Vito apparently agrees, but during a neighborhood celebration, he kills Fanucci and takes his money back. This act earns him the favor of the entire neighborhood, marking the beginning of the first chapter of the rise of the Corleone family.
The Godfather Part III (1990)
The story begins in 1979 in New York, at a classic family gathering, twenty years after Michael Corleone (A. Pacino) ordered the murder of his brother. Michael’s two children – Mary (S. Coppola) and Anthony – are now grown up. Anthony wants to be an opera singer and stay out of the family “business,” while Mary is devoted to her father.
He opposes her relationship with cousin Vincent Mancini (A. Garcia), Sonny’s son, who is waiting for an opportunity to become the next don, with all the passion and enthusiasm that not only his father, but also Michael once possessed. In the meantime, Michael is trying to legalize some of his businesses, which meets resistance from some other “families” that want a piece of the pie.
Goodfellas (1990)
The 1950s in New York; if you’re a thirteen-year-old boy who dreams of fast cars and pretty girls, there’s only one real, fastest way to achieve your dreams, and it’s called – the mafia. Young Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) joins this notorious organization and soon gets everything he dreamed of; women, cars, money, and respect. His closest associates are the fiery Tommy DeVito (Joe Pesci) and the calm Jimmy Conway (Robert De Niro). This trio is fear and trembling in the neighborhood, and in addition to regular income from extortion and other mafia activities, they also make money selling drugs.
But when Henry gets into trouble for the first time and experiences life behind bars, he realizes that the prosperity of a mafia member is very unstable; former colleagues look at him with suspicion and the constant question in their eyes: “Did you rat us out,” and isolation drives him to find new ways to earn money. Day by day, Henry is under increasing stress and in greater trouble, and the only way out of the blind alley is to cooperate with the police…
Casino (1995)
The year is 1983. The manager of one of the biggest casinos in Las Vegas, Tangiers, Sam Rothstein, known as Ace (R. De Niro), gets into his car where a planted bomb explodes… Ten years earlier. Ace is a newcomer to Las Vegas from Chicago where he was noticed by the local mafia and offered a lucrative job in the casino because of his gift for numbers. Ace’s best childhood friend, the aggressive and volatile Nicky Santoro (J. Pesci), also arrives in Las Vegas, quick on the tongue and even quicker with a knife.
Doing exceptionally well in the world of gambling and the mafia, Ace becomes one of the most important people in Las Vegas, falling in love with the expensive prostitute Ginger (S. Stone) whose business is run by her lover Lester (J. Woods). Not wanting to give up prostitution, Ginger eventually agrees to Ace’s proposal after initial refusal, attracted by unparalleled luxury…
The Untouchables (1987)
In Chicago in the 1930s, during Prohibition, the police, led by special agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner), raid a warehouse looking for a shipment of whiskey that has arrived from Canada, but they find only straw in the boxes. Ness begins collaborating with police officer Malone and Oscar Wallace, who works for the FBI, and George Stone.
This time, the police successfully carry out an operation, revealing one of Al Capone’s warehouses. Soon, the four of them go to the Canadian border where they intercept trucks carrying alcohol, and they also find records of the payment of bribes to the police and judges. Due to a lack of witnesses, the court dismissed the lawsuit brought against Al Capone…
The Departed (2006)
As the police struggle to maintain control over an area ruled by the powerful Irish Mafia, their superiors consider the possibility of infiltrating the mafia ranks – or the net they are trying to tighten around the mafia may completely loosen. Billy Costigan (DiCaprio) is a young police officer trying to gain respect among the forces of order. Collin Sullivan (Damon) is a criminal who successfully infiltrated the police with only one intention – to inform his ruthless leader, Frank Costello (Nicholson), of every move they make.
When Costigan is given the task of forging a path to Costello’s carefully guarded inner circle, Sullivan must find an informant before things get out of control. As the stakes continue to rise and time runs out for the undercover police officer and his villainous counterpart, each of them must frantically work to uncover the other before their own identity is revealed.
A History of Violence (2005)
In the peaceful town of Millbrook, Indiana, the peaceful man Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen), owner of a popular local diner, enjoys a family life with his beloved wife Edie (Maria Bello) and their two children. However, his life is turned upside down when he kills two assailants who threatened the life of Tom’s employee with incredible skill and cold blood.
Tom becomes a local hero and ends up on the front pages of newspapers and in the prime time slots of news programs. Very soon, the mafia member Carl Fogarty (Ed Harris) appears in Millbrook, calling Tom by the name Joey Cusack, claiming to know him from a past in which he was a hired killer. Tom tries to ignore this, but Carl and his men attack his family, forcing him to defend them. It seems that Tom does indeed hide a secret from the past.
Kill the Irishman (2011)
During the summer of 1976, Cleveland is shaken by explosions. There is a fierce struggle for supremacy between gangster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia led by Leo Moceri, known as Mouth, and John Nardi. Originally an Irishman, Greene was once a simple dock worker from a poor neighborhood, but over time he became a dangerous gangster.
Using the owner of a nightclub and a greenskeeper, Alex “Shondora” Birns, and making a pact with Nardi, Greene stopped carrying out mafia orders and became a solo player in the fight for influence…
The Road to Perdition (2002)
Michael Sullivan (T. Hanks) is a hired hand of Irish mafia boss John Rooney (P. Newman) who loves him almost like a son and trusts him more than his own son Connor (D. Craig). Everything changes when Sullivan’s younger son Michael (T. Hoechlin) becomes a witness to a murder committed by Connor in the presence of his father.
In order to get rid of the witness, Connor kills Sullivan’s son (but not the witness, but by mistake his brother) and wife. Sullivan flees with younger Michael and tries to first seek protection and justice from Chicago boss Frank Nitti, but soon realizes that he has also sent a hired killer after him, the diabolical photographer Maguire (J. Law)…
Eastern Promises (2007)
Anna, a nurse of Russian descent, is shocked when she discovers a diary among the belongings of Tatiana, a pregnant teenager who has recently passed away in the hospital. Determined to find Tatiana’s family and give them her child, Anna turns to her uncle for help translating the diary. When he refuses, Anna seeks out the Russian restaurant mentioned in the diary, only to find that the owner is behaving strangely when he hears about her mission.
It soon becomes clear that Tatiana’s story is intertwined with prostitution and criminal activity, and Anna finds herself in danger as she tries to unravel the truth. With an all-star cast featuring Naomi Watts, Vigo Mortensen, and Vincent Cassel, this intense thriller has received numerous awards and accolades at film festivals around the world.
Brother (1997)
After being demobilized, Danilo, a small-time thief and swindler, goes to St. Petersburg to ask his brother Viktor for help finding a job. Viktor helps him by working together to “earn” money through robbery and theft. After several successful years, the brothers meet again, this time in America.
Brat 2 (2000)
In this continuation of the Russian crime comedy, Danila, a soldier who has become a gangster, meets his military buddies on a TV show shoot. Among them is Konstantin Gromov, who desperately needs Danila’s help.
Brigada (2002)
Sasa Bjelov returns to Moscow from the military and reunites with his friends Kosmos, Pcela, and Fil. He finds out that his ex-girlfriend is now with the gang leader Muh and demands a fight with him, which he wins. Fil is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and advised to stop boxing, but they go to an underground boxing ring in Moscow where they meet Muh again and a fight breaks out, resulting in Muh’s death. A detective arrives at Sasa’s apartment trying to pin the murder on him, forcing him to go into hiding with the help of his friends.
Sasa meets Olja and starts a relationship, but she leaves him when she learns of the manhunt for him. The police raid the hideout and Sasa is injured. Kosmos’s father helps him escape prison, but he is forced to leave Moscow for a year and a half. The team then begins a criminal career, starting with small scams and eventually moving on to drug trafficking and selling weapons to the Chechens. The detective, who has been one step ahead of them, finally dies in the third season.
Dead Man’s Bluff (2005)
Sergei and Simon must deliver a suitcase full of heroin to the powerful mafia boss Sergei Mihailovich or they will be killed. They work for Mihailovich, and the heroin was stolen from them by small-time criminals on the orders of the corrupt police officer Stepan, who thought the suitcase was full of money. Sergei and Simon leave a bloody trail as they search for the stolen heroin…
Sisters (2001)
Sveta and Dina are two half-sisters with very different lifestyles. Dina is spoiled and lives with her wealthy parents, Natalia and Alik, who is a mid-level gangster. Sveta, on the other hand, lives with her grandmother in a more modest environment and dreams of becoming a sniper in the Russian Army.
When Alik is released from prison after serving time for robbery, some of his old associates demand that he pay them back the money he supposedly owes them. When he refuses, they try to kidnap Sveta and Dina in order to pressure him into giving them the money. However, the girls manage to escape and go on the run from the mob as they try to evade danger and evade the other gangsters while their father works to resolve the situation.
Generation P (2011)
“Generation P” follows the strange journey of Babylen Tatarsky as he transforms from a disillusioned young man in post-communist Moscow to the head “creative” behind the virtual world of Russian politics. In the 1990s, Tatarsky, a struggling poet, becomes a successful advertising copywriter and becomes involved in the surreal world of spin doctors, gangsters, and drug use. He is invited to join a powerful PR firm run by a ruthless advertising executive, and helps create and get elected a “virtual” president through rigged elections and false political advertising.
However, as Tatarsky descends into a virtual world of his own creation, he becomes trapped and loses his sense of self. In an attempt to regain his humanity, he turns to Buddhism and hallucinogenic mushrooms and becomes the earthly husband of the goddess Ishtar, gaining control over the mechanism that produces “simple human happiness.”
The Tracker (2001)
Private detective Connor Spears, who has a tarnished reputation, is hired by Rick to rescue his sister Kim Chang from Russian and Chinese mobs after she is taken during a violent attack.
Blind Man’s Bluff (2005)
Sergei and Simon must deliver a suitcase of heroin to the powerful mafia boss Mikhalych or face death. They only know how to solve problems with violence, using a shot to the head. The film features over 20 Russian movie stars in disguise, so they may be difficult to recognize.
Bummer (2003)
Four car thieves known as Ramah, Cat, Dimon, and Killa get into trouble and have to flee Moscow. They encounter more and more problems on the road. Eventually, with no money and being unable to contact their friends, they try to rob a small town but Ramah and Killa die, Cat is caught by the police, and Dimon hides and leaves his BMW in the forest.
McMafia (2018)
Alex Godman has worked to distance himself from his family’s criminal history. However, a murder reveals their past, and Alex is pulled into the criminal world where he must evaluate his morals in order to protect those he cares about.
Our Kind of Traitor (2016)
A young professor from Oxford and his girlfriend go on vacation to the Caribbean island of Antigua. There, they meet an influential Russian billionaire who invites them to a tennis party, but – as is often the case with Russians – the tennis party is never just what it seems.
El Mariachi (1992)
A young Mexican man (C. Gallardo) has a great ambition in life to become a mariachi musician and continue his family tradition. Traveling through the Mexican provinces, he comes across a town near the US border and decides to stay there.
However, a gang appears that intends to kill him, as they apparently mistook him for someone similar to him. The young musician now has no choice but to hide and possibly seek help from a potential ally, such as the seductive owner (C. Gómez) of a café…
Nicotina (2003)
Young Lolo (D. Luna) is a clever computer hacker who uses his skills to also pursue his attractive neighbor Andrea (M. Belaustegui), who he is literally obsessed with. When petty criminals Tomson (J. Ochoa) and Nene (L. Crespi) ask for his help, Lolo agrees in exchange for diamonds to allow the dangerous Russian mafia member Svóbodi (N. Sotolongo) access to accounts in Swiss banks.
He doesn’t realize that he will get into serious trouble, as circumstances will soon disrupt their plans for everyone. The opportunity to get out of the situation is first noticed by the neighbor pharmacist Beto (D. Giménez Cacho), who lies to his wife Clari (C. Madrid) that he has stopped enjoying nicotine, and then by the greedy hairdresser Carmen (R. M. Bianchi) and her timid and modest husband Goyo (R. Inclán). And when a whirlwind of unpredictable events with violence and gunfire starts, Lolo, Tomson and Nene will realize that their lives are also at stake…
Touch of Evil (1958)
Mexican government officer Ramon Miguel Vargas (C. Vargas) is enjoying his honeymoon with his American wife Susan (J. Leigh). Their kiss in a town on the US-Mexico border is interrupted by the explosion of a car containing a local powerful man. It is a carefully planned murder, and the local police chief Hank Quinlan (O. Welles) takes over the investigation. Since the crime took place at the border crossing itself, Quinlan is joined in the investigation by Vargas, who is involved in uncovering drug traffickers…
2 Guns (2013)
Two American agents from two different government agencies are on secret missions and accidentally investigate each other, which leads them to steal money from the mafia. However, only after that do they realize that the mafia actually tricked them into stealing $50 million from the CIA.
Hell (2010)
Having been deported to Mexico, a man is forced to turn to the ruthless drug cartel that has taken over his hometown in order to survive.
Act of Valor (2012)
With each completed mission, an American military unit known as the Bandito uncovers another piece of the puzzle that leads them to their ultimate goal: preventing a terrorist act of unimaginable consequences.
Along the border with Mexico, a showdown takes place and, although it seems that the forces of evil will prevail, a team of brave marines does not consider retreat or surrender.
Nameless (2009)
She was the most isolated girl in the world, but she didn’t realize it. Stranded in a vast and untamed wilderness, she has somehow managed to survive. With no recollection of interacting with other humans, she has no understanding of language, society, or communication. She doesn’t even have a name, but since she has no one to address her, she doesn’t realize she needs one. She is simply: NAMELESS.
El Más Buscado (2014)
Mexican Mafia tells the story of Alfredo Rios Galeana, one of the most infamous and flamboyant criminals in Mexican history. By night, he performed on stage for his fans in large venues. During the day, he robbed over eighty banks.
The movie explores his strange dual life, how he became Mexico’s most wanted criminal, how he managed to escape prison three times, and how a determined police officer eventually apprehended him.
Savages (2012)
The movie revolves around Ben and Chon (played by Johnson and Kitsch), who are successful marijuana growers. However, things become even more complicated when big players in the drug smuggling world approach them with a business proposal and want a cut of their profits.
Bad Cop (2009)
Officer Angel Almaraz saves the life of a local criminal leader, who then offers him a position in his security team as a sign of gratitude. Almaraz agrees, but soon begins to have doubts.
Mexican Gangster (2008)
Johnny Sun is a Mexican American with a mother who is white and a Mexican father. He witnesses the murder of his parents and seeks revenge years later, leading him down a difficult path as a gangster involved in drug trafficking and smuggling. He tries to keep his brother out of this lifestyle and ends up fighting to protect his own life.
Close Range (2015)
After rescuing his kidnapped niece, former soldier Colton MacReady embarks on a ruthless mission to save his loved ones. Colton finds himself fighting against a corrupt boss, his deputy, and a dangerous drug cartel. To protect those he cares about and save his own life, Colton must endure constant attacks and a survival marathon.
‎Boogie (2009)
Boogie meets Marcia at a bar, where she is the girlfriend of mafia boss Sonny Calabria. Boogie insults Marcia for being overweight and leaves. Calabria goes on trial due to a witness who could incriminate him, so his associates try to hire Boogie to kill the witness, but when he asks for too much money, they hire Blackburn instead. Boogie kidnaps the witness and forces Calabria to pay him.
The witness turns out to be Marcia, who has lost weight and been abandoned by Calabria. Marcia falls in love with Boogie, but when she finds out about his true intentions, she tries to escape and is recaptured by Boogie and traded to Calabria. Boogie feels guilty and rescues Marcia, bringing her to trial.
During the trial, Calabria’s lawyer tries to kill Marcia but is shot by Boogie. Calabria summons hitmen who are all killed by Boogie and Marcia, who then kills Calabria. Boogie falls in love with Marcia and the film ends with him holding an M16 rifle in a battlefield.
Gangs of New York (2002)
Five Points is a notorious part of old New York. It is ruled by gangs and the streets are often the site of bloody clashes between natives and newcomers. The most powerful are the Irish immigrants, the Dead Rabbits, led by the charismatic leader Priest Vallon (Liam Neeson). In a bloody street battle, the notorious native leader William Cutting (Daniel Day-Lewis), known as Bill the Butcher, kills Priest and takes over the streets of New York.
Followed by years of his ruthless rule. But he does not suspect that his life will soon be threatened by young Amsterdam Vallon (Leonardo DiCaprio) who will do everything to avenge his father Priest’s death. With the help of Bill’s protegee, a skilled street thief, Amsterdam mercilessly claws his way towards his goal, trying to preserve his own soul…
The Boondock Saints (1999)
Two brothers, Connor McManus (Sean Patrick Flanery) and Murphy McManus (Norman Reedus), accidentally kill a mafia member. Believing that this is a divine sign and that it is their duty to destroy evil, they begin to eliminate one mafia member at a time.
FBI Detective Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe) will try to figure out who is responsible for the murders, and all the clues lead him to these fearless brothers. The detective is convinced that they are doing the right thing.
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009)
For eight long years, the MacManus brothers (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus) have lived a reclusive life in Ireland. But all that will change when the ruthless Concezio Yakavetta (Judd Nelson) orders the murder of their beloved priest, drawing the wrath of the god-fearing brothers.
In their bloody crusade, they will be joined by the fiery Mexican Romeo (Clifton Collins Jr.), while the brilliant special agent Eunice Bloom (Julie Benz) is hot on their heels.
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Young jeweler Donnie Brasco (Johnny Depp) comes to a New York café where mafia members gather. There, he attracts the attention of Lefty Ruggieri (Al Pacino), an elderly mafia killer who decides to recruit him for his dirty jobs. Ruggieri becomes Brasco’s mentor and includes him in the mafia gang led by Sonny Black (Michael Madsen).
None of them suspect that Brasco is actually just a pseudonym for Joe Pistone, an FBI agent who has been planted in the mafia to uncover its operations. Joe is entrusted with an important task in which he must reveal the Bonanno family, which has become very powerful and is at the head of all criminal operations. Because of this, Joe left his family and the life he had previously led, adopting a new identity.
Over time, Donnie Brasco’s dangerous game becomes increasingly difficult because he has become friends with Ruggieri and knows that he will suffer as soon as his mask as a government agent is revealed. On the other hand, due to his deep involvement in the violent world of the mafia and his long absence from home, Pistone’s relationship with his wife (Anne Heche) and his children also suffers.
The Irishman (2019)
Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran had a fulfilling life. A former high-ranking union official and hired killer, he learned to kill in Italy during World War II, and now he reflects on his life and the murders that marked his mafia career.
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One of the more important events was his alleged role in the disappearance of his long-time friend Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful but corrupt union leader.
A Bronx Tale (1993)
New York, 1960. A boy named Calogero (F. Capra, L. Brancato) grows up in a working-class Italian family. His father, Lorenzo (R. De Niro), works as a bus driver and proudly refuses to have any association with dishonest ways of making money. Although Calogero loves his father, he secretly admires the local mafia boss, Sonny (C. Palminteri), the main man in the neighborhood who is feared by everyone. When Sonny murders a man on the street, little Calogero – the only witness to the murder – does not reveal him to the police.
This earns Sonny’s gratitude and respect, and he takes Calogero under his wing. Lorenzo fights against this friendship, struggling to keep his son away from a mafia life. On the other hand, a special relationship develops between the boy and the mafia boss, as if they are father and son. Calogero has two fathers, each giving him different advice and hating each other. As a young man, Calogero falls in love with a black woman, but he keeps it a secret from his friends, who are planning a raid on the black neighborhood…
Black Souls (2014)
Luigi is a member of the Calabrian ‘Ndrangheta and an international drug dealer. He has a brother, Rocco, who lives in Milan and disapproves of Luigi’s lifestyle but benefits from his illicit money. Their eldest brother, Luciano, lives in Calabria tending goats and wants to stay uninvolved in their illegal businesses. Leo, Luciano’s son, shoots up a bar owned by a rival ‘Ndrangheta clan after being insulted.
The clan demands drugs from Luigi, who decides to take them on and return to his hometown to strengthen his ties with other families. However, before he can do this, Luigi is murdered. Rocco arrives from Milan and wants revenge, but before he can act, he is killed by Luciano, who then contemplates suicide.
Gotti (1996)
In the 1960s, John Gotti is a small-time criminal working for the Gambino mafia family. His mentor and protector is Aniello John “Neil” Dellacroce, who entrusts him with an important task – killing the killers of the abducted and murdered cousin of big boss Carlo Gambino. Gotti performs the task without hesitation, but as a result goes to prison for four years.
Miller’s Crossing (1990)
The action is set at the end of the 1920s and centers on the stories of two rival mafia gangs, Irish and Italian. Both are well-organized and bound by strict patriarchal rules and a strange, but firmly expressed ethic. Both gangs have their own bosses, their gray eminence, and their armies. In their world, there are no women, so the appearance of Verne (M. Gay Harden), who will lead one of the main characters to not play by the rules, will cause confusion and destabilization in the established rhythm.
The gangs will start a war, the city authorities will side with the Italians, and the leader of the Irish mafia will also be physically threatened because the police do not want to provide him with protection. In order to restore peace and balance, it is necessary to remove the main cause of confusion, which in this case is Verne…
Live by Night (2016)
Joe Coughlin, the youngest son of a respected Boston police officer, has long turned his back on his strict and proper upbringing. Now, after graduating in petty thefts during childhood, Joe has become the most powerful city mafia boss who enjoys the role of a rebel.
However, life on the wrong side of the law comes with a high price. In a time of ruthless people; ambition, illegal alcohol, weapons, and battles for market control, no one – not even family or friends – can be trusted.
Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)
Rocky Sullivan (F. Burke) and Jerry Connolly (W. Tracy) are two teenagers and best friends who grow up in the most dangerous neighborhood in Hell’s Kitchen, New York. Both prone to petty crimes, Rocky and Jerry experience different fates after the police prevent their last break-in. Rocky ends up in a reformatory, while Jerry avoids arrest by deciding to become a priest.
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Years later, Rocky (J. Cagney) is a well-known gangster face on the front pages who has just been released from prison. Coming to his old neighborhood, Rocky is thrilled to meet Jerry who, as a priest, is trying to help local young men avoid a life of crime. In love with the girl Laury (A. Sheridan) and faced with the possibility of finally doing something good, Rocky begins to doubt his gangster career, especially when Jerry’s life is threatened…
Run All Night (2015)
A member of the Brooklyn underground and a successful paid hitman, Jimmy Colon (Liam Neeson) has had better days. At 55, he is haunted by the sins of his past and a persistent police detective (Vincent D’Onofrio), and it seems that Jimmy finds only solace at the bottom of a whiskey glass.
But when his son Mike (Joel Kinnaman) becomes a target, his father, also the best friend of mafia boss Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris), will have to snap out of it and decide if he still belongs to the criminal family or his real family that he left behind long ago.
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Directed by Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro, the film spans several decades in the lives of a group of Jewish gangsters in New York City. The story follows the rise and fall of their criminal empire, as well as their personal relationships and betrayals. The film explores themes of loyalty, ambition, and the American Dream, as well as the cost of achieving success in a world of violence and corruption.
The Town (2010)
In Boston, banks are robbed over 300 times a year. Most professional robbers live in Charlestown. One of them is Doug McRay. His only family are his criminal colleagues, who he leads on ruthless robberies, taking everything they want and always getting away with it.
Doug’s life is complicated by Claire, a manager of a robbed bank, with whom he starts a romantic relationship. When he wants to leave his criminal life behind, Doug will have to choose between his friends and the woman he loves.
Lord of War (2005)
Yuri Orlov (Nicolas Cage) was born in Ukraine before the collapse of the Soviet Union. His family emigrated to America, falsely claiming to be of Jewish descent. Disappointed with his life and work in the family restaurant, Yuri becomes a witness to a shooting between rival Russian gangsters. Glad to have escaped with his life, he realizes that his fate lies in fulfilling another basic human need – for weapons. Yuri convinces his younger brother Vitaly (Jared Leto) to join him in the resale of weapons.
They find their niche in the illegal trade of weapons with countries whose regimes are under sanctions, and their clients are all armies, except for the Peacekeeping Force. The only thing that can be measured with Yuri’s appetite for weapons is his appetite for sex. But Yuri always has to be one step ahead of the constant threat that looms over him in the form of a rival weapons dealer and determined Interpol agent Jack Valentine (Ethan Hawke).
Reshala (2012)
“The Brothers” is a film about two siblings. The older brother is a successful lawyer who is frequently called upon to solve various legal issues. However, he is faced with the challenge of rescuing his younger brother from a criminal predicament he has become involved in.
Reshala 2 (2015)
The film follows the story of two brothers, with the older brother being an attorney who is frequently called upon to solve various problems. However, he soon faces the biggest challenge of his life when he must save his younger brother from a criminal situation he has become involved in. Four years have passed since the events of the first film, and the city is in a state of tension as two criminal groups, led by Vitya Cherny and Dobry, fight for control.
When Vitya’s ally, Zavgar, is released from prison, Vitya hopes for his support. However, Zavgar is seeking revenge on Kasha, the reason he was imprisoned in the first place. Kasha has since moved to another city and is happily married with a son, but his past catches up with him and he must decide how to move forward.
Nobody (2021)
Hutch Mansell’s mundane life is disrupted when burglars break into his house, leading him to confront his past as a retired assassin. After he is captured by a Russian crime lord, he enlists the help of his brother and father to take down the gang and protect his family. In the end, he is released without charges and his services as an assassin are requested again.
Say It in Russian (2007)
Andrew falls for Daria, a young Russian girl, while vacationing in Europe. He travels to Moscow to be with her and meets her father, a wealthy Russian mafia oligarch. However, getting involved with him brings Andrew into dangerous circumstances that threaten their lives.
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)
Jang Dong-su is a cold-blooded criminal whose reputation is tarnished after he is nearly killed by a mysterious assailant. In order to defend his honor and maintain his position at the head of the gang, Jang Dong-su is forced to find an unknown maniac. But after realizing that the assailant is a notorious serial killer, Dong-su enlists the help of detective Jung Tae-seok.
The Man from Nowhere (2010)
The asocial owner of a small pawn shop, Cha Tae-sik (Bin Won), lives a modest and withdrawn life until he meets the girl next door, So-mi (Sae-ron Kim). Her mother, a heroin addict, makes a mistake when she steals drugs owned by a drug mafia, which results in her murder and the kidnapping of little So, who ends up with organ dealers.
Faced with the loss of the only person he cares about, Cha Tae embarks on a rescue mission during which we uncover details from his past. Namely, he is a former special forces operative with extraordinary combat and physical abilities who left the service after the assassination and the death of his pregnant wife.
Risking his own life, Cha will do anything to save So, and the criminals will realize that they made a big mistake by making him their enemy…
Breathless (2008)
Lorna (G. Gershon), a housewife from a trailer, has had enough of her petty thief husband Dave (V. Kilmer), especially when he decides not to share with her the loot from an armed robbery of a credit institution.
But before she and her friend Tiny (K. Giddish) can split the money and start a new life, they must find the money, dispose of the body, distract a nosy sheriff (R. Liotta) and outwit a persistent private investigator (W. Duvall).
A Bittersweet Life (2005)
Young Sun-woo (L. Byung-hun) is a successful hotel manager, a quiet and determined guy who always solves all problems efficiently. As a member of the gangster organization of ruthless boss Kang (K. Yeong-cheol), Sun-woo often resorts to violence.
When Kang entrusts him with the duty of a sort of bodyguard for his young girlfriend Hee-soo (S. Min-a), a gifted cellist whom Kang suspects has a lover, Sun-woo will suddenly find himself in deep trouble. Namely, after falling in love with the attractive Hee-soo himself at first sight, Sun-woo decides to keep quiet from Kang that the girl really has a lover. When, driven by jealousy but also loyalty to his boss, he beats up a young man, Sun-woo comes into conflict with two members of a rival gangster clan during a nighttime car ride.
On the same night, thugs broke into his apartment, beat him and threw him out into the rainy and muddy street. The young man learns that it is Kang who is behind everything, who does not want a conflict with the opposing clan and suspects that it is Sun-woo who is Hee-soo’s lover…
The Yellow Sea (2010)
Violent events are set in motion when a failed assassination attempt on a professor leads a taxi driver to flee for his life.
Public Enemy (2002)
In this film, a cop named Kang Chul-joong and a killer named Cho Kyu-hwan are pitted against each other. Kang is a corrupt, loose-cannon cop who takes bribes and steals drugs from criminals, while Cho is a successful businessman with a psychopathic streak, killing people for minor offenses. The two first meet when Cho murders his parents and Kang, investigating the case, becomes suspicious of Cho.
Despite being fired from the police force, Kang continues to investigate and eventually confronts Cho with evidence, leading to a fight in which Kang beats Cho to death. Kang is then reinstated to the force.
The City of Violence (2006)
Tae-su (Doo-hong Jung) is a detective who fights organized crime. Tae-su must return to his hometown to attend the funeral of his high school friend Wang-jae (Kil-Kang Ahn). There he meets his friends Pil-ho (Beom-su Lee), Dong-hwan and Seok-hwan with whom he reminisces about the old days.
Tae-su and Seok-hwan, after talking together, begin to suspect that their friend’s death is suspicious, and each of them starts an investigation in their own way.
Night in Paradise (2020)
Tae-Gu is a skilled member of a criminal gang, but decides to leave in order to take care of his sick sister and nephew. Tragically, his sister and nephew are killed in a car explosion orchestrated by a rival gang, leading Tae-Gu to seek revenge.
He then goes into hiding on Jeju Island, where he meets Jae-Yeon, a person also facing a difficult situation. Despite their circumstances, the two develop a sense of empathy for one another.
State of Grace (1990)
After ten years, Terry Noonan (S. Penn) returns to the Irish part of the infamous New York neighborhood Hell’s Kitchen, where he grew up and where gangs fight for dominance over the dirty streets and dubious locales. His best friend, Jackie Flannery (G. Oldman), is still there, as is the old crowd, but they are all involved in gang business and organized crime.
Jackie’s older brother, the ambitious and unscrupulous Frankie (E. Harris), leads the largest Irish gang in the neighborhood, which Terry joins. Kathleen (R. Wright), the sister of these two gangsters and Terry’s first love, tries to escape the darkness and despair of the neighborhood and continue her life on the right side of the law. While Frankie tries to expand his influence and make an alliance with the strongest and most influential gang in the neighborhood, the Italian mafia, his crazed brother mourns for the past and fears that the Italians will take over the Irish territory. Jackie coldly kills three Italians who come to an Irish local and thereby incurs the wrath of the mafia boss, but also of his brother.
To avoid a gang war in which the Irish would be destroyed, Frankie agrees to calm Jackie down in the only possible way – with a bullet. At the same time, Terry confesses to Kathleen that his sudden return home was not a coincidence. He is a policeman whose secret task is to infiltrate Frankie’s gang and break it from the inside. Torn between loyalty to his friends and serving the law, Terry realizes that he will soon have to choose a side.
Romanzo Criminale (2005)
The criminal known as “The Lebanese” is determined to take control of Rome’s underground world, which means taking control of the city’s criminal underworld. To do this, he assembles an ambitious, highly organized, and ruthless group of people who will operate on the harsh streets of Rome for more than a quarter of a century, from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Mean Streets (1973)
“Mean Streets” is a crime drama about two young men of Italian descent living in the “Little Italy” neighborhood of New York City. Charlie (Harvey Keitel) is a small-time criminal working for his uncle and collecting debts. His best friend and partner is Johnny Boy (Robert De Niro), a volatile young man prone to random acts of violence.
Charlie treats Johnny with a paternal attitude, knowing that he is a psychopath who can cause trouble. Charlie is a sincere Catholic and hopes for divine salvation for both himself and Johnny. When they’re not on the streets, they can be found at a restaurant owned by their friends Tony (David Proval) and Michael (Richard Romanus). Charlie is in love with Teresa (Amy Robinson), Johnny’s cousin who suffers from epilepsy.
Charlie’s uncle, a seasoned mafia member, is not pleased that Charlie is seeing a sick girl and doesn’t like unpredictable Johnny either. Torn between his friends, his girlfriend, and the mafia, Charlie will try to find a way out of it all, but Johnny will lose control and everything will go wrong…
Miss Bala (2019)
Gina Rodriguez plays Gloria, a young woman who discovers a strength she never knew she had when her closest friend is kidnapped. As she delves into the dangerous world of cross-border crime, Gloria begins a journey of empowerment that tests her in the most extreme circumstances and forces her to undergo an amazing transformation into an extraordinary hero that we can all identify with.
Sicario (2015)
A young FBI agent (Emily Blunt) joins a secret CIA operation to take down the leader of a Mexican cartel. It will be a job that pushes her ethical and moral values to the limit and forces her to reevaluate everything she has previously believed in.
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
The drug war on the US-Mexico border escalates as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. In order to win the war, federal agent Matt Graver will have to join forces with the volatile Alejandro.
Cartel Land (2015)
In the Mexican state of Michoacán, José Mireles, known as El Doctor, leads groups of Autodefensas, a civilian uprising against the Knights Templar cartel that has terrorized the region for years. Meanwhile, in the Arizonan border town of Agua Prieta, a narrow desert corridor known as Cocaine Alley, American veteran Tim Foley, known as Nailer, leads a small paramilitary group called Arizona Border Recon, whose goal is to stop the flow of Mexican cartel smuggling across the US border.
Director Matthew Heineman immerses himself in the heart of darkness as Nailer, El Doctor, and the cartels vie to establish their own brands of justice in a society where institutions have failed.
Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)
When her mother suddenly disappears, leaving her alone on the streets, young Estrella joins a group of street children, setting off dangerous and tragic events in Mexican filmmaker Issa Lopez’s third film. This is a story that finally gives voice to a whole generation of children who have been abandoned and forgotten by society.
Get the Gringo (2012)
A career criminal (Mel Gibson) races in his car towards the Mexican border to escape the police and enjoy a long vacation thanks to a successful job, but nothing goes as planned…
He ends up in the notorious prison “El Pueblito”. It is called the worst prison in Mexico, “La Universidad del Crimen” – the University of Crime. It is a nightmare that symbolizes violence, corruption, and a lack of living space.
“El Pueblito” is a society behind bars that is controlled by prisoners. Drugs are sold openly, visits are allowed constantly – if the guards are paid off. He is helped by someone who knows that world – a nine-year-old.
Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright (2010)
Charlie Wright (Aidan Quinn) is a millionaire and financial genius, but actually a fraudster. His financial empire collapses like a house of cards, and he escapes to Tijuana, Mexico. FBI agent Hobbs (Mario Van Peebles) follows him. In search of a woman he left behind 20 years ago, Charlie learns that she has passed away, but that their relationship produced a daughter, Mary (Claudia Ferri).
Charlie’s partner Jimmy (Jordan Beldfi) is also on vacation in Tijuana and is surprised to see him. Russian mobsters Letvinko (Elya Baskin) and Borlec (Raymond J. Barry) hire a mercenary (Luke Goss) and his team to find Charlie and the money he stole from them. Meanwhile, Mexican boss Jorge Garza (Andy Garzia) offers Charlie protection for a certain amount of money.
Gomorrah (2008)
Five people from Naples are deeply involved in organized crime. Don Ciro (G. Imparato) distributes money to the families of arrested criminals from his clan. One day, he is caught by two gangsters seeking revenge… Thirteen-year-old Toto (S. Abruzzese) is a delivery boy who accidentally receives a package of drugs and weapons from local dealers.
He returns the package and becomes a member of their group, but to truly become one, they put him to a serious test… High school graduate Roberto (C. Paternoster) works for a company that deals with the regulation of toxic waste. His boss decides to illegally dispose of the waste outside the designated landfill. An accident occurs during the operation and Roberto decides to quit his job…
Tailor Pasquale (S. Cantalupo) works for a well-known textile factory owner. At night, he trains Chinese people and tries to start an illegal business, but he won’t be able to keep it hidden so easily… Young thieves Marco (M. Macor) and Ciro (C. Petrone) are extortionists and work for a local clan. Admiring American gangsters, they dream of becoming like them.
The Traitor (2019)
“The Traitor” is a biographical crime drama about the life of Tommaso Buscetta, a Sicilian mafia member who was the first to cooperate with the police when several members of his family were killed in a mafia war in the 1980s.
Buscetta decides to tell his story about the mafia and incite a conflict between the two main mafia clans: the Corleonese and the Palermitana. His statements were used as evidence against many important mafia figures and led to the “Maxi Trial,” which resulted in the arrest of many top mafia leaders.
In the Name of the Law (1949)
In the countryside, a mule cart is traveling along its route. Suddenly, two bandits appear and violently push the driver off the cart. When he resists, they brutally murder him. The bandits then proceed to steal the mules and make their escape.
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Meanwhile, in the town of Capodarso, Sicily, the Baron is hesitant to accept the help of the local Mafia boss, Passalacqua, in recovering his stolen mules. As the situation becomes increasingly tense, news arrives that a new judge is on their way to town, potentially complicating matters even further.
Boss of Bosses (2001)
The movie follows Paul Gotti’s life from childhood to adulthood, exploring his disillusionment with his working class background and the people and events that shape him, including his cousin Carlo Gambino, his friendship with Joseph Armone and Tommy Bilotti, and his relationship with his maid Gloria.
The film delves into the tensions and conflicts within Paul’s inner circle, including his mentor Neil Dellacroce, and ultimately leads up to the infamous “meeting” at Sparks Steak House where Paul and Tommy are ambushed and killed by John Gotti. “Boss of Bosses” serves as a companion piece to the film “Gotti,” which focuses on the events leading up to and following Paul’s murder.
The Valachi Papers (1972)
“The Valachi Papers” is a prison drama set in Atlanta, where Joseph Valachi (Charles Bronson) is serving a sentence for heroin trafficking. Mafia boss Vito Genovese (Lino Ventura) is also behind bars in the same prison. Convinced that Valachi is a police informant, the mafia boss tells him that his days are numbered.
Valachi accidentally kills a prisoner whom he mistook for a mafia assassin and decides to tell agents his life story and everything about the infamous mafia organization, starting from his youth as a gangster and his collaboration with Salvatore Maranzano (Joseph Wiseman).
The Stoker (2010)
Ivan Skryabin is a Yakut stoker and Afghan war veteran who helps the local mafia dispose of bodies. He has a daughter, Sasha, who is dating Vassily, a high-ranking member of the mafia and a sniper. Unknowingly to Sasha, Vassily is also having an affair with Masha, the daughter of the mafia boss, Mikhail.
When Vassily kills a target and collects payment from the client, he wins an additional 30,000 rubles in a card game, which enrages the client and leads to a failed attempt on Mikhail’s life. Mikhail then orders Vassily to kill Sasha, which he does without hesitation. Skryabin recognizes his daughter’s body when it is brought to be disposed of, but remains silent. Later, he puts on his old military uniform and goes to Mikhail’s apartment, where he stabs both Mikhail and Vassily to death, leaving Masha alive.
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Skryabin then returns to his boiler room and takes his own life by slitting his wrists. The film ends with a short video showing the story Skryabin was writing in his spare time, about a Russian outlaw named Kostya who is sent to Yakutia as punishment and abuses the Yakut family taking care of him, raping the wife and beating the husband.
Little Odessa (1994)
After calmly and cold-bloodedly carrying out another murder in the middle of the street, hired hitman Joshua Shapiro (T. Roth) learns from his boss that his new assignment takes him to the Little Odessa neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. Joshua grew up there and his family still lives there. He has not seen his father Arkady (M. Schell), mother Irina (V. Redgrave), and younger brother Reuben (E. Furlong) in years.
Irina is suffering from a brain tumor, Arkady tries to maintain his personal dignity despite life’s blows, finding comfort in the arms of the much younger Natasha (N. Andrejchenko). When he arrives in the old neighborhood, Josh is noticed by an old acquaintance, Sasha (D. Vadim), who promptly informs Reuben and Alli Sustervich (Moira Kelly), Joshua’s former girlfriend…
Hard-Hearted (2007)
Anton, a young man from the provinces, travels to Moscow in search of the girl he loves. Upon arriving in the city, he is struck by its modern, glamorous appearance, but also by its harsh, unforgiving nature, where the only law is the law of survival.
Dimenticare Palermo (1990)
Carmine Bonavia, a politician running for mayor of New York, proposes the legalization of drugs to gain popularity. He goes on a honeymoon with his wife to Palermo, where the mafia tries to frame him for murder to sabotage his campaign. An old prince advises him to meet with a mafia boss, who offers to clear his name in exchange for giving up his drug legalization plan. Carmine agrees but later confirms he will continue pursuing legalization and is killed.
The Kitchen (2019)
The action takes place during the 1970s in the western part of Manhattan in New York, known as “Hell’s Kitchen”. It follows the wives of mafia members who skillfully take over their husbands’ business while they are incarcerated.
Black Mass (2015)
Bulger (Johnny Depp) is an Irish-American gangster who played a double game for over 20 years as one of America’s most notorious criminals, enjoying the protection and support of childhood friends, the most important people in the Boston FBI.
Their dirty deal, which made Bulger an FBI informant, allowed him to strengthen his power, but also eventually made him the FBI’s greatest enemy and spent 16 years on the most wanted list of criminals.
The Public Enemy (1931)
Since childhood, Tom Powers (James Cagney) and his best friend Matt Doyle (Edward Woods) have been involved in crime. In the Prohibition era, they become “big shots” from small-time criminals. However, after the death of their boss, Tom and Matt become vulnerable.
Meanwhile, Tom has become close with the quirky girl Gwen (Jean Harlow), and his brother Mike (Donald Cook), a war hero, is despairing over his brother’s criminal activities…
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)
Eddie Coyle, a gun dealer from Boston, does not want to go to prison but also does not want to give up his way of life. Therefore, he continues to sell weapons to the underground, but becomes an informant for the police and the Department of Finance.
Southie (1999)
After being away for three years, Danny Quinn (Donnie Wahlberg) returns to South Boston, also known as “Southie,” to find his mother (Anne Meara) overwhelmed with worry as her other three children are caught up in the neighborhood’s destructive lifestyle of drinking, sex, and fighting. Danny discovers that his brothers are deeply involved in the Irish mob in Boston and in debt to a local mobster.
His younger sister Kathy (Rose McGowan) has become a barfly in his absence. Danny must raise money to protect his brothers from getting hurt and get Kathy off the streets. He turns to his old girlfriend from the neighborhood, Marianne (Amanda Peet), who still has feelings for him. Unable to find legitimate work, Danny becomes a partner in an underground gambling club, but he is unaware that their silent partner is his enemy Joey Ward.
When Joey’s father declares war on Colie Powers, Danny finds himself in the middle of the conflict and the stress of attempted murder in front of his house kills his mother.
Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time (2012)
In an effort to save his job, a dishonest customs official comes across a large stash of drugs and joins forces with a ruthless gangster to dominate the criminal underworld of Busan.
Oldboy (2003)
Dae-su Oh (Choi Min-Sik) is a young clerk from Seoul who has a good family and a more or less settled life. However, one day, at the end of the eighties, he is kidnapped while walking down the street and spends fifteen full years imprisoned in a small, dark room, with a television set as his only contact with the outside world, without getting any answers as to who did it and why.
Although he tried many times to escape and even kill himself, it didn’t work out, he decides to stay cool and wait for the day when he will be freed. One day it comes true, Dae-su Oh is free, and when he was released from captivity, he received a cell phone through which he communicates with an unknown man who suggests to him where and how he could track down his tormentors…
Rough Cut (2008)
Gang-pae, portrayed by So Ji-sub, is a gang leader with a secret desire to be an actor. Soo-ta, played by Kang Ji-hwan, is an arrogant actor who gets too involved in his role as a gangster on set and injures a stuntman.
The two men meet at a room salon, where Soo-ta asks Gang-pae to join the film production. Gang-pae agrees, but only if the fights are real. The two characters constantly try to outdo each other.
Gendai yakuza: Hito-kiri yota (1972)
The film, shot in Kawasaki, follows Okita, a former street thug who returns to society after a decade in prison to find that both the criminal underworld and the political climate in Japan have significantly changed.
New World (2013)
As the powerful crime organization ‘Goldmoon’ grows in influence, Kang, the head of the police investigation planning department, instructs undercover cop Ja-Seoung to join “New World,” a project aimed at bringing down ‘Goldmoon’. Ja-seong is torn between following Kang’s orders as a cop and remaining loyal to Jeong Cheong, the underboss of ‘Goldmoon’.
Kim Du-han lost his mother at a young age and grows up as a singing beggar on the streets, using his innate fighting skills to survive. He is eventually noticed for his strength and becomes involved with the kisaeng house Wumigwan in Jongno. Du-han learns that he is the son of General Kim Jwa-jin, a hero who fought against the Japanese army.
General’s Son (1990)
As the Yakuzas try to take over Jongno, Du-han protects Korean vendors and gains their respect. When the leader of Wumigwan is arrested, Du-han becomes the head of the Jongno gang.
Once Upon a Time in Seoul (2008)
After the Korean War ends in 1953, Tae-ho and Jong-du, both 18, struggle to survive in a camp for orphaned boys that is more like a concentration camp, with hunger, abuse, and difficult work conditions. Tae-ho is intelligent and resourceful, while Jong-du is a tough street fighter.
They work together to steal supplies from the US Army and recruit other boys to join their venture. However, their success attracts the attention of local gangsters, turning their fight for survival into a full-blown war.
Failan (2001)
After her parents pass away, Failan travels to Korea to find her remaining relatives, only to learn that they have already moved to Canada. Desperate to stay in Korea, she agrees to an arranged marriage through a matchmaking agency. Kang-jae, a struggling and disrespected gangster, also agrees to the arrangement to receive some financial assistance.
Despite never meeting in person, Failan writes letters to Kang-jae expressing her longing for him, but never has the courage to give them to him. When Kang-jae is asked by his boss to accept responsibility for a murder in exchange for money, he sees his marriage as his only hope.
Sunflower (2006)
After serving time in prison, Tae-sik returns to his hometown and moves in with a woman to start a new life at a small restaurant. He takes a job at a garage and tries to avoid involvement with the local gangs, who still fear his reputation for violence. However, when a politician threatens to destroy the restaurant to build a shopping mall, Tae-sik faces the temptation to return to a life of crime.
Election (2005)
Every two years, the senior members of Hong Kong’s oldest Triad, The Wo Shing Society, choose a new chairman. Rivalries arise between two eligible candidates, Lok and Big D, with Lok favored by the “Uncles” to win. Big D will do whatever it takes to defeat him.
A Dirty Carnival (2006)
After his boss cheats him for a promotion and a better job for the umpteenth time, Byung-doo decides to skip him in the hierarchy and go straight to the main boss. so for him, after much brainstorming and thinking, he kills the state prosecutor.
This is where his problems begin, because now his lower boss, offended that he skipped over him, decides to kill him, and an old friend from high school decides to talk to him about gangster life, because he wants to make a gangster movie. There, an old crush appears and an old flame is rekindled.
After getting rid of his boss, Byung-doo’s life finally gets a wind at his back and his success in the gangster organization begins to climb astronomically. Of course, at the moment when he comes to the girl and takes the money, when he should be enjoying the fruits of his labor, his life brightens.
Friend (2001)
Four friends in custom-made uniforms walk the streets with confidence, unafraid when together. Joon-suk, the son of a gang boss; Dong-su, the son of an undertaker; Sang-taek, a student; and Joong-ho, a talkative man, share fantasies and admiration for Bruce Lee.
As they grow up, their paths cross and conflict with each other’s. Joon-suk becomes a henchman for his father’s gang, while Dong-su works for a rival gang. Sang-taek and Joong-ho watch as their friends wield knives against each other.
What Doesn’t Kill You (2008)
Paulie and Brian are two old friends from South Boston who are forced to turn to crime in order to survive. They join a local group of criminals, but Brian is not comfortable with this new life and is forced to reconsider their long-term friendship.
On the Waterfront (1954)
The burly Terry Malloy (M. Brando) used to be a promising boxer, but his career was ruined when he and his brother Charley (R. Steiger) agreed to cooperate with union leader Johnny Friendly (L. J. Cobb), a man connected to the mafia. Now Terry works as a dockworker in New York City’s docks, while Charley has graduated from law school and, as a corruption-prone lawyer, still works with Friendly. After becoming a witness to the murder of a colleague who testified before an investigation committee, Terry initially decides to keep quiet despite his conscience.
When he meets the attractive sister of the deceased, Edie Doyle (E. M. Saint), and begins to get close to her father Barry (K. Malden), an engaged Catholic priest who wants to influence the situation at the port, Terry will change his decision. But everything will be further complicated when Barry is beaten up by Friendly’s men.
The Consequences of Love (2004)
Titta Di Girolamo is a man of mystery, living a solitary existence in a small hotel room in Switzerland. Every day, he spends hours smoking and watching the comings and goings of the other guests, waiting for something to happen. But what is he waiting for, and what is the story behind the mysterious suitcases that are delivered to his door?
Is Titta hiding a dark secret, or is he just a man who has become disconnected from the world around him? Regardless of the answer, it is clear that Titta’s life is filled with intrigue and mystery, making him a captivating and enigmatic figure.
Scarface (1932)
Tony Camote, an Italian immigrant, kills the main criminal boss of the south side of Chicago on the orders of Italian mafia boss Johnny LoVoi. Johnny takes control of the south side and makes Tony his right-hand man, taking over the sale of large amounts of illegal beer to bootleggers and putting pressure on rival bars.
However, Johnny constantly warns Tony not to get involved with the Irish gang led by O’Hara. Ignoring these warnings, Tony starts breaking up O’Hara’s bars, attracting the attention of the police and rival gangsters. Johnny realizes that Tony has lost control and wants to take over his position, but it is not easy.
Mafioso (1962)
Antonio, a Sicilian man living and working in Milan, takes a trip with his family to his childhood village in Sicily and introduces his northern-Italian wife, Marta, to his relatives.
While there, he reconnects with old friends and visits a local crime boss, Don Vincenzo, who asks him to carry out a hit for the mob in exchange for helping with a property deal. Antonio agrees and is smuggled into the US to complete the task, but is plagued by guilt afterward and returns to his job at a car factory.
Bugsy (1991)
“Bugsy” Siegel (Warren Beatty) was one of the most well-known gangsters who put a lot of passion into his work and plans, which ultimately turned against him. The first problems began when his partners sent him to take control of the businesses on the West Coast, where he was introduced to Hollywood and became enchanted by it.
He wanted to create something similar. He got the idea for Las Vegas and convinced his partners to invest in the first hotel in the desert, and his revolutionary idea will lead him to his death…
Illustrious Corpses (1976)
The title of the film refers to the Surrealist game Cadavre Exquis, in which players draw consecutive sections of a figure without seeing what the previous person has drawn, resulting in unexpected and unpredictable outcomes.
This concept is meant to reflect the unpredictable and wandering nature of the film, which delves into the world of political manipulations and the deaths of murdered judges.
The Sicilian (1987)
After World War II, life was very difficult in Sicily. Farmers were without work or were working for a small wage for rich landowners. One day, young farmer Salvatore Giuliano and his best friend Pisciotta tried to smuggle some wheat in a coffin, but were stopped by carabinieri. A shootout occurs on both sides. Giuliano and his friend escape, run into the courtyard of the palace of the wealthiest landowner, Prince Borse, steal horses and escape into the hills. The seriously injured Giuliano is treated by monks in a monastery.
The head of the mafia, old don Masino Croce, who rules the entire area, tells Giuliano through university professor Hector Adonis to return and he will not be judged. But he is a romantic individualist who does not want to have anything to do with either the landlords who pay the mafia for protection or the church. He rebels in the hills and gains the trust of bandits who have already rebelled. His plan is to rob the rich and give to the poor. One day he breaks into the palace of Prince Borse and there, while his bandits are plundering, he seduces the prince’s wife, American Camilla.
Little Caesar (1931)
Rico, an ambitious criminal, leaves his rural home and moves to the city, where he joins Sam Vettori’s gang with his friend Joe Massara. He quickly rises through the ranks, becoming the leader of the gangsters and earning the nickname “Little Caesar”.
He also becomes close with the powerful mobster Pete Montana. During a robbery at a nightclub, Rico kills Crime Commissioner Alvin McClure, and Joe witnesses the murder. When Rico orders Joe to leave his mistress Olga Strassoff, she makes a significant decision.
Suburra (2015)
Samurai, a gangster, wants to turn a small port town near Rome into a new Las Vegas. A corrupt politician, who is fond of young prostitutes and cocaine, offers him protection with the help of a powerful cardinal. All local mafia bosses have agreed to work towards this common goal. However, peace will not last long and a brutal war between criminal groups will soon destroy Samurai’s dream.
The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
In the role of the young Tony Soprano, played by the late James Gandolfini in the series, his son Michael Gandolfini appears. The plot of film is set in Newark, New Jersey, in the early 1970s.
These years were marked by numerous protests and large migrations of whites from racially diverse areas, and mafia families ruled the streets of Newark at the time. Young Tony Soprano struggles in high school, where, although he is told he has an above average IQ and has qualities possessed by good leaders, he tends more towards “family business.”
Capone (2020)
After serving 11 years in prison for tax evasion, notorious mafia boss Alphonse “Al” Capone (Tom Hardy) – known to friends and relatives as Fonzo – returns to a luxurious life with his wife Mae (Linda Cardellini) and his extended family on his lavish Florida estate.
He begins suffering from dementia and is haunted by his violent past. As he spends his final year surrounded by family, with the FBI waiting, this sickly patriarch tries to remember where he hid millions on his property.
