FanEu7 481 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 For me it's still Goodfellas. It's Scorsese at his peak, its fast paced and never boring, the characters are compelling and Liotta, Pesci and De Niro deliver great performances. Everything mob related since then has had some influence from Goodfellas, that's how important it was 3 Link to post Share on other sites
RedNitrate 20 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Tough to name just one soo.. Donnie Brasco, Goodfellas and of course Godfather 1 + 2. I even quite liked 3 *queue boo's* maybe not as much as the originals but still a solid film. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Algonquin Assassin 49,725 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 In no particular order. -Scarface. -Goodfellas. -The Departed. -Donnie Brasco. -The Godfather trilogy. -A Bronx Tale. -Once Upon A Time In America. -American Gangster. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
ThatBenGuy 2,831 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 The Godfather trilogy, Scarface, Goodfellas, and Donnie Brasco are my particular favorites. Link to post Share on other sites
DownInThePMs 2,336 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) The entire Yakuza Papers movie series by Kinji Fukasaku. I also really like Sonatine, City Of God, Dead Presidents and Pulp Fiction. Edited December 24, 2020 by DownInThePMs Link to post Share on other sites
Jason 28,079 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Guy Ritchie's British gangster films, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch and RocknRolla. Legend is also pretty decent albeit not a great, so is the TV movie "The Krays" starring the Kemp brothers. In Bruges if you could call it a gangster film but it's not really a traditional one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Inttelix 257 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Casino. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Halal Cyborg 8,915 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 6 hours ago, Inttelix said: Casino. Link to post Share on other sites
Lonely-Martin 34,283 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Too many, a favourite genre that's given me much entertainment over the years indeed! All of the above and more, I'll only add what's not listed. The Irishman Gangs of New York Carlito's Way The Untouchables Rise of The Footsoldier Essex Boys I could go on and I'm sure I forgot many. Also, I know you said movies, but you really can't leave both The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire off this list. Absolutely amazing shows that are worthy of a place, if not to top any worthy 'best gangster' list. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Craigsters 2,739 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) - IMDb Once Upon a Time in America (1984) - IMDb Léon: The Professional (1994) - IMDb American Gangster (2007) - IMDb The Outsider (2018) - IMDb I loved the first 2 godfathers films and Scarface: the world is yours and played the video games based off of them Edited December 28, 2020 by Craigsters Link to post Share on other sites
ThatBenGuy 2,831 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 While I do very much enjoy the Italian or Italian-American Mafia genre, I honestly think that the Russian Mafia, Yakuza of Japan, and Triad of China deserve more representation in movies, video games, books, and TV shows. I have actually rewritten Rocky 4, The Spy Next Door, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and Red Sparrow to have a Russian Mafia focus. All four of those movies were still good IMO but I honestly can’t see why they couldn’t put Russian Mafia as a focus as antagonists or anti-heroes. And yes, I know there actually is a Russian mobster named Dimitri Ustinov in Red Sparrow but he isn’t really that big of a character. I’d like to rewrite it where roles are reversed. He’s a Russian spy and Dominika Egorova works for Russian mobsters. In my own take on the story, Red Sparrow is basically the Russian Mafia equivalent of The Godfather or even The Sopranos. I have also rewritten Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade where Indiana Jones combats Italian, Irish, and Jewish mobsters rather than Nazis in search of the same artifacts. The only movies, books, video games, and TV shows where I think mobsters should most likely be kept out of are ones about wars, antiquity, the Middle Ages, or other similar settings. Apart from those, I really don’t see any reason at all why a book, movie, video game, or TV show can’t include mobsters. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BigPete7978 17 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Goodfellas Departed Casino American Gangster Scarface 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Pink 12,114 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) I'll add In Bruges as Jason did. It's a gangster film as much as a tragic-comedy but it the storyline features two gangsters in laying low, so I think it qualifies. Donnie Brasco Scarface Goodfellas Casino Blow A Bronx Tale Carlitos Way The Godfather I & II Boyz N Da Hood The Departed American Gangster Despite being one of the highest rated and most critically acclaimed films in this genre and the films listed, I find A Bronx Tale is unrepresented in these lists. Phenomenal scenes here. Edited January 14 by Mister Pink 1 Link to post Share on other sites
GTA-Biker 6,215 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 In no particular order: -Godfather trilogy -Goodfellas -Scarface -American Gangster -Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels -Snatch -The Long Good Friday -Brother (Russian gangster movie) There's probably a few more that I like,these are just the ones I can remember right now.I also didn't include any movies about street gangs and biker gangs,only mafia-type organizations. Link to post Share on other sites
Lonely-Martin 34,283 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 5 hours ago, Mister Pink said: I'll add In Bruges as Jason did. It's a gangster film as much as a tragic-comedy but it the storyline features two gangsters in laying low, so I think it qualifies. Donnie Brasco Scarface Goodfellas Casino Blow A Bronx Tale Carlitos Way The Godfather I & II Boyz N Da Hood The Departed American Gangster Despite being one of the highest rated and most critically acclaimed films in this genre and the films listed, I find A Bronx Tale is unrepresented in these lists. Phenomenal scenes here. I'm surprised De Niro never did more. That movie was a great debut from the man. But alas, unlike Clint Eastwood, he must not have caught the directing bug. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ragnarson70 6 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Once uppon a time in america is rly a great movie, i like Robert De Niro, great fan. Link to post Share on other sites
