OT: Good Mob movies

[B1GEast]

I saw the 96 Gotti film last night and loved it, probably one of my favorites and the cast was amazing.

I've probably seen most of them, but curious to see others.

Here are a few of mine:

The God Father
Casino
Good Fellas
Gotti - 90's
Scarface
Miller's Crossing
State of Grace
Gloria - 80's

 

[M.S.G.]

Carlito’s Way
Once Upon a Time in America

 

[superjohn]

I saw the 96 Gotti film last night and loved it, probably one of my favorites and the cast was amazing.

I've probably seen most of them, but curious to see others.

Here are a few of mine:

The God Father
Casino
Good Fellas
Gotti - 90's
Scarface
Miller's Crossing
State of Grace
Gloria - 80's

Good call on State of Grace.

It unfortunately came out at the same time as Goodfellas so it got buried at the box office. Really good movie about The Westies, some of the most violent gangsters NYC has ever seen. I remember reading TJ English's book The Westies as a teenager and being disturbed by what I was reading. Such a great cast with Ed Harris, Sean Penn, John C Reilly, Burgess Meredith, John Turturro, Robin Wright but Gary Oldman steals the show. Amazing performance by him.

 

[Deepster]

Donnie Brasco

 

[superjohn]

Donnie Brasco, Road to Perdition, American Gangster, Gangs of New York, A Bronx Tale.

Some other ones that don't get enough attention- Eastern Promises (amazing movie) Kill the Irishman, The Drop, Layer Cake

It doesn't necessarily fit into the mob/organized crime description but City of God is an amazing movie about gangs in Rio de Janeiro.

 

[StllH8L8ner]

The Departed.

 

[prankster]

Bronx Tale

 

[KembaKek]

Bronx Tale. Never fails.

 

[Hagahulk23]

Good call on State of Grace.

It unfortunately came out at the same time as Goodfellas so it got buried at the box office. Really good movie about The Westies, some of the most violent gangsters NYC has ever seen. I remember reading TJ English's book The Westies as a teenager and being disturbed by what I was reading. Such a great cast with Ed Harris, Sean Penn, John C Reilly, Burgess Meredith, John Turturro, Robin Wright but Gary Oldman steals the show. Amazing performance by him.

State of Grace a classic. Robin Wright, Penn, Harris but yes, Gary Oldham at the height of his powers. They don’t make movies like that anymore.

 

[Devland]

Never watched a mob movie. Do not like glorification of crime. No different than city street gangs.

 

[Deepster]

Never watched a mob movie. Do not like glorification of crime. No different than city street gangs.

Lighten up.

 

[KembaKek]

Never watched a mob movie. Do not like glorification of crime. No different than city street gangs.

I will do several crimes in your honor to even things out.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

Donnie Brasco, Road to Perdition, American Gangster, Gangs of New York, A Bronx Tale.

Some other ones that don't get enough attention- Eastern Promises (amazing movie) Kill the Irishman, The Drop, Layer Cake

It doesn't necessarily fit into the mob/organized crime description but City of God is an amazing movie about gangs in Rio de Janeiro.

Fantastic call on Eastern Promises and City of God.

City of Men, same director and similar premise as City of God, is also very good.

 

[TroyHall98]

The Untouchables

 

[Waquoit]

Never watched a mob movie. Do not like glorification of crime. No different than city street gangs.

I agree. Outside of the Godfather you’re not missing much.

 

[DW1361]

Just watched the Godfather a couple days ago for the first time. Almost finished watching the Godfather II, which I liked better than I. I think there is a Godfather III? I loved Scarface, but never heard of the others listed. Will have to look up Gotti as that sounds good. I was bored watching the Sapronos and never watched the whole series.

 

[DW1361]

Peaky Blinders was very good!

 

[DW1361]

New series on Paramount+ called Mobland is one I have not looked in to.

I get it the topic was “movies only”………..

 

[jibsey]

The Godfather may be the best movie ever made.

 

[B1GEast]

Never watched a mob movie. Do not like glorification of crime. No different than city street gangs.

I can agree that as a society, many people glorify violence in movies, even war movies.

Mob movies are part of our history, and even Westerns like Pale Rider are about mob like clans that ran the West, fictional but, interesting non the less

 

[superjohn]

I can agree that as a society, many people glorify violence in movies, even war movies.

Mob movies are part of our history, and even Westerns like Pale Rider are about mob like clans that ran the West, fictional but, interesting non the less

The mobster/crime genre is arguably the greatest genre in the history of cinema.

Now we just get vacant nonsensical John Wick type violent movies, super hero movies, and hit man movies.

 

[Chin Diesel]

The Departed.

1. Great scene.
2. Scorsese loves him some Rolling Stones as background music. Monkey Man in Goodfellas is so good.

 

[storrsroars]

It may not be in the spirit of the thread, but I love The Freshman.

Bruno Kirby passed too soon. I love that Brando did a caricature of himself. Penelope Ann Miller was sizzling, and Maximillian Schell was a perfect eccentric as the chef.

 

[CL82]

The Godfather may be the best movie ever made.

In the top two anyway.

 

[87Xfer]

In the top two anyway.

What's the other?