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A hard-working bus driver must stand up to the local mob boss if he is to keep his son from falling into a life of crime.

New York gangster Bugsy Siegel goes Hollywood with a tan, a mistress and a mad vision of Las Vegas. Directed by Barry Levinson. …More

A reformed ex-convict is torn between his girlfriend and his crooked lawyer in 1975. Directed by Brian De Palma. …More

In an era of over-the-top glitz, Sam Ace Rothstein is riding high as front man for the Mob's multi-billion dollar Las Vegas operation. To protect their investment, the bosses send in Ace's boyhood pal, hot-headed enforcer Nicky Santoro. It's a winning hand: Ace's brain and Nicky's muscle - until sexy wild card Ginger McKenna turns up the heat. …More

The Departed is set in South Boston, where the state police force is waging war on organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Costello. While Billy is quickly gaining Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate, is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. . …More

In the name of justice, Joe Pistone leaves his family behind and takes on the persona of a gangster, Donnie Brasco, who must prove his absolute loyalty and willingness to commit crimes to be accepted into a mob family. To gain greater access, Donnie gains the confidence of Lefty Ruggiero. However Donnie is unable to distance himself emotionally from Lefty's friendship. As he tries to balance his undercover role, his real-life family, and his friendship with Lefty, Donnie Brasco's loyalties and spirit are put to the test. …More

In New York 1846, two gangs went to war for the and a young boy witnessed the death of his father. Sixteen years later, the young boy returns as a man to avenge his father's death. …More

John Travolta plays Chili Palmer, a Miami loanshark who's sent to Los Angeles to collect on a gambling debt from film producer Harry Zimm. Chili is an avid movie fan and instead of breaking Harry's legs, he pitches him an idea that could be the next break of Harry's career. …More

Brando is Don Vito Corleone, the sympathetic Godfather of a New York crime family, whose business it is to make offers people can't refuse. Visually beautiful and images of times and locales contrast the film's graphic violen …More

The sequel to The Godfather shows us the world of Don Vito Corleone before and after the story in the original film. Pacino is his son Michael, who struggles to bring the family into the modern age. In the film's extended flashback sequences, DeNiro is the young Vito as he gains power in the New York City Mafia. …More

Dignified Michael Corleone joins his wild nephew in a Sicilian vendetta involving the Vatican. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. …More

The gangster film for modern day is based on the true story of Henry Hill, played by Liotta, who dreamed as a kid of becoming a member of the glamorous mob who ran his New York neighborhood. DeNiro and Pesci are members of the family he ascends to, until he breaks the code and eventually falls from grace. …More

A Brooklyn hit man marries a West Coast woman with secrets that challenge his loyalties. Directed by John Huston. Best supporting Oscar for Anjelica Huston. …More

No one could stop John Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone - from his girlfriend Billie Frechette to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression. But while the adventures of Dillinger's gang - later including Baby Face Nelson and Alvin Karpis - thrilled many, J. Edgar Hoover made Dillinger America's first Public Enemy Number One and sent in Melvin Purvis, the dashing "Clark Gable of the FBI."  …More

Sullivan, a hit man for the mob, is forced to run to save his son from certain death after his son witnesses a hit. The ROAD TO PERDITION weaves a mesmerizing tale of a father and son bound together by tragedy and betrayal. On an unforgettable journey of honor, vengeance, and redemption, they will confront the overwhelming odds--and forge an indestructable bond. …More

Inspired by the 1932 classic of the same title, Scarface follows the violent career of a smalltime Cuban refugee hoodlum who guns his way to the top of Miami's cocaine empire …More

Eliot Ness and his men fight Al Capone in Chicago during Prohibition. Directed by Brian De Palma. Best supporting actor Oscar for Connery. …More