Protection racket movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant protection racket movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, exciting and neo noir films and TV shows about / with protection racket, gangster, murder, mafia, violence, rivalry, gang, blood, organized crime and mobster plots mostly in Crime, Drama and Action genres shot in USA, Italy, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as protection racket: Peaky Blinders (2013), Tower Block (2012), Legend (2015), Year of the Dragon (1985), Road House (1989), The Godfather Part II (1974), Tulsa King (2022), WWE Royal Rumble 2000 (2000), The Black Gestapo (1975), Karate Warrior (1987).

List of protection racket movies

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 8.8
 638K
Peaky Blinders (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 2109 min.
TV show
Story: A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.
Style: serious, atmospheric, tense, stylized, captivating ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: organized crime, gangster, gang, mafia, gang war, determination, cruelty, mob boss, power struggle, crime boss, family relations, rivalry ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century, ancient times, 1910s, victorian era
Place: england, britain, ireland, birmingham alabama, london
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 5.9
 6K
Tower Block (2012)
Genre: Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A year after witnessing a murder, residents of Tower Block 31 find themselves being picked off by a sniper, pitting those lucky enough to be alive into a battle for survival.
Style: tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic, scary ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: survival, murder, confinement indoors, danger, characters killed one by one, captivity, isolation, escape attempt, witnessing a crime, life is a bitch, society, twists and turns ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: britain, england, london
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 6.9
 201K
Legend (2015)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running ...
Style: realistic, serious, brutal, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mafia, gang, rise and fall, gangster, abusive husband, psychopath, mobster, twins, relationships, mafioso, extortion, twin brother ...
Time: 60s, year 2015, 2010s, 90s, 50s ...
Place: london, england, east end london, west end london, scotland yard ...
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Year of the Dragon (1985)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: In New York, racist Capt. Stanley White becomes obsessed with destroying a Chinese-American drug ring run by Joey Tai, an up-and-coming young gangster as ambitious as he is ruthless. While pursuing an unauthorized investigation, White grows ...
Style: neo noir, controversial, intense, brutal, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night, manly
Plot: chinese mafia, triad, organized crime, culture clash, racism, gangster, sexually frustrated woman, murder, violence, police detective, police corruption, vigilante ...
Time: 80s, year 1985
Place: new york, china, vietnam, thailand, bangkok thailand ...
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 6.7
 87K
Road House (1989)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton (Patrick Swayze) has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he's more than capable -- ...
Style: suspense, cult classic, serious, rough, realistic ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, girls' night, teens
Plot: martial arts, small town, violence, stripper, bouncer, nightclub, one man army, gangster, bar fight, murder, fistfight, vigilante ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 90s
Place: missouri, memphis, usa
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The Godfather Part II (1974)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 202 min.
Story: In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Style: epic, captivating, suspense, serious, visual ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, adult
Plot: mafia, organized crime, cosa nostra, revenge, mobster, ambition, melancholy, mob boss, corruption, corrupt politician, gangster, murder ...
Time: 50s, 20th century, 1950s, 1940s, year 1974 ...
Place: cuba, new york, las vegas, italy, sicily ...
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 8.0
 69K
Tulsa King (2022)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: Just after he is released from prison after 25 years, New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi is unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Okla. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, ...
Style: dramatic, harsh, suspenseful, tense, serious ...
Plot: mafia, mafioso, team, boss, prison, criminal, city, organized crime, gangster, empire, mobster, sicilian mafia ...
Place: oklahoma
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WWE Royal Rumble 2000 (2000)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 166 min.
Story: Royal Rumble (2000) was the thirteenth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It was presented by MCI's 1-800-COLLECT. It took place on January 23, 2000 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The main event was the Royal Rumble match, which grants ...
Plot: wrestling, title bout, porn star, tough guy, texan, maniac, ex cop, feud, monster, british, female bodybuilder, pimp ...
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The Black Gestapo (1975)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: General Ahmed has started an inner-city People's Army to try and relieve the misery of the citizens of Watts. When the locals are put under increasing pressure by Mafia thugs, Ahmed's second-in-command Colonel Kojah asks for permission to ...
Style: grindhouse, disturbing, cult classic, psychotronic, independent film
Plot: blaxploitation, world war two, violence, vigilante, nazi, nazi exploitation, black, erotica, urban, martial arts, marxist, rape ...
Time: 70s
Place: usa
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 4.6
 599
Karate Warrior (1987)
Genre: Action
Country: Italy, Philippines
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Anthony is in the Phillipines visiting his father. He inadvertently interferes with the affairs of local gangster Quino, who also happens to be a champion Karate fighter. After embarrassing Quino near a local tournament, Anthony is beaten up and ...
Style: independent film
Plot: kung fu, karate, martial arts, monk, martial arts tournament, feces, mugging, journalist, fistfight, boy meets girl, robbery, left for dead ...
Place: manila philippines, the philippines
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WWE Wrestlemania X8 (2002)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 223 min.
Story: WrestleMania X8 was the eighteenth annual WrestleMania PPV and was presented by Sour Skittles. It took place on March 17, 2002 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario. As the nWo continues their crusade against the WWF, wrestling's past meets ...
Plot: wrestling, title bout, two against one, olympic gold medalist, martial arts, belt whipping, canadian woman, new world order, blood, ex wife, loser, punched in the face ...
Place: toronto ontario canada, canada
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Death Wish V: The Face of Death (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Paul Kersey is back at working vigilante justice when when his fiancée, Olivia, has her business threatened by mobsters
Style: suspense, neo noir, slasher, cult classic, serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: vigilante, revenge, vigilantism, psychopath, violence, gangster, sadomasochism, woman in jeopardy, murder, fashion show, fashion, betrayal ...
Time: year 1994, 90s
Place: new york, usa
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The Stone Killer (1973)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A Los Angeles detective is sent to New York where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Mafia family feud.
Style: retro, hood, detective, grindhouse, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gangster, mafia, tough guy, war veteran, surveillance, showdown, vigilante, ghetto, cosa nostra, gang, brainwashing, gunfight ...
Time: 70s
Place: new york, usa, vietnam, asia, mojave desert ...
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The Last Desperate Hours (1974)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Paolo Mancuso is a gang boss whose rivals want dead. During a failed assassination attempt, he is bitten by an infected lab rat. In the short time he has left to live, he tracks down his enemies and kills them one by one.
Style: poliziottesco
Plot: mafia, police, woman strangled to death, mob boss, tuberculosis, italian mafia, animal experimentation, death of son, ex husband ex wife relationship, pimp, deadly virus, lab rat ...
Place: milan italy
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Hassel 02 - Beskyddarna (1986)
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 95 min.
Story: The criminal police is investigating a criminal gang blackmailing restaurant owners.
Plot: crime investigation, police procedural, extortion, murder, kidnapping, restaurant, protection racket, real life mother and daughter playing mother and daughter, discovering a dead body
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Kurt Angle: It's True! It's True (2000)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Story: Kurt Angle--love him or hate him, he's the only Federation superstar with an Olympic gold medal! In this video, many Federation Superstars speak of their real feelings toward Kurt Angle. We also capture an unscripted, totally candid Kurt Angle ...
Plot: wrestling, car trunk, professional wrestling, feud, college, african american, dancer, heroes, car, olympian, bulldog, heavy metal ...
Time: 90s, 2000s
Place: pittsburgh
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 7.2
 477
InVasion (2001)
Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story: Invasion (also typeset as InVasion) was a PPV presented by Sony's PlayStation 2. It took place on July 22, 2001 at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. This event was originally planned to be called Fully Loaded 2001, as it was advertised at the ...
Style: grunge
Plot: wrestling, canadian woman, hardcore wrestling, professional wrestling, world championship wrestling, fog, invasion, blonde, betrayal, brother brother relationship, fire, african american ...
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WWE No Way Out 2002 (2002)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story: No Way Out (2002) was a professional wrestling PPV that took place on February 17, 2002 at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The biggest angle for No Way Out was when Vince McMahon revealed that he would unleash the New World Order (nWo) ...
Plot: wrestling, professional wrestling, champion, fight, muscleman, battle zone, struggle for survival, fight club, professional sports, wrestler, fistfight, battles ...
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 7.0
 295
WWE No Way Out (2004)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Story: No Way Out (2004) was a PPV which took place on February 15, 2004 at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. It was presented by THQ's MX Unleashed. It was the sixth event produced under the No Way Out name and starred wrestlers from the ...
Plot: wrestling, brother brother relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, dominatrix, dancer, uncle nephew relationship, african american, sumo, professional wrestling, champion, white rapper, giant ...
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The Manhandlers (1974)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A gorgeous girl named Katie inherits her deceased uncle's business and decides that she too can be a businesswoman and hire two hot girlfriends. Katie doesn't like the brothel part so she gets rid of that and is soon giving legit massages. ...
Plot: woman with a gun, brothel, massage parlor, revenge, murder, mobster, nudity, business, massage, uncle, tickling, sex ...
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Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Batman faces his ultimate challenge as the mysterious Red Hood takes Gotham City by firestorm. One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical ...
Style: atmospheric, unusual plot structure, intense, serious, exciting ...
Audience: teens, kids
Plot: superhero, mysterious character, double life, batman, vigilante, vigilantism, organized crime, danger, fighting crime, mind game, comic book, revenge ...
Time: year 2010, 2000s
Place: usa, bosnia
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The Valachi Papers (1972)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: When Joe Valachi (Charles Bronson) has a price put on his head by Don Vito Genovese (Lino Ventura), he must take desperate steps to protect himself while in prison. An unsuccessful attempt to slit his throat puts him over the edge to break the ...
Style: tense, serious, realistic, bleak, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: prison, italian mafia, mafia, cosa nostra, mobster, hitman, organized crime, criminal, bad guy, spy, gangster, murder ...
Time: 1940s, year 1972, 1920s, 1930s, 1950s ...
Place: europe, italy, new york
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 7.1
 11K
My Bodyguard (1980)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Clifford Peach (Chris Makepeace), an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully (Matt Dillon) terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford ...
Style: realistic, entertaining, semi serious, touching, humorous ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot: high school, teenager, bullying, coming of age, bully, grandmother grandson relationship, mentor, gang, bodyguard, youth, school, angst ...
Time: year 1980, 20th century, 70s
Place: chicago, usa
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 7.7
 150K
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves in a town ruled by the Axe Gang, Sing who desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise. ...
Style: humorous, stylized, surreal, parody, spoof ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: martial arts, kung fu, gangster, kung fu fighting, master warrior, heroes, mob boss, wuxia, gang, murder, contests and competitions, tough guy ...
Time: 1940s, 2000s, year 2004, 20th century
Place: china, east asia, shanghai, asia
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The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 583 min.
Story: The multigenerational saga of the rise and fall of the Corleone crime family.
Style: epic, surprise ending
Plot: sicilian mafia, crime boss, cosa nostra, mafia, mobster, gangsta, boys' choir, mob hit, horse, sex show, corrupt lawyer, vegetable garden ...
Time: 1950s, 1940s, 1910s, 1900s, 1920s ...
Place: miami, las vegas, los angeles, sicily, southern italy ...
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 8.5
 1.4M
The Departed (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 151 min.
Story: To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises ...
Style: twist ending, suspense, surprise ending, clever, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: mafia, police, organized crime, mole, mobster, undercover cop, twists and turns, undercover, gunfight, corruption, working undercover, gangster ...
Time: 2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place: boston, america, persia, massachusetts, usa ...
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 6.5
 6K
City of Joy (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, UK
Duration: 132 min.
Story: In this drama, a wealthy American doctor learns some important lessons about life in one of the poorest cities on Earth. Max Lowe (Patrick Swayze) is a Houston surgeon who has grown weary of the bureaucracy of American medicine. When he loses a ...
Style: touching, sincere, social, philosophical, uplifting ...
Audience: manly
Plot: friendship, hopes, hospital, poverty, social commentary, humanist, abroad, aid worker, hinduism, international relations, geography, indian woman ...
Time: year 1992, 90s
Place: india, kolkata, houston texas, asia
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Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Italy, Spain
Duration: 102 min.
Story: After a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. But when a mobster destroys the car, they are determined to get it back.
Style: funny, exciting, semi serious, humorous, offbeat
Audience: boys' night
Plot: chase, car crash, crime boss, hitman, speed, humour, race, buddy, truck driver, car chase, fistfight, friendship ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: spain
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The Violent Four (1968)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A detective is assigned to head a manhunt for four violent bank robbers.
Style: poliziottesco, detective, neo noir, non-linear, exciting ...
Plot: police, robbery, police officer, politics, car chase, social commentary, anarchist, theft, tough heroes, heist, rivalry, chase ...
Time: 60s
Place: italy, milan italy
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Shor in the City (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Various residents and career-criminals face challenges in crime-laden Mumbai.
Style: serious, realistic, tense, captivating, offbeat ...
Plot: heist, petty criminal, city life, dishonesty, cons and scams, crime boss, revenge, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, redemption, underdog, gangster, wedding ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: mumbai india, india
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