Gangster movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant gangster movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, neo noir, suspense, hood, serious and rough films and TV shows about / with gangster, organized crime, mafia, violence, gang, mobster, murder, criminal, mob boss and mob plots mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as gangster: The Gentlemen (2019), Eastern Promises (2007), Straight Outta Compton (2015), American Gangster (2007), A History of Violence (2005), Last Man Standing (1996), The Irishman (2019), Peaky Blinders (2013), Scarface (1983), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003).
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386K
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A drug lord tries to sell off his highly profitable empire.
Style:
dark comedy, stylized, realistic, neo noir, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, marijuana, gang, crime boss, money, british, criminal underworld, tough guy, criminal, swearing, gang war ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, united kingdom
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A Russian teenager, living in London, dies during childbirth but leaves clues to a midwife in her journal, that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.
Style:
neo noir, disturbing, serious, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gangster, mob boss, russian mafia, prostitution, murder, male nudity, rape, brutality, death in childbirth, child prostitute, investigation, organized crime ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, st. petersburg russia, europe, scotland yard ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, ...
Style:
realistic, intense, hood, lyrical, suspense ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
hip hop, racism, music, gangster, rags to riches, ghetto, profanity, rap, rapper, african american, biopic, fighting the system ...
Time:
90s, 2010s, year 2015, 80s, year 2016 ...
Place:
los angeles, california, milwaukee wisconsin, usa, texas ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he ...
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, suspense, harsh ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, gangster, mob boss, heroin, drug lord, mobster, police, violence, crime boss, drug traffic, gang ...
Time:
60s, 70s, year 2007, 20th century, year 1970 ...
Place:
new york, new jersey, vietnam, china, cuba ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, UK, Germany
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.
Style:
neo noir, harsh, disturbing, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
date night, manly
Plot:
gangster, self defense, revenge, sex scene, violent, small town, mobster, mafia, attempted robbery, organized crime, redemption, twists and turns ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
indiana, philadelphia, usa, pennsylvania
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances from one to another, offering his services to the highest bidder. As the death toll mounts, Smith ...
Style:
neo noir, stylized, serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
gangster, mafia, gang war, small town, betrayal, shootout, violence, one man army, gunfight, tough guy, one against many, prohibition ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 1920s, year 1932
Place:
texas, mexico, usa, austin texas, latin america
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428K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 209 min.
Story:
A mob hit man recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa.
Style:
captivating, tense, exciting, inspirational, crime drama ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, gangster, labor union, italian mafia, murder, killer as protagonist, high society, hitman, mob hit, criminal as protagonist, male protagonist ...
Time:
2010s, 20th century, 1940s, 70s, 60s ...
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, ireland, chicago, usa ...
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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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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
Style:
dark comedy, humorous, clever, witty, cynical ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, heist, dark humor, organized crime, twists and turns, crime gone awry, disorder, gang, nothing goes right, debt, violent, friends ...
Time:
20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place:
england, united kingdom, london, britain, europe
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909K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the ...
Style:
serious, cult classic, exciting, rough, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, date night, boys' night, adult
Plot:
gangster, mafia, organized crime, gunfight, drug lord, mob boss, drug cartel, drug dealing, cocaine, drug abuse, ambition, violence ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1983, year 1980
Place:
miami, cuba, miami beach, florida, bolivia ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.
Style:
stylized, grindhouse, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
drug lord, gangster, violent, revenge, assassination attempt, hitman, dark hero, vengeance, murder, assassin, gunfighter, spy ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Boardwalk Empire is a period drama focusing on Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the ...
Style:
serious, costume drama, captivating, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, gangster, mob boss, organized crime, prohibition, smuggling, criminal heroes, corruption, politician, mobster, female nudity, american history ...
Time:
1920s, 2000s, 2010s, 1900s, year 2010 ...
Place:
new jersey, usa, cuba, atlantic city new jersey, atlantic city ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
It's 1863. America was born in the streets. Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by ...
Style:
epic, rough, tense, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
revenge, gang, gangster, vengeance, organized crime, street gang, racism, crime boss, betrayal, violent, courage, gang war ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, edwardian era, 50s ...
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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231K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A Puerto-Rican ex-con, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of NYC.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, suspenseful, tense, melancholic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, gangster, mafia, nightclub, tragic hero, drug dealing, mobster, drug, gunfight, violence, prison, drug lord ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 20th century, year 1993, year 1975
Place:
new york, usa, grand central station manhattan new york city, harlem, manhattan new york city
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2.2M
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
Story:
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Style:
neo noir, cult classic, exciting, witty, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
gangster, dark humor, organized crime, gunfight, violence, hitman, overdose, multiple storylines, violent, killings, drug, redemption ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, persia, america, peru ...
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1.2M
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Style:
rough, suspense, realistic, epic, brutal ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, gangster, rise and fall, mobster, cosa nostra, mentor, criminal, badass, friends, italian mafia, biopic ...
Time:
70s, 50s, 90s, year 1990, year 1970 ...
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, italy, florida, usa ...
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119K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A small-time hood must choose from among love, friendship and the chance to rise within the mob.
Style:
neo noir, tense, realistic, atmospheric, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, mafia, organized crime, friendship, money, character study, urban ghetto life, life philosophy, mobster, friends, urban, street gang ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1973
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Homeless and on the run from a military court martial, a damaged ex-special forces soldier navigating London's criminal underworld seizes an opportunity to assume another man's identity, transforming into an avenging angel in the process.
Style:
exciting, emotional, serious, atmospheric, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vengeance, redemption, gangster, ex military, haunted by the past, homeless, tough heroes, revenge, mafia, fight scenes, weapons, vigilante ...
Time:
year 2013, 21st century
Place:
england, london, afghanistan
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159K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his ...
Style:
sentimental, intense, suspense, hood, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
mafia, gangster, coming of age, organized crime, mentor, mobster, loyalty, gang leader, cosa nostra, father son relationship, friendship, mob boss ...
Time:
60s, year 1960, 20th century, year 1993, 90s ...
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa, new york state
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and ...
Style:
dark comedy, suspense, non-linear, stylized, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
heist, crime gone awry, robbery, gangster, gang, undercover cop, psychopath, dark hero, perfect crime, organized crime, violent, caper ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1992
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, bolivia
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Over the summer of 1976, thirty-six bombs detonate in the heart of Cleveland while a turf war raged between Irish mobster Danny Greene and the Italian mafia. Based on a true story, kill the Irishman chronicles Greene's heroic rise from a tough ...
Style:
tense, brutal, talky, intense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mafia, gangster, mob boss, gang war, irish mob, hitman, gang, corruption, organized crime, assassin, murder, caper ...
Time:
70s, year 2011, 60s, 20th century, year 1977 ...
Place:
usa, ireland, ohio, new york, brooklyn new york city ...
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115K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But when ...
Style:
suspenseful, intense, stylized, tense, realistic ...
Plot:
gangster, manhunt, assassin, on the run, murder, redemption, swat team, hitman, father son relationship, organized crime, brutality, mobster ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, peru, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, bronx new york city ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 229 min.
Story:
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Style:
epic, ambiguous ending, melancholic, breathtaking, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, adult
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, mafia, friendship, prohibition, rape, gunfight, betrayal, childhood friend, corruption, criminal heroes, mobster ...
Time:
1930s, 60s, 1920s, 20th century, year 1984 ...
Place:
new york, usa, america, israel, china ...
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417K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the mask, Ipkiss becomes a supernatural playboy exuding charm and confidence which allows him to catch ...
Style:
funny, light, humorous, hilarious, slapstick comedy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
superhero, gangster, alter ego, villain, dual identity, transformation, superhuman powers, magic, supernatural power, double life, dog, split personality ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994
Place:
new york, usa
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466K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Colombia
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story:
The true story of Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, political, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
drug cartel, drug dealer, cartel, drug dealing, rise to the top, gangster, drug lord, illegal drugs, cia agent, master criminal, dea, hitman ...
Time:
80s, 2010s, 70s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
colombia, latin america, south america, mexico, panama ...
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560K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
The life of the gambling paradise – Las Vegas – and its dark mafia underbelly.
Style:
realistic, clever, rough, suspense, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, casino, rise and fall, gangster, gambling, money, greed, mobster, betrayal, cosa nostra, criminal heroes ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1995, 80s, 90s ...
Place:
las vegas, chicago, missouri, israel, usa ...
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2.0M
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 175 min.
Story:
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the ...
Style:
serious, epic, dramatic, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, chick flick, adult
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, gangster, greed, revenge, mob boss, crime family, mobster, cosa nostra, wedding, pride and honor, corruption ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, 20th century, 50s, year 1972 ...
Place:
italy, new york, bronx new york city, europe, sicily ...
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264K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, France
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and ...
Style:
dark comedy, suspense, stylized, witty, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
gangster, corruption, organized crime, twists and turns, gang leader, dark humor, mafia, heist, homosexual, chase, robbery, gay straight relations ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, britain, europe
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198K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Thriller
Country: USA, France, North Korea
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Oscar is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and ...
Style:
computer animated, entertaining, feel good, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
fish, underwater, shark, gangster, anthropomorphism, loss of son, talking animal, animal, crime boss, vegetarian, anthropomorphic animal, lie ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
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16K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Mallik is a henchman of Aslam Bhai, a Mumbai underworld kingpin. He inducts local hothead Chandu into the gang, and the two of them soon form a formidable faction within the gang, eventually displacing Aslam. As the empire grows, however, the two of ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, rough, neo noir, realistic ...
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, gang war, criminal underworld, crime boss, gang, criminal syndicate, love and romance, rivalry, friendship, vengeance, underworld ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, mumbai india, hong kong, asia, switzerland ...
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