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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
The story of the rise and fall of the infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone and the control he exhibited over the city during the prohibition years.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, psychotronic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, prohibition, brutality, gunfight, rise and fall, mafia, murder, police investigation, hitman, gang war, violence, bare breasts ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s, year 1975
Place:
chicago, usa, north america
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
In the late 1970s, Cockney crime boss Harold Shand, a gangster trying to become a legitimate property mogul, has big plans to get the American Mafia to bankroll his transformation of a derelict area of London into the possible venue for a future ...
Style:
neo noir, cynical, harsh, atmospheric, tense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
gangster, ira, organized crime, mafia, crime boss, terrorist, car bomb, danger, revenge, rivalry, criminal's revenge, murder ...
Time:
70s, year 1980, 80s, 20th century
Place:
england, ireland, london, britain, europe ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, tense, neo noir, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, gangster, police, working undercover, mole, undercover, triad, mob boss, mafia, double life, cop, violent ...
Time:
future, y2k, year 2004, 2000s, year 2002 ...
Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, asia, india
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A mafia film in Tarantino style with a star-studded cast. Jimmy’s “The Saint” gangster career has finally ended. Yet now he finds him self doing favors for a wise godfather known as “The Man with the Plan.”
Style:
neo noir, psychological, atmospheric, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
mafia, gangster, crime gone awry, hitman, one last job, organized crime, buddies, revenge, redemption, gunfight, dark humor, hopes ...
Time:
year 1995, 90s
Place:
usa, colorado, denver colorado, new jersey
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262K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Set in the Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a bootlegging gang is threatened by authorities who want a cut of their profits.
Style:
intense, suspense, sexy, period piece, neo noir ...
Plot:
mafia, smuggling, gang, gangster, bootlegging, violence, vigilante, greed, corruption, prohibition era, prohibition, robbery ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 2012, 2010s, year 1931 ...
Place:
virginia, usa, appalachia, america, north america ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.
Style:
saga, epic, neo noir, visually appealing, bad ending ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, revenge, gangster, violence, cosa nostra, italian mafia, murder, guilt, sicilian mafia, assassination, catholic church ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 80s, year 1990, year 1980 ...
Place:
italy, sicily, palermo italy, new york, atlantic city new jersey ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns ...
Style:
bleak, tense, suspense, intense, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, organized crime, mafia, robbery, rise to the top, against the rules, prison, prison escape, mob boss, romancing a criminal, biopic, character study ...
Time:
60s, year 2008, 1950s, 2000s, y2k ...
Place:
france, paris france, canada, montreal, africa ...
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259K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.
Style:
sexy, cult classic, dark comedy, intense, neo noir ...
Audience:
chick flick, manly, boys' night
Plot:
organized crime, cocaine, lovers on the run, gangster, mafia, gunfight, shootout, drug dealing, husband wife relationship, bodyguard, love, hotel ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1993
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, seattle, michigan ...
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864K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil, France
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Cidade de Deus is a shantytown that started during the 1960s and became one of Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous places in the beginning of the 1980s. To tell the story of this place, the movie describes the life of various characters, all seen by ...
Style:
rough, bleak, hood, sexy, stylized ...
Audience:
teen drama, adult
Plot:
gang, violence, ghetto, favela, coming of age, storytelling, gang war, gangster, society, juvenile delinquency, organized crime, journalism ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 2003, 2000s, future ...
Place:
latin america, rio de janeiro, south america, brazil, africa
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67K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, France, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A young Spanish woman who has newly moved to Berlin finds her flirtation with a local guy turn potentially deadly as their night out with his friends reveals a dangerous secret.
Style:
tense, harsh, intense, breathtaking, disturbing ...
Plot:
gangster, running from police, heist gone wrong, bank robbery, heist, death of friend, group of friends, drunk, panic attack, language barrier, bullet wound, crime gone awry ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, y2k, 90s, 21st century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, peru, spain
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time ...
Style:
harsh, atmospheric, suspense, visually stunning, period piece ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
mafia, vengeance, hitman, revenge, criminal's revenge, gangster, violence, road trip, murder, coming of age, on the road, on the run ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 2000s, year 1931, year 2002
Place:
illinois, chicago, persia, michigan, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Buster McHenry (Sutherland) is as an undercover agent for the police. His mission involves him in a robbery. Buster gets shot but Hank Storm (Phillips), an Indian, helps Buster. Since Hank wants a spear in the possession of the criminals that Buster ...
Style:
suspense, serious, retro, detective, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
gangster, buddy cop, revenge, car chase, police corruption, vengeance, reluctant partners, murder of an innocent person, telepathy, native american reservation, cold blooded murder, showdown ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
philadelphia, canada, san francisco
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Barr is a psychiatrist who falls in love with the sister of one of his clients. She's beautiful and married to a gangster. She hates her husband but is unable to escape from him.
Style:
sexy, neo noir, atmospheric, erotic, sexual ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
murder, extramarital affair, doctor patient relationship, gangster, psychiatrist, love triangle, sex scene, abusive husband, lust, femme fatale, childhood trauma, uxoricide ...
Time:
90s, year 1992
Place:
san francisco, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Damon Runyon's fairytale, sweet and funny, is told by director Frank Capra. Boozy, brassy Apple Annie, a beggar with a basket of apples, is as much as part of downtown New York as old Broadway itself. Bootlegger Dave the Dude is a sucker for ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, light, feel good, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gangster, prohibition, high society, deception, christmas, couples, disorder, dishonesty, social differences, homeless, mother daughter relationship, aging ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1961, 60s, 1920s
Place:
new york, spain, europe
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25K
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.
Style:
detective, exciting, surprise ending, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disguise, corruption, gangster, manhunt, murder, faked death, car chase, witness protection, on the run, assassin, betrayal, conspiracy ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, geneva switzerland, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father.
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, light, melancholic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, nothing goes right, farce, father son relationship, mafia, casino, satire, american football, femme fatale, assassination, voice over narration, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, year 1938, year 1967, year 1933
Place:
las vegas, sicily, italy, europe, usa ...
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613K
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, neo noir, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, casino, rise and fall, gangster, betrayal, money, gambling, greed, criminal heroes, mobster, cosa nostra ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 90s, 80s, year 1973 ...
Place:
las vegas, chicago, missouri, israel, usa ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.
Style:
neo noir, surreal, ambiguous ending, noir, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
organized crime, revenge, vengeance, betrayal, gangster, flashback, left for dead, anti hero, hitman, murder, robbery, money ...
Time:
20th century, future, year 1967, 60s
Place:
usa, san francisco, california, los angeles
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.
Style:
disturbing, splatter, sexy, black comedy, frightening ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gory, violence, gang, gangster, sadism, organized crime, massacre, rage, danger, yakuza, psychopath, insanity ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight - as he does - to make some more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire from fighting, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he is pushed into it. A ...
Style:
humorous, cult classic, entertaining, exciting, light ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gangster, biker, tough guy, farce, abduction, orangutan, motorcycle gang, fight, machismo, feud, vendetta, wager ...
Time:
80s, year 1980, 20th century, 70s
Place:
california, new jersey
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52K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Gigli is ordered to kidnap the psychologically challenged younger brother of a powerful federal prosecutor. When plans go awry, Gigli's boss sends in Ricki, a gorgeous free-spirited female gangster who has her own set of orders to assist with ...
Style:
sexy, romantic, humorous, suspense, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
gangster, lovers, couple relations, sex scene, kidnapping, stupidity, hitman, bisexual woman, sexism, attraction, crime boss, mission of murder ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
new york, los angeles, usa, turkey, australia ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband's line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair with the mistress of mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo, Angela and her son depart ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, feel good, witty ...
Plot:
hitman, starting over, gangster, organized crime, fbi agent, nightmare, harassment, surveillance, fbi, betrayal, murder of a nude woman, murder ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
usa, new york, miami, new jersey
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66K
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Corky, a tough female ex con and her lover Violet concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet's crooked boyfriend Caesar.
Style:
sexy, neo noir, erotic, suspense, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
lesbian, mafia, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lesbianism, femme fatale, seduction, sapphic, lesbian sex, gangster, female criminal, sex ...
Time:
90s, year 1996
Place:
usa, idaho, indiana, chicago
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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:
tense, rough, bloody, epic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
revenge, gang, vengeance, gangster, organized crime, street gang, violence, betrayal, racism, courage, violent, gang war ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, 1860s, 50s ...
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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17K
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:
neo noir, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Plot:
organized crime, gang war, criminal underworld, gangster, crime boss, criminal syndicate, rivalry, gang, mob violence, sociopath, police, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong, mumbai india, india, kenya, switzerland ...
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107K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena (Tahar Rahim) is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of ...
Style:
tense, harsh, rough, breathtaking, atmospheric ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
prison, mafia, prison life, gangster, cruelty, male nudity, organized crime, male objectification, convict, prison gang, prison escape, coming of age ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 90s, year 2010, 21st century
Place:
france, marseille, europe, paris france, california
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23K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Style:
grindhouse, tense, suspenseful, stylized, harsh ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
private detective, blaxploitation, gangster, lone hero, gang, mafia, brutality, organized crime, kidnapping, urban, hitman, gunfight ...
Time:
70s, year 1971, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, america, africa, harlem ...
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2.4M
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, witty, exciting, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
dark humor, gunfight, violence, hitman, gangster, organized crime, overdose, storytelling, violent, professional killer, multiple storylines, foul language ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994, 70s
Place:
los angeles, california, southern california, america, britain ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India, France
Duration: 321 min.
Story:
Shahid Khan is exiled after impersonating the legendary Sultana Daku in order to rob British trains. Now outcast, Shahid becomes a worker at Ramadhir Singh's colliery, only to spur a revenge battle that passes on to generations. At the turn of ...
Style:
tense, serious, rough, suspenseful, cult classic ...
Plot:
revenge, gangster, macabre, organized crime, vengeance, brutality, gang, blood, abuse, greed, small town, criminal heroes ...
Time:
year 2012, year 1989, year 1941, y2k, year 1990 ...
Place:
india, middle east, asia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hong Kong, Singapore, China
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In this prequel to Mou gaan dou (2002), Chan Wing Yan has just become an undercover cop in the triads while Lau Kin Ming joins the police force. Both the triads and the police find an enemy in a rival crime boss.
Style:
neo noir, suspense, tense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
chinese mafia, triad, gangster, police, organized crime, spy, vengeance, murder, police investigation, survival, asian gangster, recruit ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1991, year 1997, year 1995 ...
Place:
hong kong, asia, china, thailand
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