Gangsters
Rogue Assassin ( Blu-ray ) (2007)
6/10
Director: Phillip Atwell
Starring: Jet Li, Jason Statham, John Lone, Devon Aoki, Luis Guzman, Saul Rubinek
A.k.a. 'War'. After his partner is brutally murdered by the infamous assassin, Rogue (Jet Li), FBI agent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) vows to find th... Read more
Rumble in Hong Kong (1974)
Director: Hdeng Tsu
Starring: Jackie Chan, John Chang, Charlie Chin, Phoenix Chen
Before "The Bronx" Jackie Chan displayed his prowess as the bodyguard of a Hong Kong gangster who goes against a tough female cop in order to protect... Read more
Rumble in the Bronx (1996)
6.7/10
Director: Stanley Tong
Starring: Jackie Chan, Anita Mui, Francoise Yip, Bill Tung
Jackie Chan's breakthrough into the Western market comes with this comic-book tale of him arriving from Hong Kong to attend a family wedding but getti... Read more
Running Scared (2006)
7.4/10
Director: Wayne Kramer
Starring: Paul Walker, Cameron Bright, Chazz Palminteri, Vera Farmiga, Karel Roden, Johnny...
Paul Walker is low-level mobster Joey Gazelle, assigned to get rid of a gun used to kill a corrupt cop. When his neighbour's kid steals it to shoot hi... Read more
Scarface (1983)
8.3/10
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Loggia, Steven...
One-time 'Godfather' Al Pacino returns to his screen beginnings with a bravura performance in the title role of this modern take on Howard Hawks' 1932... Read more
Scarface (1932)
7.8/10
Director: Howard Hawks
Starring: Paul Muni, George Raft, Ann Dvorak, Boris Karloff
One of the earliest and most powerful gangster films ever made, courtesy of producer Howard Hughes, director Howard Hawks and co-writer Ben Hecht. Pau... Read more
Scarface ( Blu-ray ) (1983)
8.3/10
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Al Pacino, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Loggia, Steven...
One-time 'Godfather' Al Pacino returns to his screen beginnings with a bravura performance in the title role of this modern take on Howard Hawks' 1932... Read more
Sexy Beast (2001)
7.3/10
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Starring: Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, James Fox, Amanda Redman
Stylish, tough-as-nails British gangster yarn features an acclaimed turn by Ben Kingsley as a short-fused London criminal sent to strong-arm retired s... Read more
Shanghai Triad (1995)
7.2/10
Director: Zhang Yimou
Starring: Gong Li, Li Baotian, Li Xuejian, Sun Chun
Zhang Yimou's absorbing tale of the Chinese underworld in the 1930s, focusing on a boy who's hired to be the silent servant of a pampered nightclub qu... Read more
She Shoots Straight (1990)
Director: Corey Yuen Kwai
Starring: Joyce Godenzi, Sammo Hung, Carina Lau, Tony Leung (Ka Fai), Yuen Wah, Agnes Aure...
Policewoman Mina (Joyce Godenzi) marries into a family of cops and must struggle to gain acceptance from her husband's (Tony Leung Ka Fai) crime-fight... Read more