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Gangsters

The Sting (1973)

8.3/10
Director: George Roy Hill
Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen B...

Two small-time Chicago con-men try to put 'the sting' on a high-roller from N.Y.C. after he has one of their pals killed. Classic entertainment featur... Read more

Gangster Number One (2000)

Director: Paul McGuigan
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Paul Bettany, David Thewlis, Saffron Burrows

A splendid all-British cast, headed by Malcolm McDowell, carries this well-crafted, character driven portrait of London's sixties gangland. Directed b... Read more

Road to Perdition ( Blu-ray ) (2002)

7.7/10
Director: Sam Mendes
Starring: Daniel Craig, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Paul Newman, Stanley Tucci, Tom Ha...

"American Beauty" director Sam Mendes' powerful drama of Irish-American gangsters in early '30s Illinois features Tom Hanks as a hit man for mob boss... Read more

Exiled (2006)

7.3/10
Director: Johnnie To
Starring: Anthony Wong, Francis Ng, Simon Yam, Nick Cheung, Richie Jen, Roy Cheung, Ka Tun...

A Hong Kong gangster film that feels more like a Sergio Leone western with its lush, languid pace and ironically comic touches. Wo (Nick Cheung) has... Read more

Pineapple Express ( Blu-ray ) (2008)

7/10
Director: David Gordon Green
Starring: Ed Begley Jr, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez, Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, Kevin Corri...

From the writers of 'Superbad', this is a stoner/buddy/crime caper flick that delivers on all three levels with no small thanks to indie director Davi... Read more

Casino ( Blu-ray ) (1995)

8.2/10
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Alan King, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, James Woods, Don Rickles, Ke...

A dazzling, richly layered record of a criminal dynasty during the transformation of Las Vegas from a sin-laden mecca to a family-oriented Disneyland,... Read more

Tokyo Drifter (1966)

7.3/10
Director: Seijun Suzuki
Starring: Tetsuya Watari, Hideaki Nitani, Chieko Matsubara

This prime slice of Japanese pulp fiction has Tetsu, a yakuza trying to go straight, roaming the land in his pastel blue suit via a succession of colo... Read more

Lords of the Mafia: Russian Mafia (2000)

8/10

In the aftermath of the Cold War, a powerful new criminal syndicate has emerged from the former Soviet Union. This compelling look at the "Russian Mob... Read more

RocknRolla ( Blu-ray ) (2008)

7.3/10
Director: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Jeremy Piven, Mark Strong, Thandie Newton, Tom Wilkinson, Gerard Butler, Tom Har...

Guy Ritchie returns to form with this cockney crime caper starring Tom Wilkinson as Lenny, a bungling London crime boss, and Gerard Butler as indie th... Read more

Lords of the Mafia: Colombian / Latin American Cartels (2000)

8/10

The long-time king of the Colombian drug trade, Pablo Escobar was known in Medellin as a Robin Hood, though his establishment of a drug superhighway i... Read more