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Gangster No. 1

IMDB Rating: 6.60
3189 votes

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A middle-aged crime boss (Malcolm McDowell) smugly reflects back from 1999, narrating the brutality which made him triumphant - and feared. As an unnamed young hood (played by Paul Bettany) in Swinging 60's London, he seemed to ape his mod boss Freddie Mays (David Thewlis), and do anything for him. But his narration exposes all-consuming envy: of Freddie's supremacy, and especially his tall bird (Saffron Burrows). The baby shark develops his viciousness and backstabbing, scheming to be Gangster No. 1.
Actors
Gangster 55Malcolm McDowell
Freddie MaysDavid Thewlis
Young GangsterPaul Bettany
Also posted in 2000, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Snatch.

IMDB Rating: 8.00
79229 votes

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Turkish and his close friend/accomplice Tommy get pulled into the world of match fixing by the notorious Brick Top. Things get complicated when the boxer they had lined up gets the shit kicked out of him by Pitt, a 'pikey' ( slang for an Irish Gypsy)- who comes into the equation after Turkish, an unlicensed boxing promoter wants to buy a caravan off the Irish Gypsies. They then try to convince Pitt not only to fight for them, but to lose for them too. Whilst all this is going on, a huge diamond heist takes place, and a fistful of motley characters enter the story, including 'Cousin Avi', 'Boris The Blade', 'Franky Four Fingers' and 'Bullet Tooth Tony'. Things go from bad to worse as it all becomes about the money, the guns, and the damned dog!
Actors
TurkishJason Statham
TommyStephen Graham
Brick Top PolfordAlan Ford
Also posted in 2000, Comedy, Crime, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (22)

The Corruptor

IMDB Rating: 5.60
4840 votes

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A New York police officer (Wahlberg) goes undercover in a dangerous crime scene to investigate abductions and drug-trafficking operations. He obtains backup with the help of another brave Hong Kong police officer (Yun-Fat) who works for the NYPD. They partner up together to stop the operation before the city goes down. The criminal orginization is called the "Fukanese Dragons" who are likely terrorists and illegal immigrants who are about to tear up Chinatown in New York City.
Actors
Nick ChenYun-Fat Chow
Danny WallaceMark Wahlberg
Henry LeeRic Young
Also posted in 1999, Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Comments (0)

Sweet and Lowdown

IMDB Rating: 7.10
8880 votes

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A comedic biopic focused on the life of fictional jazz guitarist Emmett Ray. Ray was an irresponsible, free-spending, arrogant, obnoxious, alcohol-abusing, miserable human being, who was also arguably the best guitarist in the world. We follow Ray's life: bouts of getting drunk, his bizzare hobbies of shooting rats and watching passing trains, his dreams of fame and fortune, his strange obsession with the better-known guitarist Django Reinhardt, and of course, playing his beautiful music.
Actors
Emmet RaySean Penn
HattieSamantha Morton
BlancheUma Thurman
Also posted in 1999, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating, Music | Comments (0)

Jane Austen’s Mafia!

IMDB Rating: 4.70
4499 votes

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Young Vincenzo Cortino, son of a Sicilian postman, delivers a package for his father and accidentally sees something he should not see. In a donkey's, well, he is smuggled out of town, where he tries to reach a ship headed for America. There, Vincenzo works his way up to the top of the Mafia. One day, his youngest son makes a mistake and has to leave town. A little later, he ends up as a casino boss in Las Vegas. But the heads of the other families want old Don Cortino out of the way. So, they shoot him 47 times and send a *very* attractive woman to distract his son from his casino work. Will he fall for her or will he return to Diane, who, by the way, had run for President successfully in the meantime?
Actors
Anthony 'Tony' CortinoJay Mohr
Joey CortinoBilly Burke
Diane SteenChristina Applegate
Also posted in 1998, Comedy, Crime | Comments (0)

Donnie Brasco

IMDB Rating: 7.60
24060 votes

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This true story follows FBI agent Joe Pistone as he infiltrates the mafia of New York. Befriending Lefty Ruggiero, Pistone (under the name Donnie Brasco) is able to embed himself in a mafia faction lead by Sonny Black. Ruggiero and Pistone become tight as the group goes about collecting money for 'the bosses'. Eventually, the group become big time when Black himself becomes a boss, all the while Pistone collects evidence. However, the trials and tribulations of the undercover work become more than Pistone can bear. His marriage falls apart and to top it off, the mafia suspect a mole in the organization. The real dilemma is afforded to Pistone, who knows if he walks away from the mafia, Ruggiero will be the one punished.
Actors
Benjamin 'Lefty' RuggieroAl Pacino
Donnie Brasco/Joseph D. 'Joe' PistoneJohnny Depp
Sonny BlackMichael Madsen
Also posted in 1997, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)

Last Man Standing

IMDB Rating: 5.70
8014 votes

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John Smith is an amoral gunslinger in the days of Prohibition. On the lam from his latest (unspecified) exploits, he happens upon the town of Jericho, Texas. Actually, calling Jericho a town would be too generous--it has become more like a ghost town, since two warring gangs have 'driven off all the decent folk.' Smith sees this as an opportunity to play both sides off against each other, earning himself a nice piece of change as a hired gun. Despite his strictly avowed mercenary intentions, he finds himself risking his life for his, albeit skewed, sense of honor....
Actors
John SmithBruce Willis
Sheriff Ed GaltBruce Dern
Joe MondayWilliam Sanderson
Also posted in 1996, Action, Crime, Drama | Comments (0)

Casino

IMDB Rating: 7.80
32821 votes

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This Martin Scorsese film depicts the Janus-like quality of Las Vegas--it has a glittering, glamorous face, as well as a brutal, cruel one. Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark, live and work in this paradoxical world. Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970's and '80's are revealed. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals. However, they each have a tragic flaw--Ace falls in love with a hustler, Ginger, and Nicky falls into an ever-deepening spiral of drugs and violence.
Actors
Sam 'Ace' RothsteinRobert De Niro
Ginger McKenna/RothsteinSharon Stone
Nicky SantoroJoe Pesci
Also posted in 1995, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Four Rooms

IMDB Rating: 6.10
12649 votes

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This movie features the collaborative directorial efforts of four new filmmakers, each of whom directs a segment of this comedy. It's New Year's Eve at the Mon Signor Hotel, a former grand old Hollywood hotel, now fallen upon hard times. Often using physical comedy and sight gags, this movie chronicles the slapstick misadventures of Ted, the Bellhop. He's on his first night on the job, when he's asked to help out a coven of witches in the Honeymoon Suite. Things only get worse when he delivers ice to the wrong room and ends up in a domestic argument at a really bad time. Next, he foolishly agrees to watch a gangster's kids for him while he's away. Finally, he finishes off the night refereeing a ghastly wager.
Actors
Norman (segment "The Man from Hollywood")Paul Calderon
Leo (segment "The Man from Hollywood")Bruce Willis
Ted the BellhopTim Roth
Also posted in 1995, Comedy, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

Pulp Fiction

IMDB Rating: 8.80
158637 votes

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Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield are two hitmen on the hunt for a briefcase whose contents were stolen from their boss, Marsellus Wallace. They run into a few unexpected detours along the road. Marsellus is out of town, and he's gotten Vincent to take care of his wife, Mia. That is, take her out for a night on the town. Things go smoothly until one of them makes a huge error. Butch Coolidge is a boxer who's been approached by Marsellus and been told to throw his latest fight. When Butch ends up killing the other boxer, he must escape Marsellus. Pumpkin and Honey Bunny (not their real names) are two lovebirds/thieves who have decided to rob the restaurant they're currently eating at. But the restaurant doesn't turn out to be as easy as the other places they've robbed.
Actors
Pumpkin (Ringo)Tim Roth
Honey Bunny (Yolanda)Amanda Plummer
Vincent VegaJohn Travolta
Also posted in 1994, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)
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