Top Ten Gangster Movies

Yeah, I own it. It's a very atypical gangster movie, I think. More of a character study, and the ending is... well, it's unpleasant.

I also own Gangster No. 1, a neat little gangster movie with a rather brilliantly intense performance by Paul Bettany, well worth seeing.

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Any list without Miller's Crossing is not a list.

1. Goodfellas
2. Pulp Fiction
3. Reservoir Dogs
4. The Godfather
5. The Godfather Part II
6. Millers Crossing
7. A Bronx Tale
8. The Departed
9. Casino
10. American Gangster

I have never been a fan of Gangster movies, but I do have a couple of favorites....

Goodfellas



and Reservoir Dogs

Once upon a time in America

1. A Bronx Tale
2. The Departed
3. Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
4. Brooklyn Rules
5. City of God
6. Casino
7. Carlito's Way
8. Eastern Promises
9. A History of Violence
10. Goodfellas

(Not sure if City of God actually counts but I love it anyway)

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Goodfellas for sure #1
it was like a documentary and a movie rolled into one
and RL's best role

1 Godfather's
2 On the waterfront
3 White Heat
4 City of God
5 Public enemy
6 Goodfellas
7 Pulp fiction
8 Once upon a time in America
9 Bonnie and Clyde
10 Scarface

Godfather
Godfather II
GoodFellas
Pulp Fiction
City Of God
The Departed
Once Upon A Time In America
Sexy Beast
Eastern Promises
Things To Do In Denver When You Are Dead
Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels
Casino
Leon: The Professional
La Famme Nikita
A History Of Violence
Heat
Snatch
Carlito's Way
Reservoir Dogs
Scarface
State Of Grace

White Heat
Harlem Nights
The Sting
Once Upon a Time in America
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
No Way Out - 50's Version with Richard Widmark
Public Enemy
Gotti
Teamster Boss
Pocketfull of Miracles

1. The Godfather
2. The Funeral
3. Goodfellas
4. City of God
5. Angels with Dirty Faces
6. King of New York
7. Pulp Fiction
8. Snatch
9. Reservoir Dogs
10. The Public Enemy

Well, if you want to go there, I'm surprised you don't have White Heat listed.

White Heat is really good, but I only have room for ten. There are a few I had to leave out. Actually, I really wanted to include Casino.

Why limit yourself just because someone decided on an arbitrary number? If you've seen many, many movies, you know it's impossible to limit and rank.
Honestly, I could come up with at least 50 great crime flicks relatively quickly but in the interest of time I just quoted 21 that first came to mind.

It's more the challenge of it than the simple following of the rules. Sure, I could've easily included the ones I considered putting on the list, but I like considering the value of different films (to me) and coming up with my own personal top ten. It's too easy otherwise.

Snatch is easily the weakest film on my list, but I couldn't part with it because I love the characters and it's so much fun. So yeah, when I limit myself it requires me to put more thought into it than simply listing movies. I'm sure it's like that for a lot of people and the reasoning behind the asking of the arbitrary number.

Yeah, I understand but when you've seen over 10,000 movies, thinking becomes a headache.
Oh and the 21 I mentioned were not just a list.

It's too hard to decide, there is so many good ones...no crap!

1. The Godfather
2. The Godfather part 2
3. Goodfellas
4. On The Waterfront
5. The Public Enemy
6. City of God
7. White Heat
8. A Bronx Tale
9. The Godfather part 3
10.Donnie Brasco

1. Godfather II
2. Godfather
3. Goodfellas
4. Once Upon a Time in America
5. On the Waterfront
6. Casino
7. Miller's Crossing
8. The Departed
9. Pulp Fiction
10.Snatch

1. Road to Perdition
2. The Departed
3. Pulp Fiction
4. Gangs of New York
5. Reservoir Dogs
6. City of God
7. Snatch
8. Goodfellas
9. Miller's Crossing
10. Once upon a Time In America

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