I personally can't stand that movie i much prefer Gotti.
Boss of All Bosses, Witness to the Mob, & Gotti all tell the same story with its own personal slant. They are each entertaining, but they each pretty much suck. But I still like them.
I agree they're not good movies unless your into this stuff but i mainly like Gotti for Armand Assantes performance.
I personally can't stand that movie i much prefer Gotti.
Boss of All Bosses, Witness to the Mob, & Gotti all tell the same story with its own personal slant. They are each entertaining, but they each pretty much suck. But I still like them.
I agree they're not good movies unless your into this stuff but i mainly like Gotti for Armand Assantes performance.
I agree with that.
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"You'll never meet another guy like me if you live to be 5, 000." -John Gotti
Not strictly a mob movie, but check out 29th Street (1991) starring Danny Aiello and Anthony LaPaglia.It is based on a true story about Frank Pesce,the first New York lottery millionaire winner. There are some great mob characters in the movie,in supporting roles,but several of them really steal the show. It's called a comedy-drama movie in the IMDB and that's a good description as any.
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#725884 07/12/1311:31 AM07/12/1311:31 AM
Peter Faulk's portrayal of Abe Reles in Murder, Inc. was one of the best ever. Wiseguys was quite amusing. But the one I think that doesn't get enough credit is The Brotherhood with Kirk Douglas.
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Staten Island with Ethan Hawke and Vincent D'Onofrio
From now on, nothing goes down unless I'm involved. No blackjack no dope deals, no nothing. A nickel bag gets sold in the park, I want in. You guys got fat while everybody starved on the street. Now it's my turn.
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#731979 08/05/1305:07 AM08/05/1305:07 AM
I just saw "Things to Do in Denver When You are Dead." It was recommended to me by a film professor I had last semester. Not directly about the mob but a complimentary story line.
Also, I am looking for a list of movies that deal with organized crime outside of the United States. I keep finding a lot of US centric stuff (Best Drug Related Movies and Best Mafia Movies mafia cultures) but all very North America focused. Anything on Japanese organized crime?
I just saw "Things to Do in Denver When You are Dead." It was recommended to me by a film professor I had last semester. Not directly about the mob but a complimentary story line.
Also, I am looking for a list of movies that deal with organized crime outside of the United States. I keep finding a lot of US centric stuff (Best Drug Related Movies and Best Mafia Movies mafia cultures) but all very North America focused. Anything on Japanese organized crime?
I would suggest Boiling Point or Sonatine for Japan. Also Oldboy which isn't Japanese or related to OC lol, but it's a great Asian (Korean) crime film.
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Bugsy,Billy Bathgate,Bella Mafia,Kansas City,L.A.Confidental,Last Man Standing,The Last Don,The Cotton Club,The Sicilian,Things To Do In Denver When You r Dead....some of these movies aint the greatest ones and most of them r from the 90's but i think this is my list for overlooked mob movies
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Dustin Hoffman was perfectly cast as Dutch Schultz. It's amazing how similar they looked, in both face and height (Dutch was 5'7")
You shit-kicking, stinky, horse-manure-smelling motherfucker you! If you ever get out of line over there again, I'll smash your fucking head so hard you won't be able to get that cowboy hat on. You hear me? Fucking hick. -Nicky (Casino)
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#746345 10/30/1310:47 AM10/30/1310:47 AM
Brooklyn Rules written by Terrence Winter and directed by Michael Corrente was actually a pretty good story, lots of mafia elements about the Gambino Family in the 1980's and how the mafia affected a group of friends in the neighborhood.
Brooklyn Rules written by Terrence Winter and directed by Michael Corrente was actually a pretty good story, lots of mafia elements about the Gambino Family in the 1980's and how the mafia affected a group of friends in the neighborhood.
Thanks, JCB. I have to watch this movie.
I can't believe I wasn't aware of this mob related film, as it stars Alex Baldwin, Freddie Prinze Jr, Scott Caan and Mena Suvari. You'd think it would have done well, but it didn't even gross a half of a million dollars at the domestic box office.
You shit-kicking, stinky, horse-manure-smelling motherfucker you! If you ever get out of line over there again, I'll smash your fucking head so hard you won't be able to get that cowboy hat on. You hear me? Fucking hick. -Nicky (Casino)
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#754668 12/21/1306:38 AM12/21/1306:38 AM
Once Upon a Time in America Point Blank *first screen appearance of S&W model 29 .44 magnum Prime Cut The Mechanic *original w/Bronson The Brotherhood Federal Hill Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Prince of the City The Funeral True Romance
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#754671 12/21/1307:43 AM12/21/1307:43 AM
Once Upon a Time in America Point Blank *first screen appearance of S&W model 29 .44 magnum Prime Cut The Mechanic *original w/Bronson The Brotherhood Federal Hill Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Prince of the City The Funeral True Romance
True Romance is a good film and has a lot of great actors in it. I haven't seen it in awhile but would recommend it to anyone that's looking for a good laugh. There's a mob presence in it but nothing that relates to LCN from the past or present.
