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The Godfather (Widescreen Edition)The Godfather (Widescreen Edition)
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Marlon Brando in his Academy Award performance as Don Corleone especially Al Pacino and James Caan as the Corleone sons in Oscar nominated performances.
The Godfather, Part II (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)The Godfather, Part II (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)
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Part II is given a lot of great performances especially in his oscar winning performance Robert De Niro as the young Don Corleone and Al Pacino as his son in this great movie.
GoodFellas (Two-Disc Special Edition)GoodFellas (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Joe Pesci wins an Oscar for his role as the coldblooded mafia hitman friend of the main character.
Little CaesarLittle Caesar
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1940's black and white movie has Edward G. Robinson in his most memorable role as the infamous Little Caesar, an evil gangster whose rise to power affects the people he loves.
Angels With Dirty FacesAngels With Dirty Faces
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Gang leader who is played by James Cagney in his oscar nominated performance as the vengeful yet vulnerable gangster but a best friend to a priest.
Scarface (Universal Cinema Classics)Scarface (Universal Cinema Classics)
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Scarface is a fictional look at the life of Al Capone in which the main character is Tony Camonte, an ambitious gangster whose rise to power ends up leading to his end.
Scarface (Platinum Edition)Scarface (Platinum Edition)
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Al Pacino gives his Golden Globe nominated performance as the Cuban refugee turned Drug Kingpin which ends up being one of the most popular and yet most awesome movies ever.
Training DayTraining Day
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Denzel Washington gives a Oscar winning performance as the corrupt cop whose power over the streets is as cold and deadly as the City of L.A.
Married to the MobMarried to the Mob
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The hitman Tony the Tiger Russo comedicly played by Dean Stockwell in his Oscar nominated performance.
Bullets Over BroadwayBullets Over Broadway
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Chazz Palminteri in his Oscar nominated performance as the cold yet comedic hitman Cheech who watches the girlfriend but is a critic to the writer.
The CoolerThe Cooler
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Shelley Kaplow played by Alec Baldwin in his Oscar-nominated performance as the cold but emotionally fragile gangster. Shelley uses an unlucky man for the casino.
Street SmartStreet Smart
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I have to say Morgan Freeman gives his Oscar-nominated close to gangster performance as the murderous control freak pimp.
The Untouchables (Special Collector's Edition)The Untouchables (Special Collector's Edition)
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Robert De Niro plays Al Capone when Elliot Ness is using any means necessary to put him in prison. You will love Sean Connery as the mentor street cop in his Oscar role.
Pulp Fiction (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)Pulp Fiction (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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ONe of the greatest movies of all time, John TRavolta, Samuel L. Jackson, and Uma Thurman give great Oscar nominated performances in this movie.
Year of the DragonYear of the Dragon
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IN this movie about the Chinese mafia within Chinatown, New York. Chinese mafia boss Joey Tai played by John Lone in his Golden Globe nominated performance.
A Bronx TaleA Bronx Tale
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Palminteri's play turned movie, Chazz plays a mob boss Sonny Lospecchio whose friendship with a local Bronx kid in the 1950's is in conflict with his dad.
Gotti: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Mafia DonGotti: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Mafia Don
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Armand Assante gives an Emmy winning performance as the John Gotti the infamous Mafia don whose rise to power sparks the New York underworld
Boss of BossesBoss of Bosses
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Chazz Palminteri gives a marvelous performance as the infamous mafia boss Paul Costellano who lived and died by the rules.
American Gangster (2-Disc Unrated Extended Edition)American Gangster (2-Disc Unrated Extended Edition)
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Denzel Washington gives a great Golden-Globe nominated performance as Frank Lucas the first African American to rise above the Italian mafia.
Gangs of New York (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)Gangs of New York (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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Daniel Day Lewis gives a monster raging Oscar nominated performance as Bill the Butcher Cutting in Civl War era NEw York.
Eastern Promises (Widescreen Edition)Eastern Promises (Widescreen Edition)
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Viggo Mortensen gives an Oscar-nominated performance as Nikolai who serves under the Russian Mafia as a driver and cleaner.
Brooklyn RulesBrooklyn Rules
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With a stellar cast, nothing made it better than Alec Baldwin as the neighborhood mob boss, Cesar Manganaro.
HoodlumHoodlum
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Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, and Andy Garcia, all who have Ocscar nominated performances for playing bad guys, all come together for this movie, Fishburne as Bumpy Johnson, Roth as Dutch Schultz and Garcia as Lucky Luciano.
Bugsy (Unrated Extended Cut)Bugsy (Unrated Extended Cut)
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Warren beatty plays Bugsy Siegel, Ben Kingsley as Meyer Lansky, and Harvey Keitel as Mickey Cohen in their Oscar nominated performances. Great mafia movie.
LanskyLansky
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Richard Dreyfuss gives a good performance as one of the greatest minds of crime Meyer Lansky
The Godfather, Part III (Widescreen Edition)The Godfather, Part III (Widescreen Edition)
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Part III ends the Godfather saga with Andy Garcia in his Oscar nominated performance as Vincent Mancini, the nephew to Michael Corleone (Ap)in his Golden Globe nominated role
Dick TracyDick Tracy
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Dick Tracy is a well done crime movie directed by Warren Beatty who is also starring and Al Pacino gives an Oscar nominated performance as Big Boy Caprice.