Best Gangster Movies And Where To Watch Them

A tale about struggle, friendship, loss, and loyalty. The movie follows the life of David Noodles Aaronson; who commits petty crimes with his friends as a kid in the streets of Manhattan in 1920. After serving his sentence for killing a police officer he reunites with his group in 1932. Followed by a heated argument with his gang members, he finds out that all of them were killed by the police. Eaten up by guilt he decides to hide with a fake identity until 1968 when he receives a letter. Forced back into action when he discovers that his identity has been tampered.

Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.

Jack Carter is a notorious London gangster, who works for organized crime bosses, Gerald and Sid Fletcher. He has a secret affair with Gerald’s girlfriend and plans to escape with her to South America. However, he visits Newcastle before that, as his brother, Frank, has mysteriously died from a car accident. Unsatisfied with the official investigations, he decides to take matters into his own hands. After the funeral, he questions Eric, the local thug, which leads him to the kingpin, Kinnear. Thus begins Jack’s journey amidst a complex trail of Newcastle’s underworld, filled with lies, cover-ups, backhanders and deceit. Can Jack ultimately find his brother’s killer?

Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most honorable one on the force. He asks Malone to help him get Capone, but Malone warns him that if he goes after Capone, he is going to war.

Edward J. Olmos made his directorial bow with the powerhouse crime saga American Me. Olmos stars as street-gang leader Santana, who during his 18 years in Folsom Prison rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits. The

Sentenced to six years in prison, Malik El Djebena is alone in the world and can neither read nor write. On his arrival at the prison, he seems younger and more brittle than the others detained there. At once he falls under the sway of a group of Corsicans who enforce their rule in the prison. As the 'missions' go by, he toughens himself and wins the confidence of the Corsican group.

The movie follows the evolution of crime loosely based on real events in a slum called City of God of Rio de Janeiro. The kids that are raised on these violent streets become violent and eventually go out causing the violence that they grew up in, turning small holdups into a bloody war. The main focus lands on two boys whose lives interconnect cyclically, Rocket and Lil Z. Although they grew up in the same neighbourhood, the boys go on to take diverse paths; Rocket follows his knack for photography while Lil Z sadistically slaughters his way to power.

Sayra, a Honduran teen, hungers for a better life. Her chance for one comes when she is reunited with her long-estranged father, who intends to emigrate to Mexico and then enter the United States. Sayra's life collides with a pair of Mexican gangmembers who have boarded the same American-bound train.

The story begins with Sekiuchi, boss of the Sannokai, a huge organized crime syndicate controlling the entire Kanto region, issuing a stern warning to his lieutenant Kato and right-hand man Ikemoto, head of the Ikemoto-gumi. Kato orders Ikemoto to bring the unassociated Murase-gumi gang in line, and he immediately passes the task on to his subordinate Otomo, who runs his own crew. The tricky jobs that no-one wants to do always end up in Otomo’s lap.

Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier, is back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Soon he is seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine turns his back on middle class law-abiding and soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder.

An inside look at Italy's modern-day crime families, the Camorra in Naples and Caserta. Based on a book by Roberto Saviano. Power, money and blood: these are the "values" that the residents of the Province of Naples and Caserta have to face every day. They hardly ever have a choice and are forced to obey the rules of the Camorra. Only a lucky few can even think of leading a normal life.

What if we tell you that this movie is gifted with Johhny Depp and Al Pacino and the script is as polished as the stars themselves. Based on a true story, a young officer, Donnie Brasco, in his quest to infiltrate one of five Mafia family empires and bring them down, makes his way into the road of crime by connecting closely with a Mafia family. What was supposed to be a 6-month assignment went on for more than 5 years which left Brasco hanging on a line between both sides.

'Goodfellas' is an award-wining gritty tale of the Italian-American crime syndicate. The movie is about a New York kid who is half Irish and half Sicilian. He is adopted by the local gangsters and soon escalates to the peak of the mafia subculture by doing petty crimes, taking up jail time to guard his bosses. He swiftly becomes the right hand of the local Mafia King but realizes his ceiling of the staircase has reached and finds him sandwiched between CIA and Mobsters.

Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. The idyll is shattered by the arrival of his nemesis Don Logan, intent on persuading Gal to return to London for one last big job. Desperate not to sacrifice his enchanted existence, Dove is drawn into a shocking battle of wills with Logan, and takes part in a sensational underwater heist, risking everything to protect the woman he loves.

'The Godfather' is a precisely crafted story about the mafia culture. The series draws inspiration from an Italian best-selling novel (by Mario Puzo) of the same name. Don Vito Corleone, is the patriarch of the Corleone Mafia Family. He has 3 sons - Sonny, the eldest and the probable hire to the throne, Fredo, the womanizer and Michael, a Marine who has no interest in the throne of Corelone Family. An attack on Vito Corleone in the summer of 1945 makes Michael leave the Marine Corps. After a series of events, Michael becomes the head of the Corleone crime family and avenges the attach on Vito Corleone and other members of the Corleone Family.

Pulp fiction is a Tarantino classic and one of the establishing films of his career. Winner of Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and many more awards, this cult classic is about two hitmen, Jules and Vincent who work for the crime boss, Marcellus Wallace. Their lives change when they set out on a hunt for the contents of a briefcase stolen from their boss. They run into never-ending & unexpected detours along the road. On their way, they also meet the Boss's wife Mia who complicates the situation even further. The movies forms a series of closely related but estranged short stories of comedy and crime that each end up being an unforeseen event including abrupt tweaks, deaths and intense conclusions of crime and its following consequences.

Twelve-year-old Mathildas father is a corrupt man, storing drugs for a two-faced policeman, Norman Stansfield. Things take an unfortunate turn when Stansfield decides to kill Mathildas father and his family for causing him trouble. Mathilda is the sole survivor in this, as she was not at home when the killing proceeded. Seeking refuge in Leons apartment, her neighbour, she finds out that Leon is a professional killer. Thus, as Mathilda seeks to avenge her familys death, Leon does everything to protect her while Stansfield leaves no stone unturned in wiping out the sole eye-witness of the crime he committed.

Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Partly based on a true story.

A neo-noir action-thriller, this has grossed $217 million universally. Being one of the top thrillers amongst the top ten films of 2004, it has rightfully garnered a cult following. Set in Los Angeles, the story spins around two protagonists- a conscientious aspiring taxi driver, Max Durocher, and a professional assassin, Vincent. One evening, wanting to own a limousine business, Max strikes up a conversation with a federal prosecutor, Annie Farrellone where she hands over her card to him. Later that day, Vincent gives Max an opportunity to make a good $600, impressed by his skills at making through traffic. Vincent introduces himself as a real estate agent and asks him to drive to numerous locations. Initially hesitant to break rules, Max agrees on the deal. While they reach the first location, Vincent kills a person and reveals himself as an assassin. He coerces Max to hide the body. Will Max further help him for $600 or stop Vincent?

It's 1863. America was born in the streets. Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to seek vengeance on the Butcher and restore peace in the area.