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1. Street Kings (2008)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An undercover cop, disillusioned by the death of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.
Director: David Ayer | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans
Votes: 120,982 | Gross: $26.42M
2. City of Lies (2018)
R | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Russell Poole and Jack Jackson investigate the murder of rapper Notorious B.I.G.
Director: Brad Furman | Stars: Johnny Depp, Forest Whitaker, Toby Huss, Dayton Callie
Votes: 19,226 | Gross: $0.57M
3. Blank Check (1994)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
After a bike accident, a young boy inadvertently gains possession of a check for $1 million and proceeds to spend it, unaware that the gangsters it belongs to are in pursuit.
Director: Rupert Wainwright | Stars: Brian Bonsall, Karen Duffy, James Rebhorn, Jayne Atkinson
Votes: 22,165 | Gross: $30.58M
4. The Big 4 (2022)
TV-MA | 141 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Tells the story of an elite assassin that is targeted by murderous gangsters after sparing a girl's life during a massacre.
Director: Timo Tjahjanto | Stars: Abimana Aryasatya, Putri Marino, Lutesha, Arie Kriting
Votes: 3,598
5. A Town Called Malice (2023)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
This intoxicating cocktail of crime thriller and family saga in the early '80s follows the Lords - a family of South London gangsters - who recognise a golden opportunity to re-capture their former glory on the Costa Del Sol.
Stars: Martha Plimpton, Jason Flemyng, Daniel Sharman, Eliza Butterworth
Votes: 2,232
6. Stranded (1935)
Approved | 72 min | Drama, Romance
A construction engineer with a heart of steel courts a social worker with a heart of gold, while fighting a protection racketeer that tries to derail the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Kay Francis, George Brent, Patricia Ellis, Donald Woods
Votes: 581
7. The Donovans
Crime, Drama | Pre-production
Showcases two generations of gangsters, their businesses, the relationships they weave and the man they call to fix their problems.
8. Too Late for Tears (1949)
Not Rated | 99 min | Crime, Film-Noir
Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
Director: Byron Haskin | Stars: Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea, Arthur Kennedy
Votes: 5,710
9. Bite (II) (2022)
99 min | Drama, Horror
Pursued by a dangerous criminal after a failed theft, con artists Nina and Yaz get more than they bargained for when they target a seemingly innocent elderly widow.
Director: James Owen | Stars: Shian Denovan, Nansi Nsue, Annabelle Lanyon, Stuart Sessions
Votes: 104
10. For the Love of Money (2021)
R | 99 min | Drama, Thriller
When a single mother is pushed to her limit, she turns to the only world she knows, a world she's spent a lifetime running from, to protect her daughter.
Director: Leslie Small | Stars: Keri Hilson, Rotimi, Jason Mitchell, D.C. Young Fly
Votes: 874
11. Traces of Red (1992)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Jack sleeps with a waitress, who's later murdered. Did Jack's usual lover do it? Palm Beach detectives Jack and Steve investigate. Twists follow.
Director: Andy Wolk | Stars: Jim Belushi, Lorraine Bracco, Tony Goldwyn, William Russ
Votes: 1,901 | Gross: $3.21M
12. Vengeance Is Mine (2021)
79 min | Action, Thriller
Harry, a broken man struggling to come to terms with the murder of his wife and daughter is living a hallucinatory life. When he discovers the whereabouts of the killers he awakens from his grief to destroy those who destroyed his life
Director: Hadi Hajaig | Stars: Con O'Neill, Sarah-Jane Potts, Anton Valensi, Robin Hellier
Votes: 9,839
13. The Amazing Adventure (1936)
Approved | 61 min | Drama, Romance, Comedy
A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for year without touching his inheritance.
Director: Alfred Zeisler | Stars: Cary Grant, Mary Brian, Peter Gawthorne, Henry Kendall
Votes: 2,183
14. To Be Someone (2020)
84 min | Comedy
A lighthearted adventure movie set in the world of Mods.
Director: Ray Burdis | Stars: Sam Gittins, George Appleby, Leslie Ash, Amelia Bath
Votes: 279
15. Overrun (2021)
TV-MA | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Former military extraction specialist Marcus Lombardi, whose only chance of saving his informant sister and their family is to track down a mysterious briefcase.
Director: Josh Tessier | Stars: Omid Zader, Johnny Messner, Bruce Dern, William Katt
Votes: 3,854
16. Caravan (1971)
161 min | Action, Comedy, Musical
Sunita is a young woman who ends up married to the wrong man, Rajan. Thinking that he has conspired with his girlfriend, Monica to murder her, she runs away to find an old friend of her ... See full summary »
Director: Nasir Hussain | Stars: Asha Parekh, Jeetendra, Aruna Irani, Mehmood Jr.
Votes: 332
17. The Real Peaky Blinders (2022 TV Special)
104 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A historical presentation of the gang movements and organized crime from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century in England.
Director: Harvey Lilley | Stars: Mark Frost, Steven Knight, Carl Chinn, Corinne Brazier
Votes: 70
18. Slaves in Bondage (1937)
Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama
Berrywood Roadhouse is a den of iniquity outside of town. Crooks use a beauty shop to recruit floozies into vice. The crooks target Dona Lee, who works at the beauty salon and is pursued by reporter wannabe Phillip as their next victim.
Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: Lona Andre, Donald Reed, Wheeler Oakman, Florence Dudley
Votes: 243
19. The Chinatown Diner
Post-production
Wealthy wannabe rapper Richard abandons his dad's business to work at a diner doubling as an underground club. When the club faces demolition, he embarks on a perilous quest to save it.
Director: Lawrence Le Lam | Stars: Olivia Cheng, Andrea Bang, Tzi Ma, Aileen Wu
20. Paris by Night (2012)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama
Police commander Simon Weiss, head of the division that supervises Paris's demi-monde, starts out on his nightly tour of bars, discos and strip clubs, making sure once again that the owners... See full summary »
Director: Philippe Lefebvre | Stars: Roschdy Zem, Sara Forestier, Samuel Le Bihan, Grégory Fitoussi
Votes: 1,380
21. Weary River (1929)
Passed | 86 min | Drama, Romance
A gangster is put in prison, but finds salvation through music while serving his time. Again on the outside, he finds success elusive and temptations abound.
Director: Frank Lloyd | Stars: Richard Barthelmess, Betty Compson, William Holden, Louis Natheaux
Votes: 564
22. Easter (2023–2024)
Approved | Mystery
The mental illness of our sleuth, Pascha, pits him against his most formidable foe - himself.
Stars: Lnq, Reginald VelJohnson, Olkens Graham, Brock Vickers
23. Virginia Hill (1974 TV Movie)
74 min | Biography, Drama
The story of Virginia Hill, a former prostitute who was the girlfriend of 1940s killer and gangster Bugsy Siegel.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Dyan Cannon, Harvey Keitel, Allen Garfield, Robby Benson
Votes: 166
24. Broadway Babies (1929)
Passed | 86 min | Drama, Musical
A Chorus girl who is in love with her stage manager is led to believe that he is in love with another young woman, so, she agrees to marry a bootlegger instead.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Alice White, Marion Byron, Sally Eilers, Charles Delaney
Votes: 229
25. The Wet Parade (1932)
Passed | 118 min | Drama, History, Romance
The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich Chilcote family.
Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Dorothy Jordan, Lewis Stone, Neil Hamilton, Emma Dunn
Votes: 584
26. La Cosa Nostra: The History of the New York Mafia (2003)
Documentary
LUCIANO.. GENOVESE.. COSTELLO.. GOTTI... GRAVANO.. all are infamous and legendary names in the history of organized crime. This is one of the best and most detailed films ever done about ... See full summary »
Director: Marino Amoruso | Stars: G. Robert Blakey, Al Capone, Joseph Colombo, Frank Costello
Votes: 31
27. Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933)
90 min | Drama, Musical
Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan's famous Broadway night spot. He uses his influence to help her get a starring role in the show, hoping that it ... See full summary »
Director: Lowell Sherman | Stars: Constance Cummings, Russ Columbo, Paul Kelly, Blossom Seeley
Votes: 241
28. Betaabi (1997)
188 min | Drama, Romance
Sameer and Sheena's marriage was fixed when they were children, but now she has decided to marry him only on the condition that he will abduct her and take her to Mumbai.
Director: Rajesh Ram Singh | Stars: Chandrachur Singh, Arshad Warsi, Anjala Zaveri, Mayuri Kango
Votes: 136
29. Ganavim Ba Hok (2010)
90 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary film from 2010 tries to give a picture of Russian organized crime not only by describing this system, but also by interviewing some of involved persons, a number of which are currently wanted by Interpol.
Director: Alexander Gentelev | Stars: Leonid Bilunov, Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov, Vitaly Demochka, Vladimir Ovshinsky
Votes: 424
30. Jaaneman (1976)
110 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A taxi-driver must unravel the mystery surrounding the woman he loves.
Director: Chetan Anand | Stars: Dev Anand, Hema Malini, Premnath Malhotra, Ajit Khan
Votes: 61
31. Bad Company (1931)
Passed | 76 min | Crime, Drama
Ricardo Cortez plays a ruthless, near-psychotic gangster who withal follows his own code of honor. Helen Twelvetrees co-stars as a trusting young woman who marries mob lawyer John Garrick, ... See full summary »
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Helen Twelvetrees, Ricardo Cortez, John Garrick, Paul Hurst
Votes: 151
32. The Girl in 419 (1933)
67 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A young woman is found in the street, savagely beaten and near death. As she recovers in hospital, the chief henchman of the gangster responsible is in the hospital with orders to finish the job.
Directors: Alexander Hall, George Somnes | Stars: James Dunn, Gloria Stuart, David Manners, William Harrigan
Votes: 99
33. Malandrino (2022)
19 min | Short, Action
The fortunes and misfortunes of two Italian traffickers trying to develop their business in Switzerland.
Director: Luca Colucci | Stars: Luca Colucci, Christophe Gatto, Yoann Kongolo, Yvan Lecomte
34. Wall Street Cowboy (1939)
Passed | 66 min | Drama, Music, Western
Roy Rogers and his pals go to New York City to prevent a Wall Street conglomerate from taking their land. The land is rich in a mineral used for making steel and some greedy power brokers will stop at nothing to get it.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Roy Rogers, George 'Gabby' Hayes, Raymond Hatton, Ann Baldwin
Votes: 139
35. Ehsan (1970)
Romance
Shalini lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed dad, Mohan, and a younger brother, Bobby. Her dad has been entrusted by the Government of India to safeguard a list of the location of ... See full summary »
Director: Shiv Kumar | Stars: Joy Mukherjee, Anjana Mumtaz, K.N. Singh, Bipin Gupta
Votes: 15
36. Wackadoodle (2019)
88 min | Comedy
Big time gamer Kurt and his friend Kåre wants to game all day. All that stands in their way are overbearing girlfriends, triple work shifts, crazy psychologists and perverted gangsters.
Directors: Espen Olaisen, Håvard Walseth | Stars: Finn-Arve Sørbøe, Mats Lasse Jangås, Daniel Iversen, Nanna Elisabeth Berntsen
Votes: 28
37. Gold Mine in the Sky (1938)
Passed | 59 min | Drama, Music, Western
As executor of the owner's will, singing ranch foreman Gene must see that the daughter/heiress doesn't marry without his approval.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Carol Hughes, J.L. Franks' Golden West Cowboys
Votes: 104
38. The Big Flash (1932)
20 min | Short, Comedy
A would-be photographer gets his big chance when a newspaper wants pictures of a gangster and his girl. Two photographers visit the gangster's moll, then wait for an expected robbery, but a policeman threatens to ruin their shot.
Director: Arvid E. Gillstrom | Stars: Harry Langdon, Vernon Dent, Ruth Hiatt, Lita Chevret
Votes: 58
39. Sweet Mama (1930)
Passed | 54 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A young girl falls in love with a member of a gang of crooks. She determines to bring the rest of the gang to justice so she can save the man she loves.
Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: Alice White, David Manners, Kenneth Thomson, Rita Flynn
Votes: 93
40. The Back Trail (1924)
Not Rated | 47 min | Western
A cowboy has amnesia because of his war injuries. He is tricked by a gang into believing he is a wanted criminal, and is manipulated into breaking his father's will and taking control of ... See full summary »
Directors: George Marshall, Clifford Smith | Stars: Jack Hoxie, Al Hoxie, Eugenia Gilbert, Claude Payton
Votes: 11
41. The Heckler (1940)
G | 20 min | Comedy, Short
An obnoxious heckler at a baseball game infuriates everybody.
Director: Del Lord | Stars: Charley Chase, Tom Hanlon, Don Beddoe, Bruce Bennett
Votes: 74
42. The Nightingale (1914)
Passed | Crime, Drama
Franti, an organ grinder of the poor districts of New York, has a daughter, Isola, who sings to his street piano's accompaniment. Andrea, a worthless son, and a member of the notorious "Red... See full summary »
Director: Augustus Thomas | Stars: Ethel Barrymore, William Courtleigh, Frank Andrews, Conway Tearle
Votes: 26
43. You Pay Your Money (1957)
68 min | Crime, Thriller
A rogue smuggler enters the world of intrigue and deception, when he finds that his wife has been kidnapped his world changes.
Director: Maclean Rogers | Stars: Hugh McDermott, Jane Hylton, Honor Blackman, Hugh Moxey
Votes: 131
44. Heroes of the Street (1922)
60 min | Crime, Drama
When a smart-aleck street kid's police officer father is killed in the line of duty, the boy turns over a new leaf and goes to work to support his mother, brothers, and sisters. He gets a ... See full summary »
Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Wesley Barry, Marie Prevost, Jack Mulhall, Philo McCullough
45. A Cosmic Adventure on Earth (2002)
80 min | Comedy
Aliens from Planet X with genetic problems decide to find an Earth stud, who will have intercourse with a representative of their race, beget offspring and prevent the destruction of their species.
Director: Jerzy Gruza | Stars: Janusz Rewinski, Wojciech Cygan, Piotr Zelt, Henryk Talar
Votes: 1,177
46. Big Brother (1923)
70 min | Crime, Drama
When gangster Jimmy Donovan is made guardian of Midge, the 7-year-old brother of his friend Big Ben Murray, he decides to reform and rear Midge properly. The court takes custody of Midge, ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Dwan | Stars: Tom Moore, Edith Roberts, Raymond Hatton, Joe King
47. God's Man (1917)
90 min | Drama
Director: George Irving | Stars: H.B. Warner, Kate Lester, Albert Tavernier, Stanhope Wheatcroft
48. Blazing Famiglia (2012)
127 min | Drama
"Blazing Famiglia" centers around a family of former teenage gangsters. Tetsu Hino (Yoshimi Tokui) was once the leader of the most feared motorcycle gang in the Kanto area. Now, Tetsu Hino ... See full summary »
Director: Kazuyoshi Kumakiri | Stars: Yoshimi Tokui, Kento Hayashi, Sadao Abe, Hirofumi Arai
Votes: 37
49. Sex and Violence: Pete Walker's Austerity Films (2024)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Pete Walker, Britain's most successful independent filmmaker of the 60s and 70s, talks about making his two low-budget gangster thrillers - The Big Switch and Man of Violence - his so-called 'austerity' movies.
Director: Simon Sheridan | Stars: Pete Walker, Michael Latimer, Luan Peters, Sebastian Breaks
50. Coney Island (1928)
70 min | Drama, Romance
Tammany Burke, young owner of a giant roller coaster, is fighting heavy odds against a syndicate led by financial baron Hughey Cooper. Assisted by his sweetheart, Joan, and her father, ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Ince | Stars: Lois Wilson, Rosa Castro, Eugene Strong, Rudolph Cameron