Best Gangster/Crime Movie Of All Time

[Capybara]

So loving these movie threads. And I'm getting several ideas for future movie threads (best horror movies, best alien-related movies, best comedies, etc.). Can't wait!

Related to prior posts:

Man, that movie Thursday isn't even in Netflix! I thought Netflix had everything! Aaron Eckhardt is pretty big, too, I don't get it.

Cougar, remember that movie "Go" from the 90s? That was a good flick, but I can't remember if it would qualify for this category.

Also, how about "Brick"?

This is fun!

[Cougar Bait]

Yes Capy I remember Go. I don't really think it qualifies for any "best of" list in any category. It was average, above average IMO. Brick is a great movie. I don't really think it fits in the gangster/crime category. Great, great movie though.

[Capybara]

Okay, this is embarrassing, but I can't think of the name of a film and need help.

There's some gangster-related movie (maybe it's even in this thread somewhere) that I'm only remembering snippets of...

Something about the protagonist's crazy brother (cousin?) coming home, maybe just out of prison, and stirring sh-t up... I remember the protagonist had a setup on the roof or something, I can picture them hanging out on the roof and there was a fridge up there. (I thought the brother/cousin was maybe Edward Norton but don't see this movie on his IMDb page.)

LOL!

Help.

[Cougar Bait]

The Yards? Just a guess though...



I was pretty good in that movie. But I love rapping yo.

[Capybara]

The Yards? Just a guess though...



I was pretty good in that movie. But I love rapping yo.

Nope. LOL, you're in that movie!

Damn, something with Grace in the title maybe? This is driving me nuts.

[Cougar Bait]

State of Grace?

[Capybara]

State of Grace?

That's it! That was a good flick, and I believe it would qualify. (And wow, trailers were even cheesier back in 1990.)

Funny, I did check for Gary Oldman movies at IMDb but must have flown past that one. And speaking of the great Gary Oldman, how about "The Professional"??

[Cougar Bait]

For those who haven't voted for the #5 slot yet the voting period ends in a little over an hour.

For #5 slot

Heat 5
Casino 4
Pulp Fiction 3
Carlito's Way 3
A Bronx Tale 2
Reservoir Dogs 2
City of God 2
9 others @ 1

[Boner_18]

Carlito's Way - all b/c of Luiz Guzzman

[dogcity]

State of Grace?

Gary Oldman personified the greasy Irish-American punk in that flick...looked like he hadn't bathed for a month...great performance. I think 'The Departed' owes a lot to that film.

[Cougar Bait]

FINAL 5

Godfather 1
Godfather 2
Scarface
Goodfellas
Heat

Voting for #5 slot per forum broke down:


Heat 5
Casino 4
Carlito's Way 4
Pulp Fiction 3
A Bronx Tale 2
Reservoir Dogs 2
City of God 2
9 others @ 1

[Cougar Bait]

Unreal that Heat was #5

Casino got the shaft.

[MC PICKS]

You shoudl have updated that list coug. The Departed.

[Brock Landers]

Great Thread

Donnie Brasco is way up there

[THE PROFIT]

The true stories are the best.

Casino
Goodfellas
Donnie Brasco
Bonanno

[Brock Landers]

The true stories are the best. Casino Goodfellas Donnie Brasco Bonanno

never seen Bonanno...

[THE PROFIT]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonanno_crime_family

It is a little older movie about Joseph Bonanno and his rise to power. It was his idea to start the commission of the 5 families. Revolutionized cosa nostra

[Cougar Bait]

You shoudl have updated that list coug. The Departed.

Read the original post **, it's there.

[samchn07]

some of my favorite crime movies that you can consider to compare the list for final sorting!
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Goodfellas (1990)
City of God (2002)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Se7en (1995)
Leon: The Professional (1994)
American History X (1998)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Vertigo (1958)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

[ehp6737]

How can you not have "Gotti" on the list? It's got to be top5 all-time IMO. I'm talking about the one that came out in 1996, not the "Gotti: In the shadow of my father" crap coming out in 2012

1) Heat
2) Pulp Fiction
3) Casino
4) Goodfellas
5) Gotti

[biggie12]

shottas best gangster movie hands down

[NYSportsGuy210]

The Departed gets my vote

[Ralphie1412]

Reservoir Dogs was one of the stupidest movies I've ever seen

wow....just wow

Youre an idiot paco

[Dutch]

City of God

[King Mayan]

Actually in all seriousness, this one should be in the vote as well. Very uncomfortable gangsta flick.

this is the all time gangster flick... People actually died over the filming of this movie...

[Chimneyfish]

Goodfellas probably tops my list. Pesci's ad-libbing makes the movie.

Can't forget the more modern movies like Training Day and American Gangster. One of the most badass scenes ever.

[stevenash]

The greatest is Godfather, and it's not even a debate.

Now I don't know if this qualifies, and I did not read all 160 odd posts, but was Shawshank even mentioned.

[Cougar Bait]

Recently we did a poll on the better of the two movies, Goodfellas or Casino. Goodfellas won 26-15. I have compiled a comprehensive list of the greatest mob/crime movies ever made. I narrowed it down to 30. From this list I will pick 5 movies to be in the final poll. I can't currently see any way that Scarface, Goodfellas, Godfather 1, and Godfather 2 don't make the list. If you disagree, please say so. Otherwise, please help me pick the final film to make the top 5 for the poll.

Here are the other 26 movies to chose from. Please pick one final movie to round out the top 5. Voting for #5 selection ends New Year's Eve night.

Miller's Crossing
King of New York
Carlito's Way
Heat
Donnie Brasco
Once Upon A Time In America
A Bronx Tale
Casino
Usual Suspects
Departed
Pulp Fiction
Road To Perdition
Untouchables
Hard Boiled
The Killer
New Jack City
Boyz In The Hood
True Romance
Training Day
Blood In Blood Out
Gangs Of New York
American Gangster
Boondock Saints
Menace 2 Society
Reservoir Dogs
City of God

This thread gets bumped every year

Here's the original list. Not perfect, but it's decent. Gotti I have seen but I thought it was average at the time. Maybe I should give it another shot.

[Goat Milk]

The greatest is Godfather, and it's not even a debate. Now I don't know if this qualifies, and I did not read all 160 odd posts, but was Shawshank even mentioned.

agreed.

Casino is a good film but it doesn't deserve to be put in the same sentence as some of those others.

[shocktopme]

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Resevoir dogs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Cougar Bait]

Uhhh Shawshank Redemption is a drama. It's not even remotely gangster. It is sorta about a crime, but it wasn't a crime committed by the protagonist. Never mind.

[rjt721]

Saw this the other day. Very good.



It's available on Netflix instant.

[Capybara]

Too funny when old threads get bumped!

Looking at this saddens me because I can tell from how I posted in it that I was just a happier person back then... life's been just goin' downhill.

[robmpink]

Little Shop of Horrors, starring the late Rick Moranis. RIP, Rick.

[DOMINATER]

Carlito's way