Top 100 Gangster Movies List

#20 Gangster Movie

Layer Cake (2004) R

A successful cocaine dealer gets two tough assignments from his boss on the eve of his planned early retirement.

Director:

Matthew Vaughn

Writers:

J.J. Connolly

Stars:

Daniel Craig, Sienna Miller, Michael Gambon

#19 Gangster Movie

Road to Perdition (2002) R

Bonds of loyalty are put to the test when a hitman's son witnesses what his father does for a living.

Director:

Sam Mendes

Writers:

Max Allan Collins, Richard Piers Rayner

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, Rob Maxey

#18 Gangster Movie

Snatch (2000) R

Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.

Director:

Guy Ritchie

Writers:

Guy Ritchie

Stars:

Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro

#17 Gangster Movie

Donnie Brasco (1997) R

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life, at the expense of his regular one.

Director:

Mike Newell

Writers:

Joseph D. Pistone (book), Richard Woodley (book)

Stars:

Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen

#16 Gangster Movie

Rob the Mob (2014) R

A Queens couple who specialize in robbing mafia social clubs stumble upon a score bigger than they could ever imagine, becoming targets of both the mob and the FBI in the process.

Director:

Raymond De Felitta

Writers:

Jonathan Fernandez

Stars:

Michael Pitt, Nina Arianda, Andy Garcia

#15 Gangster Movie

Reservoir Dogs (1992) R

After a simple jewelry heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.

Director:

Quentin Tarantino

Writers:

Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary

Stars:

Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen

#14 Gangster Movie

Boyz n the Hood (1991) R

Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence and future prospects.

Director:

John Singleton

Writers:

John Singleton

Stars:

Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Hudhail Al-Amir

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#13 Gangster Movie

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) R

A botched card game in London triggers four friends, thugs, weed-growers, hard gangsters, loan sharks and debt collectors to collide with each other in a series of unexpected events, all for the sake of weed, cash and two antique shotguns.

Director:

Guy Ritchie

Writers:

Guy Ritchie

Stars:

Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran

#12 Gangster Movie

A Bronx Tale (1993) R

A father becomes worried when a local gangster befriends his son in the Bronx in the 1960s.

Director:

Robert De Niro

Writers:

Chazz Palminteri

Stars:

Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Lillo Brancato

#11 Gangster Movie

American Gangster (2007) R

In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country from the Far East.

Director:

Ridley Scott

Writers:

Steven Zaillian, Mark Jacobson

Stars:

Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor

#10 Gangster Movie

Miller's Crossing (1990) R

Tom Regan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.

Director:

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Writers:

Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

Stars:

Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, John Turturro

#9 Gangster Movie

Heat (1995) R

A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.

Director:

Michael Mann

Writers:

Michael Mann

Stars:

Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer

#8 Gangster Movie

The Untouchables (1987) R

Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles a small, hand-picked team.

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers:

Oscar Fraley, Eliot Ness

Stars:

Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro

#7 Gangster Movie

Léon: The Professional (1994) R

Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. Léon and Mathilda form an unusual relationship, as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.

Director:

Luc Besson

Writers:

Luc Besson

Stars:

Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman

#6 Gangster Movie

Carlito's Way (1993) R

A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers:

Edwin Torres (novels), David Koepp

Stars:

Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller

#5 Gangster Movie

Casino (1995) R

Greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

Nicholas Pileggi (book), Nicholas Pileggi

Stars:

Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci

#4 Gangster Movie

Pulp Fiction (1994) R

The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

Director:

Quentin Tarantino

Writers:

Quentin Tarantino (story), Roger Avary (story)

Stars:

John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson

#3 Gangster Movie

Scarface (1983) R

In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel while succumbing to greed.

Director:

Brian De Palma

Writers:

Oliver Stone

Stars:

Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer

#2 Gangster Movie

The Departed (2006) PG

An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

William Monahan, Alan Mak

Stars:

Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson

#1 Gangster Movie

Goodfellas (1990) R

Henry Hill and his friends work their way up through the mob hierarchy.

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers:

Nicholas Pileggi

Stars:

Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci

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