A Bronx Tale (1993)
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A father becomes worried when a local gangster befriends his son in the Bronx in the 1960s. |
Archive for the 'Gangster' Category
Road to Perdition (2002)
 | Bonds of loyalty are put to the test when a hitman’s son witnesses what his father does for a living. |
El cartel (2009)
 | When Jules Land, a naive journalist, approaches Mexico’s most notorious drug cartel and requests an interview with its leader, a one-time priest turned murderous cutthroat, he quickly realizes he’s in over his head. |
The Warriors (1979)
Urban lawlessness of New York City street gangs is the theme of Walter Hill’s violent and influential drama. When a powerful gang leader is shot during a meeting between all of the city’s gangs, the blame is pinned on a Brooklyn clan known as the Warriors. Now members of this small bunch face a night of terror, as they try to return to Coney Island with an army of thugs hot on their trail. It’s a long subway ride from the Bronx to Brooklyn, and anything can happen!
New Jack City (1991)
The gangster Nino has a gang who call themselves Cash Money Brothers. They get into the crack business and not before long they make a million every week. A cop, Scotty, is after them. He tries to get into the gang by letting an ex-drug addict infiltrate them, but the trial fails miserably. The only thing that remains is that Scotty himself becomes a drug pusher.
Public Enemies (2009)
 | The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. |
Across 110th Street (1972)
Two New York City cops go after amateur crooks who are trying to rip off the Mafia and start a gang war.
American Gangster (2007)
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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. |
Deuces Wild (2002)
Before gangs had guns… they fought with guts.
Gangs of New York (2002)
In 1863, Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points area of New York City seeking revenge against Bill the Butcher, his father’s killer.
The Firm (1988)
From the director of SCUM, THE FIRM stars Gary Oldman as the leader of a gang of football hooligans called the Inter-City Crew. A brutal look at football violence and urban frustration, Alan Clarke’s controversial film features unflinching social commentary.
The Business (2005)
Frankie is a young lad on the run from the high-rise ghetto of South London, to a new life in the Costa Del Sol with nothing but a tin stuffed full of cash in his hand luggage. Having no idea that this delivery of cash, to super-suave playboy and ex-con Charlie will change his life forever, he soon becomes one of the gang, and finds himself drawn into a flamboyant and violent world of organised crime. This is one film that will blow you away…
Hard Men (1997)
Starring: Vincent Regan, Ross Boatman, Lee Ross, Frankie Fraser, Mirella D’Angelo
Director: J.K. Amalou
Studio: ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO
Run time: 83 mins
Certificate: 18
Genres: Drama
Languages: English
Released: 22/10/2001
Brief synopsis of Hard Men
Tone’s life is carousing through the city with his mates, Speed and Bear, representing Underworld boss, Pops Den. When an ex-girlfriend appears with a daughter he never knew he had, his life is transformed into one of lullabies and nappies. Pops has been like a father to Tone so he decides to eliminate him…
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Two boyhood friends grow up to become the kingpins of a prohibition-era criminal empire until their own greed and ambition cause their downfall. Based on Larry Grey’s novel, “The Hoods.”
Donnie Brasco (1997)
 | An FBI undercover agent infilitrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life to the expense of his regular one. |
Carlito’s Way (1993)
 | A Puerto-Rican ex-con, 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 NYC. |
Scarface (1983)
 | In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug empire while succumbing to greed. (Cartel not Mafia) |
