Favorite Mob Movies

sunday morning · Jun 17, 2009

What's your favorite mob movie?

I'm a big fan of the genre, and I'd have to say that Goodfellas is my all-time favorite. Godfather II is my # 2.

firedrake · Jun 17, 2009

The Long Good Friday.

The Untouchables.

Calla Lily · Jun 17, 2009

Little Caesar

Public Enemy

scarletpeaches · Jun 17, 2009

Goodfellas was my first choice too.

Absolutely not-a-thing to do with my raging crush on Ray Liotta before he went all...well, you know.

dolores haze · Jun 17, 2009

Miller's Crossing just tips out Goodfellas for me.

childeroland · Jun 17, 2009

Leon
The first two Godfather films.
The Untouchables

bettielee · Jun 17, 2009

Hope this counts, though it is about the cops as well, but Donnie Brasco was a killer movie.

Gravity · Jun 17, 2009

Gotta go with Goodfellas. Any film that uses the piano soundtrack from Layla as they're finding dead mob stoolies all over the city is special in its own way. My absolute fave.

dgiharris · Jun 17, 2009

It's not a movie, but a series. The Wire, the best crime drama ever, leaves all others in the dust.

Yes, that is a bold statement, but if you ever saw the series, then you know what i'm talking bout

Mel...

alleycat · Jun 17, 2009

Although not a traditional "mob movie", Road to Perdition.

Ziljon · Jun 17, 2009

Soilent Green.

Cranky · Jun 17, 2009

Goodfellas, yep. And The Untouchables, also yep. I admit to a weakness for Mobsters, mostly due to the fella who plays Frank Costello, Costas Mandylor. Le swoon.

Ken · Jun 17, 2009

callalily61 said:
Little Caesar

Public Enemy

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Kurtz · Jun 17, 2009

I'm really suprised this thread went for 6 posts before somone mentioned The Godfather. I know pretty much all the lines for the first 2 films, I can't remember how many times I've seen them.

For the true side of the mob Gomorra is essential. This is not a happy film. You will feel like shit afterwards but its a very important film.

poetinahat · Jun 17, 2009

Bugsy Malone

bettielee · Jun 17, 2009

Ziljon said:
Soilent Green.

I'm callin' you on this Ziljon

SirOtter · Jun 18, 2009

The original Scarface.

Bmwhtly · Jun 18, 2009

Casino is behind Goodfellas by so little, it may be a photo finish.

CaroGirl · Jun 18, 2009

Definitely Goodfellas. I don't know how many times I've seen it but it never gets old.

Then it's the Untouchables ("What are you prepared to do?" delivered in a Scottish accent by a character that's supposed to be Irish; classic). Then Casino, and then Once Upon a Time in America.

BigWords · Jun 18, 2009

Noting that the list is apt to change depending on my mood:

1 GoodFellas
2 The Departed
3 Casino
4 My Wife Is A Gangster
5 The Godfather trilogy

ETA: I'm fickle - adding the Young And Dangerous films as well.

Jersey Chick · Jun 18, 2009

Goodfellas

The Untouchables - Kevin Costner is ultra-swoon-erific in it... (what the hell happened to him? **sob**)

I like the first two Godfather movies - and though I've seen both, I've yet to see them from beginning to end in one sitting. I always seem to miss part of them somehow..

scarletpeaches · Jun 18, 2009

I like mob movies because they use the word 'fuck' a lot and offend people.

aadams73 · Jun 18, 2009

Once Upon a Time in America. Brilliant movie.
Goodfellas
Casino.

Love mob flicks.

sunday morning · Jun 18, 2009

Jersey Chick said:
Goodfellas

The Untouchables - Kevin Costner is ultra-swoon-erific in it... (what the hell happened to him? **sob**)

I like the first two Godfather movies - and though I've seen both, I've yet to see them from beginning to end in one sitting. I always seem to miss part of them somehow..

Same here. I missed too much of the first one, really...I think I saw half of it, so I need to see the whole thing. That was before I'd gotten into mob movies, either..years ago. I've seen all of II and love that, but everytime it's on TV, I always find it after it's been on & miss part of it. Then again, they butcher movies on TV anyway...I should just buy them all.

Never seen III at all, though. I haven't heard much good about it, but I still want to see it. I wonder why it's not as popular as the other two?

Bmwhtly · Jun 19, 2009

I forgot to mention The Untouchables and The Departed.

So I'm mentioning them now.

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