Top Gangster Movies - page 2

4 months ago 01st Jul 14:41

The Godfather tells an epic tale of Mafia life in America during the 1940s and 1950s. Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) is the family patriarch balancing a love of his family with an ambitious criminal instinct.

The journey of the youngest son Michael (Pacino) is the most interesting in the series follows Michael's inner struggle to avoid his family's 'business' to him becoming a ruthless leader once he obtained power in Part II.

The Godfather received Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay, and has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.

- Goodfellas

In 1990 Martin Scorsese once gain teamed up with Robert De Niro to produce a classic in the gangster genre in the form of Goodfellas.

Based on Nicholas Pileggi's book Wiseguy the movie Goodfellas is a wry, violent, and exhilarating film about the life of Henry Hill, an aspiring criminal who ends up in the FBI's witness protection program after testifying against his former partners.

Goodfellas really is a tour de force from filmmaker Scorsese as he beautifully contrasts the seductive glamour of crime with the dark and dangerous side of that lifestyle.

It's a gripping masterpiece that delivers on both action ad great performances from De Niro and Ray Liotta, once again showing the brilliance of Scorsese when he is on top form.

Other classics in the gangster genre include Scarface, Mean Streets and how can we overlook Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

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