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All Things Gangs, Gangsters & The Mob, Vol. II
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A playlist of Movies, TV Shows, Documentaries and/or Docu-Dramas dedicated to one of my favorite Sub-Genres of Crime Drama Cinema..Organized Crime and all things Gang and Gangster related (The serious as well as the humorous)


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Movie: Wisegal ( 2008 )
A drama centered around Patty Montanari, the widowed mother of two who went to work for her lover Frank Russo, a Captain in a Brooklyn crime family.
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Movie: The Big Operator ( 1960 )
Bill Gibson is Little Joe's nemesis and is one of the men who can testify that he saw the labor boss in an incriminating conversation with a known criminal - something that Little Joe denied under oath. Knowing that Cochran and one other witness can bring him down, the crooked labor boss starts on a campaign of terror.
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TV Show: La piovra ( 1984 )
Corrado Cattani is a police inspector whose life is devoted to fighting the Italian mafia (known here as "La Piovra" or "The Octopus"). Even as his family and life are being destroyed by ruthless criminals, the intrepid comissar keeps fighting.
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Movie: Tales of Babylon ( 2023 )
Four different hit-men find themselves viewing for a job without knowing the others are involved. Crime, money and violence in London are at the center of this tale of modern Babylon.
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Movie: Whacked! ( 2003 )
Growing up in the roughest area of New Jersey, adopted brothers Mark (Patrick Muldoon) and Tony were always "wise" beyond their years. As adults, the two have both found work as hired killers - one for the Mob, the other for the CIA. When a scheme to embezzle millions in government funds is uncovered, the evidence points straight to the top of the Agency. The two brothers are drawn into the center of the action as they protect the needy hacker (Judge Reinhold) who is the only cyber-witness to the crime. Dodging multiple hit squads, they try to stay one step ahead of the army of agents and Wise Guys gunning for them. With the help of a childhood friend, the now beautiful and sex Laura (Carmen Electra), as well as the local Mob boss, they just mi ft save themselves and catch the criminals in the process. If not, they could be the next ones who get WHACKED!
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Movie: Onimasa ( 1985 )
A yakuza melodrama, covering decades in the lives of Boss Onimasa, his adopted daughter Matsue, and his biological daughter Hanako.
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Movie: Fatbelly: Chopper Unchopped ( 2009 )
A documentary profile of Mark 'Chopper' Read, one of Australia's most notorious criminals. The film charts the life of the cult hero, from his time in mental hospitals, via his horrific murders, to the years spent in Australia's harsh Pentridge Prison.
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Movie: Gangsters Gamblers Geezers ( 2016 )
Gangsters, Gamblers and Geezers is story about two lovable losers, Krish and Lee who get fired from their call centre jobs. After spending all their money in a crazy month of partying, they have no money to pay to Olu, their Nigerian landlord. Olu gives the boys 48 hours to pay their rent or else 'things will get biblical'. With the clock ticking, the boys are forced to embark on an adventure that sees them get involved with two warring London gangsters, a gang of money laundering gypsies, a terrorist gang, a cross dressing dwarf and much, much more! A series of misunderstandings lead to Krish and Lee being named the most dangerous men in Europe, with the Mi5 and Scotland Yard hot on their tails. The boys need to find a way to escape the mayhem and find the money to pay their rent. After numerous ups and downs, the boys get their money and their dream girls and learn an important lesson that it is hard work as opposed to elaborate 'get rich quick' schemes that get them everything they want in the end.
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Movie: The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond ( 1960 )
Neo-noir about a small-time New York City criminal whose ambition is to become a big-time crime boss during the Prohibition era.
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Movie: Sinatra Club ( 2011 )
It's 1972 and the Mafia crime families are at war, but that isn't enough to stop a young, unknown John Gotti, who has big ideas and even bigger ambitions. In order to put an end to a two decades' conflict, Gotti pulls together an unlikely crew made up of one member from each crime family to pull off a silver...
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Movie: Rough Cut ( 2008 )
A gangster who wants to be an actor; an actor more gangster than anything. Here their paths and lives begin to cross.
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Movie: New York Confidential ( 1955 )
A top syndicate crime boss and his corrupt politicians, make multi-million deals and order murders , until the vicious pattern finally catches up to him.
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Movie: Dinner Rush ( 2002 )
At a popular NYC Italian restaurant on a dramatic, busy evening, there are 2 gangsters, cop detective, food-critic, ex bookmaker owner, his chef son, indebted gambler sous-chef etc.
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Movie: Mob Boss ( 1990 )
A slap-schtick comedy where the ultimate geek (Eddie Deezen) becomes boss of his father's crime family.
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Movie: The Mafia Kills Only in Summer ( 2013 )
Inspired by real events, this is a black comedy about 20 years of history of Sicily from 1970s to 1990s, mocking Mafia Bosses and restoring the generosity of the heroes of Antimafia. It's focused on Arturo, a young boy who grows up in Palermo and tries to conquer his beloved Flora.
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Movie: Yakuza tai G-men ( 1973 )
Ise, a Yakuza mid-level drug dealer, is captured during a police sting operation. The Yakusa criminal breaks down under interrogation and agrees to become a police informant.
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Movie: Kabali ( 2016 )
Kabaleeswaran, a revolutionary who fights for the betterment of his race in a foreign land, is falsely implicated and thrown behind bars. When he returns after his prison term, he starts a search for his wife and ends up confronting those who were the reason behind his miseries. What follows is a tale of revenge, emotion, drama, jealousy, treason, loyalty, love and payback.
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Movie: Witness Protection ( 1999 )
In Boston, when the mobster Bobby "Bats" Batton is attacked by a killer at home and escapes, he finds that he has fallen in disgrace with his boss since someone has falsely betrayed him telling that he has embezzled money from his funds. Without any alternative, Bobby seeks out FBI chief Sharp to get protection to his family and him. Bobby accepts to snitch his boss; in return, his wife Cindy Batton, his teenage son Sean Batton, his little daughter Suzie Batton and him will receive new identities and be relocated to Seattle. Along the next days, they move to a safe house to be trained in their new lives by Agent Steven Beck that shows that they are completely broken and without professional qualification. Meanwhile the family lives the drama to adapt to their new lives. Will they succeed?
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Movie: Okinawa Yakuza sensô ( 2017 )
Set in Okinawa 1971, one year before the return of power to the mainland, this film highlights the bloody battle of Okinawa Yakuza gangsters versus mainland system.
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Movie: Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife ( 1987 )
Fashion designer Marian falls in love and marries attorney Edward. Her idyllic romance and marriage are shattered when she learns that Edward is the son of a powerful and feared mafia family. Edward's family begins to impose its illegal and dangerous activities upon Marian and her friends. When her best friend is murdered after confronting Edward's family, she wants out and begins to fight against the family's ominous power and reach.
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Movie: Triads: The Inside Story ( 1989 )
Li Man-Ho comes to Hong Kong after his father's death following a double crossed peace meeting at the hands of a rival gang. The family's business begins to crumble as rival organizations stir violence and trouble in acknowledgment of this weakness. Li Man-Ho reluctantly agrees after pressure from other members to temporarily act as leader in order to restore stability and order. But he is soon faced with violence, betrayal and confusion, in this world he tried so long to avoid.
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Movie: Father & Son: Dangerous Relations ( 1993 )
Louis Gossett, Jr. is a boss-con. A new prisoner, Blair Underwood, is revealed as his long-lost son. When Underwood is released from jail, the parole board stipulates that Gossett live with him. Gossett gets a job as a car mechanic, and falls in with Rae Dawn Chong. Underwood falls in with his old criminal buddies, who decide to rob the dealership where Chong and Gossett work. Underwood gets cold feet, and the gang turns on him. Gossett stops a bullet meant for his son, who then builds a relationship with the daughter he never knew he had.