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Mobsters is a 1991 American crime drama film directed by Michael Karbelnikoff. It details the creation of The Commission.Set in New York City, taking place from 1917 to 1931, it is a semi-fictitious account of the rise of Charles "Lucky" Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Frank Costello, and Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel.
Gangs of New York (2002), also directed by Scorsese, was the first modern gangster film to focus on the 19th-century Irish gangs. Although the gay nineties had been a popular setting for prewar crime films, from the 1950s until the early 21st century most gangster movies were set in either the prohibition era, postwar America, or the present day.
Gangster film, crime comedy [129] Criminal Law: Martin Campbell: Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Karen Young: United States [130] Dead Bang: John Frankenheimer: Don Johnson, Penelope Ann Miller, William Forsythe: United States [131] Disorganized Crime: M. James Kouf Jr. Hoyt Axton, Corbin Bernsen, Rubén Blades: United States [132] Drugstore Cowboy ...
This is a chronological list of crime films split by decade. Often there may be considerable overlap particularly between Crime and other genres (including, action , thriller , and drama films ); the list should attempt to document films which are more closely related to crime, even if it bends genres.
Gangster Story: Walter Matthau: Walter Matthau, Carol Grace, Bruce McFarlan: United States [8] Inspector Palmu's Mistake/The Rygseck Mystery (US DVD title) Matti Kassila: Joel Rinne, Matti Ranin, Leo Jokela: Finland: Crime comedy [9] The League of Gentlemen: Basil Dearden: Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey: United Kingdom [10] Ma ...
Crime drama, gangster film [85] Sabotage: David Ayer: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard: United States: Crime thriller [86] Scratch: Maninder Chana: Julie Romaniuk, Craig Cyr, Romaine Waite, Jojo Karume, J.J. Reville, Len Silvini and Justin Bott: Canada: Action crime comedy-drama Sin City: A Dame to Kill For: Frank Miller ...
Two main types of crime films were released during the period: the gangster picture and the prison film. A triumvirate of gangster pictures were released in the early 1930s—Little Caesar (1931), The Public Enemy (1931), and Scarface (1932)—which were built on the template created by the first gangster movie, 1927's Underworld. All featured ...