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The critics consensus states, "An odd couple cop thriller with a twist, The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil tells its entertaining story with a blend of humour and hard-hitting ." [12] On review aggregator website Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100 based on seven critics, indicating "generally favourable reviews". [13]
Gangster Squad is a 2013 American action thriller film directed by Ruben Fleischer and written by Will Beall, based on a non-fiction book by Paul Lieberman. The film stars Josh Brolin , Ryan Gosling , Nick Nolte , Emma Stone , Anthony Mackie , Giovanni Ribisi , Robert Patrick , Michael Peña and Sean Penn .
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.
The Hong Kong gangster film genre began with 1986's A Better Tomorrow, directed by John Woo and starring Chow Yun Fat. [32] Woo's tale of counterfeiters portrays a gangster who balances "Kung Fu honor" and the materialistic goals of the Triads. [32] It was the all-time biggest grossing Hong Kong film at the box office and was critically acclaimed.
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Gangster film [10] Get Shorty: Barry Sonnenfeld: John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Rene Russo: United States: Crime comedy [11] Gonin: Takashi Ishii: Kazuya Kimura, Beat Takeshi Kitano, Masahiro Motoki: Japan [12] Hackers: Iain Softley: Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie: United States: Crime thriller [13] Heat: Michael Mann: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro ...
Gangsta (Dutch: Patser) is a 2018 Belgian crime film co-edited, co-written and directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah. [1] Main roles are played by Matteo Simoni , Nora Gharib , Saïd Boumazoughe , Gene Bervoets and Axel Daeseleire .
Deadline Hollywood attributed the film's poor opening to its crowded release weekend, as well as lack of critical praise and award buzz. 54% of its opening weekend attendance was male, while 88% was over the age of 25. [54] The film grossed $1.8 million in its second weekend of wide release (a drop of 64.8%), falling to 15th at the box office. [55]