Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "american-gangster"

1. The Sopranos (1999–2007)

TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama

New Jersey mob boss Tony Soprano deals with personal and professional issues in his home and business life that affect his mental state, leading him to seek professional psychiatric counseling.

Stars: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli

Votes: 475,008

2. The Godfather (1972)

R | 175 min | Crime, Drama

The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton

Votes: 2,020,486 | Gross: $134.97M

3. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

R | 229 min | Crime, Drama

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams

Votes: 378,968 | Gross: $5.32M

4. Casino (1995)

R | 178 min | Crime, Drama

In Las Vegas, two best friends - a casino executive and a mafia enforcer - compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods

Votes: 566,007 | Gross: $42.44M

5. The Outfit (2022)

R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An expert cutter must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.

Director: Graham Moore | Stars: Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, John Gumley-Mason, Stephen Knox

Votes: 70,914

6. The Irishman (2019)

R | 209 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An illustration of Frank Sheeran's life, from W.W.II veteran to hit-man for the Bufalino crime family and his alleged assassination of his close friend Jimmy Hoffa.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel

Votes: 432,707 | Gross: $7.00M

7. Legend (I) (2015)

R | 132 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Identical twin gangsters Ronald and Reginald Kray terrorize London during the 1960s.

Director: Brian Helgeland | Stars: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Taron Egerton, Paul Anderson

Votes: 203,187 | Gross: $1.87M

8. Carlito's Way (1993)

R | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo

Votes: 233,040 | Gross: $36.95M

9. The Deuce (2017–2019)

TV-MA | 1,583 min | Drama

A look at life in New York City during the 1970s and '80s, when porn and prostitution were rampant in Manhattan.

Stars: James Franco, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Margarita Levieva

Votes: 32,071

10. The Many Saints of Newark (2021)

R | 120 min | Crime, Drama

Witness the making of Tony Soprano. The story that reveals the humanity behind Tony's struggles and the influence his family - especially his uncle, Dickie Moltisanti - had over him becoming the most iconic mob boss of all time.

Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Alessandro Nivola, Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga

Votes: 63,565

11. Pineapple Express (2008)

R | 111 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A process server and his marijuana dealer wind up on the run from hitmen and a corrupt police officer after he witnesses his dealer's boss murder a competitor while trying to serve papers on him.

Director: David Gordon Green | Stars: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Gary Cole, Danny McBride

Votes: 358,283 | Gross: $87.34M

12. Donnie Brasco (1997)

R | 127 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the Mafia life--at the expense of his regular one.

Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby

Votes: 333,355 | Gross: $41.91M

13. Midnight Run (1988)

R | 126 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.

Director: Martin Brest | Stars: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton

Votes: 94,537 | Gross: $38.41M

14. King of New York (1990)

R | 103 min | Crime, Thriller

A drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.

Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, Victor Argo

Votes: 42,310 | Gross: $2.55M

15. Kill the Irishman (2011)

R | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The true story of Danny Greene, a tough Irish thug working for mobsters in Cleveland during the 1970's.

Director: Jonathan Hensleigh | Stars: Ray Stevenson, Christopher Walken, Vincent D'Onofrio, Val Kilmer

Votes: 51,475 | Gross: $1.19M

16. Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)

R | 117 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from a life of crime to pursue his passion of rap music.

Directors: Jim Sheridan, Jim Sheridan | Stars: 50 Cent, Joy Bryant, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Omar Benson Miller

Votes: 50,298 | Gross: $30.98M

17. New Jack City (1991)

R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.

Director: Mario Van Peebles | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock

Votes: 38,973 | Gross: $47.62M

18. Mafia III (2016 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

After the murder of his surrogate family at the hands of the Italian mafia, Vietnam War veteran Lincoln Clay seeks vengeance on those who took away the only thing that mattered to him.

Stars: Alex Hernandez, Lane Compton, Gordon Greene, Rick Pasqualone

Votes: 4,914

19. Code of Silence (1985)

R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take down an irresponsible cop.

Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Chuck Norris, Henry Silva, Bert Remsen, Mike Genovese

Votes: 9,446 | Gross: $20.35M

20. Mafia: Definitive Edition (2020 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

The game follows Thomas Angelo where his life as a hard-working taxi driver is forever changed after a fateful run-in with the Italian Mafia.

Director: Alex Cox | Stars: Andrew Bongiorno, Glenn Taranto, Steven J. Oliver, Don DiPetta

Votes: 4,236

21. Gangland (I) (2007–2010)

TV-14 | 43 min | Biography, Crime, History

Follows the evolution and power of gangs across the United States and abroad.

Stars: Julian Sher, Steve Cook, Jamal Neff, Kerrie Droban

Votes: 916

22. Get Gotti (2023)

50 min | Documentary, Crime

Told from both sides of the law this documentary series from the makers of "Fear City" follows the FBI's battle to bring down infamous mob boss John Gotti.

Stars: Anthony Ruggiano Jr., George Gabriel, Eric Shawn, Barbara Nevins Taylor

Votes: 2,911

23. Murder on the Orient Express (2001 TV Movie)

100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Hercule Poirot, now in modern times, investigates the famous crime on the famed train with a modern twist.

Director: Carl Schenkel | Stars: Alfred Molina, Meredith Baxter, Leslie Caron, Amira Casar

Votes: 1,177

24. Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn (2019)

TV-MA | 94 min | Documentary

A look at the life and work of New York power broker Roy Cohn.

Director: Ivy Meeropol | Stars: Cindy Adams, Joey Adams, Peter L. Allen, Noreen Bahring

Votes: 935

25. The St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959)

Not Rated | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A gang's plans for a St. Louis bank robbery are complicated when the sister of one of the thieves starts voicing her well-founded suspicions.

Directors: Charles Guggenheim, John Stix | Stars: Steve McQueen, Crahan Denton, David Clarke, James Dukas

Votes: 1,714

26. Mob Town (2019)

R | 90 min | Crime, Drama

A story about the famed meeting of the heads of the Mafia in 1957 in upstate Apalachin, NY.

Director: Danny A. Abeckaser | Stars: David Arquette, Danny A. Abeckaser, P.J. Byrne, Jamie-Lynn Sigler

Votes: 987

27. Gangsters: America's Most Evil (2012– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Gangsters: America's Most Evil is a cinematic documentary series that explores the rise and fall of some of the most nefarious and notorious criminals brought to justice by the United States government.

Stars: Cornell Womack, Christian Cipollini, I. Elijah Baughman, Mike Vigil

Votes: 143

28. The Spy in the Green Hat (1967)

Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

U.N.C.L.E. agents Napoleon Solo and Ilyia Kuryakin are sent to stop a T.H.R.U.S.H. employed ex-Nazi scientist from diverting the Gulf Stream.

Director: Joseph Sargent | Stars: Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, Jack Palance, Janet Leigh

Votes: 576

29. The Irish Mob (2008–2016)

45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A look at how Irish gangsters changed the face of organized crime in the US.

Stars: Steve Wall, T.J. English, Alastair Mac Aindreasa, Roswell Stanley

Votes: 67

30. Parachute Jumper (1933)

Passed | 72 min | Drama

To share expenses, unemployed Alabama moves in with also unemployed Bill and Toodles. Bill is hired by a gangster's mistress and ultimately becomes the gangster's bodyguard. Alabama ... See full summary »

Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Bette Davis, Frank McHugh, Claire Dodd

Votes: 1,311

31. Rupinder Gandhi the Gangster..? (2015)

132 min | Action

With the local police force unwilling to deal with crime, a college student and his gang take it upon themselves to mete out justice in their own way.

Director: Tarn Mann | Stars: Karamjeet Brar, Lucky Dhaliwal, Soni Dhaliwal, Bunty Dhillon

Votes: 120

32. Mafia II: Definitive Edition (2020 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

Part two of the crime drama saga. Following the rise of Vito Scaletta, son of Italian immigrants who moves to Empire Bay in America. Growing up and getting into a life of crime he befriends... See full summary »

Votes: 498

33. Mafia's Greatest Hits (2012– )

Documentary, Biography, Crime

Told by those who brought them to justice, this takes you through the rise and fall of some of the mafia's most notorious outlaws.

Stars: Colin Tierney, Selwyn Raab, Thomas Reppetto, Joseph Coffey

Votes: 182

34. The House of Secrets (1936)

Passed | 70 min | Horror, Mystery

Two men stumble into an old mansion, and get involved with a crazed scientist, torture chambers and sinister medical experiments.

Director: Roland D. Reed | Stars: Leslie Fenton, Muriel Evans, Noel Madison, Sidney Blackmer

Votes: 530

35. Outlaw Empires (2012– )

43 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Creator of "Sons of Anarchy" Kurt Sutter presents stories of real American outlaws, touching on everything from L.A. gangs to the Italian Mafia.

Stars: Kurt Sutter, Kershaun Scott, Kevin Weeks, Johnny Angel Martinez

Votes: 216

36. The Real Sopranos (2006 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

Finding the connections between the TV series and a real-life New Jersey Mob.

Director: Thomas Viner | Stars: Selwyn Raab, Gregory B. Smith, Tommy Dades, Frank Santarsola

Votes: 107

37. Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia (2023 TV Movie)

Documentary, Crime, History

With his mafia wiseguy links and access to entertainment industry star power, Frank Sinatra helped John F. Kennedy into the White House in 1960. But it all came to a bitter end.

Director: David Harvey | Stars: Chuck Granata, Lenny Luizzi, Robert Foster, Robbyn Swan

Votes: 58

38. King of the Roaring 20's: The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)

Approved | 106 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of flamboyant Prohibition-era gangster, gambler and bootlegger Arnold Rothstein.

Director: Joseph M. Newman | Stars: David Janssen, Dianne Foster, Jack Carson, Diana Dors

Votes: 297

39. Killing Jimmy Hoffa (2014)

Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary

Jimmy Hoffa was one of America's most powerful men. He fought the Kennedys, made deals with the Mafia, and controlled 2 million union members. Then he disappeared.

Director: Alan Bradley | Stars: George Anastasia, David Ashenfelter, Alan Bradley, James Buccellato

Votes: 228

40. JFK: The Final Evidence (2023)

Documentary, Action, Crime

In this two-part series, explore the mystery behind the assassination of President John F Kennedy with Dr David J Hall.

Stars: Emma Long, David J. Hall, Chris Moran

Votes: 26

41. Backfire (II) (2017)

94 min | Crime, Drama

After a botched robbery escalates to homicide, a north Philly gun runner has to escape or outsmart the south Philly Italian mob as they close in for vengeance.

Director: Dave Patten | Stars: Black Deniro, Jowharah Jones, Byron Squally Vinson, Dominic Costa

Votes: 454

42. Detroit Connection Pt. 1: Leader of Y.B.I. (Milton Butch Jones) (2010)

60 min | Documentary

Young Boys Incorporated, also known as YBI, was among the first African-American drug cartels that operated on street corners and created the formula for modern day "super gang" drug dealing.

Director: Flip Willson | Stars: Sylvester 'Sil' Murray, Bay-Bay, BooZoo, Nathaniel Craft

43. Hitler--Dead or Alive (1942)

Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller

A team of ex-con bounty hunters go to Germany in search of Hitler. If they can find him, a million dollar reward is to be paid to them.

Director: Nick Grinde | Stars: Ward Bond, Dorothy Tree, Warren Hymer, Paul Fix

Votes: 373

44. Gangster Empire: Rise of the Mob (2013– )

TV-14 | Documentary, Action, Crime

Violence and corruption pulsed through the soul of the Gangster Empire during the heyday of Prohibition and the Atlantic City Boardwalk.

Stars: Coby Batty, Matt K. Baker, Todd Barsness, James Christopher Cooke

Votes: 31

45. Crashing Thru (1939)

Passed | 65 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

Six people are in on a gold robbery. Three of them double-cross the others. Mountie Renfrew has to go after them alone when his partner Kelly is wounded.

Director: Elmer Clifton | Stars: James Newill, Jean Carmen, Warren Hull, Milburn Stone

Votes: 85

46. Did the Mob Kill JFK? (2009 TV Movie)

45 min | Documentary, History

Did the Mafia order the killing of JFK? The compelling evidence includes a never before seen interview with an FBI informant who shared a prison cell with a Mafia kingpin.

Stars: Jack Van Laningham, Gerald Posner, Ronald Goldfarb, Lamar Waldron

Votes: 30

47. The Mafia with Trevor McDonald (2015– )

Documentary, Crime

Trevor McDonald travels across America to take an in-depth dive into the world of the mafia.

Stars: Trevor McDonald, John Alite, Michael Franzese, Camille Franzese

Votes: 56

48. Vegas: The City the Mob Made (2009)

50 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Las Vegas - There's no city like it on earth. An adult playground in the sun, the city is home to some of the world's most famous casinos and attractions.

Stars: Dennis McLatchey, Michael Green, Steve Miller, Kirk Gill

Votes: 16

49. Brooklyn Gangster (2012)

117 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

This film, The Jose Lucas Story, is said to be based on a fictionalized account of a particular string of criminal exploits, leading to the arrest, conviction, incarceration, and too sudden... See full summary »

Director: Kenya Cagle | Stars: Jason Rivera, James Anthony Jackson, Nixon Cesar, Steven Komito

Votes: 120

50. Colors: Bangin' in South Carolina (2014)

56 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Details the deadliest gang feud in the history of South Carolina. A feud inherited from Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles that has lasted over 15 years turning even the suburbs into a warzone.

Director: Terry Davis

Votes: 13