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Gangster movies
The family, the code and the price everyone ends up paying.
A gangster film is nearly always a family saga — inheritance, betrayal and a dinner after which someone is no longer around. These are films about mafia clans, street crews and bosses who climb too high not to fall. American classics share the list with Italian, French and Asian crime cinema, all rated 7 or higher on IMDb.
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Frequently asked
- What are the greatest gangster movies?
- The American mob sagas of the 1970s to 90s are still the reference point and still set the rules of the genre. But do not stop at Hollywood: Italian and Asian gangster films are often harsher and closer to the real thing.
- How is a gangster film different from a heist film?
- A heist is one job and the crew assembled for it. A gangster film is about an organisation and years spent inside it — power, family, loyalty and the bill that eventually arrives. For the plan-and-execution kind, see Heist movies.
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