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The Last Godfather (2010)
, 1h43Directed by Shim Hyung-rae
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Blake Clark, Jason Mewes, Jocelin Donahue, Harvey Keitel, Jon Polito, Shim Hyung-rae
Yong-gu (Shim Hyung-rae) is the illegitimate child of the infamous mafia boss Don Carini (Harvey Keitel), who operates out of New York. Carini shocks everyone by stating that he wants Yong-gu to take over the operation, something that seems to be a poor choice when the man in question shows himself to be a poor candidate to be a mafia don.
Staten Island (2009)
, 1h36Directed by James DeMonaco
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Seymour Cassel, John Sharian, Julianne Nicholson, Ian Brennan
A Staten Island mob boss Parmie (D'Onofrio) was robbed by a septic tank cleaner Sully (Hawke) who had a pal Jasper (Cassel), a deaf deli employee moonlighting as a corpse chopper for Parmie.
Public Enemies (2009)
, 2h14Directed by Michael Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Mob film, Action, Adventure, Historical, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Jason Clarke, Channing Tatum, Billy Crudup
After killing Charles Floyd (Channing Tatum), FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Bale) is promoted by J. Edgar Hoover (Crudup) to lead the hunt for bank robber John Dillinger (Depp). Purvis shares Hoover's belief in using scientific methods to battle crime, ranging from cataloging fingerprints to tapping telephone lines.
Thick as Thieves (2009)
, 1h44Directed by Mimi Leder
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman, Radha Mitchell, Marcel Iureș, Robert Forster, Rade Šerbedžija
Set in New York City, veteran thief Keith Ripley (Morgan Freeman) recruits younger crook Gabriel Martin (Antonio Banderas) to help him pull off one final job in order to repay his debt to the Russian mob, who had killed his previous partner, Victor Korolenko, over the debt before they could complete the plan. Martin is unsure of Ripley, but Ripley's goddaughter, Alexandra Korolenko (Radha Mitchell), who is also Victor's daughter, convinces him otherwise, although Ripley does not like that the two are getting close. Ripley tells Martin the plan, that they are going to steal from a Russian museum that has been smuggling Russian treasures into the country and bribing the NYPD with large donations and expensive equipment. The two infiltrate a party at the museum posing as cops, with Ripley as Lt. Weber (Robert Forster), a cop who has a particular vendetta against Ripley, to gather information about their vault.
Crank: High Voltage (2009)
, 1h36Directed by Marc Neveldine, Brian Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Sports films, Martial arts films, Gangster films
Actors Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Clifton Collins, Jr., Efren Ramirez, Bai Ling, David Carradine
Immediately after the events of the previous film, Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) lands in the middle of an intersection after falling out of a helicopter. He is scooped off the street via snow shovel by a group of Chinese medics and removed from the scene. Chev wakes up in a makeshift hospital and sees doctors removing his heart while Johnny Vang (Art Hsu) watches. The doctors place Chev's heart in a white cooler with a padlock, and place a clear plastic artificial heart in his chest. He wakes up sometime later and escapes. He notices a yellow battery pack is attached to him. After a gunfight and interrogation of a thug, he learns the location of Johnny Vang: the Cypress Social Club.
, 1h45Directed by Shawn Levy
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about immigration, Mafia films, Seafaring films, Politique, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Political films, Children's films, Gangster films, White House in fiction
Actors Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Hank Azaria, Matthew McConaughey, Christopher Guest
Two years after the events of the previous film, Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is now CEO of Daley Devices, a direct response television company that sells inventions inspired by his experiences as a night security guard at the American Museum of Natural History. While wealthy and successful, he has not had the time to see his museum exhibit friends in several months.
1999 (2009)
, 1h41Directed by Lenin M. Sivam
Origin Canada
Genres Drama
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors K.S. Balachandran, Mannoge Rajanan
Dossier K. (2009)
, 2hOrigin Belgique
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Koen De Bouw, Blerim Destani, Hilde de Baerdemaeker, Greg Timmermans, Jappe Claes, R. Kan Albay
Nazim Tahiri (Blerim Destani) finds out that his father has been murdered in Antwerp by members of the rival Gaba clan. Kanun, an Albanian law from the 15th century, forces Nazim to take revenge. He goes to Antwerp, where his godfather, Prenk Shehu (R. Kan Albay), leads the family mafia businesses.
Boogie (2009)
, 1h22Origin Argentine
Genres Action, Animation
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Nancy Dupláa, Pablo Echarri
Boogie meets Marcia at a bar, the girlfriend of the mafia Boss Sonny Calabria, who asks him if he finds her attractive. Boogie points that she is fat in a very rude manner, and leaves. Some time later Calabria is sent to trial, threatened by the existence of a mysterious witness who could incriminate him. Calabria's people try to hire Boogie to kill that witness, but as he requests too much money they decide to hire Blackburn instead, a competitor killer. Angered by the situation, Boogie decides to kidnap the witness to force Calabria to pay him. The witness was Marcia, who had changed into a thin figure after Boogie's criticism, causing Calabria to leave her and get together with another fat woman, as he preferred fat women. Marcia falls in love with this seeming hero, despite his constant violence and lack of feelings, until she finds out his true plans. She tries to escape from him, but Boogie captures her back and negotiates giving her up to Calabria.
, 1h58Directed by Troy Duffy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Films about religion, Buddy films, Gangster films
Actors Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Clifton Collins, Jr., Julie Benz, Billy Connolly, Judd Nelson
After the McManus brothers, Connor and Murphy (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus), and their father, Noah (a.k.a. "Il Duce") (Billy Connolly), assassinated Joe Yakavetta, they fled to Ireland. Eight years later, their uncle Sibeal (Mairtin O'Carrigan), a priest, arrives to inform them that a renowned Boston priest was murdered by a mysterious assassin who attempted to frame the Saints by using their ritual assassination style. In response, the brothers dig up their old gear and weapons and depart for the United States.
Chicago Overcoat (2009)
, 1h25Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, L'Outfit de Chicago, Gangster films
Actors Frank Vincent, Kathrine Narducci, Mike Starr, Stacy Keach, Armand Assante, Dominic Capone
Lou Marazano was once a feared hit man, but his reputation has dimmed significantly twenty years after his retirement. Unable to help his daughter financially after her ex-husband fails to pay child support, he asks the street boss, Lorenzo Galante, for work. Though reluctant to give him the job, the mob sends him to kill several witnesses who will testify against a corrupt labor leader. After Marazano sends flowers to the widow of one of the men he kills, Ray Berkowski, a veteran cop, reopens a case that involved a string of murders from the early 1990s. Though discouraged from investigating, Berkowski and his partner, Ralph Maloney, stake out the second target. Picked up at the scene of he crime, Marazano does not talk, and the police are forced to set him free when his girlfriend and her neighbors provide an alibi.
Fort Apache Napoli (2009)
, 1h50Directed by Marco Risi
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Valentina Lodovini, Libero De Rienzo, Ernesto Mahieux, Massimiliano Gallo, Michele Riondino, Fortunato Cerlino
The film tells the story of Giancarlo Siani, a young Neapolitan journalist who works in the editorial room of Il Mattino in Torre Annunziata. He works the crime beat (cronaca nera). While writing about crimes and murders by the Camorra, Siani begins to investigate the Camorra's alliances with the politicians of Torre Annunziata, and to discover large areas of corruption and collusion between politicians and organized crime.
Shinjuku Incident (2009)
, 2hDirected by Derek Yee
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Politic
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Naoto Takenaka, Fàn Bīngbīng (范冰冰), Daniel Wu, Masaya Katō, Carlo Chin, Jackie Chan
In the early 1990s, a tractor mechanic nicknamed Steelhead (Jackie Chan) illegally enters Japan from China in search of his fiancée, Xiu-Xiu (Xu Jinglei) with the help of his "brother" Jie (Daniel Wu). Jie has taught Steelhead how to make a living by teaching him the trades of the underworld. One day, while illegally working as part of a clean-up crew in the sewers, Steelhead and his Chinese comrades are spotted by the police. Unwilling to get caught, Steelhead and the others run for their lives. In the ensuing turn of events, Steelhead saves Detective Kitano from drowning, and in gratitude, Kitano decides to stop pursuing Steelhead.
Il Divo (2008)
, 1h50Directed by Paolo Sorrentino
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Mafia films, Seafaring films, Politique, Transport films, Political films, Gangster films
Actors Toni Servillo, Anna Bonaiuto, Piera Degli Esposti, Anna Bonaiuto, Paolo Graziosi, Flavio Bucci
As the film opens, Giulio Andreotti gives an inner monologue observing how he has managed to survive his tumultuous political career while his various detractors have died. A montage shows the murders of various people connected to Andreotti, including journalist Mino Pecorelli, Carabinieri general Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa, bankers Michele Sindona and Roberto Calvi, and former prime minister Aldo Moro.
Gomorrah (2008)
, 2h17Directed by Matteo Garrone
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Toni Servillo, Maria Nazionale, Salvatore Cantalupo, Ciro Petrone, Fortunato Cerlino
The film opens with the murder of gangsters relaxing in a tanning salon. This shooting occurs between clans of the Di Lauro Camorra syndicate which rule Scampia-Secondigliano, and triggers the so-called Faida di Scampia (Scampia feud) which is the backdrop of the entire movie. The Faida erupts between members of the Di Lauro syndicate and the so-called scissionisti (separatists), who are led by Raffaele Amato, brother of two of the killed men in the opening scene.