American Mafia
"american mafia" Movies and TV Shows
#1
The Untouchables
Synopsis:
Young Treasury Agent Eliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jimmy Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most honorable one on the force. He asks Malone to help him get Capone, but Malone warns him that if he goes after Capone, he is going to war.
Starring:
Charles Martin Smith,
Robert De Niro,
Andy García
#2
The Legend of Al, John and Jack
Synopsis:
Al Caruso, John Gresco, and Jack Amoruso are three gangsters working for the Genovese family. After botching yet another hit and discovering that their boss wants to get rid of them, the trio comes up with a plan to sell him to the FBI. However, Al's short-term memory loss could be a problem...
Starring:
Aldo Baglio,
Giovanni Storti,
Giacomo Poretti
#3
The Godfather Part III
Synopsis:
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.
Starring:
Andy García,
Joe Mantegna,
Diane Keaton
Plot:
opera,
gangster,
catholic church,
violence,
guilt,
murder,
organized crime,
sicily,
italian american,
incest
...
#4
The French Connection
Synopsis:
Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.
Starring:
Roy Scheider,
Gene Hackman,
Fernando Rey
#5
GoodFellas
Synopsis:
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Starring:
Robert De Niro,
Joe Pesci,
Ray Liotta
Plot:
gangster,
mafia,
organized crime,
sadistic psychopath,
rise and fall,
mob,
robbery,
gang violence,
adultery,
infidelity
...
#6
Donnie Brasco
Synopsis:
An FBI undercover agent infilitrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
Starring:
Johnny Depp,
Zach Grenier,
Michael Madsen
#7
Casino
Synopsis:
In early-1970s Las Vegas, low-level mobster Sam "Ace" Rothstein gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, problems with his loose-cannon enforcer Nicky Santoro, his ex-hustler wife Ginger, her con-artist ex Lester Diamond and a handful of corrupt politicians put Sam in ever-increasing danger.
Starring:
Robert De Niro,
James Woods,
Joe Pesci
Plot:
crime epic,
las vegas nevada,
casino,
mafia,
gambling,
gambling syndicate,
rise and fall,
american mafia,
mob boss,
mafia boss
...
#8
Carlito's Way
Synopsis:
A Puerto-Rican ex-con, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him, and lead a better life outside NYC.
Starring:
Luis Guzmán,
John Leguizamo,
Al Pacino
Plot:
mafia,
nightclub,
gangster,
female nudity,
go go dancer,
based on novel,
outdoor sex,
mob lawyer,
foot chase,
snorting cocaine
...
#9
The Many Saints of Newark
Synopsis:
Young Anthony Soprano is growing up in one of the most tumultuous eras in Newark, N.J., history, becoming a man just as rival gangsters start to rise up and challenge the all-powerful DiMeo crime family. Caught up in the changing times is the uncle he idolizes, Dickie Moltisanti, whose influence over his nephew will help shape the impressionable teenager into the all-powerful mob boss, Tony Sopra…
Starring:
Billy Magnussen,
Vera Farmiga,
Corey Stoll
Plot:
based on tv series,
italian american,
prequel,
men,
uncle,
mistress,
looting,
drug,
criminal,
gangster
...
#10
The Kitchen
Synopsis:
The mobster husbands of three 1978 Hell's Kitchen housewives are sent to prison by the FBI. Left with little but a sharp ax to grind, the ladies take the Irish mafia's matters into their own hands — proving unexpectedly adept at everything from running the rackets to taking out the competition… literally.
Starring:
James Badge Dale,
Domhnall Gleeson,
Common
#11
The Godfather: Part II
Synopsis:
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
Starring:
Robert De Niro,
Diane Keaton,
Al Pacino
Plot:
revenge,
1950s,
corrupt politician,
mafia,
fratricide,
new year's eve,
suicide,
neo noir,
anti hero,
american dream
...
#12
The Godfather
Synopsis:
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
Starring:
James Caan,
Diane Keaton,
Al Pacino