Mean Streets (1973)
Starring: Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro, with cameos from David Carradine and Martin ScorseseGrade: A Mean Streets might be one of the very few [Read More…]
Tag: gangster film
Bugsy (1991)
Starring: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Harvey Keitel, Ben Kingsley, Elliot Gould, Joe Mantegna, Bebe Neuwirth, and a cameo from Wendie MalickGrade: A You know there’s [Read More…]
Casino (1995)
Starring: Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, Don Rickles, James Woods, Kevin Pollack, Alan King, Frank Vincent, Dick Smothers, and Richard Riehle, with cameos [Read More…]
Carlito’s Way (1993)
Starring: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo, Luis Guzmán, Viggo Mortensen, and James Rebhorn, with a cameo from Vincent PastoreGrade: A+ Being [Read More…]
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Starring: James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Jeffrey Lynn, Priscilla Lane, and Gladys GeorgeGrade: A+ Is it just me, or is the guy who plays Lefty a [Read More…]
Gangster Squad (2013)
Starring: Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Emma Stone, Nick Nolte, Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi, Robert Patrick, Michael Peña, and Frank GrilloGrade: A In the [Read More…]
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Starring: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Burt Young, Danny Aiello, Larry Rapp, William Forsythe, James Hayden, Tuesday Weld, and Darlanne Fluegel [Read More…]
The Public Enemy (1931)
Starring: James Cagney and Jean HarlowGrade: A- In terms of the trio of gangster films that ignited the genre, The Public Enemy was better than [Read More…]
Little Caesar (1931)
Starring: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Glenda FarrellGrade: B- Ladies and gentlemen, the rise and fall of Rico Bandello. This is the story [Read More…]
White Heat (1949)
Starring: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, and Edmond O’BrienGrade: Classic Not only is White Heat one of the best gangster films of its era, it’s also [Read More…]
