Used Movies For Sale – Top 7 Mob Movies
June 15th, 2009 Filed under: Uncategorized — Movie Critic
Why are there so many movies about gangsters? It’s because they are so popular. Here is a list of arguably the top ten gangster movies of all time. Is your favorite among them?
1. The Godfather
This 1972 film was based on the bestselling book by Mario Puzo – is the story of an aging patriarch of a crime family who transfers control of his family to his son.
The film is directed by Francis Ford Coppola and features Marlon Brando, Al PAcino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, and Diane Keaton. This film won three Oscars: Best Picture, Best Leading Actor (Brando) and Best Screenplay
2. The Godfather II
This 1974 classic is the sequel to The Godfather. Much of the original cast returns. Robert De Niro is cast as the young Vito Corleone. The film combines scenes from the 1920′s, when Vito Corleone’s career began, interspersed with scenes from the 1950′s and 1960′s with Michael Corleone leading the family’s move to Nevada. The film won six Oscars including Best Picture.
3. Pulp Fiction
Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, this 1994 film follows four intertwined stories: the lives of two mob hit men; a boxer, a gangster’s wife; a couple who rob a diner. The film stars John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, and Uma Thurman. Tarantino won the Best Writing for a Screenplay Oscar for this film.
4. Goodfellas
This 1990 classic is directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Nicholas Pileggi. It’s an adaptation of the true story of the people involved in the 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK. The film stars Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, and Paul Sorvino. Joe Pesci won the Best Supporting Actor award for his role in this film.
5. The Departed
This 2006 film became an instant classic. It has an all-star cast including such notables as Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, and Alec Baldwin. An Irish Mob boss places an informant within the Massachusetts State Police, while simultaneously, the police assign an undercover cop to infiltrate the mob.
6. Scarface
Directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone, this 1983 film stars Al Pacino as Tony Montana (Scarface). Scarface is released from Cuba, along with 125,000 others and sent to a refugee camp in Miami. The film details his rise and fall in Miami’s underworld.
7. Casino
This 1995 film, directed by Martin Scorsese,� written by Nicholas Pileggi, and the cast includes Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, and James Woods. De Niro and Pesci portray mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark. Sharon Stone is sensational as De Niro’s wife. She was nominated for Best Leading Actress for this role.
Are you looking to buy any of these movies?
You can find new and used movies for sale in all genres at unbelievable prices.
You can find an enormous selection of other movies and televisions series on DVD and Blu-ray at: http://moviefree.org
