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Films with theme "Gangster films", sorted by revenue
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Four Against the Bank (2016)
, 1h36Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Origin German
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Til Schweiger, Walter Kohut, Harald Leipnitz, Alexandra Maria Lara Claudia Paolina, Matthias Schweighöfer, Michael Herbig
Chris est boxeur, Peter est comédien et Max un jeune publicitaire. Au fil des ans, ils ont placé dans une banque d'investissement toutes leurs économies quand subitement, ils découvrent tous que leurs comptes ont été vidés ! Schumacher, le peu scrupuleux directeur de la banque, a intentionnellement vidé les comptes des trois hommes, pour pouvoir se débarrasser de Tobias, un conseiller de la banque. Avec la complicité de ce dernier, les trois hommes vont élaborer un plan pour récupérer leur argent et se venger en braquant la banque frauduleuse.
C(r)ook (2004)
, 1h48Directed by Pepe Danquart
Origin German
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Moritz Bleibtreu, Henry Hübchen, Corinna Harfouch, Josef Hader, Nadeshda Brennicke, Georg Friedrich
Oskar était autrefois un grand gangster qui est maintenant emprisonné. Il a pris un gardien en otage pour demander sa sortie. Dans la voiture de la fuite conduite par Valentin, il fait la connaissance de Maria, la psychologue de la prison, qui lui demande de lui donner l'arme et d'arrêter son évasion, en lui promettant de se revoir à sa sortie de prison. Oskar lui obéit.
City of Violence (1951)
, 1h26Directed by Marino Girolami
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors María Montez, Massimo Serato, Carlo Giustini, Folco Lulli, Alan Curtis, Andrea Checchi
Peppe, membre de la Camorra, puissante mafia napolitaine, parvient à s'évader de prison et tue Paolo qui l'avait fait condamner à sa place. Dès lors Peppe est recherché par les autorités mais aussi par la Camorra elle-même...
Loki 7 (2016)
Origin Republique dominicaine
Genres Comedy
Themes Gangster films
Actors Julián Gil, José Guillermo Cortines, David Chocarro, Shalim Ortiz, Marco de Paula, Carlos de la Mota
Sept amis de personnalités très différentes sont impliqués dans un conflit entre des gangsters dominicains et des mafieux russes qui contrôlent le monde souterrain de Punta Cana. Ces amis sont prêts à risquer leur vie, mais vont-ils réussir à échapper au danger ?
Hero (1997)
, 1h37Directed by Corey Yuen
Origin Hong kong
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Gangster films
Actors Takeshi Kaneshiro, Yuen Biao, Jessica Hsuan, Yuen Wah, Corey Yuen
At the end of the Qing Dynasty due to poverty and starvation, Ma Wing Jing (Takeshi Kaneshiro) and his older brother Ma Tai Cheung (Yuen Wah) flee from their harsh homeland to the big city of Shanghai to make their fortune. Once they arrive in Shanghai reality sets in and both are only able to secure jobs as coolies (bitter hard manual labor) making chump change. Wing Jing admires the local triad gangster boss Tam Sei's (Yuen Biao) life style. Tam Sei seeing Ma Wing Jing admire his horse carriage challenges Wing Jing to a human versus horse race. Wing Jing accepts his challenge, after seeing Wing Jing's determination, loyalty, fighting skills and athleticism the two strike up a friendship and Tam Sei tells Wing Jing to visit his night club one day if he ever needs help.
Lookin' Italian (1994)
, 1h37Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about immigration, Mafia films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Gangster films
Actors Jay Acovone, Matt LeBlanc, Denise Richards, Lou Rawls, John LaMotta, Ralph Manza
Vinny Pallazzo (Jay Acovone) is a retired gangster who has left the mafia after a disastrous incident. Now working as a clerk in a dusty bookshop of Los Angeles, he has to look after his young, reckless nephew Anthony (Matt LeBlanc), who lives fast, spending his time between seducing girls at the bookshop, dancing in nightclubs and playing poker games with friends. Vinny tries to do everything so that Anthony doesn't cross paths with mafia and gang wars, as he is afraid that his brash and hot-blooded nephew might end up like his father - dead. But that may be a lot more difficult than it sounds, especially after Anthony's girlfriend is brutally killed with another friend of his, by a gang. Anthony wants then to be avenged, especially after learning the truth about his father.
Postman Blues (1997)
, 1h50Directed by Sabu
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Shinichi Tsutsumi, Ren Osugi, Diamond Yukai, Susumu Terajima, Tomorowo Taguchi, Akaji Maro
Sawaki (Shin'ichi Tsutsumi) is a postman. He has an old friend Noguchi (Keisuke Horibe) who, unknown to him, had become a yakuza. Noguchi was being spied by the police for a long time. One day Sawaki delivers a letter to him and stays at his place for a while. During his stay Noguchi puts a package of drugs into Sawaki's letter bag. His finger, which he cut off as a symbol of loyalty to his gang, also accidentally falls into the bag. Viewing his relationship with Noguchi, the police think that Sawaki is a member of the yakuza and follow him. On reaching home, Sawaki finds a suicide note in his bag written by a cancer patient to her aunt. He rushes to the hospital to see the girl Kyoko (Kyoko Toyama) and falls in love with her. He meets a hit man Joe (Ren Osugi) there who tells him how he had won the contract killing competition called the "Killer of killers". The police profiler (Tomoro Taguchi), who was following Sawaki, comes to the conclusion that Sawaki is a member of the criminal gang. Meanwhile, Naguchi discovers that the finger he had cut was no longer in his house. All this marked the beginning of problems for Sawaki.
Moving Targets (2004)
, 1h34Directed by Wong Jing
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Gangster films
Actors Nicholas Tse, Edison Chen, Gillian Chung, Simon Yam, Lam Suet, Kent Tong
Cheung Wai-kit (Nicholas Tse) and Ngai Fung "Fit Lo" (Edison Chen) are best friends and two of Hong Kong's top young cops. After foiling a robbery attempt they are promoted to the Narcotic units led by hot-headed police chief Cheung Tit-Man (Simon Yam). Tit-Man is actually Kit's dad, who left him and his mother (Michelle Mai) after shooting her years ago. Kit sees Tit-Man as an enemy and is not so thrilled with having to work under him.
Dark Diamond (2016)
, 1h55Directed by Arthur Harari
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about families, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Niels Schneider, August Diehl, Raphaële Godin, Jos Verbist, Guillaume Verdier, Hilde Van Mieghem
Pier Ulmann vit de petits boulots et de cambriolages qu'il commet avec Kevin pour le compte de Rachid. Un jour, il apprend la mort de son père dont il n'avait plus de nouvelles depuis plusieurs années. Il renoue alors avec sa famille paternelle qui travaille dans le milieu des diamantaires à Anvers.
Directed by Victor Tourjanski
Origin German
Genres Drama
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Ivan Mosjoukine, Brigitte Helm, Heinrich George, Dita Parlo, Harry Hardt, Valy Arnheim
New York Confidential (1955)
Directed by Russell Rouse
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Broderick Crawford, Anne Bancroft, Richard Conte, Marilyn Maxwell, J. Carrol Naish, Onslow Stevens
Installé à Chicago comme tueur à gages, Nick Magellan (Richard Conte) est appelé à New York par Charlie Lupo (Broderick Crawford), un puissant homme d'affaires corrompu qui dirige le lucratif syndicat du crime de Manhattan. Lors d'un règlement de comptes, trois des hommes de main de Lupo laissent de trop nombreuses traces de leurs passages. Pour se couvrir, Lupo charge Magellan de les éliminer. En parallèle à cette mission, Lupo lui demande de surveiller Katherine (Anne Bancroft), sa fille. Magellan tombe amoureux de la jeune femme et rate sa mission, mettant Lupo dans une situation délicate.
Embrace Your Shadow (2005)
, 1h42Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Gangster films
Actors Fiona Sit
Ran (Fiona Sit) is a 23-year-old girl that is burden with caring for her older brother Feng (Cheung Kwok Keung) who has a fatal hereditary disease called Arteritis that paralyzes the entire body. She also has to raise and care for his 6-year old daughter Shiayou (Cheung Ching-yu). Feng's wife had taken the entire family savings and left them when she found out he was diagnose with his illness. Ran must take in work as a seamstress at home to make a living and make ends meet. She cares for her brother and niece by day and works throughout the night to rush her work deadline. She doesn't have an easy life so she always has a depressive and sad expression on her face. To make matters worst Ran is afraid one day she or Shiayou will end up like her brother since his illness is hereditary.
Gorbaciof (2010)
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about immigration, La précarité, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Toni Servillo, Gaetano Bruno, Yang Mi
Marino Pacileo is a solitary man living in the Vasto area of Naples, a multiethnic suburb close to the train station. He is nicknamed "Gorbaciof" as, like the Soviet leader, has a port-wine stain on his forehead. He is a cashier in the prison at Poggioreale, using his job as a means of funding his gambling addiction. He plays poker in a makeshift gambling house at the back of a Chinese restaurant, and here he meets Lila, daughter of the restaurant's owner. Gorbaciof is fascinated by Lila, whom he starts stalking; and Lila finds herself attracted to this strange man who rescued her from two violent teenagers. In spite of the language barrier (Lila doesn't speak Italian), they start seeing each other.
Above the Law (2017)
Directed by François Troukens, Jean-François Hensgens
Origin Belgique
Genres Thriller, Documentary, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Lubna Azabal, Olivier Gourmet, Bouli Lanners, Kevin Janssens, Tibo Vandenborre, Anne Coesens
Alors que Frank Valken réalise un casse fabuleux, un commando de tueurs entre en action et exécute tous les témoins. On relève, parmi les cadavres, celui de la magistrate qui enquête sur l’affaire des tueurs fous. Trente ans plus tard, ils semblent être de retour. Arrêté en flagrant délit et face à la pression médiatique, Frank n’a d'autre choix que de s’évader pour tenter de prouver son innocence.
Carbone (2017)
, 1h44Directed by Olivier Marchal
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Benoît Magimel, Laura Smet, Michaël Youn, Dani, Patrick Catalifo, Gérard Depardieu
Antoine Roca est menacé de perdre l'entreprise familiale de transport routier. Après avoir parlé à son expert-comptable et ami Laurent Melki, il a l'idée d'une fraude à la TVA sur les quotas de carbone dans l'Union européenne. Pour cela, il contacte deux connaissances de soirées poker plus habituées aux fraudes, les frères Éric et Simon Wizman ainsi que leur mère, Dolly. Pour se lancer dans ses combines, cette petite bande a cependant besoin de fonds. Étant donné qu'Antoine est grillé dans la communauté juive à cause de son richissime beau-père, Aron Goldstein, ils doivent emprunter à une figure du grand banditisme, Kamel Dafri.