Best Gangster Flicks?

[rchurchward]

Okay I'll confess that I have a weak spot. That weak spot is for a good gangster movie. Don't know what it is, but I just can't deny it.

Anyhow, I just got through watching "The Untouchables" for the first time and it caused me to wonder, what are some of YOUR favorite gangster movies?

Here are my Top 5 Gangster Flicks (in no particular order):
1. Goodfellas
2. The Untouchables
3. Snatch
4. Godfather Part 1
5. Casino

Notable Mention...
6. Road to Perdition
7. American Gangster
8. Reservoir Dogs
9. Pulp Fiction

On the queue (movies I haven't seen that I NEED to):
1. Once Upon A Time In America
2. The Usual Suspect
3. Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
4. Scarface (I know, sad)
5. Mean Streets
6. Bugsy
7. Miller's Crossing

[OnePimpTiger]

Here's the field we used for the Greatest of All-Time tourney:

Godfather
Goodfellas
Casino
Pulp Fiction
Bugsy
Once Upon a Time in America
Scarface
Carlito's Way
Reservoir Dogs
Snatch
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrells
Mean Streets
The Departed
The Untouchables
Miller's Crossing
Donnie Brasco
Road to Perdition
White Heat
On the Waterfront
A Bronx Tale
LA Confidential
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
The Usual Suspects
True Romance

The only ones I haven't seen are White Heat and A Bronx Tale...the rest are all good, most really good.

My favorites:
True Romance
Goodfellas
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Road to Perdition
Casino

[rchurchward]

Cool, thanks Darren!

[angel0430]

I love those movies....all of them are really good movies

[rchurchward]

Went to the library today and picked up Taxi Driver, The Street With No Name, Mean Streets, and Godfather Part II.

[OnePimpTiger]

The Street With No Name...I don't know that one (and I'm lazy), who's in it and how old is it?

Taxi Driver is legendary...great, greaty flick, you must enjoy!

[rchurchward]

The Street With No Name...I don't know that one (and I'm lazy), who's in it and how old is it?

It's pretty old. 1948. Stars Mark Stevens, Richard Widmark, Lloyd Nolan, and Ed Begley. Here is a synopsis:
After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a potential victim of the same racket. Soon, Gene meets Alec Stiles, neurotic mastermind who's "building an organization along scientific lines." Stiles recruits Cordell, whose job becomes a lot more dangerous.

Looked interesting enough.

[OnePimpTiger]

Nice...let us know how it is, might have to check it out.

[rchurchward]

Will do, Darren!

[imronron]

The Sting and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.