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1. The Godfather (1972)
R | 175 min | Crime, Drama
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton
Votes: 2,016,381 | Gross: $134.97M
2. The Dark Knight (2008)
PG-13 | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine
Votes: 2,875,559 | Gross: $534.86M
3. The Equalizer 3 (2023)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Robert McCall finds himself at home in Southern Italy but he discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the mafia.
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea, David Denman
Votes: 117,735
4. Goodfellas (1990)
R | 145 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco
Votes: 1,259,461 | Gross: $46.84M
5. Narcos (2015–2017)
TV-MA | 50 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A chronicled look at the criminal exploits of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, as well as the many other drug kingpins who plagued the country through the years.
Stars: Pedro Pascal, Wagner Moura, Boyd Holbrook, Alberto Ammann
Votes: 471,248
6. The Usual Suspects (1995)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The sole survivor of a pier shoot-out tells the story of how a notorious criminal influenced the events that began with five criminals meeting in a seemingly random police lineup.
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Stephen Baldwin
Votes: 1,147,028 | Gross: $23.34M
7. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
R | 229 min | Crime, Drama
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams
Votes: 378,313 | Gross: $5.32M
8. Batman Begins (2005)
PG-13 | 140 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After witnessing his parents' death, Bruce learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe, Liam Neeson
Votes: 1,580,758 | Gross: $206.85M
9. Gotham (2014–2019)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The story behind Detective James Gordon's rise to prominence in Gotham City in the years before Batman's arrival.
Stars: Ben McKenzie, Jada Pinkett Smith, Donal Logue, Camren Bicondova
Votes: 240,932
10. American Gangster (2007)
R | 157 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin
Votes: 453,118 | Gross: $130.16M
11. The Untouchables (1987)
R | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
During Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, Charles Martin Smith
Votes: 331,182 | Gross: $76.27M
12. Donnie Brasco (1997)
R | 127 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the Mafia life--at the expense of his regular one.
Director: Mike Newell | Stars: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby
Votes: 332,735 | Gross: $41.91M
13. Sorcerer (1977)
PG | 121 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous Latin American jungle.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou
Votes: 27,820 | Gross: $12.00M
14. Thief (1981)
R | 123 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ace safe cracker wants to do one last big heist for the mob before going straight.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, Jim Belushi
Votes: 39,166 | Gross: $11.49M
15. Cop Land (1997)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The Sheriff of a suburban New Jersey community, populated by New York City police officers, slowly discovers the town is a front for mob connections and corruption.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Harvey Keitel, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro
Votes: 106,547 | Gross: $44.89M
16. Triple 9 (2016)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A gang of criminals and corrupt cops plan the murder of a police officer in order to pull off their biggest heist yet across town.
Director: John Hillcoat | Stars: Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Aaron Paul
Votes: 77,172 | Gross: $12.63M
17. ZeroZeroZero (2019–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A cocaine shipment makes its way to Europe, starting from the moment a powerful cartel of Italian criminals decides to buy it, to its journeys through Mexico, to its shipment across the Atlantic Ocean.
Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Dane DeHaan, Giuseppe De Domenico, Harold Torres
Votes: 29,423
18. Run All Night (2015)
R | 114 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants Mike to pay for the death of his own son.
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra | Stars: Liam Neeson, Ed Harris, Joel Kinnaman, Vincent D'Onofrio
Votes: 115,161 | Gross: $26.46M
19. Midnight Run (1988)
R | 126 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail.
Director: Martin Brest | Stars: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton
Votes: 94,356 | Gross: $38.41M
20. Safe (I) (2012)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Mei, a young girl whose memory holds a priceless numerical code, finds herself pursued by the Triads, the Russian mob, and corrupt NYC cops. Coming to her aid is an ex-cage fighter whose life was destroyed by the gangsters on Mei's trail.
Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Jason Statham, Catherine Chan, Chris Sarandon, Robert John Burke
Votes: 117,732 | Gross: $17.14M
21. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
After being released from jail, Tommy Vercetti leaves Liberty City for Vice City, a city overrun by the mob. Now, Tommy is out to make Vice City his home.
Stars: Ray Liotta, William Fichtner, Tom Sizemore, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 29,574
22. Live by Night (2016)
R | 129 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson, Chris Messina
Votes: 59,866 | Gross: $10.38M
23. Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A womanizing, crooked cop on the payroll of the mafia is confronted with the reality of his double life after he is asked to kill a beautiful and ruthless Russian gangster.
Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Wallace Wood, Juliette Lewis
Votes: 15,176 | Gross: $3.28M
24. Hot Pursuit (2015)
PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An uptight and by-the-book cop (Reese Witherspoon) tries to protect the outgoing widow (Sofia Vergara) of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen.
Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara, Matthew Del Negro, Michael Mosley
Votes: 54,219 | Gross: $34.51M
25. Murphy's Law (1986)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Framed for his ex-wife's murder by a parolee he once put behind bars, Los Angeles cop Jack Murphy escapes from custody to capture the killer, but he is now handcuffed to a foul-mouthed thief he had only just arrested.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Charles Bronson, Kathleen Wilhoite, Carrie Snodgress, Robert F. Lyons
Votes: 6,468 | Gross: $9.95M
26. Prince of the City (1981)
R | 167 min | Crime, Drama
A New York City narcotics detective reluctantly agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption, and soon realises he's in over his head, and nobody can be trusted.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach, Richard Foronjy, Don Billett
Votes: 9,540 | Gross: $8.12M
27. Rapid Fire (1992)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When student Jake Lo witnesses a killing, he finds himself caught between two feuding drug lords. Betrayed and set up by the federal agents, the only person he can trust is Ryan, a Chicago cop who reminds Jake of his deceased father.
Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Brandon Lee, Powers Boothe, Nick Mancuso, Raymond J. Barry
Votes: 10,407 | Gross: $14.36M
28. Bad Blood (2017–2018)
TV-MA | 47 min | Crime, Drama
A dramatization of the life and death of Montreal mob boss Vito Rizzuto.
Stars: Kim Coates, Louis Ferreira, Sharon Taylor, Melanie Scrofano
Votes: 10,446
29. Code of Silence (1985)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Chicago cop is caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take down an irresponsible cop.
Director: Andrew Davis | Stars: Chuck Norris, Henry Silva, Bert Remsen, Mike Genovese
Votes: 9,418 | Gross: $20.35M
30. Batman: Year One (2011 Video)
PG-13 | 64 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A wealthy playboy and a Chicago cop both return to Gotham City where their lives will intersect in unexpected ways.
Directors: Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Ben McKenzie, Eliza Dushku, Jon Polito
Votes: 38,130
31. Rogue City (2020)
TV-MA | 116 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Caught in the cross hairs of police corruption and Marseille's warring gangs, a loyal cop must protect his squad by taking matters into his own hands.
Director: Olivier Marchal | Stars: Lannick Gautry, Stanislas Merhar, Kaaris, David Belle
Votes: 9,986
32. Shinjuku Triad Society (1995)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Amidst a Chinese and Japanese mafia war, a lawyer for the Chinese mob finds a rift forming between him and his corrupt police office brother.
Director: Takashi Miike | Stars: Kippei Shîna, Tomorô Taguchi, Takeshi Caesar, Ren Ôsugi
Votes: 2,466
33. Easter (2023–2024)
Approved | Mystery
The mental illness of our sleuth, Pascha, pits him against his most formidable foe - himself.
Stars: Lnq, Reginald VelJohnson, Olkens Graham, Gina Martino
34. Gangster Empire: Rise of the Mob (2013– )
TV-14 | Documentary, Action, Crime
Violence and corruption pulsed through the soul of the Gangster Empire during the heyday of Prohibition and the Atlantic City Boardwalk.
Stars: Coby Batty, Matt K. Baker, Todd Barsness, James Christopher Cooke
Votes: 31
35.
Network First (1994– )
Episode:
The War Against the Mafia Part 3: The King of Little Italy
(1994)
Documentary
The programme looks at the rise and fall of gangster, John Gotti, who took charge after arranging the murder of Paul Castellano. Bribing his way to freedom, justice finally caught up with him and he is now doing a life sentence.
Stars: Jack Klaff, John Gotti, Bruce Cutler, Bruce Mouw
36.
The F.B.I. Files (1998–2009)
Episode:
John Gotti: Convicted
(1999)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
This program follows the team of FBI agents charged with investigating the Gambino family. Their focus turns to John Gotti after the murder of his boss, the head of the family, Paul ... See full summary »
Director: David Haycox | Stars: James Kallstrom, Anthony D. Call, Bruce Mouw, Lewis Schiliro
Votes: 40
37.
Narco Wars (2020–2022)
Episode:
The Mob: Drugs, Bugs and the Dapper Don
(2021)
Documentary, Crime, History
A ruthless capo, John Gotti, breaks the Mafia's most sacred rules to become boss and protect his drug empire.
Directors: Max Stern, Wilfred Spears | Stars: Anthony Ruggiano Jr., George Gabriel, George Anastasia, John Alite
Votes: 11
38.
Inside (2007– )
Episode:
Vegas Mafia
(2007)
46 min | Documentary
In the 1950s, Mafia-built Las Vegas became a cash cow for organized crime, but when the richest man in the world arrived, things changed and the feds blew the lid on the original Gangster's Paradise.
Director: Virginia Quinn | Stars: Dominic Spinale, Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal, Lynn Ferrin, Tru Hawkins
Votes: 7
39.
Scary Tales of New York (2023– )
Episode:
Haircut for a Mob Boss
(2023)
Crime
Umberto "Albert" Anastasia, once the chief of the notorious "Murder Incorporated" crime firm, winds up the target of a mob hit in a barber shop chair.
Director: Steve Maher | Stars: Frank DiMatteo, Michael Cannell, Colm Meaney, Shane Serrano
40.
America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode:
25-20
(2010)
Documentary, Crime, History
We've reached the top 25 in our countdown of unsolved mysteries including a famous outlaw who escaped his grave, an infamous gangland massacre never solved, and a secret mob assassin revealed.
Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Rick Beyer, Paul Aron, Michael Newton, Clifford Clift
41.
America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode:
The Mafia
(2013)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary
For decades, the criminal organization known as "The Mafia" has stained the fabric of American society. But what are the secrets behind the Mob's sinister success? According to the FBI, the... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Adams, Gregory B. Smith, Jim Wedick, Gil Reavill
Votes: 51
42.
Mafia's Greatest Hits (2012– )
Episode:
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano
(2012)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Charles "Lucky" Luciano was the number one gangster of all time. He put the "Organised" into organised crime and invented the modern Mafia.
Director: Gerry Pomeroy | Stars: Selwyn Raab, Joseph Coffey, Douglas Valentine, Thomas Reppetto
Votes: 20