Movies Best Gangster Film Last 25 Years

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

Voted for the Irishman. Then I realised the poll is about the best gangster movie.

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

Gangster No 1

That's a great one.

 

[Sweater of AV]

Snatch and City of God are probably my top two. Snatch has basically infinite rewatch value. I don't think I can ever get tired of it.

Road to Perdition, A History of Violence, and Eastern Promises are all underrated. American Gangster and Gangs of New York are pretty solid as well.

I can't take Training Day seriously with all that shit supposed to be happening in one day. The Departed is a bit overrated imho. Haven't seen the rest.

 

[stalehotdog]

Eastern Promises is crazy good. I have to tune in whenever it’s on. The drop is super underrated as well.

 

[stalehotdog]

I never understood the appeal of American gangster. I guess after reading up on the real Frank Lucas made it lose a lot of its luster.

 

[Mittens]

Would pick Sexy Beast, but it's unfortunately not on the poll.

Eastern Promises or Gangs of New York from the list, I would say. Probably Gangs is better, but it also is so much more than "only" a gangster movie as a historical epic, I am gonna choose Eastern Promises for the crystal clear focus on the genre.

Layer Cake is another one missing, not worthy to win, but surely would have qualified for the list.

 

[I Am Legion]

1. The Departed--Too many A plus performances to ignore.
2. Eastern Promises--A look into another world, so bloody good.
3. Snatch--Very enjoyable fun movie.

 

[The Good The Bad The HBK]

Layer Cake is another one missing

No. I considered it but its not labeled a gangster film per imdb. Its a movie about drugs.

 

[Mittens]

IMDB labels? Right...

Nevermind. I'll see myself out of the thread, then.

 

[WarHawk]

between city of god and the departed. went with departed.

 

[boingyman]

Training Day is iconic, but I really enjoyed City of God and American Gangster. I haven't seen most of the movies listed though so I can't really compare ..

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

Killing them Softly was a good one too imo. Idiotic title though.

 

[Wilmer Digreux]

i can't believe the departed is winning. it's good but not great. it's style over substance and kind of a disjointed mess. people think it's better than it is because it's Scorsese and because of a few standout scenes.

Want proof it's overrated? Mark Wahlberg is literally the best thing in it. mark. wahlberg.

 

[TheNinja]

Snatch

 

[volodya]

Is not the best but I enjoyed London Boulevard

 

[heavy_hands]

Does In Bruges count? Sexy Beast? Both black comedies about gangsters.

If so, they should at least make the list.

Sexy Beast is a great movie

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Road To Perdition is slept on. Had better cinematography and score then the other films on this list. Training Day was certainly a solid one though.

 

[moreorless87]

Not on the list but I would say Sexy Beast personally.

 

[stalehotdog]

Road To Perdition is slept on. Had better cinematography and score then the other films on this list. Training Day was certainly a solid one though.

Daniel Craig was so great as a sniveling little brat. It’s crazy how he ended up being casted as bond only a few years after this. He really does have great range. Jude Law also put on such a great and memorable performance. They really uglied him up for that role

 

[Zer]

i can't believe the departed is winning. it's good but not great. it's style over substance and kind of a disjointed mess. people think it's better than it is because it's Scorsese and because of a few standout scenes.

Want proof it's overrated? Mark Wahlberg is literally the best thing in it. mark. wahlberg.

tbh, I remember when I first saw it I thought it was great. But then on a re-watch I was like 'wow, this is actually kind of shit. What was I thinking?'

As you say, when Marky Mark steals the entire movie with a side cameo something is terribly wrong.