as far back as I can remember I always
wanted to be a gangster we’re gonna make
you an offer you can’t refuse
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 mafia movies so I hope that you’ve
signed on for some action gentlemen
because you’re going to get it
number 10 Bugsy kicking off our list is
the story of mobster Benjamin Bugsy
Siegel the movie follows Bugsy as he
aims to transform a spot of desert
wasteland into the world’s greatest
casino strip this bold and stylish
examination of the famous criminal is
not only Warren Beatty’s best
performance what do you want you want to
kill me
no one can I can’t kill me but is also a
fascinating look at the underworld role
in shaping Las Vegas number 9 Donnie
Brasco in a film based on actual events
Johnny Depp portrays FBI agent Joseph D
Pistone bastogne manages to infiltrate
the Bonanno crime family by creating the
false identity of Donnie Brasco were
drawn into a struggle with morality when
he befriends a low-level mafia enforcer
named Lefty portrayed by Al Pacino when
the line between criminal and law
enforcement begins to blur number 8
casino can you do it with your left hand
oh I I never try so you’re right yeah
this landmark Martin Scorsese mafia
picture Robert De Niro plays mob casino
operator ace Rothstein as he and cool
strongman Nicky portrayed by Joe Pesci
maintain order this tale of vice and
virtue becomes especially engaging when
ace begins dating an ex-hooker and is
targeted for assassination by the mob
when their casino Empire falls apart if
you come back here we catch either one
we’re gonna break your heads and you
won’t walk out of here you see that so
we’re gonna use it you know around in
this place number 7 Miller’s Crossing in
this Depression era gangster flicked by
the Coen brothers were brought into a
three-way war between the Irish Italian
and Jewish mobs
let’s not forget it features quite
possibly the longest Tommy gun scene in
the history of cinema
this film noir is centered on an
up-and-coming crime boss two men seeking
the affection of the same woman and a
troublesome bookie Miller’s Crossing is
a completely fresh take on the themes
that genre sees again and again so back
we call these questions friendship
carrot ethics number six the departed
this Scorsese picture takes us into the
middle of a raging war between the
Boston Police and the Irish American mob
and earned four Academy Awards for its
trouble as each side assigns a mole to
infiltrate the other we get to
experience incredible double identities
and morally questionable circumstances
along with our characters we have
nothing but good things to say about the
gritty performances by this all-star
cast number 5 Scarface in a nutshell
this movie is about an exiled Cuban
criminal who rises to the top of the
food chain Scarface is filled with more
than its fair share of horrific scenes
and classic lines cyclonite to the fat
guy it is also one of Pacino’s most
unforgettable films which is quite a
feat considering some of his other
movies he truly inhabits the iconic role
of Tony Montana and gives cinema a
haunting performance
number four The Untouchables
this crime drama is told from the point
of view of government agent Eliot Ness
played by Kevin Costner and chronicles
his efforts to take down Al Capone
during the infamous Prohibition era I
want him dead I want his family dead
I want his house burned to the ground I
want to go to middle non-official – the
untouchable stands out from the pack by
pitting our hero and his group of
unlikely comrades against a judicial
system that has become corrupted by the
mob number three once upon a time in
America one of the lengthier and more
graphically violent entries on this list
the final masterpiece by the late Sergio
Leone tells a tale that spans four
decades we follow the life of a former
Prohibition era gangster who returns to
his old stomping grounds to ponder his
deepest regrets this is not your
traditional gangster narrative but it is
certainly one of the most thoughtful
number two
Goodfellas Scorsese’s 1990 film
adaptation of the non-fiction book
wiseguy is the classic that comes in a
close second on our list Joe Pesci
Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta inhabit
the criminal underworld in one of the
grittiest accounts of mob life this film
explores the importance of the mob
family the significance of unflinching
criminal loyalty never write on your
friends
and always keep your mouth shut and how
tainted ethics are mandatory to become a
made man and Joe Pesci never disappoints
as a psychotic enforcer with a short
fuse a funny how I mean funny like I’m a
clown may amuse you
I make you laugh I’m here to amuse you
number one The Godfather Part two taking
top honors on our list is the sequel to
Francis Ford Coppola ‘he’s landmark 1972
classic we’ve limited ourselves to only
one film from the trilogy and have to
give credit to the entry that captures
the dark side of the American dream
young Vito Corleone’s rise is set
perfectly against the downfall of a son
Michael the film similarly touches on
the themes of survival family and
corruption and it is these elements that
make this an unforgettable gangster
classic
I know it was you afraid of you broke my
heart
you tore my heart
wanted to be a gangster we’re gonna make
you an offer you can’t refuse
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
10 mafia movies so I hope that you’ve
signed on for some action gentlemen
because you’re going to get it
number 10 Bugsy kicking off our list is
the story of mobster Benjamin Bugsy
Siegel the movie follows Bugsy as he
aims to transform a spot of desert
wasteland into the world’s greatest
casino strip this bold and stylish
examination of the famous criminal is
not only Warren Beatty’s best
performance what do you want you want to
kill me
no one can I can’t kill me but is also a
fascinating look at the underworld role
in shaping Las Vegas number 9 Donnie
Brasco in a film based on actual events
Johnny Depp portrays FBI agent Joseph D
Pistone bastogne manages to infiltrate
the Bonanno crime family by creating the
false identity of Donnie Brasco were
drawn into a struggle with morality when
he befriends a low-level mafia enforcer
named Lefty portrayed by Al Pacino when
the line between criminal and law
enforcement begins to blur number 8
casino can you do it with your left hand
oh I I never try so you’re right yeah
this landmark Martin Scorsese mafia
picture Robert De Niro plays mob casino
operator ace Rothstein as he and cool
strongman Nicky portrayed by Joe Pesci
maintain order this tale of vice and
virtue becomes especially engaging when
ace begins dating an ex-hooker and is
targeted for assassination by the mob
when their casino Empire falls apart if
you come back here we catch either one
we’re gonna break your heads and you
won’t walk out of here you see that so
we’re gonna use it you know around in
this place number 7 Miller’s Crossing in
this Depression era gangster flicked by
the Coen brothers were brought into a
three-way war between the Irish Italian
and Jewish mobs
let’s not forget it features quite
possibly the longest Tommy gun scene in
the history of cinema
this film noir is centered on an
up-and-coming crime boss two men seeking
the affection of the same woman and a
troublesome bookie Miller’s Crossing is
a completely fresh take on the themes
that genre sees again and again so back
we call these questions friendship
carrot ethics number six the departed
this Scorsese picture takes us into the
middle of a raging war between the
Boston Police and the Irish American mob
and earned four Academy Awards for its
trouble as each side assigns a mole to
infiltrate the other we get to
experience incredible double identities
and morally questionable circumstances
along with our characters we have
nothing but good things to say about the
gritty performances by this all-star
cast number 5 Scarface in a nutshell
this movie is about an exiled Cuban
criminal who rises to the top of the
food chain Scarface is filled with more
than its fair share of horrific scenes
and classic lines cyclonite to the fat
guy it is also one of Pacino’s most
unforgettable films which is quite a
feat considering some of his other
movies he truly inhabits the iconic role
of Tony Montana and gives cinema a
haunting performance
number four The Untouchables
this crime drama is told from the point
of view of government agent Eliot Ness
played by Kevin Costner and chronicles
his efforts to take down Al Capone
during the infamous Prohibition era I
want him dead I want his family dead
I want his house burned to the ground I
want to go to middle non-official – the
untouchable stands out from the pack by
pitting our hero and his group of
unlikely comrades against a judicial
system that has become corrupted by the
mob number three once upon a time in
America one of the lengthier and more
graphically violent entries on this list
the final masterpiece by the late Sergio
Leone tells a tale that spans four
decades we follow the life of a former
Prohibition era gangster who returns to
his old stomping grounds to ponder his
deepest regrets this is not your
traditional gangster narrative but it is
certainly one of the most thoughtful
number two
Goodfellas Scorsese’s 1990 film
adaptation of the non-fiction book
wiseguy is the classic that comes in a
close second on our list Joe Pesci
Robert De Niro and Ray Liotta inhabit
the criminal underworld in one of the
grittiest accounts of mob life this film
explores the importance of the mob
family the significance of unflinching
criminal loyalty never write on your
friends
and always keep your mouth shut and how
tainted ethics are mandatory to become a
made man and Joe Pesci never disappoints
as a psychotic enforcer with a short
fuse a funny how I mean funny like I’m a
clown may amuse you
I make you laugh I’m here to amuse you
number one The Godfather Part two taking
top honors on our list is the sequel to
Francis Ford Coppola ‘he’s landmark 1972
classic we’ve limited ourselves to only
one film from the trilogy and have to
give credit to the entry that captures
the dark side of the American dream
young Vito Corleone’s rise is set
perfectly against the downfall of a son
Michael the film similarly touches on
the themes of survival family and
corruption and it is these elements that
make this an unforgettable gangster
classic
I know it was you afraid of you broke my
heart
you tore my heart
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