let’s shine a spotlight on the criminal
underbelly what’s the worst that could
happen
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
crime epochs in film a refinery in a
scrapyard what the hell is going on for
this list we’re looking at movies that
tell stories but focus on the criminal
world a film like Goodfellas though
masterful doesn’t fit the traditional
definition of a film epic it’ll get you
anything
I don’t even actually anything we should
wait to hear what I’m going to say
alright what number 10
gangs of New York this is fresh wing
what I mean
we need to tenderize this meat a little
bit when you combine two of the greatest
actors of this or any generation in this
case Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel
day-lewis with the skills of director
Martin Scorsese the results are bound to
be fabulous what is your name
Amsterdam sur Amsterdam I’m New York
bill the butcher cutting is an entity
unlike any other we’ve ever seen
whoopsie-daisy violent and theatrical
he’s a crime boss who holds immense
political sway over those around him by
force of will alone when our protagonist
sets out to bring him down it’s an
almost insurmountable task but also one
of necessary and yes epic proportions
you kill a king he don’t stab him in the
dark you kill him where the whole court
can watch him die number nine American
gangster this oscar-nominated
biographical drama depicts the life and
times of gangster Frank Lucas and his
journey to become one of Harlem’s most
successful drug dealers most important
thing in business is honesty integrity
hard work family never forgetting where
we came from as can be imagined nothing
is easy and Lucas must contend with
another mafia boss in the city as well
as the brutally honest detective that’s
investigating him his tickets were
phenomenal better seats and Dominic
Cattano right Joe Louis shook his hand
hisses gun the result is a stark and
engaging flick filled with vibrant
acting and heavy themes that won the
praise of critics and moviegoers alike
for Oh what you gonna do Frank ah let’s
do you all shoot me fun everybody huh
number eight Scarface vamoose II am
Antonio Montana are you what you call
yourself first you get the money then
you get the power then you get the women
then you want to find out your biggest
problem is not bringing the stuff what
to do another – when Cuban refugee Tony
Montana arrived in Miami a life of
mediocrity was never in the cards I kill
communists for fun but for a green card
I gonna carve him up real nice
willing to do anything and everything to
gain the respect that he knows he
deserves Tony’s life story is fraught
with violence vulgarity and excess and
we get to see it play out in front of us
in this crime drama
hugely influential on many films that
followed as well as pop culture in
general this rags to riches story
depicts every stage of a crime kingpins
life in glorious and graphic detail I
mean the only thing in this world that
gives rise is pulse number seven Bonnie
and Clyde you just wait right here you
keep your eyes open
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were
criminals and lovers who managed to
capture the attention and hearts of the
public in the midst of the Great
Depression garrison a cab in the capable
hands of producer Warren Beatty and
director Arthur Penn who told the story
in style Bonnie and Clyde was a
breakthrough in new Hollywood cinema and
featured an infamously bloody conclusion
Hey
despite the titular characters violent
and destructive actions the sentiment of
taking from the rich made the criminal
pair folk heroes during their heyday and
has continued to ring true with
audiences to this day mr sztyc oh just
take it easy nothing go happy hey give
me the money give me the money
number six The Departed watch what
happens Martin Scorsese brought together
an all-star cast to bring his vision for
this film to life and it had all be
worth it as the departed finally landed
him the Oscar for Best Director that had
eluded him up until that point Frank
look at me look at me I’m not the
fucking rat okay a story where the lines
between good and evil are blurred the
remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film
Infernal Affairs sees Leo’s undercover
cop infiltrate the mob look there is a
rat in your unit that is a fact all
right and Matt Damon playing a mole in
the police for the same crime family I
can get the rat you just gotta let me do
it my way Frank okay meanwhile Jack
Nicholson’s Frank Costello in one of
many great performances in historic
career is an absolute joy to behold
schools have thank you Frank
number five LA Confidential I wondered
when you might knock on my door again
officer white based on the novel of the
same name
Curtis Hanson’s film adaptation was
strong enough to launch the Hollywood
careers of Guy Pearce and future
heavyweight Russell Crowe LA
Confidential is focused on a group of
LAPD officers who overcome their
differences to seek justice for the
victims of the serial killer known as
the Nite Owl anything bothering you
about the Nite Owl case yeah
Peck that you guys won’t let it get
filed away with substance style and
beautiful cinematography the neo noir
detective flick manages to drop you
directly into the 1950s in the best way
possible yeah you know me I’m keeping
the streets safe boys all right take
these two and get him dressed and book
thanks to its tackling of crime the
psychology of its characters
it’s representation of Los Angeles it
also won two Oscars and earned rave
reviews dudley kill jack he wants you to
kill me number for heat i spent all my
time chasing guys like you around block
that’s my life
marketed mostly around the fact that
Hollywood heavyweights Al Pacino and
Robert De Niro would be sharing big
screen time he is actually so much more
than that
featuring what is arguably the greatest
modern shootout scene in film history it
is without a doubt a superb crime epic
as well as a masterpiece and a bevy of
other genres that’s interesting point
cited as a heavy influence on several
films that followed it including the
Dark Knight the critically acclaimed
film is deep compelling and well acted
that’s the discipline plus it’s dark
themes and story of La had us all hooked
you see me doing thrill-seeker liquor
store holdups would have born to lose
tattoo on my chest no I do not write I
am never going back
number three The Untouchables you fellas
are untouchable is that the thing no one
can get to you Al Capone is a legendary
gangster who found his way to the screen
several times but it was his portrayal
by Robert De Niro that is one of the
most memorable I grew up in a tough
neighborhood we used to say you can get
further with a kind word and a gun than
you can with just a kind word the fact
that it wasn’t a major role in
comparison to Kevin Costner’s Eliot Ness
makes it all the more impressive I want
you to get this up where he fries I want
you to find this fancy boy Eliot Ness I
want him dead I want his family dead
I want his house burnt to the ground I
want to go to the middle not even a
bridge agus depicting the story of a
small group of officers who deduce a way
of bringing down the crime boss through
the pedestrian route of tax evasion The
Untouchables is tense and riveting
thanks to Brian De Palma’s direction
meanwhile Sean Connery in yet another
highly heralded supporting role planted
the only Academy Award of his career as
Jimmy Malone an Irish American cop and
mentor to ness
I’m gonna count the fight I watch you’re
not can’t you talk with a gun in your
mouth number two Once Upon a Time in
America they are the force one of the
Apocalypse Sergio Leone was a filmmaker
known for crafting some of the best
westerns of all time so to choose to
direct an epic crime drama as his last
movie ever seemed like a bold move at
the time
fortunately this bold move paid massive
dividends for audiences everywhere
you’ll put up and you’ll shut up you
hear nothing and you see nothing just
like you did for Bugsy
even with runtimes ranging from 139 to a
mind-boggling 251 minutes depending on
the region of release each version of
Once Upon a Time in America is beloved
let’s just think about it noodles
they’re gonna ask us to come in with
them there’s a lot in it for us set
during the Prohibition era and tackling
issues as varied as love sex money and
death in the world of organized crime in
New York City there can be little debate
that this film deserves its place on
this list you’ll carry that’s think of
the streets with you the rest of your
life I like this thing of the streets it
makes me feel good I like to smell it it
opens up my lungs before we unveil our
top pick here are some honorable
mentions 549 criminals at once how did
you convince Cirillo
to hear the spars she shares my
enthusiasm for justice you might as well
come down here there’s no one left with
you no photography a future Madonna vida
my slash daddy douche sicko here Bishop
ed it’s offical Bishop army can’t do it
alone you know take some lava guys like
you and enough money to make them look
good I know plenty of guys not like
playing winos in the street
can’t outrun it ever play for know why I
keep hist con even after you take his
money he can’t know you took him what’s
it a rest well and a month from novice
Hollywood Big Shots gonna give you what
you want too late they start shooting in
a week number one The Godfather
may come on off again with you spanning
from Italy to America as well as two
generations of a crime family The
Godfather is the most preeminent crime
epic in film history
when family patriarch vito corleone
finds his life is in danger his children
come together to keep him alive and to
maintain their position at the top of
the crime world I don’t apologize that’s
my life but I talk to the winner was
your time then did you would be the one
to hold the strings followed up by one
of the best sequels of all time my offer
is dead nothing the Francis Ford Coppola
flick was surrounded by so many
production worries that the studio kept
a standby director at the ready said I
have a guarantee no more attempts on my
father’s life what guarantees can I give
you Mike but considering how much
critical acclaim it was showered with
and the fact that it took home more
Awards than we can list here there’s no
doubt that Coppola and the Godfather’s
cast and crew came together to create an
absolute masterpiece
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite epic crime film it’s not as
tough as he thinks
neither we for more movie top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com finally got to the top
of the world that blew right up in his
face
you
underbelly what’s the worst that could
happen
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
crime epochs in film a refinery in a
scrapyard what the hell is going on for
this list we’re looking at movies that
tell stories but focus on the criminal
world a film like Goodfellas though
masterful doesn’t fit the traditional
definition of a film epic it’ll get you
anything
I don’t even actually anything we should
wait to hear what I’m going to say
alright what number 10
gangs of New York this is fresh wing
what I mean
we need to tenderize this meat a little
bit when you combine two of the greatest
actors of this or any generation in this
case Leonardo DiCaprio and Daniel
day-lewis with the skills of director
Martin Scorsese the results are bound to
be fabulous what is your name
Amsterdam sur Amsterdam I’m New York
bill the butcher cutting is an entity
unlike any other we’ve ever seen
whoopsie-daisy violent and theatrical
he’s a crime boss who holds immense
political sway over those around him by
force of will alone when our protagonist
sets out to bring him down it’s an
almost insurmountable task but also one
of necessary and yes epic proportions
you kill a king he don’t stab him in the
dark you kill him where the whole court
can watch him die number nine American
gangster this oscar-nominated
biographical drama depicts the life and
times of gangster Frank Lucas and his
journey to become one of Harlem’s most
successful drug dealers most important
thing in business is honesty integrity
hard work family never forgetting where
we came from as can be imagined nothing
is easy and Lucas must contend with
another mafia boss in the city as well
as the brutally honest detective that’s
investigating him his tickets were
phenomenal better seats and Dominic
Cattano right Joe Louis shook his hand
hisses gun the result is a stark and
engaging flick filled with vibrant
acting and heavy themes that won the
praise of critics and moviegoers alike
for Oh what you gonna do Frank ah let’s
do you all shoot me fun everybody huh
number eight Scarface vamoose II am
Antonio Montana are you what you call
yourself first you get the money then
you get the power then you get the women
then you want to find out your biggest
problem is not bringing the stuff what
to do another – when Cuban refugee Tony
Montana arrived in Miami a life of
mediocrity was never in the cards I kill
communists for fun but for a green card
I gonna carve him up real nice
willing to do anything and everything to
gain the respect that he knows he
deserves Tony’s life story is fraught
with violence vulgarity and excess and
we get to see it play out in front of us
in this crime drama
hugely influential on many films that
followed as well as pop culture in
general this rags to riches story
depicts every stage of a crime kingpins
life in glorious and graphic detail I
mean the only thing in this world that
gives rise is pulse number seven Bonnie
and Clyde you just wait right here you
keep your eyes open
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were
criminals and lovers who managed to
capture the attention and hearts of the
public in the midst of the Great
Depression garrison a cab in the capable
hands of producer Warren Beatty and
director Arthur Penn who told the story
in style Bonnie and Clyde was a
breakthrough in new Hollywood cinema and
featured an infamously bloody conclusion
Hey
despite the titular characters violent
and destructive actions the sentiment of
taking from the rich made the criminal
pair folk heroes during their heyday and
has continued to ring true with
audiences to this day mr sztyc oh just
take it easy nothing go happy hey give
me the money give me the money
number six The Departed watch what
happens Martin Scorsese brought together
an all-star cast to bring his vision for
this film to life and it had all be
worth it as the departed finally landed
him the Oscar for Best Director that had
eluded him up until that point Frank
look at me look at me I’m not the
fucking rat okay a story where the lines
between good and evil are blurred the
remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film
Infernal Affairs sees Leo’s undercover
cop infiltrate the mob look there is a
rat in your unit that is a fact all
right and Matt Damon playing a mole in
the police for the same crime family I
can get the rat you just gotta let me do
it my way Frank okay meanwhile Jack
Nicholson’s Frank Costello in one of
many great performances in historic
career is an absolute joy to behold
schools have thank you Frank
number five LA Confidential I wondered
when you might knock on my door again
officer white based on the novel of the
same name
Curtis Hanson’s film adaptation was
strong enough to launch the Hollywood
careers of Guy Pearce and future
heavyweight Russell Crowe LA
Confidential is focused on a group of
LAPD officers who overcome their
differences to seek justice for the
victims of the serial killer known as
the Nite Owl anything bothering you
about the Nite Owl case yeah
Peck that you guys won’t let it get
filed away with substance style and
beautiful cinematography the neo noir
detective flick manages to drop you
directly into the 1950s in the best way
possible yeah you know me I’m keeping
the streets safe boys all right take
these two and get him dressed and book
thanks to its tackling of crime the
psychology of its characters
it’s representation of Los Angeles it
also won two Oscars and earned rave
reviews dudley kill jack he wants you to
kill me number for heat i spent all my
time chasing guys like you around block
that’s my life
marketed mostly around the fact that
Hollywood heavyweights Al Pacino and
Robert De Niro would be sharing big
screen time he is actually so much more
than that
featuring what is arguably the greatest
modern shootout scene in film history it
is without a doubt a superb crime epic
as well as a masterpiece and a bevy of
other genres that’s interesting point
cited as a heavy influence on several
films that followed it including the
Dark Knight the critically acclaimed
film is deep compelling and well acted
that’s the discipline plus it’s dark
themes and story of La had us all hooked
you see me doing thrill-seeker liquor
store holdups would have born to lose
tattoo on my chest no I do not write I
am never going back
number three The Untouchables you fellas
are untouchable is that the thing no one
can get to you Al Capone is a legendary
gangster who found his way to the screen
several times but it was his portrayal
by Robert De Niro that is one of the
most memorable I grew up in a tough
neighborhood we used to say you can get
further with a kind word and a gun than
you can with just a kind word the fact
that it wasn’t a major role in
comparison to Kevin Costner’s Eliot Ness
makes it all the more impressive I want
you to get this up where he fries I want
you to find this fancy boy Eliot Ness I
want him dead I want his family dead
I want his house burnt to the ground I
want to go to the middle not even a
bridge agus depicting the story of a
small group of officers who deduce a way
of bringing down the crime boss through
the pedestrian route of tax evasion The
Untouchables is tense and riveting
thanks to Brian De Palma’s direction
meanwhile Sean Connery in yet another
highly heralded supporting role planted
the only Academy Award of his career as
Jimmy Malone an Irish American cop and
mentor to ness
I’m gonna count the fight I watch you’re
not can’t you talk with a gun in your
mouth number two Once Upon a Time in
America they are the force one of the
Apocalypse Sergio Leone was a filmmaker
known for crafting some of the best
westerns of all time so to choose to
direct an epic crime drama as his last
movie ever seemed like a bold move at
the time
fortunately this bold move paid massive
dividends for audiences everywhere
you’ll put up and you’ll shut up you
hear nothing and you see nothing just
like you did for Bugsy
even with runtimes ranging from 139 to a
mind-boggling 251 minutes depending on
the region of release each version of
Once Upon a Time in America is beloved
let’s just think about it noodles
they’re gonna ask us to come in with
them there’s a lot in it for us set
during the Prohibition era and tackling
issues as varied as love sex money and
death in the world of organized crime in
New York City there can be little debate
that this film deserves its place on
this list you’ll carry that’s think of
the streets with you the rest of your
life I like this thing of the streets it
makes me feel good I like to smell it it
opens up my lungs before we unveil our
top pick here are some honorable
mentions 549 criminals at once how did
you convince Cirillo
to hear the spars she shares my
enthusiasm for justice you might as well
come down here there’s no one left with
you no photography a future Madonna vida
my slash daddy douche sicko here Bishop
ed it’s offical Bishop army can’t do it
alone you know take some lava guys like
you and enough money to make them look
good I know plenty of guys not like
playing winos in the street
can’t outrun it ever play for know why I
keep hist con even after you take his
money he can’t know you took him what’s
it a rest well and a month from novice
Hollywood Big Shots gonna give you what
you want too late they start shooting in
a week number one The Godfather
may come on off again with you spanning
from Italy to America as well as two
generations of a crime family The
Godfather is the most preeminent crime
epic in film history
when family patriarch vito corleone
finds his life is in danger his children
come together to keep him alive and to
maintain their position at the top of
the crime world I don’t apologize that’s
my life but I talk to the winner was
your time then did you would be the one
to hold the strings followed up by one
of the best sequels of all time my offer
is dead nothing the Francis Ford Coppola
flick was surrounded by so many
production worries that the studio kept
a standby director at the ready said I
have a guarantee no more attempts on my
father’s life what guarantees can I give
you Mike but considering how much
critical acclaim it was showered with
and the fact that it took home more
Awards than we can list here there’s no
doubt that Coppola and the Godfather’s
cast and crew came together to create an
absolute masterpiece
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite epic crime film it’s not as
tough as he thinks
neither we for more movie top 10s
published every day be sure to subscribe
to watchmojo.com finally got to the top
of the world that blew right up in his
face
you
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