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Black's Game (2012): A young opportunist is drawn into Reykjavik's underworld of gangsters and drug pushers in this hardcore Scandi–crime, an eye–catching if…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $32.15
Ill Manors (2012): English rapper Plan B directs this multistory portrait of life in a London housing estate beset by drugs, gangsters, and sexual crime.; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $32.15 | Blu-Ray ~~$39.95~~ $36.75
Killing Them Softly (2012): Ex–pat Kiwi Andrew Dominik helms this sullen gangland thriller, about a professional enforcer (Pitt) hired to track down the amateur criminals…; DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
Last Dragon Master, The (The Last Tycoon) (2012): Chow Yun–Fat lends his charismatic presence to this sumptuous gangster picture detailing the rise of a legendary Shanghai mobster at the turn…; DVD $29.95
Luck (TV Series) (2012): Heavy–hitting HBO crime drama centred on the deal–makers who frequent a popular Los Angeles racetrack – principally, an aging…; DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $49.95
Underbelly - Season 6 (TV Mini-series) (Badness) (2012): More tales from Australia's underworld, this time centred on the decade–long case built against one Anthony "Rooster" Perish, an elusive…; DVD $49.95 | Blu-Ray $49.95
Kill the Irishman (2011): Based on the violent exploits of Shamrock career criminal Danny Greene – a union crook, loan shark heavy, and finally, organised crime boss in…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Killing Time (TV Mini-Series) (2011): Another hard–hitting crime story ripped from Australian headlines, starring David Wenham as a favourite defense lawyer of Melbourne's gangland…; DVD $39.95
Underbelly - Season 5 (TV Mini-series) (Razor) (2011): The latest in the Underbelly franchise again features a strong Kiwi (and female) flavour, with Danielle Cormack and Chelsie Preston–Crayford…; DVD $69.95 | Blu-Ray $79.95
Angels of Evil (2010): Taking a leaf from MESRINE's rap sheet, Italy simultaneously glorifies and moralises the story of its own criminal rock star, Renato…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $27.55
Brighton Rock (2010): Graham Greene's 1939 novel is the source material for this prickly British underworld drama about a gangster (Riley) whose rise through the ranks is…; DVD ~~$34.95~~ $8, $34.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$39.95~~ $24.95
London Boulevard (2010): An ex–con turned celebrity bodyguard finds himself unwittingly drawn back into London's criminal underworld in this confident directorial debut…; DVD $29.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Outrage (2010): Aging Japanese hard–man Takeshi Kitano returns to the turf of his international film celebrity – the minimalist Yakuza movie – in…; DVD $29.95
Revenge (Shadow Boxing 2) (2010): Punchy crime thriller with a Russian boxer taking on a Mexican mafia boss after mortally injuring his son in the ring. Leave your brain parked in…; DVD ~~$39.95~~ $14.95
Father and Son (TV Mini-Series) (2009): Gritty, tough–minded BBC serial examines the reverberations of crime across two parallel storylines: a father (Scott), whose wife was murdered…; DVD $29.95
Shinjuku Incident (San suk si gin) (2009): Jackie Chan turns serious for this gritty, nocturnal gangland drama centered around a Chinese immigrant who is unintentionally drawn into Tokyo’s…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Staten Island (Little New York) (2009): Ethan Hawke plays a blue collar New Yorker whose plan to fleece a mob boss of his dirty money comes unstuck when a deaf–mute hitman enters the…; DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $49.95
American Trap, The (2008): Paranoid sixties set thriller has a Canadian criminal becoming an unwitting secret weapon for a covert organisation and bearing witness to a chain of…; DVD $29.95
In Bruges (2008): A smart, jet–black comedy centred on two Irish assassins who are packed off to Bruges, Belgium by their superior after a hit goes horribly…; DVD $10, ~~$39.95~~ $13 | Blu-Ray ~~$39.95~~ $24.95
Jerusalema (2008): A punchy, gun–toting gangland epic following the rise to two Soweto teenagers seduced by crime and violence in South Africa. Although…; DVD $29.95
Mesrine (Killer Instinct, Public Enemy Number 1) (2008): Effective, if at times highly sensationalised biopic of career criminal Jacques Mesrine – France’s ‘Public Enemy #1’ throughout the 1960s and 70s –…; DVD ~~$39.95~~ $10
RocknRolla (2008): Stylephile Guy Ritchie revisits well–trodden territory with this typically tangled crime caper involving a menagerie of seedy opportunists…; DVD $39.95 | Blu-Ray $44.95
Black Donnellys, The (TV Series) (2007): Haphazard but engrossing antidote to the status quo of gangster TV series (i.e. THE SOPRANOS) centres on four Hell's Kitchen brothers whose…; DVD $39.95
Brooklyn Rules (2007): Three impressionable Italian Americans must choose to resist or surrender to Mob life in this familiar, but soundly acted coming–of–age,…; DVD $14.95
Concrete Romance (Cemento armato) (2007): Brutal Italian thriller focused on a young petty crim unwittingly caught up in a deadly revenge plot by a Mafia kingpin after damaging his…; DVD $19.95
Eastern Promises (2007): A muscular, satisfying thriller set in the underworld of the Russian mafia in London, this reteams the director and star of A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE,…; DVD $10, ~~$19.95~~ $13
Rise of the Foot Soldier (2007): Brutal gangster drama chronicles three decades in the life of Carlton Leach – a football hooligan who went on to become one of the UK's most…; DVD $19.95, $29.95 | Blu-Ray $24.95, $39.95
We Own The Night (2007): Accomplished crime saga concerns a nightclub manager (Phoenix) on the fringe of New York's Russian Mafia, whose lifestyle is jeopardized when family…; DVD $15, $29.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Brotherhood (TV Series) (2006): Tough, multistoried drama from HBO competitor Showtime builds a crime legacy on par with THE SOPRANOS in focusing on the Irish neighborhood of…; DVD $49.95
Departed, The (2006): A rip–roaring remake of Hong Kong actioner INFERNAL AFFAIRS, Martin Scorsese returns to the mean streets in this high–performance game of…; DVD $10, $19.95, ~~$39.95~~ $24.95 | Blu-Ray ~~$44.95~~ $29.95
Election 2 (Triad Election) (2006): Genre exponent Johnny To logically extends the gangland politics of his original film in this punchy, no–nonsense sequel concerning a fresh…; DVD $19.95
Running Scared (2006): Flashy, hopped–up mob thriller has New Jersey foot–soldier Paul Walker assigned to conceal a snub–nosed revolver, a gun used in a…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Beat My Heart Skipped, The (De battre mon coeur s'est arrete) (2005): A star–turn by Romain Duris invigorates this deft remake of James Toback's 1978 thriller FINGERS, playing a reluctant young thug with a…; DVD ~~$24.95~~ $19.95
Crime Novel (Romanzo criminale) (2005): Novel–based Italian crime drama concerning a group of small–town crims who went on to become Rome's most merciless crime family and a…; DVD $164.95
Election (2005): A terrific gangland power tussle from genre exponent Johnnie To, this combative suspenser embarks on the shady underworld of triad politics in…; DVD $29.95
Tsotsi (2005): Deserved winner of the 2006 Foreign Language Oscar, this gripping tale of a young homicidal street–thug ('tsotsi') in post–apartheid…; DVD $19.95
Dead Fish (2004): The stock British gangster flick gets yet another working over: Gary Oldman plays a hitman who crosses paths with various motley individuals,…; DVD $14.95
One Night in Mongkok (Wong gok hak yau) (2004): A bespectacled 'Mainland' Chinese man is recruited for the assassination of a triad boss in the lusciously seedy Hong Kong district of Mongkok, but…; DVD $29.95
Bookies (2003): Four college friends become small–time bookies, only to find their world spinning dangerously out of control when their greed attracts the…; DVD $14.95
Infernal Affairs 3 (Mou gaan dou III) (2003): Actual sequel to the hit Hong Kong gangland–cop thriller attempts valiantly to tie up loose ends, both picking up where corrupt cop Ming (Lau)…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Angela (2002): A solid, if oblique drama depicting the doings of the 1980s Sicilian Mafia as seen through the eyes of mob–wife Finocchiaro. Although…; DVD $19.95
City of God (Cidade de Deus) (2002): An incendiary Brazilian drama depicting two decades of blood–drenched rivalry between two youth gangs who control a slum area of Rio De…; DVD $39.95
Infernal Affairs (2002): This dynamic cops ‘n’ robbers spectacle is populist Hong Kong film–making at its most slick and sophisticated. Infused with more than a…; DVD ~~$29.95~~ $19.95
Quickie, The (2002): A middling US debut for the dir. of PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS, this weaves a drama of moral corruption around a troubled Russian mob family festering…; DVD $39.95
Road To Perdition (2002): Handsomely–mounted Chicago gangland flick that casts Tom Hanks against type as a mob hitman who becomes an ‘angel of vengeance’ after he is…; DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Heist (2001): The heisting of Swiss–Bank bullion by professional thieves Gene Hackman, Ricky Jay and Delroy Lindo is given enjoyably intricate spins by…; DVD $14.95
Knockaround Guys (2001): SOPRANOS–influenced crime drama, which follows aspiring NYC wiseguy Barry Pepper, son of a famous mafioso, but stuck in a menial role.…; DVD $14.95
Made (2001): The hotly–awaited follow–up to SWINGERS from Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau looks to resurrect the easy–going swing and…; DVD $19.95
Brother (2000): Dir. Kitano’s first US film fuses his touch for wincingly intense violence with a ironical, comic streak that plays off the dynamics of the…; VHS $10
Circus (2000): Famke Janssen and hubby John Hannah engage in some tongue–in–cheek British criminality in a Brighton ruled by Brian Conley. With a broad…; DVD $24.95
Lock Stock and Four Stolen Hooves (TV Series) (2000): Tele–sequel to the hit movie LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, gives a reasonably funny riff on the bumbling quartet of lads on the make,…; DVD $11.95, $11.95, $11.95, $11.95
Love, Honour and Obey (2000): Jonny Lee Miller is appealing as a mischief–making wannabe–crim in this half–serious set of London gangster moves, that basically…; DVD $39.95
Essex Boys (1999): One of the present wave of British crime–films, this tale of trainee cabbie Charlie Creed–Miles going to work for volatile hard–man…; DVD $39.95
Sopranos, The (TV Series) - Season 1 (1999): Groundbreaking TV–series that ironically portrays the life of a New Jersey Mafia clan as a parade of suburban neurosis, pop–culture…; DVD $59.95
Suicide Kings (1999): Post–PULP FICTION black–comedy, that does better than most in juggling a crime setting, a mystery and various comical dialogues, with a…; DVD $29.95
Two Hands (1999): Mobster Bryan Brown finds work for Heath Ledger's idle hands, who fumbles the ball and finds himself deep in the crapper… Overcoming the…; DVD $19.95 | Blu-Ray $19.95
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998): The independent hit of 1998 is a massively assured directing debut and an entertainment sensation. Cocked with sharp dialogue, intricate plotting,…; DVD $24.95, $24.95 | Blu-Ray $29.95
Donnie Brasco (1997): Riveting, true–life tale of an FBI agent's perilous infiltration of the New York Mafia in the 70s. A knife–edge dramatic tension is…; Blu-Ray $34.95
L.A. Confidential (1997): Slam–bang adaptation preserves the lacerating edge of James Ellroy's crime novel while polishing up the sheen of 50s Hollywood. Antipodean…; DVD $14.95 | Blu-Ray $39.95
Resurrection Man (1997): Cut–above Irish thriller based around the notorious 1970s razor–gang Shankill Butchers, who dealt in drugs and intimidation with Stanley…; DVD $19.95
Albino Alligator (1996): Directing debut for Kevin Spacey, reupholsters a classic crime plot, with all the mordant, cold–blooded wit of his acting. Matt Dillon and his…; DVD $14.95
Kansas City (1996): An all–star cast jam out on the multiple storylines of Robert Altman's homage to the 30s jazz–mecca of Kansas City. The old master stirs…; DVD $19.95
Get Shorty (1995): Riding the wave of PULP FICTION, this is the most successful stab at translating Elmore Leonard for the screen. John Travolta is an amiable mobster…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $14.95
Getting Gotti (1994): Lorraine Bracco pre–SOPRANOS stardom takes on the role of a determined U.S. Attorney Assistant tracking down a Mafia Crime Boss that grew up in…; DVD $24.95
Young Americans, The (1993): L.A. cop Keitel is roped in to crack a sadistic drug ring that has rooted itself in the London club scene. Thoughtful, suspenseful film with the…; DVD $14.95
Godfather Part 3, The (1990): The conclusion of the epic Corleone trilogy, with an aging Al Pacino looking to legitimise his business activities, and find a suitable successor.…; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Krays, The (1990): Excellent biographical account of the rise and fall of London's notorious Kray twins, with Spandau Ballet's Kemp brothers doing an admirable job in…; DVD $14.95
Miller's Crossing (1990): Crossings and double–crossings punctuate this complex yet rewarding mobster flick loaded with heart–pounding violence and black humour.; DVD $34.95
Narrow Margin (1990): Gene Hackman stars in this remake of the 1952 classic about a protected witness who must testify against a mob killing. All set on a fast moving…; DVD ~~$19.95~~ $8
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989): An American Playhouse adaptation of four Damon Runyon tales which intersect on New Year's Eve 1928 in a milieu of jazz–age hedonism. A good…; DVD $11.95
Crime Story (TV Series) (1986-1988): Genre stylist Michael Mann (COLLATERAL) followed up MIAMI VICE with this good–looking crime story set in hardboiled 60s Chicago. Dennis Farina…; DVD $79.95
Year of the Dragon (1985): Mickey Rourke leads a clean–up of corruption in New York's Chinatown. An arresting melodrama with gut–wrenching violence in the league of…; DVD $19.95
McVicar (1980): Based on the true story of infamous UK criminal John McVicar, this gritty thriller stars Daltrey as the bad boy sent to a maximum security prison…; DVD $29.95
Best French Crime Flicks (1975-1981): Three seminal French crime dramas in one collection: THE PROFESSIONAL (1981), THE GYPSY (1975), and CHOICE OF ARMS (1981).; DVD ~~$39.95~~ $29.95
Godfather Part 2, The (1974): The Corleone saga continues with the same passion and exacting standards, it both broadens the scope and bolsters the stature of the original. Hailed…; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Seven-Ups, The (1973): Underrated action flick with Roy Scheider on as a tough NYC cop on the trail of his partner's killers. Salty thriller has atmosphere to spare and…; DVD $14.95
Godfather, The (1972): Adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel is a vivid and immaculately staged chronicle of a Sicilian family's ascension to NY gangland dominance. Seamlessly…; DVD $24.95 | Blu-Ray $34.95
Get Carter (1971): A small–time London hood takes on tough Northerners while investigating his brother's death. Exciting, violent thriller shows off the once…; DVD $29.95
Untouchables, The (TV Series) (1959-1963): An iconic crime series that once baited controversy for its escalation of television violence, this pulled out the stops to authentically…; DVD $34.95, $34.95, $34.95, $34.95
Drunken Angel (Yoidore tenshi) (1948): The film that made Toshiro Mifune a star – playing a petty gangster with TB, who turns to an alcoholic doctor for help after a shoot–out.…; VHS $10 | DVD $29.95
Roaring Twenties, The (1939): Seminal gangster drama, paired screen–tough Cagney with a then lesser–known Bogart. Becoming buddies during WWI, they later enter and…; VHS $10

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