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Subgenre Sampler

 
Dick TracyDick Tracy (1990) Recommended
Dir. Warren Beatty
Feat. Warren Beatty, Madonna
A glossy update of the comic–book and 1940s TV serial with Warren Beatty as the suave crime–buster. Superb art–direction, costumes…
God of Gamblers (1990)
Dir. Wong Jing
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat
Chow Yun–Fat plays a gambling king who is de–throned by amnesia, then embraced by a petty hustler who discovers he can trigger his memory…
GoodfellasGoodfellas (1990) Aro Favourite
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro
The double–edged allure of life in the Mafia is richly detailed in Martin Scorsese's riveting saga that follows a young mobster through three…
King of New YorkKing of New York (1990) Recommended
Dir. Abel Ferrara
Feat. Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, Wesley Snipes
A ruthless drug lord (Walken) is determined to resume his throne as the king of New York's underworld after five years behind bars. A vicious crime…
State of GraceState of Grace (1990) Recommended
Dir. Phil Joanou
Feat. Sean Penn, Gary Oldman, Ed Harris
Penn returns to his Irish mob roots in New York's Hell's Kitchen to find tenuous–at–best relations with the neighbouring Mafia. Oldman…
Canton Godfather, TheCanton Godfather, The (Miracles; Mr. Canton and Lady Rose) (1989) Recommended
Dir. Jackie Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Anita Mui
Though light on martial arts, this lavish period production is generally considered Jackie Chan's most accomplished movie. At once inspired by THE…
Killer, TheKiller, The (1989) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Woo
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat
Action at break–neck speed with a body–count to match the running time, this smorgasbord of super–violence with lashings of good…
ColorsColors (1988)
Dir. Dennis Hopper
Feat. Sean Penn, Robert Duvall
A grim portrait of law enforcement. Mismatched police partners are assigned to the rife gang–related problems in South–Central L.A.
Flaming BrothersFlaming Brothers (Jiang hu long hu men) (1988)
Dir. Tung Cho 'Joe' Cheung
Feat. Chow Yun-Fat, Alan Tang, Pat Ha
Two close friends from the island of Macao (Tang and Yun–Fat) become dangerously involved in the Chinese triads through decades of prosperity…
Sicilian, TheSicilian, The (1987)
Dir. Michael Cimino
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Terence Stamp, Joss Ackland
Still reeling from the box office catastrophe of HEAVEN'S GATE, Michael Cimino turned his attention to this Mario Puzo–scripted saga about an…

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