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Action/Adventure > Gangsters: 74 Films to Buy & Rent

 
American GangsterAmerican Gangster (2007)
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor…
Hefty gangster flick in the tradition of SCARFACE, SERPICO, et. al., but based on an amazing true story: Washington plays Frank Lucas, the driver to…
Eastern PromisesEastern Promises (2007) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel…
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,…
Rogue AssassinRogue Assassin (War) (2007)
Dir. Philip G Atwell
Feat. Jet Li, Jason Statham
Mildly entertaining actioner pits Statham as an FBI detective hell–bent on revenge after Li kills his partner; titular character Li, meanwhile,…
Smokin' AcesSmokin' Aces (2007)
Dir. Joe Carnahan
Feat. Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys…
A high–strung crime caper of competing assassins from the dir. of NARC, dispatching with boyish glee a bevy of visual and narrative bullet…
You Move You DieYou Move You Die (2007)
Dir. Ketzal Sterling
Feat. Ketzal Sterling, Bruce Hopkins
Ad hoc gangster thriller out of Auckland concerns a stolen engagement ring, and its ensuing recovery by a desperate fiancée and his posse of…
City of Violence, TheCity of Violence, The (2006)
Dir. Ryoo Seung-Wan
Feat. Doo-hong Jung, Kil-Kang Ahn
A dazzling, action–fantastic revenger by way of Korea, this draws its considerable bloodletting from the aftermath of a funeral, where two…
ExiledExiled (Fong juk) (2006) Recommended
Dir. Johnnie To
Feat. Anthony Wong, Simon Yam, Richie Ren…
Master exponent of genre Johnnie To pays homage to spaghetti westerns and the bygone era of John Woo in this energetic, skilfully dispatched action…
No Mercy For The RudeNo Mercy For The Rude (2006)
Dir. Cheol-hie Park
Feat. Ha-kyun Shin
A mute hitman limits his contract killings to ‘rude’ individuals, saving up for a voice–restoring operation in this unconventional riff on the…
Assault on Precinct 13Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
Dir. Jean-François Richet
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne, Drea De Matteo…
Effective update of John Carpenter's 1970s classic in which high–impact action and a fairly convincing raw tenseness carry the wellworn tale of…
Bittersweet Life, ABittersweet Life, A (2005)
Dir. Ji-woon Kim
Feat. Byung-hun Lee
A suave mob enforcer's mercy for one of his intended victims results in the full wrath of the Korean organised crime world in this slick, ultra…

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