Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Action/Adventure > Gangsters: 73 Films to Rent on DVD
- Boondock Saints, The (1999)
- Dir. Troy Duffy
Feat. Sean Patrick Flannery, Norman Reedus, Willem Dafoe…
- Irish–Bostonian brothers Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus become vigilante saints after knocking off some Russkie wise guys, becoming…
- Payback (1998)
- Dir. Brian Helgeland
Feat. Mel Gibson, Deborah Kara Unger
- Mel Gibson gets to behave badly as an indestructible armed robber who gets carried away on a sadistic get–even mission against a crime…
- Sleepless Town (Fuyajo) (1998)
- Dir. Chi-Ngai Lee
Feat. Takeshi Kaneshiro, Sihung Lung, Kathy Chow
- Hybridistic pan–Asian thriller set in the 'sleepless' red–light district of Tokyo, where petty crim Kaneshiro must revisit his gangster…
- Young Thugs - Innocent Blood (1997)
- Dir. Takashi Miike
Feat. Naoto Takenaka
- Gangster shenanigans with cult dir. Takashi, this time taking a more measured approach to the story of four young friends who drift together and…
- Glimmer Man, The (1996)
- Dir. John Gray
Feat. Steven Seagal, Damon Wayans
- Buddhist detective Steven Seagal partners up with a wisecracking Damon Wayans in this LA variation on 48 HRS. Hunting a serial killer linked to the…
- Mulholland Falls (1996)
- Dir. Lee Tamahori
Feat. Nick Nolte, Michael Madsen, Chazz Palminteri…
- ONCE WERE WARRIORS director Lee Tamahori goes Hollywood with this tough gangster noir, fitted with an all–star cast and open chequebook. At…
- Assassins (1995)
- Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore
- A dark, protracted tale of two hitmen, old hand Sylvester Stallone who wants out of the racket, and new kid on the block Antonio Banderas out for…
- Heat (1995)
- Dir. Michael Mann
Feat. Al Pacino, Robert De Niro
- Epic bank–heist drama matches heavyweight detective Al Pacino against master–thief Robert De Niro. While this dream pairing generates the…
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Dir. Quentin Tarantino
Feat. John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman…
- With just his second film, Quentin Tarantino not only became a household name but a massive cultural phenomenon.
He miraculously surpasses…
- Carlito's Way (1993)
- Dir. Brian De Palma
Feat. Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Viggo Mortensen
- De Palma contains his usual showy excess and proves he can be a consummate storyteller with this captivating, multi–layered crime yarn.
Al…