Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Suspense/Crime > Gangsters: 126 Films to Rent on DVD
- Kansas City (1996)
- Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte
- 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…
- Get Shorty (1995)
- Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld
Feat. John Travolta, Danny De Vito, Gene Hackman…
- 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…
- Getting Gotti (1994)
- Dir. Roger Young
Feat. Lorraine Bracco, Ellen Burstyn, Anthony John Denison
- 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…
- Young Americans, The (1993)
- Dir. Danny Cannon
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Viggo Mortensen, Keith Allen
- 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…
- Billy Bathgate (1991)
- Dir. Robert Benton
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Bruce Willis
- Tempers flare as loyalties are betrayed in this solid gangland tale concerning the indoctrination of a teenager into the mob.
- Godfather Part 3, The (1990)
- Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Al Pacino
- The conclusion of the epic Corleone trilogy, with an aging Al Pacino looking to legitimise his business activities, and find a suitable successor.…
- Krays, The (1990)
- Dir. Peter Medak
Feat. Billie Whitelaw, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp
- 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…
- Miller's Crossing (1990)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, John Turturro
- Crossings and double–crossings punctuate this complex yet rewarding mobster flick loaded with heart–pounding violence and black humour.
- Narrow Margin (1990)
- Dir. Peter Hyams
Feat. Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, James B. Sikking…
- 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…
- As Tears Go By (Wong gok ka moon) (1988)
- Dir. Wong Kar-Wai
Feat. Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, Jacky Cheung
- Dir. Wong Kar–Wai debuted with this ambitious remake of MEAN STREETS, where best buddies Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung struggle through the…