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I would have said The Godfather, it was really good, but I fell asleep near the end and forgot most of it, so i am not going to count it.

otherwise it HAS to be

Road To Perdition

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Goodfellas for me

Abel Ferrara's The Funeral is one of my favourites, excellent film.

Oh, fo' shoo...It's gotta be 'Goodfellas'. Swiftly followed by 'The Godfather' trilogy with something a little more obscure like 'Miller's Crossing' bringing up the ass. 'Road To Perdition' is good, but it can't hold a candle in the wind to the ones I mentioned. Fair praise should also go to 'Donnie Brasco' and 'The Untouchables' for sheer watchability...

There's a great little movie that's about 3 hours long called Once Upon A Time In America directed by Sergio Leone back in or around 1980 or so. It starred Robert DeNiro and James Woods in a film spanning the 50+ year love\hate relationship between the two as seen from their early days as kids to their rise in the Jewish. One hell of a movie. Also starts Olga Karlatos (the eye splinter girl in Fulci's Zombie) as a theatre girl.

"Once Upon a Time in America" is decent, the director's cut is so much better.

I'd have to go with "The Godfather".

Goodfellas and A Bronx Tale

Godfather
Goodfellas
Casino
Road to Perdition

No order

A lot of thee above list your regular 'Mobster' type movies. But the real Definition of a 'Mafia' is "A tightly knit group of trusted associates, led by a political leader"

There is a list of All mafia Films http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_movies


The Godfather Parts 1&2
The Untouchables
Goodfellas
Reservoir Dogs
The Warriors
Get Shorty
Scarface
Casino

I knew I should ahev titled this thread Ganster movie. But then again, i would have been gotten with some technical Mombo Jumbo.

Originally posted by Mando
A lot of thee above list your regular 'Mobster' type movies. But the real Definition of a 'Mafia' is "A tightly knit group of trusted associates, led by a political leader"

There is a list of All mafia Films http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mafia_movies


The Godfather Parts 1&2
The Untouchables
Goodfellas
Reservoir Dogs
The Warriors
Get Shorty
Scarface
Casino


Well, hell, if Reservoir Dogs counts, count me in for that.

Originally posted by Solo
Well, hell, if Reservoir Dogs counts, count me in for that.

Definatley. Joe is sort of like the 'Don' in The Godfather. And His underlings do the jobs. (White,Pink,Blonde,Blue,Orange,Brown)

Originally posted by Mando
A lot of thee above list your regular 'Mobster' type movies. But the real Definition of a 'Mafia' is "A tightly knit group of trusted associates, led by a political leader"

"Neck, calling Mando...Come in please! Neck, calling Mando...Come in please!"

If a movie has gangsters AND covert plans, let's call it 'mafia'. 'Carlito's Way' is da bomb, too...

The FULL dictionary definition for those interested in stuffing their heads up their asses...

Head up my rectum? Oh, that's me! Yes, please...

Originally posted by Ya Krunk'd Floo

If a movie has gangsters AND covert plans, let's call it 'mafia'. 'Carlito's Way' is da bomb, too...


Sounds like a plan.

And if that was an attempt at being funny, it didn't work.

Originally posted by Solo
"Once Upon a Time in America" is decent, the director's cut is so much better.

I'd have to go with "The Godfather".

Yeah the director's cut was great. Saw it on cable once.

EDIT: by the way, any of you ever seen a Japanese movie called "Tokyo Drifter" ? It's a 1967 film by Seijun Suzuki, and it tells the story of a guy named Viper Tetsu who finds himself on the wrong side of the fence when he's betrayed. Loads of style and a very catchy theme song that epitomizes the 60's gangster flick.
HIGHLY recommemded.

Good Fellas! Orale! Ray, Robert, and Joe tore it up, ey!

Has anyone seen American Me with Edward James Olmos?

Definately "Witness to the Mob" for me. "Mickey Blues Eyes" is another favorite. I've seen "American Me", it's a good flick about Latino gangsters in L.A. in the 1950's. It seemed more like a mafia movie, as opposed to your typical gang-banger flick. But instead of Italian they speak Spanish, instead of tuxedos they wear zoot suits, and instead of tommy guns they favor sawed-off shottys.

Oooo, nearly forgot about the 'Infernal Affairs' trilogy. The first one is exellent, the second is good and the third is fine. Overall, a good trilogy though.

Goodfellas, handsdown. And whatever next best mob flik is a distant 2nd. Im talking miles.

Oooo I enjoyed that trilogy a lot. Pity that it's getting a remake.

Goodfellas is my favorite. I also liked Casino. I wouldn't count Scarface as a mafia movie unless you are talking about the original Scarface. I really wouldn't count Resevoir Dogs either because that was like a one time job

Scarface gets my vote.

Originally posted by MysteryRidah
Scarface gets my vote.

Scarface with Al Pacino? If so that wasn't a mafia movie. He was more of a lone drug-king pin. He does mention the mafia in the movie when he goes :

"Guinies. Mob Guys. I don trust 'em."

Originally posted by bksdrums
Goodfellas is my favorite. I also liked Casino. I wouldn't count Scarface as a mafia movie unless you are talking about the original Scarface. I really wouldn't count Resevoir Dogs either because that was like a one time job

I'll give a good 5 stars or so to Goodfellas. The "Am I A Clown" scene with Joe Pesci was really funny. he played such a psycho in that movie. That was a crowning moment in wiseguy history

The Untouchables. The scene with Robert DeNiro and the baseball bat was classic.

Donnie Brasco

Originally posted by Bushwacker
The Untouchables. The scene with Robert DeNiro and the baseball bat was classic.

Yeah that was quite disturbing. The other great scenes are when Mallone (Sean Connery) has the one gangster cornered in his home with a sawed off shotgun and tells him that it's typical for a "w*p to bring a knife to a gunfight" and the one scene where Ness drops Frank Nitti off the side of the building. Some great performances.

No Donnie Brasco fans?

1.Donnie Brasco
2.Goodfellas
3.Casino
4.Scarface
5.Godfather

Originally posted by Bushwacker
The Untouchables. The scene with Robert DeNiro and the baseball bat was classic.

I had one major problem with The Untouchables. The soundtrack. When they were starting to get in a gun fight they didn't play suspenseful or gun fighting music. It was music as if victory was already achieved and made the fights seem pointless.

Originally posted by DiamondBullets
Definately "Witness to the Mob" for me.

That movie was way too toned down for me. Don't get me wrong, I still liked it.

Gotti is such a great Mafia movie. That would probably be at the top of my list. Witness to the Mob was basically the flipside of the movie Gotti.

In no order.


Goodfellas
The Untouchables
Godfather parts 1/2
Road to Perdition
Scarface
Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
The Usual Suspects

I haven't seen too many mentions of The Last Don or Capone.

Here are my favorite "Mafia/Mob" movies:

1) The Godfather
2) The Godfather, part II
3) Scarface (Not exactly "Mob", but still "organized crime"
4) Goodfellas
5) The Untouchables

Originally posted by Inspectah Deck
Goodfellas and A Bronx Tale

Forgot to add Casino, Carlito's Way and The Untouchables

Originally posted by Dagons Blade
There's a great little movie that's about 3 hours long called Once Upon A Time In America directed by Sergio Leone back in or around 1980 or so. It starred Robert DeNiro and James Woods in a film spanning the 50+ year love\hate relationship between the two as seen from their early days as kids to their rise in the Jewish. One hell of a movie. Also starts Olga Karlatos (the eye splinter girl in Fulci's Zombie) as a theatre girl.

A wonderful 4-hour masterpiece. This is an excellent epic film and it showcases not only incredibly storytelling but also one of De Niro's understate performances. The last shot is a movie marvel and I'm always moved by it.

There are too many mafia movies to decide on favorites. The Godfather and Goodfellas are classics of course. One thing I've never understood is why Scarface is so well-viewed by so many. It was hard enough to watch it for the first time, and every time I see a clip of it I see great actors in a 3 hour (it should be 2) waste of time with no character development and a pretty average story.

Goodfellas handsdown. Reservoir Dogs is a CLASSIC film, which I hold in the highest regards, but I wouldnt necessarily call it a "mafia" flick. Now calling it a crime/heist flick? Hell yes. When I think of mafia, I think "family" and "generations" and shit like that, hence Goodfellas. RD seemes too muck like a gangster heist flick gone horribly wrong because of the rat in the group type of film.

In no order. Apart from alphabetic.


The 51st State
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part III
Goodfellas
Jackie Brown
Layer Cake
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Mafia!
Mickey Blue Eyes
Once Upon a Time in America
Pulp Fiction
Scarface
Shaft
Snatch
The Untouchables

The Godfather

A Bronx Tale

Once Upon a Time in America

Donnie Brasco!!