The awards red carpet has been laid down and the nominations are out, well friends it is January again and this January we have another new release in the genre of crime movies and gangster – yes I am talking about the new released gangster movie Gangster Squad, with the release of yet another gangster movie what comes in mind is to look up for a list of the all-time popular gangster movies and a question in mind on why were they popular or are they still popular.
To this extent of my curiosity I had laid down below the list and the reasons of why are they in the top 10 list of gangster movies released till date. So, what are you waiting for scroll a bit to see the list and the reasons before you can book your ticket for the new released movie, and make your gangster movie watching experience a better one.
Release Date: March, 1972 - Cast: Marlon Brando (Don Vito Corleone), Al Pacino (Michael [Corleone]). Not much to state for this movie, we all have watched this one and have also read the novel in which this story is based. This movie is still kept as number two movie ever made in Hollywood and is preserved in the national film registry.
It also won three Oscar awards for the year it was released in. this story plays around a story of a man who is made the DON of new york city, and then what he does and how his life ends and his successor takes over the title.
One of the most criticised movies ever made thou one of the best movies in the gangster genre.
Release Date: September 11, 1990 - Cast: Robert De Niro (James Conway), Ray Liotta (Henry Hill), and Joe Pesci (Tommy DeVito), Lorraine Bracco (Karen Hill), Paul Sorvino (Paul Cicero).
Based on the book WISE GUY, this movie was directed, and was budgeted high, but proved to gross much higher than its budget. This movie was also termed as “culturally significant” and hence was preserved in the national film registry. It owned five awards and apart from being at the second position in a list of top ten gangster movie it has also secured a twelfth position in a list of movies which used specific bad words like “f**k”.
The movie revolves with a story of a good fella who wanted to be a gangster, and the story shows on how he succeeded and ended as a bad fella.
Release Date: December 12, 1974 - Cast: Al Pacino (Michael Corleone), Robert Duvall (Tom Hagen).
Similar to its predecessor this movie was made in continuation of the first part, and as all had expected it stood firm in the midst of the movies and expectations. Thou this movie were the continuation to the former, but were ranked higher than the original.
Giving a blockbuster, it stood with eleven academy award nomination and six Oscar awards, the story starts with the continuation of the former godfather which ended with a successor, and hence shows on how the successor goes forward in keeping the name of the TITLE he got from his father. This was also ranked as the 31st greatest film in American cinema history.
Release Date: September 3, 1949 - Cast: James Cagney (Cody Jarrett), Virginia Mayo (Verna Jarrett).
The film was preserved in the national film registry because of it’s "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The story shows on how a BOSS is a BOSS.
Release Date: 1967 - Cast: Warren Beatty (Clyde Barrow), Faye Dunaway (Bonnie Parker).
This movie is based on the real live of the said names, and shows on how a man, woman can team up with others and start living from nuts to cash and then finishes in ash.
Release Date: April 9, 1932 - Cast: Paul Muni (Tony [Camonte]), Ann Dvorak (Cesca [Camonte])
A simple crime movie – shows on how different criminal gangs fight with each other, for their own existence.
7. Pulp Fiction
Release Date: October 14, 1994 - Cast: John Travolta (Vincent Vega), Samuel L. Jackson (Jules Winnfield), Uma Thurman (Mia Wallace), Harvey Keitel (The Wolf), Tim Roth (Pumpkin)
8. The Public Enemy
Release Date: May 15, 1931 - Cast: James Cagney (Tom Powers), Jean Harlow (Gwen Allen), Edward Woods (Matt Doyle), Joan Blondell (Mamie)
A story about two lifelong friends engaged in small theft acts, and gradually became gangster; see the movie to realise of why it was preserved in the national film registry.
9. Little Caesar
Release Date: January 25, 1931
Cast: Edward G. Robinson (Little Caesar "alias Rico" [Enrico Cesare Bandello]), Douglas Fairbanks (Joe Massaro), Glenda Farrell (Olga Strassoff)
The movie's attitudes towards depicting violence are interesting, having been made in the pre-Hays Code era, and that lends the film a more immediate and stark feel than some of the later gangster flicks of the 1930's.
10. Scarface
Release Date: December 9, 1983
Cast: Al Pacino (Tony Montana), Steven Bauer (Manny Ray), Michelle Pfeiffer (Elvira), and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (Gina)
From brutal murders to downright offensive dialogue, this film will definitely not appeal to the average movie watcher, but for someone who understands, it is a work of art.
Conclusion:
Well, so now when we have talked about so much of gangster and gangster movies, why don’t you all go and buy a ticket of the latest gangster movie released and after you watch it do let us know of whether the same movie should be preserved by the national film registry or not and also let us know of where do you think the movie should be rated in the midst of the above top ten gangster movies of all time.
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