NFT: Best not as well known mob movies?

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In comment 15716332 GiantsLaw said:

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good call, great, underappreciated, movie

One of the best. Its subtitled but worth it. The second one might even be better than the first imho.

In comment 15716332 GiantsLaw said:

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I only knew that title as a Warren Zevon song.

King of New York
The Funeral
Wise Guys

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... of course.

"Thank YOOOOUUU, Mr. Acavano!!"

In comment 15716332 GiantsLaw said:

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Nailed it right out of the gate

In comment 15716338 John in Loudoun said:

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One of the best. Its subtitled but worth it. The second one might even be better than the first imho.

For people who don't know, this is the original Hong Kong movie on which The Departed is based. And it's excellent.

I like Find Me Guilty, more of a courtroom movie than mob movie, but it's a mob trial. Stars Vin Diesel and Peter Dinklage.

but I actually enjoyed the Knockaround Guys. Particularly, the scene in which Vin Diesel kicks the ever-loving crap out of the guy who played Waingro in Heat.

With John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton.

In comment 15716351 Enzo said:

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Good One. Oldman, Turturro, Penn, Harris.....this was a multi-rental for me back in the Blockbuster days.

not exactly unknown, but a great picture

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It's been a while since I've seen it but I remember this being a solid and underrated gangster flick. I think I may have actually heard about it in an old bbi thread.

In comment 15716348 MOOPS said:

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King of New York The Funeral Wise Guys

Miller's Crossing was great.

In comment 15716375 JerseyCityJoe said:

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Oh man, I keep forgetting to watch that one and I've heard/read great things. I gotta add it to the list.

because you could melt all this stuff.

Walken is great and supporting cast is as well

with Chazz Palminteri (Now youse can't leave ), Vera Farmiga ( from "The Departed" ), Paul Walker( from Fast and Furious ), Arthur J. Nascarella( Carlo in the Sopranos ) and others. I'm surprised this movie never got more attention. Its told mostly through the viewpoint of a low level soldier in Jersey.

BTW this movie is not to be confused with the cop buddy movie "Running Scared" with Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines, which was also pretty good.

"A History of Violence" is a sneaky good mob movie by Cronenburg.

might be my favorite mob movie not directed by Coppola.

In comment 15716395 UConn4523 said:

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"A History of Violence" is a sneaky good mob movie by Cronenburg.

I've seen this and enjoyed it.

In comment 15716381 MSanchez said:

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It's been a while since I've seen it but I remember this being a solid and underrated gangster flick. I think I may have actually heard about it in an old bbi thread.

good one!

In comment 15716394 Ron from Ninerland said:

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with Chazz Palminteri (Now youse can't leave ), Vera Farmiga ( from "The Departed" ), Paul Walker( from Fast and Furious ), Arthur J. Nascarella( Carlo in the Sopranos ) and others. I'm surprised this movie never got more attention. Its told mostly through the viewpoint of a low level soldier in Jersey.

this movie is crazy. Really entertaining and and takes a detour that still gives me the creeps. Makes you think Paul Walker maybe had more in him as an actor than he was able to show.

...about an actual Cleveland mobster.

I downloaded it by mistake, I wanted to download Scorsese's Irishman to watch on a plane.

But I actually liked Kill the Irishman better. Solid cast (staring the guy who was Titus Pullo in HBO's Rome, plus Vincent D'Onofrio, Christopher Walken and Val Kilmer). Came out in 2011.

In comment 15716391 TXRabbit said:

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Walken is great and supporting cast is as well

Great call. Loved that movie.

In comment 15716370 Pork Chop said:

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not exactly unknown, but a great picture

one of my favorites

also Mob Town, Across 110th Street, Mean Streets

I watched Carlito's Way last night. I had remembered it being better. I thought there were some terrible acting performances in it. Scarface was on at the same time, glad I recorded it.

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In comment 15716370 Pork Chop said: Quote: not exactly unknown, but a great picture one of my favorites also Mob Town, Across 110th Street, Mean Streets

Across 110th street ! "You were a punk errand boy when you married the boss's daughter and you're still a punk errand boy". I love that movie !

In comment 15716352 Johnny5 said:

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... of course. "Thank YOOOOUUU, Mr. Acavano!!"

This movie doesn't get enough attention. 99% of the time I use that line everyone is like WTF are you talking about. "No, THANK YOUUUUUUUU, Mr. Acavano"

Love that movie and it's filmed all over north jersey/newark and even the meadowlands area.

"Federal Hill", a mob movie, takes place in Providence, RI. Federal Hill is the Italian section of Providence.

I lived in Rhode Island for a few years. One noticeable feature was that most of the restaurants only took cash for payments of your bill.

Johnston, Rhode Island was the real home of the Mafia types. The government officials in Johnston once bought used cars for their police department. All the odometer mileages had been turned back.

It was tough to distinguish between the Mafia types and the State Police. Buddy Cianci was the Mayor of Providence when I was there. He was charged after torturing his wife's lover with cigarette burns. Buddy eventually went to jail and later hosted a radio talk show.

A standard saying in Rhode Island was that if you invited the Governor of the State to dinner he would show up. Another peculiarity was that when a red light turned green drivers making left turns would go first.

Amazing film.

Because of the lack of Italians but Pay Back with Mel Gibson is pretty solid.

Does Road to Perdition count?

In comment 15716446 FrankHuntington said:

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Because of the lack of Italians but Pay Back with Mel Gibson is pretty solid. Does Road to Perdition count?

Payback is a great choice and a fun watch.

Road to Perdition is very good, but I wouldn't call it under the radar.

but a pair of brilliant British crime dramas is The Long Good Friday and Mona Lisa. I very highly recommend them both.

but Layer Cake was very good and more recent The Gentleman was worth watching.

with Tom Hardy (playing the Kray twins) is pretty good. Probably a well known movie in the UK, but it basically did nothing at the box office in the US.

with Colin Farrell.

Vin Diesel, Barry Pepper, John Malcovich, Dennis Hopper, Seth Green....

The wannabe sons of mobsters go to a remote town in the Midwest, and get themselves into more trouble than anyone could anticipate.
Knockaround Guys - ( New Window )

ayyyyy

In comment 15716410 Ron from Ninerland said:

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In comment 15716405 Victor in CT said: Quote: In comment 15716370 Pork Chop said: Quote: not exactly unknown, but a great picture one of my favorites also Mob Town, Across 110th Street, Mean Streets Across 110th street ! "You were a punk errand boy when you married the boss's daughter and you're still a punk errand boy". I love that movie !

YES!

Was in theaters recently and now streaming, got little fanfare but was riveting

Filmed in Astoria, Queens in my neighborhood!

Biker scene was a GOAT moment. (Unless you’re a biker)

In comment 15716465 HopePhil and Optimistic said:

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Filmed in Astoria, Queens in my neighborhood! Biker scene was a GOAT moment. (Unless you’re a biker)

Now yous can’t leave.

Great movie.

In comment 15716394 Ron from Ninerland said:

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with Chazz Palminteri (Now youse can't leave ), Vera Farmiga ( from "The Departed" ), Paul Walker( from Fast and Furious ), Arthur J. Nascarella( Carlo in the Sopranos ) and others. I'm surprised this movie never got more attention. Its told mostly through the viewpoint of a low level soldier in Jersey. BTW this movie is not to be confused with the cop buddy movie "Running Scared" with Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines, which was also pretty good.

That scene with the pedophiles always creeps me out.

In comment 15716389 santacruzom said:

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In comment 15716375 JerseyCityJoe said: Quote: . Oh man, I keep forgetting to watch that one and I've heard/read great things. I gotta add it to the list.

Fucking great movie. Easily one of the most brutal movies I’ve watched when it comes to the action scenes.

It's on YouTube

In comment 15716422 djm said:

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In comment 15716352 Johnny5 said: Quote: ... of course. "Thank YOOOOUUU, Mr. Acavano!!" This movie doesn't get enough attention. 99% of the time I use that line everyone is like WTF are you talking about. "No, THANK YOUUUUUUUU, Mr. Acavano" Love that movie and it's filmed all over north jersey/newark and even the meadowlands area.

lol yep My brother and I used to say that all the time and people would look at us like we had 3 heads

In comment 15716352 Johnny5 said:

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... of course. "Thank YOOOOUUU, Mr. Acavano!!"

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In comment 15716348 MOOPS said: Quote: King of New York The Funeral Wise Guys Miller's Crossing was great.

Would have been much better if they hadn't made Jon Polito's character such a cartoon.

In comment 15716465 HopePhil and Optimistic said:

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Filmed in Astoria, Queens in my neighborhood! Biker scene was a GOAT moment. (Unless you’re a biker)

Great movie. If you have not seen it you should check out this link to the Eli Manning Show when he had Chazz Palminteri on. Chazz wrote the script and an important part in the movie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RyIXVExHao&list=PLEvLQ72iFD5uRuKFd9xKw4CwU8gOVGZRE&index=20

Entertaining

In comment 15716638 HomerJones45 said:

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In comment 15716382 JohnG in Albany said: Quote: In comment 15716348 MOOPS said: Quote: King of New York The Funeral Wise Guys Miller's Crossing was great. Would have been much better if they hadn't made Jon Polito's character such a cartoon.

like a dumb animal

In comment 15716458 Del Shofner said:

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with Colin Farrell.

and Brendan Gleeson - very good one!!

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In comment 15716549 ghost718 said:

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It's on YouTube

This. And I feel like it gets no love. Casting and acting is awesome.

Based on the book by Peter Maas, detailing the life of Genovese family member Joseph Valachi and his testimony before the U.S. Senate on the inner workings of La Cosa Nostra.

Not a great film by any means, but not bad. Released shortly after The Godfather in 1972, it didn't receive nearly as much critical acclaim or do as well at the box office, with good reason for both. Still, it's worth checking out if you've never seen it.

One piece of trivia: Angelo Infanti, who played Fabrizio in The Godfather, played Lucky Luciano in The Valachi Papers.

Analyze This.

Bada bing, betty boop.

Appreciate all the suggestions!

I don’t have a movie to add, though I second the above on most including Kill the Irishman.

Gomorrah is a good binge watch if you have HBO. Very popular in Italy.

In comment 15717046 trueblueinpw said:

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I don’t have a movie to add, though I second the above on most including Kill the Irishman. Gomorrah is a good binge watch if you have HBO. Very popular in Italy.

I started the book years ago and it was borderline unreadable. I've heard good things about the show.

It veers a bit into Sammy Gravano apologia, but other than that it's rather good. Armand Assante really nailed the role IMO. Plus, it has an early Tony Sirico appearance as a hitman!

I've always thought of Gotti as HBO's pre-Sopranos. They did such a good job that maybe thats what gave them the idea to do the Sopranos. Many of the actors in Gotti wound up as characters in the Sopranos. Off the top of my head I can think of Big Pussy, Paulie, Junior and Phil. Also the actor who played Gotti's lawyer also played Tony Soprano's lawyer.

In comment 15717049 Enzo said:

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In comment 15717046 trueblueinpw said: Quote: I don’t have a movie to add, though I second the above on most including Kill the Irishman. Gomorrah is a good binge watch if you have HBO. Very popular in Italy. I started the book years ago and it was borderline unreadable. I've heard good things about the show.

I disagree about the book. I thought it was very interesting.

Also enjoyed God's Banker about Roberto Calvi.

another great book is "Giovanni's Ring: My Life Inside the Real Sopranos" about an undercover NJ cop infiltratred the de Cavalcante family

is on a par with the very best gangster pictures ever made, starring the great Bob Hoskins.

Depp movie.

It is on Netflix. Depp & Pacino are great.

In comment 15717601 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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It is on Netflix. Depp & Pacino are great.

I agree. Love that movie.

Although the end is not true. Lefty was not killed he was arrested, then given a pass because he wouldn't rat. He was a true gangster. It was Sonny Black who was killed for bringing him in and proposing him to be a made guy.

I read the book long before watching the movie. For one thing, Joe/Donnie kind of hated Lefty, who was an overbearing pain in the ass. Sonny was the guy he genuinely had affection for. All the marital strife was fiction. The character of Richie was a bumbling replacement for the real life "Tony Rossi", whose real name is Ed Robb. Unlike "Richie", he was not an incompetent idiot.

Still an entertaining movie though.

to the list. I just watched it recently. I thought it was well done. Based on a true story. I don't know how much it was fact and how much was fiction.

Lot's of good options for tonight!

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