My Brother

2004

Korean

7.0

♡ 1

84%

1970s

Action

brother brother relationship

Kwon-tae Ahn Director Bin Won

Bin Won as Jong-hyun

Bo-young Lee as Mi-ryeong

Hae-suk Kim as Mother

Ha-kyun Shin as Sung-hyun

The story of two brothers, growing up in 1970s Korea, who each take two completely different paths. One goes to school to become a doctor, the other becomes a gangster. Their story is told through flashbacks after one of them is murdered.

The Gangster's Daughter

2017

Chinese

5.8

♡ 2

50%

Action

Crime

Drama

father daughter relationship

gangster

Mei-Juin Chen Director

Lawrence Ko as

Meng-Chieh Kao as

Jack Kao as Keiko

Ally Chiu as Shaowu

A rebellious teen is reunited with her father, a small time Taipei gangster, causing him to question his life of crime.

Thieves and Robbers

1983

Italian

5.6

♡ 3

Bruno Corbucci Director

Emilio Messina as Don Salvatore Henchman

Bud Spencer as Lt. Alan Parker

Darcy Shean as Marion

Raymond Forchion as Uomo arrabiato

A Lothario, in trouble for fooling around with a Senator's wife, becomes an unwitting witness to a mob murder. Police Lieutenant Parker tries to solve the case in enough time to take his long-suffering family on vacation.

The Krays

1990

English

6.6

♡ 9

82%

80%

1960s

Action

based on a true story

Peter Medak Director

Ben Brazier as Charlie Aged 12

Roger Monk as Charlie Jnr.

Michael Elphick as George - Prisoner

Vernon Dobtcheff as Teacher

Twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray are raised in east London, under the influence of their hateful but doting mother Violet. As they grow up, Ronnie's violent nature takes over, and Reggie follows his brother's lead. The two become notorious crime lords who rule over the East End club scene. But at the height of their power, the brothers veer into different lives, giving the older crime bosses a chance to reclaim what the Krays took from them.

Lansky

2021

English

6.2

♡ 30

64%

Eytan Rockaway Director

Sam Worthington as David Stone

Minka Kelly as Maureen

Harvey Keitel as Meyer Lansky

Alon Aboutboul as Yoram Alroy

When the aging Meyer Lansky is investigated one last time by the Feds who suspect he has stashed away millions of dollars over half a century, the retired gangster spins a dizzying tale, revealing the untold truth about his life as the notorious boss of Murder Inc. and the National Crime Syndicate.

Black Friday

1940

English

6.3

♡ 9

100%

Arthur Lubin Director

Murray Alper as Bellhop

Edward Earle as Detective

Bela Lugosi as Eric Marnay

Wallace Reid Jr. as Student

University professor George Kingsley is struck by gangsters while crossing the street, leaving him with brain damage and one of the gangsters, Cannon, paralyzed. Kingsley's friend Dr. Sovac attends to both men, and when Cannon offers him a reward for aiding his recovery, Kovac transplants part of Cannon's brain into the dying Kingsley's skull, creating a dual personality.

The Big Town

1987

English

5.9

♡ 7

50%

36%

Action

based on novel or book

Harold Becker Director

Gary Farmer as Duke

Lee Grant as Ferguson Edwards

Diane Lane as Lorry Dane

Tom Skerritt as Phil Carpenter

It is 1957. J.C. Cullen is a young man from a small town, with a talent for winning at craps, who leaves for the big city to work as a professional gambler. While there, he breaks the bank at a private craps game at the Gem Club, owned by George Cole, and falls in love with two women, one of them Cole's wife.

The Stone Killer

1973

English

6.1

♡ 9

60%

43%

Action

based on novel or book

Michael Winner Director

Robert Emhardt as Fussy Man

Walter Burke as J D

Charles Bronson as Lou Torrey

Byron Morrow as Station Commander

A Los Angeles detective is sent to New York where he must solve a case involving an old Sicilian Mafia family feud.

Man on the Train

2002

French

7.1

♡ 7

Patrice Leconte Director

Elsa Duclot as La serveuse

Edith Scob as La soeur de Manesquier

Hélène Chambon as L'infirmière radio

Jean Rochefort as Monsieur Manesquier

A man, Milan steps off a train, into a small French village. As he waits for the day when he will rob the town bank, he runs into an old retired poetry teacher named M. Manesquier. The two men strike up a strange friendship and explore the road not taken, each wanting to live the other's life.

High & Low: The Red Rain

2016

Japanese

6.1

♡ 6

Action

covered investigation

Yudai Yamaguchi Director

Keita Machida as Noboru

Taichi Saotome as Ryu Tatsuhito

Ken Ishiguro as Tatsuomi Kamizono

Nobuyuki Suzuki as Yamato

The Amamiya Brothers, Masaki and Hiroto, keep looking for their older brother Takeru who disappeared one year ago. The three Amamiya brothers lost their parents when they were young. Since then, they relied only on each other. On the anniversary of their parents' death, Masaki and Hiroto expect Takeru to appear. Instead, they meet a person who has a clue on Takeru's whereabouts.

Chicago Syndicate

1955

English

6.5

♡ 3

29%

Fred F. Sears Director

Paul Stewart as Arnold 'Arnie' Valent

Abbe Lane as Connie Peters

William Challee as Dolan - a Thug

Carl Sklover as Reporter on Murder Scene

An ex-military accountant is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate the mob in Chicago in an attempt to break open the rackets. To complicate his job, two women stand in his way, each with their own agenda.

Magnesium

2020

Polish

5.0

♡ 6

Maciej Bochniak Director

Dawid Ogrodnik as Albert Hudini

Joachim Lamza as Andrzej Lipka

Magdalena Boczarska as Helena

Maja Ostaszewska as Róza Lewenfisz

A western, inspired by the likes of Tarantino and Leone, set in the 1920s in the borderland between Poland and the USSR: Twin brothers plan to rob a rival Mafia style family, an instance of female empowerment in that it is run by sisters.

Bullett Raja

2013

Hindi

4.9

♡ 10

25%

Tigmanshu Dhulia Director

Sharat Saxena as

Mahie Gill as

Vipin Sharma as Shrivastava Ji

Ravi Kishan as Sumer Yadav

A common man who transforms into a gangster revolts against the very system he once obediently followed by declaring war on the police, the government, and the industrialists.

The Boxer from Shantung

1972

Chinese

7.0

♡ 8

84%

Cheh Chang Director Fat Wan

Fat Wan as

Pak-Kwong Ho as

Li Ching as Chin Ling-tzu

Hark-On Fung as Tan's assistant

Leaving the poverty of his life in Shantung to seek fortune in Shanghai, The Boxer is instead drawn into a world of corruption, gang warfare and evil... Where his only protection is his famed fighting technique.

Kiss of the Dragon

2001

English

6.6

♡ 70

52%

Chris Nahon Director

Tchéky Karyo as Insp. Richard

Bridget Fonda as Jessica Kamen Jet Li

Jet Li as Liu Jian

Ric Young as Mister Big

Liu Jian, an elite Chinese police officer, comes to Paris to arrest a Chinese drug lord. When Jian is betrayed by a French officer and framed for murder, he must go into hiding and find new allies.

Ultimate Heist

2009

French

5.4

♡ 9

26%

Laurent Tuel Director

Gaspard Ulliel as Anton Malakian

Sami Bouajila as L'inspecteur Saunier

Jean Reno as Milo Malakian

Eric Challier as Missak

The Malakian clan, a family of ruthless gangsters, controls the underworld of Southern France. At its head, the violent godfather Milo Malakian rules his world with an iron fist. His son and heir, Anton, dreams of breaking free and making his own choices. But the gang's inner circle is engraved in blood. To escape, not only does Anton have to counter his own destiny, but also the man who has sworn to bring his father down.

Fly by Night

2018

Chinese

6.7

♡ 2

95%

Zahir Omar Director

Joko Anwar as Alan

Ken Abdullah as Big Boy

Fabian Loo as Sailo

Sunny Pang as Tailo

Unfolding the life of a taxi driver that uses his services as a front for extortion rackets and other criminal activities. When his hot-headed younger brother's impulsive behaviour lead the cops and triad to their doorstep. As the eldest, he stops at nothing to protect them all.

Boiling Point

1990

Japanese

6.7

♡ 17

94%

Takeshi Kitano Director

Makoto Ashikawa as Akira

Rakkyo Ide as Hajime

Yuriko Ishida as Sayaka

Takeshi Kitano as Uehara

Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gangster, who is in serious debt to the yakuza and planning revenge.

Death Wish

1974

English

6.9

♡ 32

66%

Michael Winner Director

Paul Dooley as Cop at Hospital

Len Lesser as Cop at the Precinct

Jeff Goldblum as Freak #1

Charles Bronson as Paul Kersey

After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.