Chronicles the life and times of Nucky Thompson, the undisputed ruler of Atlantic City, who was equal parts politician and gangster. High production values and a fine ensemble cast: HBO knows how to do TV.
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MILLER'S CROSSING (1991)
Certification18 Our Rating
It's 1929 on America's East coast. In an unnamed city, Leo and his right hand man Tom run the show unchallenged, but their friendship is threatened when they fall for the same girl and a bloody struggle for power erupts among their fellow gangsters. Classy, witty, violent and utterly brilliant.
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (1984)
Certification18 Our Rating
The definitive gangster-epic; violent? Yes, but never mindless. The Jewish Mafia's coming of age on the Lower East Side in 1923, their rise to wealth during Prohibition, and their fall in 1933, provide the background to a story of friendship and betrayal, love and death. Leone's masterful cinematography evokes both the harshness of the vice-ridden decades before and after Prohibition, but also the philosophy behind it. Splendid performances by De Niro and Woods and a stupendous score by Ennio Mo
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THE COTTON CLUB (1984)
Certification15 Our Rating
Set in a twenties New York nightclub, this highly stylish multi-million dollar movie tells the story of a young cornet player whose life is dramatically changed when he saves the life of gangster Dutch Schultz. Music is courtesy of many of the great jazz legends such as Duke Ellington.
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THE ROARING TWENTIES (1939)
CertificationPG Our Rating
After WW1, Lloyd returns to practice law, out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver and former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging. Good guy Eddie builds up a fleet of cabs through the reluctant delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. Ruthless George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere. An archetypal gangster thriller.
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THE ST VALENTINE'S DAY MASSACRE (2007)
Certification15 Our Rating
B-movie legend, Roger Corman moved into the mainstream to produce this depiction of the infamous 1929 shooting of seven Chicago mobsters.
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THE UNTOUCHABLES (1987)
Certification15 Our Rating
Al Capone and the Chicago gangsters versus Elliot Ness and the incorruptable men of his special task force, all set against a brilliantly re-created period background. Very much a traditional gangster movie, good guys are very good and the bad guys, especialy De Niro as Capone, are very bad.
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