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1. The Godfather (1972)

R | 175 min | Crime, Drama

The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Diane Keaton

Votes: 2,020,433 | Gross: $134.97M

2. Carlito's Way (1993)

R | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo

Votes: 233,036 | Gross: $36.95M

3. The Big Sick (2017)

R | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.

Director: Michael Showalter | Stars: Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano

Votes: 143,916 | Gross: $42.87M

4. Boss of Bosses (2001 TV Movie)

93 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The story of the rise and fall of the powerful New York City organized crime boss, Paul Castellano.

Director: Dwight H. Little | Stars: Chazz Palminteri, Angela Alvarado, Jay O. Sanders, Clancy Brown

Votes: 1,483

5. Jack Strong (2014)

Not Rated | 128 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The most spectacular Polish spy of the Cold War era, Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski, informs Americans about the Communist Bloc's top secrets in the face of the upcoming martial law.

Director: Wladyslaw Pasikowski | Stars: Marcin Dorocinski, Maja Ostaszewska, Patrick Wilson, Dimitri Bilov

Votes: 5,371

6. Borsalino and Co. (1974)

Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Marseille. Heaps of flowers and funeral wreaths... "A man who no longer defends his colors is no longer a man."

Director: Jacques Deray | Stars: Alain Delon, Riccardo Cucciolla, Daniel Ivernel, Reinhard Kolldehoff

Votes: 2,450

7. Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston (2019 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.

Director: Simon George | Stars: Nigel Collins, Helen-Jean Long, Jerry Izenberg, Mike Tyson

Votes: 429

8. The Last Cigarette (I) (1999)

82 min | Documentary

In 1994, the Health and Environment Subcommittee of the US Congress, chaired by Henry Waxman (D-California), held a hearing on tobacco products and health. Excerpts from the hearing, where ... See full summary »

Directors: Frank Keraudren, Kevin Rafferty

Votes: 128 | Gross: $0.00M

9. Mugshots: John Gotti - End of the Sicilians (2013)

45 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Shot in Sicily and Brooklyn, this is the story of John Gotti's crew. Before you see John Travolta bring Gotti to the big screen in the upcoming Hollywood release - 'Gotti: In the Shadow of ... See full summary »

Stars: Giovanni Falcone, George Anastasia, Angelo Bruno, Joe Valachi

10. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Golden Triangle: Part 1 (1985)

TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Crockett and Tubbs work undercover in a hotel. They uncover criminals that are an old enemies of Lt. Castillo and have also kidnapped Castillo's long-lost wife.

Director: Georg Stanford Brown | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 686

11. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Stone's War (1986)

TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

When Ira Stone films a video of American forces on illegal operations in South America, Crockett must protect him from their old nemesis Maynard, who will stop at nothing to silence Stone.

Director: David Jackson | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 482

12. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Walk-Alone (1986)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Tubbs goes undercover in a penitentiary to try and smoke out a group of corrupt prison guards.

Director: David Jackson | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 498

13. Network First (1994– )
Episode: The War Against the Mafia Part 1: The Founding Father (1994)

Documentary

How America's law enforcement agencies tackled the Mafia. Concentrates on the Gambino family from 1980 to 1993. Includes secret FBI recordings, interviews and allegations that the family were responsible for the deaths of 200 people.

Director: Tim Shawcross | Stars: Jack Klaff, John Gotti, Joseph Armone, Wilfred Johnson

Votes: 5

14. Network First (1994– )
Episode: The War Against the Mafia Part 2: Death in the Family (1994)

Documentary

The programme begins with the funeral of Carlo Gambino, the model for The GODFATHER. His successor, Paul Castellano, turned the Mafia into a billion dollar business by controlling New York's waste disposal and construction industries.

Stars: Jack Klaff, Dominick Montiglio, Edward McDonald, Carlo Gambino

15. The Inbetweeners (2008–2010)
Episode: Bunk Off (2008)

TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy

The four bunk off School and get drunk. Simon tells Carli D'amato he loves her by writing it on her drive way in big letters. It ends badly when Simon and Will's parents find out what they've been doing all day.

Director: Gordon Anderson | Stars: Simon Bird, James Buckley, Blake Harrison, Joe Thomas

Votes: 1,455

16. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: The Amityville Horror: Murdered One by One Pt. 1 (2021)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

It was the crime that inspired the legend of the Amityville horror. In November 1974, six members of the DeFeo family were found murdered inside their beautiful seaside home.

Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Harvey Aronson, Paula Uruburu, Daniel Genis

Votes: 22

17. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: The Amityville Horror: Evil in the House Pt. 2 (2021)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Para psychologists and psychics descend on the house to investigate who murdered the DeFeo family and why.

Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Mitch Turner, Laura DiDio, Ziv Cohen

Votes: 20

18. History's Greatest Mysteries (2020– )
Episode: The Amityville Horror (2022)

TV-PG | Documentary, History, Mystery

After a series of dark events, an unassuming family home on Long Island becomes the most notorious house in America.

Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Laura DiDio, Anthony Holmes, Jason Horton

Votes: 65

19. Inside (2007– )
Episode: Vegas Mafia (2007)

46 min | Documentary

In the 1950s, Mafia-built Las Vegas became a cash cow for organized crime, but when the richest man in the world arrived, things changed and the feds blew the lid on the original Gangster's Paradise.

Director: Virginia Quinn | Stars: Dominic Spinale, Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal, Lynn Ferrin, Tru Hawkins

Votes: 7

20. America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode: The Drug Wars (2013)

TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary

This episode uncovers the conspiracies behind America's 40-year drug campaign. Why does the U.S. Government classify marijuana and heroin as equally dangerous drugs, and will the move by ... See full summary »

Stars: Jonathan Adams, Darrell Issa, Jason Howerton, Michael Levine

Votes: 47

21. Gangster Empire: Rise of the Mob (2013– )
Episode: The Italian Mob and the Real 'Godfathers' (2013)

TV-14 | 46 min | Documentary, Action, Crime

While many mobsters ended up in jail or killed, still more found ways to keep themselves in power as well as profit - we explore the Italian mob and the real godfathers of New York and Las Vegas.

Director: Kevin R. Hershberger | Stars: Coby Batty, Matt K. Baker, Todd Barsness, James Christopher Cooke

22. Quarry (2016)
Episode: His Deeds Were Scattered (2016)

TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Mac gets a high-profile assignment from The Broker; a curfew is ordered in the wake of racial unrest.

Director: Greg Yaitanes | Stars: Logan Marshall-Green, Jodi Balfour, Damon Herriman, Edoardo Ballerini

Votes: 499

23. Red Oaks (2014–2017)
Episode: Samwich (2017)

TV-MA | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

While David angles to get hired to direct a dog food commercial, best friend Wheeler learns of a handsome rival for girlfriend Misty's affections. Nash visits Getty in prison, bringing dire... See full summary »

Director: Amy Heckerling | Stars: Craig Roberts, Ennis Esmer, Oliver Cooper, Alexandra Turshen

Votes: 162