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Criterion Channel
85
8.3
/405425/
81
/6537/
84
/5864/
4.2
/281533/
86
/56/
93
/3956/
75
/20/
cc age 18+

Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
poster
Kanopy
85
83
8.0
/14382/
77
/350/
78
/419/
4.1
/31786/
100
/20/
93
/131/

The Cameraman (1928)
A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
7.7
/33028/
74
/729/
74
/661/
3.8
/50787/
98
/51/
87
/796/
90
/12/

Scarface (1932)
In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.
poster
81
7.6
/17917/
74
/301/
70
/226/
3.5
/13335/
91
/32/
83
/487/
89
/10/
cc age 8+

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.
poster
Hoopla
82
80
7.9
/17156/
76
/303/
75
/257/
4.0
/14978/
100
/18/
89
/222/
80
/15/

The Roaring Twenties (1939)
After World War I, Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally turns to bootlegging, and out-of-work Eddie Bartlett becomes a cab driver. Eddie builds a fleet of cabs through delivery of bootleg liquor and hires Lloyd as his lawyer. George becomes Eddie's partner and the rackets flourish until love and rivalry interfere.
poster
79
7.6
/24547/
73
/440/
72
/376/
3.7
/27592/
100
/35/
84
/468/
80
/18/

The Public Enemy (1931)
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
poster
79
6.9
/2031/
71
/40/
66
/29/
3.4
/376/
83
/65/
74
/73/
78
/27/

Up and Down (2004)
Milan and Goran are two criminals who smuggle illegal immigrants. One night after they complete a smuggle, they discover that one of the immigrants has left a baby behind. Milan and Goran decide to sell the baby to Lubos and Eman, who are responsible for running an illegal baby adoption center. Lubos and Eman make attempts to sell the baby to Miluska and Frantisek, a barren couple.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.4
/44095/
72
/581/
70
/650/
3.7
/29074/
95
/59/
83
/637/

Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a psychiatrist—she's a dreadful actress. David puts up with the leading man who is a compulsive eater, the grand dame who wants her part jazzed up, and Olive's interfering hitman/bodyguard—but, eventually he must decide whether art or life is more important.
poster
Netflix
77
7.5
/115901/
77
/4739/
74
/2423/
3.6
/66754/
97
/31/
84
/1345/
67
/13/

Ip Man 2 (2010)
Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong. Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the troubled youth of Hong Kong. His growing reputation soon brings challenges from powerful enemies, including pre-eminent Hung Gar master, Hung Quan.
poster
MGM Plus
76
7.6
/298785/
75
/6471/
73
/3878/
3.8
/154253/
82
/214/
86
/6230/
72
/36/
cc age 16+

Road to Perdition (2002)
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.
poster
AMC+
75
7.0
/6552/
70
/99/
67
/65/
3.8
/6426/
79
/100/
79
/434/
78
/33/

The Saddest Music in the World (2003)
In Depression-era Winnipeg, a legless beer baroness hosts a contest for the saddest music in the world, offering a grand prize of $25,000.
poster
MGM Plus
74
7.3
/79671/
72
/1806/
70
/901/
3.4
/32830/
77
/207/
76
/2837/
72
/43/
cc age 13+

Seabiscuit (2003)
True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
74
7.7
/14244/
74
/179/
72
/192/
3.9
/8136/
94
/33/
87
/194/

Elmer Gantry (1960)
A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America. Based on Sinclair Lewis' novel of the same name.
poster
Kanopy
74
6.8
/20724/
72
/517/
65
/302/
3.5
/25471/
79
/29/
80
/925/
71
/7/
cc age 8+

Bugsy Malone (1976)
New York, 1929, a war rages between two rival gangsters, Fat Sam and Dandy Dan. Dan is in possession of a new and deadly weapon, the dreaded "splurge gun". As the custard pies fly, Bugsy Malone, an all-round nice guy, falls for Blousey Brown, a singer at Fat Sam's speakeasy. His designs on her are disrupted by the seductive songstress Tallulah who wants Bugsy for herself.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
78
73
7.4
/8429/
71
/182/
71
/158/
3.6
/7669/
100
/10/
85
/109/
cc age 12+

Compulsion (1959)
Two close friends' plan to execute a flawless crime is crushed when one of them inadvertently leaves his glasses at the crime scene.
poster
76
73
7.3
/13741/
69
/289/
69
/209/
3.6
/15767/
92
/26/
74
/293/
83
/9/

42nd Street (1933)
A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
72
7.2
/536737/
75
/50360/
73
/19449/
3.2
/1046636/
74
/343/
79
/3993/
66
/50/
cc age 12+

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)
In 1926, Newt Scamander arrives at the Magical Congress of the United States of America with a magically expanded briefcase, which houses a number of dangerous creatures and their habitats. When the creatures escape from the briefcase, it sends the American wizarding authorities after Newt, and threatens to strain even further the state of magical and non-magical relations.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
71
6.7
/5065/
67
/320/
63
/124/
3.4
/3783/
91
/32/
68
/45/
cc age 16+

Bessie (2015)
The story of legendary blues performer, Bessie Smith, who rose to fame during the 1920s and '30s.
poster
Kanopy
75
71
7.6
/6893/
75
/327/
70
/107/
3.5
/1381/
76
/41/
91
/124/
69
/18/

How to Make Money Selling Drugs (2012)
Ten easy steps show you how to make money from drugs, featuring a series of interviews with drug dealers, prison employees, and lobbyists arguing for tougher drug laws.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
6.6
/20961/
66
/432/
65
/431/
3.4
/16487/
76
/33/
57
/198/
68
/14/

The Cotton Club (1984)
Harlem's legendary Cotton Club becomes a hotbed of passion and violence as the lives and loves of entertainers and gangsters collide.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
6.6
/35034/
66
/1141/
63
/865/
3.5
/34887/
85
/113/
60
/372/
77
/34/
cc age 16+

The Immigrant (2013)
1921 New York. An immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.
poster
70
7.5
/197557/
74
/4050/
73
/2778/
3.5
/134906/
61
/61/
87
/6583/
45
/23/
cc age 15+

Legends of the Fall (1994)
In early 20th-century Montana, Col. William Ludlow lives on a ranch in the wilderness with his sons, Alfred, Tristan, and Samuel. Eventually, the unconventional but close-knit family are bound by loyalty, tested by war, and torn apart by love, as told over the course of several decades in this epic saga.
poster
73
69
7.4
/11338/
73
/234/
67
/169/
3.6
/7576/
81
/21/
74
/147/

Call Northside 777 (1948)
In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.
poster
68
6.9
/333288/
68
/7327/
66
/4718/
3.2
/184707/
68
/278/
59
/20362/
70
/35/
cc age 17+

Public Enemies (2009)
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
poster
Kanopy
68
7.2
/261578/
73
/6220/
70
/3224/
3.4
/94382/
67
/217/
74
/4039/
58
/38/
cc age 17+

Lawless (2012)
In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.
poster
The Roku Channel
77
67
7.5
/3834/
68
/101/
70
/84/
3.8
/5240/
90
/20/
87
/38/

Underworld (1927)
Boisterous gangster kingpin Bull Weed rehabilitates his former lawyer from his alcoholic haze, but complications arise when he falls for Weed's girlfriend.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
67
7.1
/8786/
69
/138/
65
/118/
3.5
/6177/
94
/18/
75
/194/

Penny Serenade (1941)
Julie and Roger are a love-struck married couple who desperately want to have a child. Tragedy after tragedy gets in their way, as the two attempt to rise above their troubles and fulfill their dreams of parenthood.
poster
Kanopy
73
67
7.0
/5712/
66
/131/
68
/136/
3.5
/10320/
92
/13/
76
/58/

Three Ages (1923)
The rituals of courtship, romantic rivalry, and love play out three times as a man vies with a villain for the girl. In the Stone Age, the rivalry is set off by dinosaurs, a turtle used as a ouija board, and a round of golf with stones. In ancient Rome, the men display their brawn through a chariot race, using dogs instead of horses. In contemporary times, the man finds himself overcome by modernity, including a very fragile car.
poster
fuboTV
70
65
7.2
/6003/
71
/169/
69
/116/
3.8
/8987/
68
/19/
80
/223/
57
/8/

American Pop (1981)
The history of American popular music runs parallel with the history of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, with each male descendant possessing different musical abilities.
poster
Netflix
64
6.6
/54465/
67
/658/
67
/241/
3.1
/16768/
62
/13/
63
/73/

Raees (2017)
Set in the early ’80s and ’90s in Gujarat, India, ‘Raees’ is a fictitious story of a crime lord named Raees, who builds an entire empire from scratch, and a police officer who is determined to bring him down.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
63
6.4
/9474/
60
/147/
58
/133/
3.1
/5259/
76
/126/
52
/264/
63
/34/
cc age 15+

The Cat's Meow (2001)
Semi-true story of the Hollywood murder that occurred at a star-studded gathering aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht in 1924.
poster
63
6.6
/5160/
71
/128/
62
/110/
3.3
/2557/
75
/8/
67
/71/

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)
Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the history of the incident, and the lives affected and in some cases ended by it.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
61
7.1
/8697/
72
/162/
73
/177/
3.4
/4042/
50
/10/
73
/84/

Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.
poster
HBO Max
60
6.1
/7464/
62
/939/
66
/242/
2.9
/19472/
71
/14/
47
/55/
cc age 13+

Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)
Explorer Bruce Wayne accidentally unleashes an ancient evil, and returns to Gotham after being away for two decades. There, Batman battles Lovecraftian supernatural forces and encounters allies and enemies such as Green Arrow, Ra's al Ghul, Mr. Freeze, Killer Croc, Two-Face and James Gordon.
poster
59
6.5
/318766/
69
/20752/
67
/10359/
3.1
/528956/
60
/300/
54
/1999/
52
/46/
cc age 13+

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Genius Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates the murder of an American tycoon aboard the Orient Express train.
poster
YouTube TV
67
58
6.9
/4394/
69
/54/
65
/49/
3.3
/3066/
75
/12/
72
/74/
55
/7/

Kitty Foyle (1940)
A hard-working, white-collar girl falls in love with a young socialite, but meets with his family's disapproval.
poster
68
58
7.0
/4058/
65
/76/
68
/67/
3.5
/4694/
83
/12/
57
/30/

Party Girl (1958)
Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.
poster
The Roku Channel
58
6.6
/4273/
66
/104/
59
/50/
3.2
/653/
27
/73/
62
/102/
45
/28/
cc age 12+

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)
The story of golf icon and legend, Bobby Jones, who retired from competition at the tender age of 28.
poster
57
6.0
/34310/
61
/664/
58
/482/
2.8
/12038/
53
/167/
38
/4875/
56
/34/
cc age 13+

Leatherheads (2008)
A light hearted comedy about the beginnings of Professional American Football. When a decorated war hero and college all star is tempted into playing professional football. Everyone see the chance to make some big money, but when a reporter digs up some dirt on the war hero... everyone could lose out.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
56
5.9
/19666/
65
/1886/
62
/380/
2.7
/45245/
40
/143/
71
/216/
47
/41/
cc age 15+

The Alto Knights (2025)
Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of the city's streets. Once the best of friends, petty jealousies and a series of betrayals place them on a deadly collision course that will reshape the Mafia (and America) forever.
poster
fuboTV
71
55
7.0
/3590/
70
/36/
62
/48/
3.4
/1189/
100
/7/
58
/36/

The Street with No Name (1948)
After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released on bail...and murdered. Inspector Briggs of the FBI recruits a young agent, Gene Cordell, to go undercover in the shadowy Skid Row area (alias George Manly) as a potential victim of the same racket. Soon, Gene meets Alec Stiles, neurotic mastermind who's "building an organization along scientific lines." Stiles recruits Cordell, whose job becomes a lot more dangerous.
poster
66
54
6.5
/5511/
68
/160/
65
/34/
3.3
/2063/

Sunny Side (2017)
We join the three couples in a comedy about divorces, love, child longing, weird parents and unwritten bathing rules in Torekov.
poster
67
54
6.7
/3725/
63
/59/
64
/35/
3.3
/4027/
78
/1508/

Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.
poster
Kanopy
75
53
7.5
/1282/
68
/54/
65
/30/
3.7
/1864/
94
/18/
78
/34/

Before Stonewall (1984)
New York City's Stonewall Inn is regarded by many as the site of gay and lesbian liberation since it was at this bar that drag queens fought back against police June 27-28, 1969. This documentary uses extensive archival film, movie clips and personal recollections to construct an audiovisual history of the gay community before the Stonewall riots.
poster
59
53
6.2
/5992/
68
/137/
56
/63/
3.1
/3059/
47
/129/
66
/943/
55
/31/
cc age 15+

Idlewild (2006)
A reticent piano player Percival, along with Rooster, his flamboyant lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their speakeasy, in the Prohibition-era South, out of the hands of gangsters who want to take it over.
poster
53
6.4
/61983/
70
/5128/
62
/1365/
2.8
/27680/
35
/237/
42
/456/
49
/43/
cc age 17+

Live by Night (2016)
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
poster
67
52
6.8
/3063/
71
/99/
64
/85/
3.3
/1685/
67
/350/

Pardon Us (1931)
It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.
poster
52
5.9
/10227/
66
/233/
62
/188/
2.7
/3525/
9
/34/
57
/286/

Mobsters (1991)
The story of a group of friends in turn of the century New York, from their early days as street hoods to their rise in the world of organized crime...


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