Characters from The Departed (2006) - Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon
Say what you want about crime in real life, but when it’s depicted in a work of fiction, it can often be exciting. Crime movies come in many shapes and sizes, but arguably the most prominent sub-genre within the broader crime genre is the gangster movie. Given these revolve around mobsters, shady individuals, or authority figures tasked with taking down such people, most gangster movies are at least somewhat thrilling just for including gangsters as characters.
Caine plays a methodical and skilled criminal named Jack Carter, with this gangster movie taking a turn toward the realm of revenge thriller when Carter’s brother is killed, and he stops at nothing to seek vengeance for this act. Get Carterisn’t an action movie, but it is violent, and also benefits from having a generally good pace. It’s quick enough to feel like a thriller, but not overblown in a way that risks things getting too silly.
7 'White Heat' Director: Raoul Walsh White Heat is undoubtedly one of the best gangster movies released during Hollywood’s Golden Age, and also among the final ones, serving as a powerful last hurrah for this style of crime film. It follows James Cagney at his biggest and most magnetic, playing a relentless criminal who wastes no time following a prison break, reassembling his gang and planning a complex heist.
6 'The Long Good Friday' Director: John Mackenzie Saying the words “British gangster movie” will often conjure up images of the crime movies directed by Guy Ritchie, but going back a few years before he began making movies does reveal some gangster classics that were likely influential in the development of his style. Case in point, The Long Good Friday, which blends dark comedy, thrills, suspense, and an exceedingly unlucky main character into one tense and entertaining film.
It’s an arthouse crime movie, in a way, with the thriller elements understated, thanks to the slow-burn nature of the storytelling. But Le Samouraïnever feels boring, because it’s always precise and controlled, not to mention exceptionally stylish. And, when all else fails, the film's also got a lot of Alain Delon, given he plays the lead role, and it’s not a bold claim or anything to say that he’s easy on the eyes.
This leads to certain members being viewed suspiciously, given it seems likely the heist only went wrong because someone in the group was actually an undercover cop. Reservoir Dogs plays around with chronology, and does so in a way that makes things more intense and surprising, rather than less. It’s an energetic movie that’s never boring, even for a second, and honestly, crime movies don’t get much tighter or more ferocious.
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