Who doesn’t like films about gangsters, showdowns, armed robberies, racketeering, arson and of course nightclubs where all these heroes spend their evenings? The film with a special atmosphere and despite the fact that it has been criticized more than once for using the most banal clichés of this genre, “Legend” has become very popular and brought a lot of fees for the film team.
The highlight of this film was Tom Hardy, but even the producers adorned such a diamond with incredible roles. Yes, Tom Hardy plays a double role in this bestseller. It should be noted that choosing this actor for the main role, the director attracted a large part of the female population to TVs.
Of course, we cannot erase the memory in order to see this picture again, but we suggest to plunge into the list of films similar to the “Legend” of 2015.
10. Raging Bull (2018)
The film was released relatively recently. Filmed in South Korea, directed by Kim Min-ho. Motion Picture “Mad bull”Says that everything can change and turn off the crime track.
The main character settled down and decided to devote the rest of his life to his family and be a law-abiding citizen. But, accustomed to a rich life, Kang Dong-chol decides to plunge into the business and is very risky. The wife did not support her husband in these endeavors and was very angry.
Once the main character returns home and realizes that he is at the crime scene, and the victim is his wife. She was abducted, and he has to act only by legal means. But the incoming call changed his mind and Kang Dong-chol again takes out his leather jacket to show everyone who really should be afraid.
9. The Big Jackpot (2000)
Despite the fact that the film was shot almost 20 years ago, director Guy Ritchie was able to perpetuate his work for many years. And not just to perpetuate, but to fall in love with every frame.
The main character Frankie is going to send a stolen diamond from England to America, but one very strange act changes his life completely. Betting on clandestine boxers plunges him into a whirlwind of obscure events. A whole field of undesirable actions with the participation of Russian gangsters, unlucky robbers, cunning boxers and thugs unfolds around Frankie and his diamond. Everyone is trying to get hold of big jackpot.
Criminal comedies, of course, are the Guy Ritchie genre, and talented actors only add taste to the “wine list” of the famous director. It will be fun!
8. Gangster Hunters (2013)
Money rules the world. It is unlikely that anyone will argue with this statement. And many more know that big money is not always earned honestly. Director Ruben Fleischer once again decided to turn to the stories of the smoked and smelling of crime Los Angeles in 1949.
In the city, gangsters are in charge, led by Mickey Cohen, without whose knowledge even a mouse will not slip. The motto of the gang: “obey or die”, it is the first that all residents, the government and even the cops choose. But without daredevils, who, apparently, have already prepared their wills, is not complete. And the cops John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters team up to fight back the gang leader.
The atmosphere of the film “Gangster hunters"Incredible, it’s easy to watch and does not need to bother much about the plot. Everything is simple, but the unique style of America of those years pays for everything.
7. Donnie Brasco (1997)
Nobody expected much from the film, for the director it was the first work in this genre. But Mike Newell was able to surprise everyone and enter the list of classic films on the gangster theme. Developing actions cannot be called swift, but such a slow pace was not chosen by chance. The picture is based on real events, and for the protagonist, the tests lasted for years, which the director is trying to convey to us.
The FBI agent receives a secret mission - to go undercover in the heat of the enemy. To fulfill this mission, he has to break off all relations with relatives and friends, because now he Donnie Brasco. His friend becomes an elderly mafioso who trusts him and entrusts difficult matters. A new life for Donnie gives complete freedom and independence, but still it is never too late to return.
6. Johnny D. (2009)
This film can be called a performance of Johnny Depp. The actor here played just amazing, as, however, always. We can say that the bulk of the audience came to the cinema because of the huge portrait of the Hollywood star in the entire poster and the “casually” overlapping name with his name and surname - Johnny d.
But no, the plot deserves respect, as are the actors in it. The protagonist is a well-known robber, against whom no bank and no prison can resist. He takes money from the rich and gives alms to the poor. Doesn’t resemble anything? A kind of Robin Hood.
But the police do not give up, and many of his friends die in the shootings. Finally, the FBI makes Dillinger the country's main enemy.
5. Gangster (2007)
Ridley Scott loves to make films in a similar genre and invite Russell Crowe to his team. And Russell Crowe, in turn, loves to play ambiguous and deep characters. Film "Gangster”Definitely deserves attention and it is definitely in the favorites list of many.
The protagonist Frank Lucas decides to create his own criminal empire. Surprisingly, the criminal business is built on the same principles as the legal one. Competition with other groups, production of the best goods and much more according to all the laws of the economic market.
He becomes a real idol for the underworld, but Richie Roberts, who is known as an honest policeman, goes on his trail.
4. Casino (1995)
The film was shot back in the 90s, but still “Casino”Remains a cult among the criminal genre.
The protagonist seems to be able to do absolutely everything. He works selflessly and accurately, because the river of money does not keep itself waiting and flows directly into his hands. The whole city is in his power: police, courts and other mafiosi. But his life is doomed to failure.
3. All the money of the world (2017)
The film is an adaptation of Paul Getty's biography. This man is an absolutely cinematic character, but his life would hardly have been put on public display if it had not been for the story with his grandson. This is what the movie is talking about “All the money of the world“.
A grandson is abducted from an indecently rich man, but, to everyone's surprise, he is not going to pay a ransom for him. Mother's hope is only a security officer.
2. The most drunken district in the world (2012)
The main characters are three brothers who are completely different in character and in terms of temperature. But they are devoted to each other and value their family ties.
Actions of the picture “The most drunken county in the world”Unfold during the Prohibition, the family is engaged in a prohibited at that time business - bootlegging. The incredible composition of the team, just dumps: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Guy Pearce chained many people with enthusiastic faces at the screens.
1. Black Mass (2015)
The film is about Whitey Bulger, a man who was able to hide from the law for 16 years. He was arrested only in 2011. Whitey, already over 80, was charged with crimes of various kinds.
History of the picture “Black mass”Is built on real events, but with slight exaggeration. In any case, this film is worth paying attention to. The main characters here are not gangsters, but FBI employees who turned out to be incorrigible bureaucrats, especially outside the wall of their office.