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Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in Harlem. He does so by buying heroin directly from a source in South East Asia, and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his...
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Dramatic retelling of the story of Rita Atria, a 17-year-old Sicilian girl whose father and brother were both Mafia members (and victims) who breaks the vow of silence that enshrouds that world, and gives evidence to famed anti-Mafia judge Paolo Borsellino. Her days are numbered from that moment on.
63) Bonnie and Clyde
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The story of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, who robbed banks across the country during the Depression era.
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"It's 1947 Hollywood Eddie Valiant ... a down-on-his-luck detective, is hired to find proof that Marvin Acme, gag factory mogul and owner of Toontown, is playing hanky-panky with femme fatale Jessica Rabbit, wife of Maroon Cartoon superstar, Roger Rabbit. When Acme is found murdered, all fingers point to Roger, who begs the Toon-hating Valiant to find the real evildoer"--Container.
66) VFW
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A typical night for a group of war veterans at the local VFW turns into an all-out battle for survival when a teenage girl runs into the bar with a bag of stolen drugs. Suddenly under attack from a gang of punk mutants looking to get back what's theirs, at any cost, the vets use every weapon they can put together to protect the girl and their VFW in the biggest fight of their lives.
67) The raid 2
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Formidable though they may have been, Rama's opponents in that fateful building were nothing more than small fish swimming in a pond much larger than he ever dreamed possible. And his triumph over the small fry has attracted the attention of the predators farther up the food chain. His family at risk, Rama has only one choice to protect his infant son and wife. He must go undercover to enter the criminal underworld himself.
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In the early 1900s, the young Vito flees Sicily for America after the local Mafia kills his family. Vito struggles to make a living, legally or illegally, for his wife and growing brood in Little Italy. There he kills the local Black Hand Fanucci after he demands his customary cut of the tyro's business. With Fanucci gone, Vito's stature grows. The family legacy is upended by Michael's business expansion in the 1950s. Now based in Lake Tahoe, Michael...
70) Rapid fire
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After witnessing a killing by a Mafia kingpin, college student Jake Lo is pursued by smugglers, mobsters and crooked Feds. With the help of a renegade government agent and his stunning sidekick, Jake must use his lethal self-defense skills to stay alive.
71) Reservoir dogs
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After a botched bank robbery, the gang meets up in a warehouse, only to suspect that one of them is really a cop.
72) Get Carter
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A small-time gangster journeys to Newcastle to investigate and avenge his brother's killing. Once there he finds himself drawn into the local underworld where he encounters the full spectrum of violence and corruption.
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In this pulse-raising thriller, time is running out. Lola has just received a frantic call from her boyfriend Manni, who's accidentally lost a small fortune he was to deliver to his mobster boss. If they cannot find a way to replace the money within 20 minutes, Manni will suffer severe consequences.
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The Chase: A rich gangster and his bodyguard try to kill the ganster's chauffeur who manages to escape with his life and the gangster's wife. Bury me dead: A woman attends her own funeral and begins an investigation to find out who is buried in her place and who wanted her dead.
76) Rififi
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Criterion collection volume 115
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A story of a successful jewel robbery in which the four thieves betray each other.
77) London Boulevard
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An ex-con hired to look after a reclusive young actress finds himself falling in love, which puts him in direct confrontation with one of London's most vicious gangsters.
78) Point blank
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A thief is double-crossed by a crime group called 'The Organization' after pulling a heist. Their mistake was not killing him; now he is out for revenge and the $93,000 that The Organization owes him. Based on Donald E. Westlake's novel.
79) Analyze that
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"They locked up mob boss Paul Vitti in Sing Sing and that's where he sang sang -- croaking tunes from Wst Side Story and carrying on in a way that convinces the Feds Vitti is better suited for a nut house than the Big House. Better yet, they conclude, let's release Vitti into the custody of his therapist, Ben Sobel. This time, Vitti is ready to find gainful employment and go straight. Or so he says. But can high-anxiety Sobol believe Vitti, especially...
80) The Untouchables
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The story of the glorious, fierce, larger-than-life depiction of mob warlord Al Capone who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago ... and Eliot Ness, the law enforcer, who vowed to bring him down. A classic confrontation between good and evil, and how with the help of a cop named Malone, Ness learns how to beat the mob by shooting fast and shooting first.
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