The Mafia is known to be immortal. She terrifies respectable inhabitants and does not allow servants of the law to sleep peacefully at night. You can safely observe the life of brutal gangsters and the struggle within gangster groups by watching films about gangsters and mafia. List of the best includes Asian and European films that were released between 2000 and 2017 and have a high rating on Kinopoisk.
10. Irishman (2010)
Rating - 7.1
This is a story about the Irish gangster Danny Green - one of the largest mafia figures in Cleveland in the 70s of the 20th century. It is based on real events. The unyielding and fearless Irish Robin Hood commands respect, despite the fact that he was engaged in low-honorable affairs. The movie stars such stars as Christopher Walken, Mike Starr, Vinnie Jones and Val Kilmer, and they did not have to blush for their acting in Irishman.
9. Lawlessness (2010)
Rating - 7.1
The first but not the last Asian film in the best gangster movies. This time, the focus is not on the Irish, but on the Japanese mafia - the yakuza. Gone are the days of tattoos and severed fingers, now the battlefield has moved from the city streets to the financial world. An experienced yakuza Otomo (Takeshi Kitano) is watching the ascent of his young comrades up the criminal ladder. Only he, perhaps, plays by the rules that are already outdated for other yakuza.
8. New world (2013)
Rating - 7.4
A South Korean motion picture about an undercover policeman who infiltrates the ranks of the Korean mafia. After the death of the boss, he turns out to be one of two contenders for the role of the "chief government". And the policeman faces a choice: return to his usual job or become the king of the underworld.
7. Prophet (2009)
Rating - 7.5
19-year-old Malik El Jeben, sentenced to six years in prison, had no goals in life, and the young man did not see much sense in it. However, he liked the leader of the Corsican gang, who entrusted Malik with several dangerous missions.
Gradually Malik from a green youth running errands turns into a dangerous predator, hatching his own ambitious plans.
6. Brother of the Yakuza (2000)
Rating - 7.6
The top films about the mafia included another tape, in which the brilliant Takeshi Kitano played the main role. In the center of the plot is the yakuza of Aniki Yamamoto, who, after the defeat of the clan, goes to America, where an equally cruel and unprincipled criminal world awaits him. True to the yakuza code of Aniki, Yamamoto wages a war with American gangsters, the outcome of which can be either victory or death.
5. Cursed path (2002)
Rating - 7.6
Good husband and father Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks) lives a seemingly decent life. But every morning he leaves somewhere by car, and the son sees his father surrounded by strange people. It turns out that Michael is a real gangster. Because of his "work", the life of the Sullivan family is threatened and Michael is forced to start a war with the boss of the mafia. The audience's praise was deserved not only for the performance of the main characters, but also for good camera work and excellent musical accompaniment.
4. Double castling (2002)
Rating - 7.7
At home among strangers, a stranger among our own in Chinese realities.One is a police officer in the ranks of the mafia, and the other is a mafia in the ranks of the police. Which of them can be the first to expose the enemy?
3. Gangster (2007)
Rating - 7.9
From the driver of the crime boss, Frank Lucas himself turned into a gangster boss. He took up the supply of pure heroin, "crushing" competitors with cheap prices and earning a million dollars a day. However, in the footsteps of the drug lord there is a type rare for New York - an honest policeman.
2. City of God (2002)
Rating - 8
In second place in our mafia selection is a Brazilian crime drama about a slum in the carnival city of Rio de Janeiro. They are dominated by crime, drug addiction and lawlessness. The film very well shows the reality of the gangster quarter, in which it is much easier to become a bandit than an honest person.
In fact, filming in "City of God" was so dangerous that the action was filmed in neighboring, less criminal areas.
1. The Departed (2006)
Rating - 8.4
Tops the top mafia films a story about "moles" - embedded agents. One of them is an Irish mobster (Matt Damon), who portrays a police officer. The other is William Costigan (Leonardo DiCaprio), who was in the strictest confidence introduced into the gang of the sadist and psychopath Francis Castello (Jack Nicholson). The Renegade director Martin Scorsese has created a stunningly interesting and violent film that keeps the viewer in suspense until the last moment "what will happen?" And the ending will surprise even those who are used to unpredictable plot twists.