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1) Dillinger
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Through all their outrageous escapades, the Dillinger gang maintained a certain mystique in the eyes of the American public. To a citizenry in the depths of the depression, the gang seemed almost like heroes, who enlivened their days with fabulous feats of crime. This glimpse of the lives of those involved in the most interesting crime saga in American history.
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"[A] story of the perilous rise and fall of Erik Vasquez, the first American-born drug lord in Mexico. After a drug shipment goes horribly wrong, Vasquez is caught in a crossfire between a deadly cartel, the DEA, and the Mexican authorities. As he rushes from safehouse to safehouse, defending his turf and his family, Vasquez heads toward a fateful showdown"--Container.
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A case of mistaken identity lands down-on-his-luck Slevin into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi and The Boss. Slevin begins to be under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat. He finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get to them before they get him.
4) Capone
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A ruthless businessman and bootlegger who ruled Chicago with an iron fist, Al "Fonzo" Capone (Tom Hardy) was the most infamous and feared gangster of American lore. At the age of 47, following nearly a decade of imprisonment, dementia rots Capone's mind and his past becomes present as harrowing memories of his violent and brutal origins melt into his waking life.
5) Marked woman
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A young assistant District Attorney uses a prostitute to indict a gang of racketeers, its czar, and his underlings.
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Childhood friends Brian and Paulie do whatever it takes to survive in the dog-eat-dog neighborhood they live in. As they grow up they find themselves involved in organized crime and jail becomes part of doing business on the streets they call home. Brian uses his time in jail to get clean while Paulie makes plans for one last job that requires Brian's help. Brian must decide if he should stand by his friend or salvage his family.
8) Next day air
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Leo works as a next day delivery driver who is delivering packages while being high on weed. He accidentally deliverers a package containing 10 bricks of high quality cocaine to the wrong apartment number. Two smalltime hoods, Brody and Guch open the box and find a gift from heaven. They immediately arrange to sell the coke to Brody's drug dealer cousin. But these two fools have no clue that their neighbors down the hall, the real gangster and his...
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Two decades have passed and crime kingpin Michael Corleone has nearly succeeded in keeping his promise that his family would one day be legit. A philanthropist devoted to public service, Michael is to receive a special award from the Pope for his good works. Determined to buy redemption, Michael and his lawyer B.J. are working on a complicated but legal deal to bail the Vatican out of looming financial troubles. However, trouble looms in the form...
10) Running scared
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Joey Gazelle is a low level mobster whose job it is to dispose of "hot" guns from mob killings. But Joey has been hiding these guns in the drywall of his basement, instead of tossing them in the river. When Joey's son and his best friend, Oleg, witness Joey hiding some guns from a botched drug deal, Oleg steals one of the guns and shoots his abusive stepfather with it. Things are bad enough, but Oleg's stepfather happens to be the nephew of a psychotic...
11) Pistol whipped
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Matt is an ex-cop with a gambling problem and a mountain of debt. A mysterious man offers to clear his debts in exchange for the assassination of the city's most notorious gangsters. The only man at Matt's back is married to his ex-wife. Even worse, Matt's heavy drinking and excessive gambling continually ruin his attempts to be a decent father. Now, Matt must learn to politics of the underworld and grapple with his role as a hired muscle. He soon...
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Gangs, Inc. (1959): After seeking revenge for the death of her boyfriend, a woman finds herself in jail on a hit and run charge. In one of his earliest roles, Alan Ladd plays an undercover reporter doubling for a notorious gangster in this gripping tale of tragedy and political corruption. Gangster story: When an escaped jewel thief pulls off an unbelievable bank robbery, he catches the attention of the local crime boss, who wants a piece of the...
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A case of mistaken identity lands down-on-his-luck Slevin into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi and The Boss. Slevin begins to be under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat. He finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get to them before they get him.
14) Lansky
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When aging gangster Meyer Lansky is investigated one last time by the Feds, who suspect he has stashed away millions of dollars, Lansky spins a dizzying tale, revealing the untold truth about his life as the notorious boss of Murder Inc. and the National Crime Syndicate.
15) Crime wave
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Film noir classic collection double feature volume Vol. 4
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Crime wave: Three San Quentin escapees kill a cop in a gas-station holdup. Wounded, one of the escapees flees through black-shadowed streets to the handiest refuge: with former cellmate Steve Lacey. Steve is paroled, with a new life and lovely wife, and can't afford to be caught associating with old cronies. But homicide detective Sims wants to use Steve to help him catch the other 2 escapees, who in turn extort his help in a bank job.
Decoy: Gangster...
16) Ruby
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Jack Ruby, a Dallas strip club owner, minor mobster, and FBI informant, becomes the perfect fall guy when the CIA and the mafia join forces to assassinate the President.
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A melodrama where Crawford plays a hardened mobster who's about to go blind. On top of this she is being watched by the police and is burdened by an overly jealous boyfriend. She goes to Indianapolis to consult an expert eye surgeon to repair her eyes and ends up falling hopelessly in love with him. Will she be able to forget her seedy past and make a fresh start?
18) Lost highway
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Fred Madison is a saxophonist who finds a video tape on his doorstep that shows the interior of his house. He becomes convinced that someone has broken in and calls the police. He finds another videotape showing him killing his wife. The police arrest him for murdering his wife. In prison, he inexplicably morphs into a young man named Pete Dayton and begins living a completely different life. When Pete is released, his and Fred's paths begin to cross...
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They're heroes both in history and on the big screen. Now learn the truth behind three larger-than-life legends. Thought you knew the whole story? Part 2 breaks myths and challenges convention with firsthand facts, classified files, meticulous recreations, and little-known back stories of legendary icons.
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Joshua is a hard-nosed collector for a ruthless mob boss, lives in a world filled with brutal violence and beautiful women. But when he finds himself in the middle of a power struggle with the most dominant drug lord in the business, Joshua knows that one false move could cause everything to come crashing down. Life becomes the ultimate battle when revenge is all there is to live for.
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