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1) The gambler
Publisher
Paramount
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Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Jim Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with an interest...
2) Black Mass
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In 1970s South Boston, FBI agent John Connolly persuades Irish mobster Jimmy Bulger to collaborate with the FBI in order to eliminate their common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement while consolidating his power and becoming one of the most ruthless and dangerous gangsters in Boston history.
"Black Mass is a tightly wound piece of work,...
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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...
4) Contraband
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Chris Farraday long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs, Chris is forced back into doing what he does best, running contraband, to settle Andy's debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian, to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills. Things quickly fall apart with only hours to...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Legendary hit man John Wick is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins' guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world's deadliest killers.
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Coughlin novels volume 2
Description
In 1926, during the Prohibition, Joe Coughlin defies his strict law-and-order upbringing by climbing a ladder of organized crime that takes him from Boston to Cuba where he encounters a dangerous cast of characters who are all fighting for their piece of the American dream.
7) Legend
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The true story of the rise and fall of London's most notorious gangsters, Reggie and Ron Kray, both portrayed by Tom Hardy in an amazing double performance. It is a classic crime thriller taking viewers into the secret history of the 1960s and the extraordinary events that secured the infamy of the Kray twins.
9) Nobody
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Hutch Mansell is an underestimated and overlooked dad and husband, taking life's indignities on the chin and never pushing back. A nobody. When two thieves break into his suburban home one night, Hutch declines to defend himself or his family, hoping to prevent serious violence. His teenage son, Blake, is disappointed in him and his wife, Becca, seems to pull only further away. The aftermath of the incident strikes a match to Hutch's long-simmering...
11) The drop
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Lonely bartender Bob Saginowski and his hardened employer cousin Marv run a bar that is used as a 'drop' - a covert scheme that funnels cash to local gangsters. But when they find themselves caught in a robber gone bad, and on the hook for a debt they can't even repay, both men have to make the dangerous choice between loyalty and survival.
12) The departed
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (152 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In South Boston, the state police force are waging a war on Irish-American organized crime. Undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate, which is run by gangland chief Frank Costello. Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence. Colin Sullivan is a hardened young criminal who has infiltrated the police department as an informer for the syndicate. Colin is rising to a position of power within the Special Investigation Unit....
13) Stand up guys
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Val is released from prison after serving twenty-eight years for refusing to give up one of his close criminal associates. He's reunited with his two best friends Doc and Hirsch. But one of the friends is keeping a dangerous secret. He's been put in an impossible quandary by a former mob boss, and his time to find an acceptable alternative is running out. As the sun rises on the guys' legendary reunion, their position becomes more and more desperate....
14) Blackhat
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (2 hr., 14 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
With the help of his American and Chinese partners, a furloughed convict hunts down a high-level cybercrime network.
15) Lawless
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The true story of the infamous Bondurant brothers: bootlegging siblings who made a run for the American Dream in Prohibition-era Virginia. In this epic outlaw tale, inspired by true-life tales of author Matt Bondurant's family, the loyalty of three brothers is put to the test against the backdrop of the nation's most notorious crime wave.
16) The drop
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Lonely bartender Bob Saginowski and his hardened employer cousin Marv run a bar that is used as a 'drop' - a covert scheme that funnels cash to local gangsters. But when they find themselves caught in a robber gone bad, and on the hook for a debt they can't even repay, both men have to make the dangerous choice between loyalty and survival.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jackie Cogan is an enforcer for the mob. When a high-stakes, mob-protected card game is heisted by some small-time crooks, Cogan is called in to track them down and restore order to the local criminal economy.
18) The big heat
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (89 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An honest police sergeant risks his life and his job when his investigations lead to the exposure of the crime syndicate that controls the city administration.
19) The outfit
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
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Description
A tailor must fight off a gang of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.
20) Widows
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After finding a gun, money, and detailed plans for the security van hijack that killed her husband, Dolly recruits the other widows to complete the heist.
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