The Irishman
THE IRISHMAN 2019 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 1 NOMINATION Directed by:Martin Scorsese Written by:Steven Zaillian Based on the book by:Charles Brandt Genre:Biography | Crime | Drama Runtime:209 mins Plot:Hitman Frank Sheeran looks back at the secrets he kept as a loyal member of the Bufalino crime family. Release Date:November 27, 2019 Reception: 7.8 5 94% Cast: […]
Public Enemies
PUBLIC ENEMIES Directed by:Michael Mann Written by:Ronan BennettMichael MannAnn Biderman Based on the novel by:Bryan Burrough Genre:Action | Biography | Crime | Drama | History Runtime:140 mins Plot:The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s. Release Date:July 1, […]
American Gangster
AMERICAN GANGSTER 2007 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 1 NOMINATION Directed by:Ridley Scott Written by:Steven Zaillian Based on the article “The Return of Superfly” by:Mark Jacobson Genre:Biography | Crime | Drama | Thriller Runtime:157 mins Plot:An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this […]
Eastern Promises
EASTERN PROMISES Directed by:David Cronenberg Written by:Steven Knight Genre:Crime | Drama | Thriller Runtime:100 mins Plot:A teenager who dies during childbirth leaves clues in her journal that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family. Release Date:September 21, 2007 Reception: 7.6 5 83% Cast: Viggo MortensenNaomi WattsArmin Mueller-StahlVincent CasselSinéad CusackMina […]
The Departed
THE DEPARTED 2006 Artistry Awards 0 WINS 2 NOMINATIONS Directed by:Martin Scorsese Written by:William Monahan Based on the 2002 screenplay “Mou Gaan Dou” by:Alan MakFelix Chong Genre:Crime | Drama | Thriller Runtime:151 mins Plot:An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston. Release […]
Shark Tale
SHARK TALE Directed by:Bibo BergeronVicky JensonRob Letterman Written by:Michael WilsonRob Letterman Genre:Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Thriller Runtime:90 mins Plot:When a son of a gangster shark boss is accidentally killed while on the hunt, his would-be prey and his vegetarian brother decide to use the incident to their own advantage. Release Date:October […]
Road to Perdition
ROAD TO PERDITION 2002 Artistry Awards 1 WIN 4 NOMINATIONS Directed by:Sam Mendes Written by:David Self Based on the graphic novel by:Max Allan CollinsRichard Piers Rayner Genre:Crime | Drama | Thriller Runtime:117 mins Plot:A mob enforcer’s son in 1930s Illinois witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father […]
Sexy Beast
SEXY BEAST Directed by:Jonathan Glazer Written by:Louis MellisDavid Scinto Genre:Crime | Drama | Thriller Runtime:89 mins Plot:Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits “retired” safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them. Release Date:July 13, 2001 Reception: 7.3 5 79% Cast: Ray WinstoneBen KingsleyIan McShaneAmanda RedmanJames FoxCavan KendallJulianne WhiteÁlvaro Monje Nominated […]
Blow
BLOW Directed by:Ted Demme Written by:David McKennaNick Cassavetes Based on the book by:Bruce Porter Genre:Biography | Crime | Drama Runtime:124 mins Plot:The story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States. Release Date:April 6, 2001 Reception: 7.5 2 52% […]
Donnie Brasco
DONNIE BRASCO 1997 Artistry Awards BEST PICTURE NOMINEE 1 WIN 5 NOMINATIONS Directed by:Mike Newell Written by:Paul Attanasio Based on the book by:Joseph D. PistoneRichard Woodley Genre:Biography | Crime | Drama Runtime:127 mins Plot:An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life, at the expense of his regular […]