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American Gangster (2007)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD  (2 disc set)  113 min.  
Plot: In the 1970's, an ambitious detective works to bring down the drug empire of a Manhattan heroin kingpin.
Cast: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Cuba Gooding Jr., Josh Brolin. Directed by Ridley Scott.
Categories: Criminal Law  Organized Crime  Law Enforcement
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Better Tomorrow, A (1986)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    94 min.  
Plot: A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.
Cast: Chow Yun Fat, Ti Lung, Leslie Cheung, Emily Chu. Directed by John Woo.
Categories: Action  Organized Crime  Family
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Blow (2001)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    124 min.  
Plot: Three decades in the turbulent life of the American cocaine smuggler who established the first vital link between a Colombian cartel and the United States in the 1970s.
Cast: Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Paul Reubens. Directed by Ted Demme.
Categories: Biography  Drama  Organized Crime
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Boondock Saints (1999)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD  (2 disc set)  108 min.  
Plot: Irish twin brothers set out to rid the world of the criminals of the Boston underworld and are soon being tracked down by an FBI agent.
Cast: William Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco. Directed by Troy Duffy.
Categories: Organized Crime  Law Enforcement  Action
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Bound (1996)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    109 min.  
Plot: A tough female ex con and her lover concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on her lover's boyfriend.
Cast: Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Joe Pantoliano, John Ryan. Directed by The Wachowski Brothers.
Categories: Organized Crime  Sexuality  Drama
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Bullets or Ballots (1936)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    82 min.  B&W
Plot: An undercover cop infiltrates the mob in an attempt to bring down their illicit rackets.
Cast: Joan Blondell, Edward Robinson, Barton MacLane, Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh. Directed by William Keighley.
Categories: Organized Crime  Law Enforcement  
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City for Conquest (1940)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    104 min.  B&W
Plot: A truck driver turns pro boxer to fund his brother's education, until he must come to terms with being blinded in the ring.
Cast: James Cagney, Ann Sheridan, Frank Craven, Donald Crisp, Frank McHugh, Arthur Kennedy, George Tobias. Directed by Anatole Litvak.
Categories: Family  Organized Crime  
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Client, The (1994)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    121 min.  
Plot: A young boy seeks the protection of an unseasoned attorney from both the Mob, who will kill him if he reveals what he learned about a Mob murder, and a zealous federal prosecutor, who won't let up until he tells all.
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Mary-Louise Parker, Brad Renfro. Directed by Joel Schumacher.
Categories: Witness  Organized Crime  Juvenile
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Confidence (2003)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    97 min.  
Plot: When a con man chooses the wrong mark he finds himself indebted to a mob boss and struggling to stay one step ahead of the law.
Cast: Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Andy Garcia, Paul Giamatti. Directed by James Foley.
Categories: Organized Crime  Law Enforcement  Drama
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Crime Wave/Decoy (1954)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    150 min.  B&W
Plot: A reformed parolee is caught in the middle when a wounded former cell mate seeks him out for shelter/When a gang leader is fatally shot, she recounts her sordid life of crime to a police officer.
Cast: Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Jean Gillie, Edward Norris. Directed by Andre De Toth and Jack Bernhard.
Categories: Law Enforcement  Organized Crime  
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Death Sentence (2007)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    106 min.  
Plot: When a family falls victim to a vicious attack perpetrated as a gang initiation ritual, the vengeful father vows to track down each person involved in the crime.
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Preston, Aisha Tyler, John Goodman. Directed by James Wan.
Categories: Criminal Law  Organized Crime  Family
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Dogville (2003)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    177 min.  
Plot: The town of Dogville agrees to harbor a woman on the run from the mob. When a search begins there she learns that their support has a price, but they do not how dangerous her secret really is.
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Harriet Anderson, Lauren Bacall, Jean-Marc Barr, Paul Bettany. Directed by Lars Von Trier.
Categories: Organized Crime  Ethics  Action
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Donnie Brasco (1997)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***
Format: DVD    127 min.  
Plot: An undercover FBI agent infiltrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the Mafia life than his regular one.
Cast: Al Pacino, Johnny Depp, Michael Madsen, Bruno Kirby, James Russo, Anne Heche, Zeljko Ivanek, Gerry Becker, Robert Miano. Directed by Mike Newell.
Categories: Law Enforcement  Ethics  Organized Crime
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Eastern Promises (2007)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    101 min.  
Plot: A driver for one of London's most notorious crime families loyalties are put to the test when a midwife discovers some of the family's secrets.
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl. Directed by David Cronenberg.
Categories: Organized Crime  Action  Family
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Find Me Guilty (2006)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    124 min.  
Plot: Based on the true story of Jack DiNorscio, a mobster who defended himself in court for what would be the longest mafia trial in U.S. history
Cast: Vin Diesel, Peter Dinklage, Linus Roache, Ron Silver. Directed by Sidney Lumet.
Categories: Criminal Law  Organized Crime  Biography
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Freshman, The  (1998)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***
Format: DVD    103 min.  
Plot: When a small time crook steals all the belongings of a young man starting his first year at film school in New York City, he finds himself caught up in a caper involving endangered species and fine dining.
Cast: Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick. Directed by Andrew Bergman.
Categories: Education  Organized Crime  Comedy
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Fury (1936)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    90 min.  B&W
Plot: When a prisoner barely survives a lynch mob attack and is presumed dead, he vindictively decides to frame the mob for his murder.
Cast: Sylvia Sidney, Spencer Tracy, Walter Abel, Bruce Cabot. Directed by Fritz Lang.
Categories: Drama  Criminal Law  Organized Crime
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G Men (1935)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    86 min.  B&W
Plot: In the early days of the FBI the unarmed law enforcement officers set out to stop a crime spree that is spanning the country.
Cast: James Cagney, Margaret Lindsay, Ann Dvorak, Robert Armstrong. Directed by WIlliam Keighley.
Categories: Organized Crime  Law Enforcement  
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Get Shorty (1995)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    105 min.  
Plot: A Miami-based debt collector for the mob is sent to Los Angeles to collect on a gambling debt, where he gets a bad case of the movie-producing bug.
Cast: Gene Hackman, John Travolta, Rene Russo. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.
Categories: Organized Crime  Entertainment  Comedy
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Godfather DVD Collection, The (2001)
Rated: Rated  Stars: *****
Format: DVD  5 disc set  4 hours, 5 min.  
Plot: The rise and fall of an organized crime family, from its roots in pre-war Italy, attempted expansion into Las Vegas, and eventual attempts to legitimize their business.
Cast: Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Talia Shire, Diane Keaton, Andy Garcia. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.
Categories: Drama  Organized Crime  
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Gomorrah (2008)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD  (2 disc set)  137 min.  
Plot: An inside look at Italy's modern-day crime families. In Italian with English subtitles.
Cast: Toni Servillo, Gianfelice Imparato, Maria Nazionale, Salvatore cantalupo. Directed by Matteo Garrone.
Categories: International  Organized Crime  
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Hardboiled (1992)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD  (2 disc set)  247 min.  
Plot: A tough-as-nails cop teams up with an undercover agent to shut down a sinister mobster and his crew.
Cast: Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan. Directed by John Woo.
Categories: Law Enforcement  Organized Crime  
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Heist (2001)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***
Format: DVD    109 min.  
Plot: A jewel thief's nephew is sent along on a heist to ensure a longtime partner in crime stays honest about the division of the loot.
Cast: Gene Hackman, Sam Rockwell, Rebecca Pidgeon, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo. Directed by David Mamet.
Categories: Mystery/Suspense  Drama  Organized Crime
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History of Violence, A (2005)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    96 min.  
Plot: A bloody self defense incident involving a mild mannered man brings his hidden past back to haunt him and his family.
Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt, Ed Harris. Directed by David Cronenberg.
Categories: Drama  Organized Crime  
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Hustler, The (1961)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    134 min.  B&W
Plot: An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
Cast: Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, George Scott, Jackie Gleason. Directed by Robert Rossen.
Categories: Drama  Organized Crime  
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Ice Harvest, The (2005)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***
Format: DVD    89 min.  
Plot: A lawyer attempts a Christmas Eve crime, hoping to swindle the local mob out of some money. But his partner, a strip club owner, might have different plans for the cash.
Cast: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thorton, Connie Nielsen, Randy Quaid. Directed by Harold Ramis.
Categories: Organized Crime  Fraud  Drama
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In Bruges (2008)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    107 min.  
Plot: Holed up in Bruges, Belgium after a difficult job, two hit men begin to reevaluate their views of life and death as they become acclimated to local customs.
Cast: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes. Directed by Martin McDonagh.
Categories: Criminal Law  Organized Crime  Comedy
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Italian Job, The (1969)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    99 min.  
Plot: To steal $4 million in gold, a team of thieves must bring the traffic in Turin, Italy to a screeching halt.
Cast: Michael Caine, Noel Coward, Benny Hill, Raf Vallone, Tony Beckley, Rossano Brazzi, Maggie Blye. Directed by Peter Collinson.
Categories: Action  Organized Crime  
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Jackie Brown (1997)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD  (2 disc set)  154 min.  
Plot: A flight attendant becomes the key figure in a plot between the police and an arms dealer.
Cast: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Robert De Niro, Michael Bowen, Chris Tucker. Directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Categories: Mystery/Suspense  Organized Crime  Drama
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Key Largo (1948)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    100 min.  B&W
Plot: A man visits his old friend's hotel and finds a gangster running things.
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall. Directed by John Huston.
Categories: Organized Crime  Criminal Law  Drama
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Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    111 min.  
Plot: A female assassin wakes from a coma and seeks revenge on her former leader, after a violent attack on her wedding day.
Cast: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Madson, Darryl Hannah, David Carradine. Directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Categories: Organized Crime  International  Action
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Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    137 min.  
Plot: "The Bride" continues her bloody quest for vengeance against her ex-boss and his associates.
Cast: Uma Thurman, Gordon Liu, Michael Madson, Darryl Hannah, David Carradine. Directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Categories: Organized Crime  Family  Action
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Killer, The (1989)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    111 min.  
Plot: A disillusioned assassin accepts one last hit in hopes of using his earnings to restore vision to a singer he accidentally blinded, only to be double-crossed by his boss. In Cantonese, subtitled in English.
Cast: Yun-Fat Chow, Danny Lee, Sally Yeh. Directed by John Woo.
Categories: Foreign  Organized Crime  Action
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Léon: The Professional (1994)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****1/2
Format: DVD  (2 disc set)  133 min.  
Plot: A professional assassin reluctantly takes in a 12-year-old girl after her family is killed and begins to teach her his trade.
Cast: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello. Directed by Luc Besson.
Categories: Organized Crime  Family  Ethics
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Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    108 min.  
Plot: Four London working-class stiffs pool their money to put one in a high stakes card game.
Cast: Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Rick Moran, Jason Statham, Steven Mackintosh. Directed by Guy Ritchie.
Categories: Foreign  Criminal Law  Organized Crime
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Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***
Format: DVD    109 min.  
Plot: A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin in the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's rival crime bosses.
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Morgan Freeman, Ben Kingsley, Lucy Liu, Stanley Tucci, Bruce Willis. Directed by Paul McGuigan.
Categories: Drama  Organized Crime  
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Marked Woman (1937)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***
Format: DVD    96 min.  
Plot: A hostess' client is murdered, but she won't help the prosecution build the case.
Cast: Bette Davis Humphrey Bogart, Lola Lane, Isabel Jewell, Eduardo Cianelli, Jane Bryan, Rosalind Marquis, Mayo Methot, Allen Jenkens. Directed by Lloyd Bacon.
Categories: Witness  Testimony  Organized Crime
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Miami Vice (2006)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***
Format: DVD    140 min.  
Plot: Two detectives go undercover as offshore boat racers and outlaw smugglers to take on the narcotrafficking network of Miami.
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Colin Farrell, Gong Li, Naomie Harris. Directed by Michale Mann.
Categories: Action  Law Enforcement  Organized Crime
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Miller's Crossing (1990)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    115 min.  
Plot: An advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.
Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden, John Turturro. Directed by Ethan Coen.
Categories: Organized Crime  Constitutional  
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Narrow Margin (1990)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***
Format: DVD    99 min.  
Plot: A woman secretly witnesses the murder of her date by a top Mafia boss.
Cast: Gene Hackman, Anne Archer, James B. Sikking, J.T. Walsh, M. Emmet Walsh. Directed by Peter Hyams.
Categories: Action  Organized Crime  Witness
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New Jack City (1991)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD  (2 disc set)  101 min.  
Plot: A maverick police detective tries to bring down a city's crack kingpin.
Cast: Wesley Snipes, Ice T, Chris Rock, Mario Van Peebles, Judd Nelson. Directed by Mario Van Peebles.
Categories: Criminal Law  Organized Crime  Law Enforcement
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Night and the City (1992)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***
Format: VHS    103 min.  
Plot: A cheating and imcompetent lawyer gets obsessed with revenge after he loses his case against a local mobster who fronts as a boxing promoter.
Cast: Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange, Cliff Gorman, Alan King, Jack Warden, Eli Wallach. Directed by Irwin Winkler.
Categories: Organized Crime  Sports  Drama
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Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD  (2 disc set)  229 min.  
Plot: A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to Brooklyn over 30 years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Cast: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Burt Young, Tuesday Weld, Treat Williams. Directed by Sergio Leone.
Categories: Organized Crime  Drama  
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Perfect Witness (1989)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****1/2
Format: DVD    104 min.  
Plot: A restaurant owner witnesses a mob killing and thereafter is harassed by the U.S. attorney and the mob.
Cast: Brian Dennehy, Stockard Channing, Aidan Quonn, Laura Harrington. Directed by Robert Mandel.
Categories: Organized Crime  Family  
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Pope of Greenwich Village, The (1984)
Rated: Rated  Stars: *****
Format: DVD    121 min.  
Plot: Two small-time con men find themselves in trouble with both the Mafia and a corrupt police department.
Cast: Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, Daryl Hannah, Geraldine Page, Kenneth McMillan, Burt Young. Directed by Stuart Rosenberg.
Categories: Organized Crime  Mystery/Suspense  Sports
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Public Enemy (1931)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    83 min.  B&W
Plot: A man advances to big time crime while his brother tries to keep him on the right path.
Cast: James Cagney, Edward Woods, Jean Harlow, Joan Blondell. Directed by William A. Wellman.
Categories: Organized Crime  Drama  War
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Pulp Fiction (1994)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****1/2
Format: DVD  (2 disc set)  154 min.  
Plot: The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.
Cast: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Bruce Willis, Eric Stoltz. Directed by Quentin Tarantino.
Categories: Organized Crime  Drama  Criminal Law
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Q & A (1990)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***
Format: DVD    132 min.  
Plot: An assistant D.A. is assigned to investigate the shooting of a drug dealer by a veteran street cop.
Cast: Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante. Directed by Sidney Lumet.
Categories: Law Enforcement  Drama  Organized Crime
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Road to Perdition (2002)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    117 min.  
Plot: Bonds of loyalty are put to the test when a hitman's son witnesses what his father does for a living.
Cast: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Tyler Hoechlin, Jude Law. Directed by Sam Mendes.
Categories: Organized Crime  Family  Drama
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Rounders (1999)
Rated: Rated  Stars: *****
Format: DVD    121 min.  
Plot: A law student loses his tuition money in a high stakes poker game, so he vows to quit playing.
Cast: Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Malkovich, Gretchen Mol. Directed by John Dahl.
Categories: Drama  Organized Crime  
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Run Lola Run (1998)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    81 min.  
Plot: A young woman in Germany has twenty minutes to find and bring 100,000 Deutschmarks to her boyfriend before he robs a supermarket.
Cast: Franka Potente, Herbert Knaup. Directed by Tom Tykwer.
Categories: Drama  Organized Crime  
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Sexy Beast (2000)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    89 min.  
Plot: A retired safecracker refuses to work for a brutal gangster.
Cast: Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman, Cavan Kendall, Julianne White, Alvaro Monje, James Fox. Directed by Jonathan Glazer.
Categories: Drama  Criminal Law  Organized Crime
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Shoot 'em Up (2007)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    86 min.  
Plot: A man delivers and saves a baby during a shootout and enters into a cat-and-mouse game with the thugs that killed the child's mother.
Cast: Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci. Directed by Michael Davis.
Categories: Organized Crime  Children  
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Slight Case of Murder, A (1938)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    85 min.  B&W
Plot: A bootlegger goes legit with the end of Prohibition, brewing bad-tasting beer that no one will buy.
Cast: Edward C. Robinson, Jane Bryan, Allen Jenkins, Ruth Donnelly, Willard Parker. Directed by Llyod Bacon.
Categories: Organized Crime  Comedy  
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Smokin' Aces (2006)
Rated: Rated  Stars: **1/2
Format: DVD    109 min.  
Plot: A Las Vegas magician finds himself the target of professional hit men after he snitches on the Mob.
Cast: Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Alicia Keys, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds. Directed by Joe Carnahan.
Categories: Organized Crime  Evidence  Law Enforcement
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Some Like it Hot (1959)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD  (2 disc set)  122 min.  
Plot: When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women.
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon. Directed by Billy Wilder.
Categories: Organized Crime  Entertainment  Adminstrative
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Sopranos, The: The Complete Third Season (2001)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****1/2
Format: DVD  4 disc set  32 hours, 30 min.  
Plot: The continuing saga of a New Jersey mob boss juggling the pressures of his personal and professional lives.
Cast: James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Michael Imperioli, Christopher Moltisanti, Lorraine Bracco, Tony Sirico, Robert Iler, Steve Van Zandt, Joe Pantoliano. Directed by Allen Coulter, Tim Van Patten.
Categories: Television  Organized Crime  Drama
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Sting, The (1973)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    129 min.  
Plot: When a mutual friend is killed by a mob boss, two con men seek revenge by pulling off "the big con" on this crime lord.
Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning, Ray Walston, Eileen Brennan. Directed by George Roy Hill.
Categories: Drama  Organized Crime  
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Thief (1981)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    124 min.  
Plot: A master thief finds himself increasingly entangled with organized crime as he tries to make one last score before he retires.
Cast: James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Tom Signorelli, Dennis Farina. Directed by Michael Mann.
Categories: Drama  Mystery/Suspense  Organized Crime
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Third Man, The (1949)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    104 min.  B&W
Plot: An out of work pulp fiction novelist arrives in post war Vienna at the invitation of a childhood friend, only to discover that this friend has recently died in a peculiar traffic accident.
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard, Orson Welles. Directed by Carol Reed.
Categories: Organized Crime  International  Mystery/Suspense
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True Romance (1993)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    121 min.  
Plot: Newlyweds steal a suitcase full of cocaine and try to sell it in Hollywood.
Cast: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken. Directed by Tony Scott.
Categories: Criminal Law  Organized Crime  Romance
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Usual Suspects, The (1995)
Rated: Rated  Stars: *****
Format: DVD    106 min.  
Plot: Dragged in by the police, five professional thieves team up and uncover the identity of a criminal mastermind.
Cast: Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak, Kevin Spacey, Chazz Palminteri, Pete Postlethwaite, Suzy Amis. Directed by Bryan Singer.
Categories: Mystery/Suspense  Organized Crime  Law Enforcement
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Walking Tall (1973)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    124 min.  
Plot: A Tennessee sheriff almost single-handily cleans up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost to his family life and nearly his own life.
Cast: Joe Don Baker, Noah Berry Jr., Elizabeth Hartman, Felton Perry. Directed by Phil Karlson.
Categories: Law Enforcement  Organized Crime  Biography
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Wanted (2008)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    110 min.  
Plot: A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.
Cast: James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Terrence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann, Common, Angelina Jolie. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov.
Categories: Action  Organized Crime  
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Warriors, The (1979)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    93 min.  
Plot: A gang is framed for killing the leader of another who was trying to unite all the gangs in the area.
Cast: Michael Beck, James Remar, Dorsey Wright, Brian Tyler. Directed by Walter Hill.
Categories: Organized Crime  Action  Criminal Law
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What Doesn't Kill You (2008)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ***1/2
Format: DVD    100 min.  
Plot: Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and friendship.
Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Ethan Hawke, Amanda Peet. Directed by Brian Goodman.
Categories: Family  Drama  Organized Crime
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White Heat (1949)
Rated: Rated  Stars: ****
Format: DVD    113 min.  B&W
Plot: A psychopathic criminal makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.
Cast: James Cagney, Virginia Mayo. Directed by Louis F. Edelman.
Categories: Criminal Law  Drama  Organized Crime
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The W&M Law Library welcomes your suggestions for additions to our Feature Film Collection! If there is a law-related movie you think the library should own, please submit a suggestion form at the circulation desk, or send us an email at [[lawcir]]. You can see a list of all Law Library movies in the online catalog.