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Language
English
Description
"Don" Vito Corleone is the head of a New York mafia 'family.' His beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father's business. Not given a choice, the business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but gives in to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. An up and coming rival of the Corleone family wants...
2) Lord of war
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Language
English
Description
An international arms-dealer at the top of his game discovers that his customers might demand more than he can give, and that those he's trying to protect could become deadly liabilities.
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
2005.
Edition
Widescreen collection [edition].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 170 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Now in his 60s, Don Michael Corleone is dominated by two passions: freeing his family from crime and finding a suitable successor. That successor could be his fiery nephew Vincent--but Vincent may also be the spark that turns Michael's hope of business legitimacy into an inferno of mob violence.
Publisher
The Weinstein Company
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
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 to him.
5) Snatch
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When jewel thief Franky Four Fingers takes a slight detour to London on route to delivering a huge stolen diamond to his boss in New York, he unwittingly sets off an avalanche of sinister and comic events that wind their way through the rough and tumble worlds of bare-knuckle boxing, Irish gypsies, pawn shops, pig farming and ... a stray dog"--Container.
6) The sting
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Set in 1930's Chicago, this story deals with two con men who seek revenge on a big-time gangster who was responsible for the murder of their friend.
7) Scarface
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Formats
Description
Inspired by the 1932 classic of the same title, Scarface follows the violent career of a smalltime Cuban refugee hoodlum who guns his way to the top of Miami's cocaine empire.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
Description
Chev Chelios returns to track down a ruthless Chinese mobster who has stolen his most prized possession: his heart. As he hunts down his enemy in Los Angeles, his battery-operated ticker requires regular jolts of electricity in order to work. Chev is determined to get his real heart back and wreak vengeance on whoever stole it.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (132 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
McCall, a man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when McCall meets Teri, a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can't stand idly by; he has to help her. Armed with hidden skills that allow him to serve vengeance against anyone who would brutalize the helpless, McCall comes out of his self-imposed retirement and finds his desire for justice...
10) A cat in Paris
Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (62 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In Paris, a cat who lives a secret life as a cat burglar's aide must come to the rescue of Zoe, the little girl he lives with, after she falls into a gangster's clutches.
11) Chinatown
Language
English
Formats
Description
A landmark movie in the film-noir tradition, CHINATOWN stands as a true screen classic. Jack Nicholson is private eye Jake Gittes, living off the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-war Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite (Faye Dunaway) to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together....
12) Pulp fiction
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2002.
Edition
Collector's edition, widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (DVD) (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 /3 4 in.
Language
English
Description
Clever, dark film that tells 4 separate stories that are gradually brought together. Involved are two low-rent hit men, their boss and his sexy wife, a prizefighter and a pair of desperate robbers.
13) Legend
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Language
English
Formats
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.
15) Guys and dolls
Series
Language
English
Description
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game.
16) Black mass
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (122 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1970s South Boston, FBI Agent John Connolly (Joel Edgerton) persuades Irish mobster James "Whitey" Bulger (Johnny Depp) to collaborate with the FBI and eliminate a common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the true story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement, consolidate power, and become one of the most ruthless and powerful gangsters in Boston history.
17) Exiled
Language
中文(繁體)
Formats
Description
The time is 1998. The setting is Macau. Every living soul jumps at every chance to make quick money before the Portuguese colony ushers in a new era under the Chinese rule. A relationship is formed between an ex-gangster trying to turn over a new leaf with his wife and newborn baby and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him.
19) Find me guilty
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mobster Jackie Dee DiNorscio tries to strike a bargain with police: a shorter prison term in exchange for ratting on his fellow mobsters. He takes matters in his own hands when he defends himself instead, turning the courtroom upside down.
20) Babylon A.D
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Raw and uncut version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a dystopian kill-or-be-killed future, a Russian mobster hires ruthless mercenary Toorop to smuggle a mysterious young woman named Aurora and her caretaker from a convent in post-apocalyptic Russia to the glittering megalopolis of New York City. But as the trio flee to safety, Toorop discovers deadly secrets about Aurora involving a doomsday cult.
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