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  1. May 27, 2023 · But there are a wealth of mafia films that took their storylines directly from the headlines, adding that extra edge of grit and realism to the stories. Here are 20 mafia movies that only had...

    • Molly Pohlig
  2. Jul 6, 2023 · Emile Hirsch is going undercover in a new mob thriller, Inside Man. The upcoming film, from director Danny A. Abeckaser and writer Kosta Kondilopoulos, is based on true events surrounding New...

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    • Meredith B. Kile
  3. May 15, 2024 · The mob hanged Bannon from a nearby bridge. It was North Dakota's last lynching," reads Mike Hagburg's piece on the history of North Dakota courts. The story is now being told in the tense...

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  4. With Emile Hirsch, Jake Cannavale, Lucy Hale, Ashley Greene. Based on true events, a disgraced police detective seeks redemption by going undercover to expose a violent crime syndicate. But as he sinks deeper into the mob, the price for absolution may be higher than he can afford.

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    • Crime, Drama, Thriller
    • Danny A. Abeckaser
    • 2023-08-11
    • Goodfellas. 479 votes. Delving into the gritty world of organized crime, this captivating film tells the true story of Henry Hill and his rise through the ranks of the Lucchese crime family.
    • American Gangster. 321 votes. This compelling biopic charts the meteoric rise and fall of real-life drug lord Frank Lucas, who smuggled heroin into the United States during the Vietnam War.
    • Blow. 294 votes. In this stylishly crafted biopic, audiences witness the incredible true story of George Jung, a small-town boy who became one of the biggest cocaine smugglers in American history.
    • Donnie Brasco. 296 votes. Based on a remarkable true story, this gripping film follows an undercover FBI agent as he infiltrates one of New York's most powerful Mafia families.
  5. Jun 21, 2023 · The Valachi Papers (1972) is an Italian-French crime neo-noir directed by Terence Young. It is based on the true story of mobster Joe Valachi and his testimony against the Mafia, which was documented in the 1968 non-fiction book of the same name by Peter Maas.

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  7. Jul 6, 2023 · Starring alongside Pretty Little Liars’ Lucy Hale (who also has a questionable tristate area twang) the Danny A. Abeckaser (The Irishman, Lansky) helmed feature follows the true story of a New...