CRAIG'S TOP 10 GENRE SERIES - GANGSTER

"Gangster films are a sub-genre of crime films dealing with organized crime, often the Mafia. Especially in early mob films, there is some overlap with film-noir."

#1. THE GODFATHER - 1972

Director:Francis Ford Coppola

Starring: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall

#2. SCARFACE - 1983

 Director: Brian DePalma

Starring: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert Loggia

#3. GOODFELLAS - 1990

 Director: Martin Scorsese

Starring: Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci

#4. THE UNTOUCHABLES - 1987

 Director: Brian DePalma

Starring: Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, Sean Connery

#5. CASINO - 1995

 Director: Martin Scorsese

Starring: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci

#6. ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA - 1984

 Director: Sergio Leone

Starring: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern

#7. WHITE HEAT - 1947

Director: Raoul Walsh

Starring: James Cagney, Edmond O'Brien

#8. MILLER'S CROSSING - 1990

Director: Joel Coen

Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, John Turturro

#9. BONNIE AND CLYDE - 1967

 Director: Arthur Penn

Starring: Warren Beatty, Faye Dunaway, Gene Hackman

#10. Bugsy Malone - 1976

 Director: Alan Parker

Starring: Scott Baio, Jodie Foster

De Niro, Scorsese, Pacino, Pesci, DePalma; just some of the big names who have more than one film on this exceptional list. One of my favourite genres and a very strong top 3 which was never going to see The Godfather lose here, second place was even tougher to predict with both Scarface and Goodfellas memorable in their own different ways. The next list will be History.