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The Best Gangster Movies of the 1990s

Updated August 5, 2019 10.0k votes 830 voters 47.9k views68 items

List RulesVote up your favorite gangster films that were released in the 1990s.

With so many critically acclaimed mob movies to choose from, this best '90s gangster movies will be tough to vote for. Do you have a favorite mob movie from the 1990s? There are the obvious choices, but true cinema fans will dive a little deeper to vote on this list.

Quentin Tarantino's gangster films of the '90s have definitely stood the test of time. Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs have received several awards and have become cult classics to the 1990s gangster film genre. Martin Scorsese is brilliant when it comes to amazing gangster movies and, in the '90s, Goodfellas certainly changed the game. It has been named as one of the top greatest gangster films of all time.

The '90s definitely delivered the greatest gangster movies of all time, but which one is the best and which will be sleeping with the fishes? Vote for your top 1990s gangster movie and downvote any you don't think deserve to be with these other legends.

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Goodfellas
Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson
Released: 1990
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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Donnie Brasco
Johnny Depp, Al Pacino
Released: 1997
Directed by: Mike Newell
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Pulp Fiction
John Travolta, Bruce Willis
Released: 1994
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
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Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino, Steve Buscemi
Released: 1992
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
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Heat
Robert De Niro, William Fichtner
Released: 1995
Directed by: Michael Mann
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King of New York
Christopher Walken, Steve Buscemi
Released: 1990
Directed by: Abel Ferrara
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Carlito's Way
Al Pacino, Sean Penn
Released: 1993
Directed by: Brian De Palma
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Casino
Steve Allen, Don Rickles
Released: 1995
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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Miller's Crossing
Steve Buscemi, Frances McDormand
Released: 1990
Directed by: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
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Boyz n the Hood
Ice Cube, Angela Bassett
Released: 1991
Directed by: John Singleton
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American History X
Edward Norton, Edward Furlong
Released: 1998
Directed by: Tony Kaye
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A Bronx Tale
Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci
Released: 1993
Directed by: Robert De Niro
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The Usual Suspects
Kevin Spacey, Benicio del Toro
Released: 1995
Directed by: Bryan Singer
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The Godfather Part III
Al Pacino, Diane Keaton
Released: 1990
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
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New Jack City
Chris Rock, Ice-T
Released: 1991
Directed by: Mario Van Peebles
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Jackie Brown
Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson
Released: 1997
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
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The Boondock Saints
Willem Dafoe, Norman Reedus
Released: 1999
Directed by: Troy Duffy
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The Godfather
Al Pacino, Marlon Brando
Released: 1972
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
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Last Man Standing
Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken
Released: 1996
Directed by: Walter Hill
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Analyze This
Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal
Released: 1999
Directed by: Harold Ramis
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Bugsy
Annette Bening, Ben Kingsley
Released: 1991
Directed by: Barry Levinson
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L.a. Confidential
Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe
Released: 1997
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
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Menace II Society
Samuel L. Jackson, Jada Pinkett Smith
Released: 1993
Directed by: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
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The Godfather Part II
Al Pacino, Robert De Niro
Released: 1974
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
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True Romance
Brad Pitt, Val Kilmer
Released: 1993
Directed by: Tony Scott
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