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The Best R-Rated Gangster Movies
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List of R-Rated gangster movies, ranked from best to worst with movie trailers when available. This list takes the best R-Rated gangster movies and pits them against each other to see once and for all what the greatest R-Rated Gangster movie of all time is. This list of popular R-Rated gangster movies includes information like who directed the film, when it was released and which actors starred in the movie. If you think the top R-Rated Gangster movie isn't as high as it should be then be sure to vote it up so it can take its rightful place among the other great R-Rated Gangster films on this list. If you're trying to find a specific R-Rated Gangster Film film you can search this list and filter to find what you're looking for.
List includes The Godfather Part II, No Country for Old Men and more.
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- 1Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton
- Released: 1974
- Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
The compelling sequel to "The Godfather," contrasting the life of Corleone father and son. Traces the problems of Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in 1958 and that of a young immigrant Vito Corleone ...more 
2Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan- Released: 1972
- Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time, this mob drama, based on Mario Puzo's novel of the same name, focuses on the powerful Italian-American crime family of Don Vito Corleone ...more![Mean Streets]()
3Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Richard Romanus- Released: 1973
- Directed by: Martin Scorsese
A slice of street life in Little Italy among lower echelon Mafiosos, unbalanced punks, and petty criminals. A small-time hood gets in over his head with a vicious loan shark. In an attempt to free ...more![American Gangster]()
4Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Ridley Scott
Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington) earns his living as a chauffeur to one of Harlem's leading mobsters. After his boss dies, Frank uses his own ingenuity and strict business code to become one of the ...more- 5Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci
- Released: 1995
- Directed by: Martin Scorsese
In early-1970s Las Vegas, low-level mobster Sam "Ace" Rothstein (Robert De Niro) gets tapped by his bosses to head the Tangiers Casino. At first, he's a great success in the job, but over the years, ...more ![Heat]()
6Burt Reynolds, Diana Scarwid, Howard Hesseman- Released: 1986
- Directed by: Dick Richards, Jerry Jameson
Heat is a 1986 action-thriller film about an ex-mercenary working as a bodyguard in Las Vegas. The film was written by William Goldman, based on his 1985 novel of the same name. It was directed by ...more![New Jack City]()
7Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Judd Nelson- Released: 1991
- Directed by: Mario Van Peebles
Drug tycoon Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes) and his minions, known collectively as the Cash Money Brothers, have rapidly risen to the top of the New York City narcotics trade. Under Nino's heartless ...more- 8Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin
- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
While out hunting, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) finds the grisly aftermath of a drug deal. Though he knows better, he cannot resist the cash left behind and takes it with him. The hunter becomes the ...more ![Menace II Society]()
9Tyrin Turner, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vonte Sweet- Released: 1993
- Directed by: Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes
After growing up in the gang lifestyle of the Los Angeles projects, 18-year-old Caine Lawson (Tyrin Turner) wants a way out. Everyone around him, including his unpredictable friend O-Dog (Larenz ...more![Traffic]()
10Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro- Released: 2000
- Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
A contemporary thriller set in the world of drug trafficking. Traffic evokes the high stakes and high risks of the drug trade, as seen through a series of interrelated stories, some of which are ...more![The Godfather Part III]()
11Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Bridget Fonda- Released: 1990
- Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather Part III is a 1990 American film written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, and directed by Coppola. It completes the story of Michael Corleone, a Mafia kingpin who tries to ...more- 12Robert De Niro, Chazz Palminteri, Lillo Brancato
- Released: 1993
- Directed by: Robert De Niro
As he grows into a teenager on the streets of the Bronx in the socially turbulent 1960s, Calogero (Lillo Brancato) gets taken under the wing of neighborhood mobster Sonny (Chazz Palminteri). Sonny ...more - 13Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen
- Released: 1992
- Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
A group of thieves assemble to pull of the perfect diamond heist. It turns into a bloody ambush when one of the men turns out to be a police informer. As the group begins to question each other's ...more - 14Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller
- Released: 1993
- Directed by: Brian De Palma
A free man after years in prison, Carlito Brigante (Al Pacino) intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld. Reconnecting ...more ![King of New York]()
15Christopher Walken, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne- Released: 1990
- Directed by: Abel Ferrara
King of New York is a 1990 thriller film, starring Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso, Wesley Snipes, Victor Argo, Giancarlo Esposito, and Steve Buscemi. It was directed by ...more![Public Enemies]()
16Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Michael Mann
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's (Johnny Depp) charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover (Billy Crudup)Â ...more- 17Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro
- Released: 1987
- Directed by: Brian De Palma
After building an empire with bootleg alcohol, legendary crime boss Al Capone (Robert De Niro) rules Chicago with an iron fist. Though Prohibition agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) attempts to take ...more ![Harlem Nights]()
18Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx- Released: 1989
- Directed by: Eddie Murphy
In the waning days of Prohibition, Sugar Ray (Richard Pryor) and his adopted son, Quick (Eddie Murphy), run a speakeasy called Club Sugar Ray. When gangster Bugsy Calhoune (Michael Lerner) learns ...more![Miller's Crossing]()
19Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, Marcia Gay Harden- Released: 1990
- Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
When the Italian Mafia threatens to kill a crooked bookie (John Turturro), Irish mob boss Leo O'Bannon (Albert Finney) refuses to allow it, chiefly because he's dating the bookie's sister, crafty gun ...more![Desperado]()
20Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida- Released: 1995
- Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Mariachi (Antonio Banderas) plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho (Joaquim de Almeida), for an ...more![American Me]()
21Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Pepe Serna- Released: 1992
- Directed by: Edward James Olmos
As a young man, Montoya Santana (Edward James Olmos) is introduced to gang life on the tough streets of Los Angeles after spending his youth in reform school. Soon Santana finds himself facing an ...more- 22Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki, Alexis Bledel
- Released: 2005
- Directed by: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller
In this quartet of neo-noir tales, a mysterious salesman (Josh Hartnett) narrates a tragic story of co-dependency, while a musclebound vigilante (Mickey Rourke) tears his way through the criminal ...more ![Analyze That]()
23Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Harold Ramis
Mob boss Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro) is nearing the end of his term in Sing Sing, and the FBI agents monitoring him are baffled. Day after day they watch as New York's most notorious gangland figure ...more![Waist Deep]()
24Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good, Larenz Tate- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Vondie Curtis Hall
O2 (Tyrese Gibson) is an ex-con who is trying to go straight for the sake of his son, Junior. After a carjacking puts Junior in the hands of a vicious criminal leader, O2 turns to street-smart ...more![Gotti]()
25Anthony Quinn, William Forsythe, Frank Vincent- Released: 1996
- Directed by: Robert Harmon
Gotti: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Mafia Don is a 1996 HBO original crime drama movie made for television directed by Robert Harmon. The film stars Armand Assante, in the title role as infamous ...more
