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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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Al Pacino, Marlon Brando
Released: 1972
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
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The Godfather Part II
Al Pacino, Robert De Niro
Released: 1974
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
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Waist Deep
Meagan Good, Jayceon Terrell Taylor
Released: 2006
Directed by: Vondie Curtis-Hall
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A Bronx Tale
Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci
Released: 1993
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The Boondock Saints
Willem Dafoe, Norman Reedus
Released: 1999
Directed by: Troy Duffy
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Heat
Burt Reynolds, Diana Scarwid
Released: 1986
Directed by: Dick Richards, Jerry Jameson
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Casino
Sharon Stone, Robert De Niro
Released: 1995
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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The Godfather Part III
Al Pacino, Diane Keaton
Released: 1990
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
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American Gangster
Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe
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Directed by: Ridley Scott
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No Country for Old Men
Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones
Released: 2007
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Mean Streets
Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese
Released: 1973
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
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Thief
Willie Nelson, James Caan
Released: 1981
Directed by: Michael Mann
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Menace II Society
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Released: 1993
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Revolver
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Carlito's Way
Al Pacino, Sean Penn
Released: 1993
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Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino, Steve Buscemi
Released: 1992
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
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The Untouchables
Robert De Niro, Sean Connery
Released: 1987
Directed by: Brian De Palma
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State of Grace
Sean Penn, Gary Oldman
Released: 1990
Directed by: Phil Joanou
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New Jack City
Chris Rock, Ice-T
Released: 1991
Directed by: Mario Van Peebles
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Money for Nothing
John Cusack, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Released: 1993
Directed by: Ramón Menéndez
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Out for Justice
Steven Seagal, Julianna Margulies
Released: 1991
Directed by: John Flynn
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Desperado
Salma Hayek, Quentin Tarantino
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Traffic
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Released: 2000
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The General
Jon Voight, Brendan Gleeson
Released: 1998
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