Subgenre Sampler
Rental > Gangsters: 54 Films to Rent on VHS
- Plot Against Harry, The (1969)
- Dir. Michael Roemer
Feat. Harry Plotnik
- Repentent racketeer Harry Plotnik is released from jail, but his plans to go legit in New York's Jewish community become inadvertently thwarted by…
- St. Valentines Day Massacre (1967)
- Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. Jason Robards Jr., George Segal, Ralph Meeker…
- A great, trigger–happy actioner from cult film–maker Corman, based on events that led to the murder of many of Chicago's underworld,…
- Mickey One (1965)
- Dir. Arthur Penn
Feat. Warren Beatty, Hurd Hatfield
- A young Warren Beatty plays as an entertainer who assumes a new identity to flee growing debts to the mob, and search for meaning in his life. French…
- Rise and Fall of 'Legs' Diamond, The (1960)
- Dir. Budd Boetticher
Feat. Ray Danton, Karen Steele, Elaine Stewart…
- A professionally–shot thriller about the career of New York gangster Jack 'Legs' Diamond, who rose to prominence in the 1920s and maintained…
- Al Capone (1959)
- Dir. Richard Wilson
Feat. Rod Steiger, Fay Spain, James Gregory…
- Rod Steiger is a belligerent Scarface in this throwback to the 30s gangster films.
- I Died A Thousand Times (1955)
- Dir. Stuart Heisler
Feat. Jack Palance, Shelley Winters, Lee Marvin…
- Enjoyable remake of High Sierra that benefits from a fantastic cast and a rousing finale. Look for a young and uncredited Dennis Hopper.
- Tight Spot (1955)
- Dir. Phil Karlson
Feat. Ginger Rogers, Edward G. Robinson, Brian Keith…
- Tense crime melodrama in which Ginger Rogers is persuaded by attorney Edward G. Robinson to testify against her gangster boyfriend.
- Lion Is in the Streets, The (1953)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. James Cagney, Barbara Hale
- Political parable based on Southern governor Huey Long stars James Cagney as the populist peddler–turned–politico who yields to…
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950)
- Dir. Gordon Douglas
Feat. James Cagney, Ward Bond, Luther Adler
- Hard gangster flick about an escaped con who blackmails, betrays and murders his way through a robbery scam. Hits the mark with a great script and…
- High Sierra (1941)
- Dir. Raoul Walsh
Feat. Humphrey Bogart, Ida Lupino
- Crucial role that steered Humphrey Bogart towards more sympathetic anti–heroes, here playing a prison escapee/gangster facing the end with Ida…