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Subgenre Sampler
Returner (2002)
- Dir. Takashi Yamazaki
Feat. Takeshi Kaneshiro - Kitted out with a charismatic cast, CGI–action that delivers, and tongue–lightly–in–cheek, this slick, big–budget…
Road To Perdition (2002)- Dir. Sam Mendes
Feat. Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law… - Handsomely–mounted Chicago gangland flick that casts Tom Hanks against type as a mob hitman who becomes an ‘angel of vengeance’ after he is…
Friends and Family (2001)- Dir. Kristen Coury
Feat. Tony Lo Bianco, Greg Lauren - An unassuming, mostly ticklish comedy, in which a gay couple in New York are visited by relations and have to conceal their careers as Mafia hitmen.…
Fulltime Killer (2001)- Dir. Johnnie To, Wai Ka-Fai
Feat. Andy Lau, Simon Yam, Kelly Lin… - Two very different hit men face off in this Hong Kong action film, with Andy Lau playing a flamboyant new hotshot who is tracking down the number one…
Heist (2001)- Dir. David Mamet
Feat. Gene Hackman, Ricky Jay, Delroy Lindo… - The heisting of Swiss–Bank bullion by professional thieves Gene Hackman, Ricky Jay and Delroy Lindo is given enjoyably intricate spins by…
Knockaround Guys (2001)- Dir. Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Vin Diesel, Barry Pepper… - SOPRANOS–influenced crime drama, which follows aspiring NYC wiseguy Barry Pepper, son of a famous mafioso, but stuck in a menial role.…
Krays, The (The Final Word) (2001)- Dir. Aubrey Powell
- Although probably not the 'final word' on the notorious East End gangsters who ruled London in the 1950s–60s, this is still an impressively…
Made (2001)- Dir. Jon Favreau
Feat. Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Famke Janssen… - The hotly–awaited follow–up to SWINGERS from Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau looks to resurrect the easy–going swing and…
Night at the Golden Eagle (2001)- Dir. Adam Rifkin
Feat. Vinnie Jones, James Caan, Ann Magnuson… - A grimly satisfying, verbally violent drama set in a fleabag hotel in L.A. where two aging hoods plan their migration to the not–so–mean…
Ordinary Decent Criminal (2001)- Dir. Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Linda Fiorentino, Peter Mullan… - Fairly decent, but ordinary rerun of the same events covered by Boorman's THE GENERAL, detailing the colourful life of Irish gangster Martin Cahill…
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