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Subgenre Sampler
1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982)- Dir. Enzo G. Castellari
Feat. Vic Morrow, Fred Williamson, Christopher Connelly - Renowned cheese–fest in which youth gangs of the post–Apocalypse Bronx, battle each other and an evil corporate arms manufacturer. Prime…
Balance, La (1982)
- Dir. Bob Swaim
Feat. Nathalie Baye, Philippe Leotard, Richard Berry - Money, loyalty and death hang in the balance in this gritty, Cesar–winning thriller. A crime king–pin is exposed by an…
Atlantic City, USA (1981)- Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon - An ageing petty crook finds a new self–respect with a struggling casino worker. Subtly drawn yet satisfying character study, expertly played by…
Contraband (The Smuggler) (1980)- Dir. Lucio Fulci
Feat. Fabio Testi - A slight change of pace for dir. Fulci, here concocting a vicious criminal thriller about rival smugglers on the Naples waterfront, but which manages…
Gloria (1980)- Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Gena Rowlands, Buck Henry, Julie Carmen - Rowlands is devastating as a gangster moll who runs from the Mob after taking protective custody of a neighbour's son, whose parents have fallen…
Long Good Friday, The (1980)- Dir. John Mackenzie
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren - Electrifying, influential account of hoodlum rivalry in contemporary London with Bob Hoskins and Helen Mirren matching an intelligent, gritty script.
McVicar (1980)- Dir. Tom Clegg
Feat. Roger Daltrey, Adam Faith, Cheryl Campbell… - Based on the true story of infamous UK criminal John McVicar, this gritty thriller stars Daltrey as the bad boy sent to a maximum security prison…
Blue Collar (1977)- Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto, Richard Pryor - As one might expect from the writer of TAXI DRIVER, dir. Schrader's debut is a gritty, tough–minded drama of macho ethics, set in the grinding…
Assault On Precinct 13 (1976)- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Austin Stoker, Darwin Joston - A deserted urban jail comes under siege by a ruthless gang in this contemporary reworking of RIO BRAVO. The pin–drop atmosphere is intensified…
Bugsy Malone (1976)- Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Scott Baio, Jodie Foster, John Cassini - Alan Parker's directing debut was this startlingly original feature debut reinvents the gangster movie as a musical pastiche cast entirely with…
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