Subgenre Sampler
Gangsters: 361 Films to Buy & Rent
Gods of the Plague (Götter der Pest) (1970)
- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Hanna Schygulla, Margarethe von Trotta, Harry Baer…
- The second in a loose trilogy of gangster films directed by prolific German iconoclast Rainer Werner Fassbinder early in his career.
In this…
Love is Colder Than Death (Liebe ist kälter als der Tod) (1969)
- Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Feat. Ulli Lommel, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Hanna Schygulla…
- The first in a loose trilogy of gangster films directed by prolific German iconoclast Rainer Werner Fassbinder early in his career.
Fassbinder…
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…
Coogan's Bluff (1968)
- Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Lee J. Cobb
- Pre–DIRTY HARRY thriller has tough Arizona ranger Clint Eastwood dealing out the law his way in pursuit of an escaped suspect. Exciting action,…
Branded to Kill (Koroshi no rakuin) (1967)
- Dir. Seijun Suzuki
Feat. Joe Shishido
- The height of Seijun Suzuki’s insolence peaked in this coarse and cantankerous tale of rival assassins engaged in a game of…
Point Blank (1967)
- Dir. John Boorman
Feat. Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn…
- Fascinating, at times jarring, thriller has underworld hitman Lee Marvin hunting for those who double–crossed him in The Organisation, only to…
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,…
Tokyo Drifter (1966)
- Dir. Seijun Suzuki
Feat. Tetsuya Watari, Chieko Matsubara
- Yakuza thriller dazzlingly exploits the palette of pop art design. Largely incoherent story involves a young punk in a pale blue–suit who gets…
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…
Sucker, The (Le Corniaud) (1965)
- Dir. Gerard Oury
Feat. Andre Bourvil, Gerard Oury, Louis de Funès
- Quintessential French farce finds the affable Bourvil tricked into driving a Cadillac to Bordeaux containing thousands of dollars of jewelry and…