Best gangster flick of all time?

The aforementioned are all top films.
Could I throw a couple of crazy Christopher Walken classic performances into the mix.
King of New York
Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead
Also the old noir classics, Jimmy Cagney's work etc
The Road To Perdition was surprisingly good as I normally hate Tom Hanks
Would also recommend that anyone who liked The Sopranos etc checks out The Black Donnelly's. A brilliant series about a group of skint, petty criminal Irish American brothers in Hell's Kitchen who somehow blunder their way into a mob war.
It was made by the same team behind the Oscar-winning film Crash, was critically acclaimed but was scrapped after a single series. Only shown at midnight on Sundays on More4 over here
It's kind of like The Departed/Boondock Saints meets Shameless. Funny and violent. The box set is cheap as chips at HMV and well worth an investment
 
de niro said:
wow what a question, sorry can't split casino/goodfellas/godfather.

no good tryin.

totally random but anyone seen "murder in the first"?
fantastic film. old but top notch.

Saw that, Christopher Plummer as Sherlock Holmes after jack the Ripper?

Has to be Goodfellas, but Casino is also up there, especially as it's very closely based on a true story.
 
probably a pretentious choice but I really mean it

MESRINE beats any hollywood stuff hands down
 
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Once upon a time in america
The Godfather
Goodfellas
The Long Good Friday
Still waiting for The Sopranos film
 
One day some of the kids from the neighborhood carried my mother's groceries all the way home. You know why? It was outta respect......

Some notables that haven't been mentioned:

Donnie Brasco
Carlitos Way
The Usual Suspects

Mafia films I class seperately from gangster films... main characters not being "made" for me makes Goodfellas the best gangster flick.
 
Once upon a time in America
an epic film 4 hours plus
If you havent seen it i urge you to watch it
It will change the way you look at gangster films belive me
The Untouchables comes a close 2nd
Goodfella's 3rd for me

Never got into the godfather films
 
Once Upon a Time in America. Very long, but awesome.
 

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