From Casino to Donnie Brasco, these 10 gangster movies come closest to matching the appeal of Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas.

Director Ridley Scott knows many things about having a critically acclaimed film, and he managed to do so in different genres. Many of them reunited him with frequent collaborator Russell Crowe. Such ...

During the Great Depression, casting gangsters as heroes created a new film genre that symbolized the decay of American ...

Few genres embody the definition of a "cult classic" quite like the mob mentality fandom of gangster films. After all, nothing builds a bond between viewer and protagonist quite like bearing witness ...

Netflix has confirmed that Ridley Scott's American Gangster will be leaving the platform's U.S. catalog on August 1, 2026. The film has previously been available to stream on Netflix for several ...

Verdict: "American Gangster" is flawed. It's based on a true story, but it's not remotely accurate. On rewatch, the missteps in Ridley Scott's crime epic become more apparent than at first glance. And ...

One of Russell Crowe’s most iconic movies that saw him team up with a two-time Oscar-winning star just got the streaming update that fans have been dreading. 18 years ago, Crowe starred alongside ...

In Ridley Scott’s American Gangster, Denzel Washington plays the title character, North Carolina-born Frank Lucas, a Harlem drug kingpin who, back during the Vietnam War, became both ghoulishly ...

André Joseph is a movie features writer at Collider. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He freelances as an independent filmmaker, ...

Noodles in a hat and coat in Once Upon a Time in America (1984) - Warner Bros. Whether it's a more classic Italian Mafia tale, or a look at the kingpins who rule over inner city neighborhoods, or all ...

On this day in 2007, Jay-Z released American Gangster, his tenth studio album and one of the most ambitious projects of his career. Inspired by the Ridley Scott film of the same name starring Denzel ...