Mafia drama movies

List of the best dramatic movies about the mafia and gangsters, American, Italian, Sicilian: GoodFellas, American Gangster, Casino, Donnie Brasco, Once Upon a Time in America, City of God, The Godfather, Scarface, End of Watch, Lawless.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 8.7
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:20

The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:37

Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Based on a true story.

Markimdb: 8.2
Genredrama, crime
CountryFrance, USA
Duration02:51

The life of the gambling paradise – Las Vegas – and its dark mafia underbelly.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredrama, crime, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:07

An FBI undercover agent infilitrates the mob and finds himself identifying more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.

Markimdb: 8.4
Genredrama, crime
CountryItaly, USA
Duration03:49

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genredrama, crime
CountryBrazil, France
Duration02:10

    Cidade de Deus is a shantytown that started during the 1960s and became one of Rio de Janeiro’s most dangerous places in the beginning of the 1980s. To tell the story of this place, the movie describes the life of various characters, all seen by the point of view of the narrator, Buscapé. Buscapé was raised in a very violent environment. Despite the feeling that all odds were against him, he finds out that life can be seen with other eyes...

    Genredrama
    Duration02:55

    Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genredrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:50

    After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:49

      Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genredrama, crime, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:56

      Set in the Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a bootlegging gang is threatened by authorities who want a cut of their profits.

      Markimdb: 8.3
      Genrecomedy, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:09

      Set in the 1930s this intricate caper deals with an ambitious small-time crook and a veteran con man who seek revenge on a vicious crime lord who murdered one of their gang.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, Germany

      The quirky staff of an American magazine based in 1970s France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration02:25

      A small town girl is caught between dead-end jobs. A high-profile, successful man becomes wheelchair bound following an accident. The man decides his life is not worth living until the girl is hired for six months to be his new caretaker. Worlds apart and trapped together by circumstance, the two get off to a rocky start. But the girl becomes determined to prove to the man that life is worth living and as they embark on a series of adventures together, each finds their world changing in ways neither of them could begin to imagine.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genredrama, adventure, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:09

      A year after his father's death, Oskar, a troubled young boy, discovers a mysterious key he believes was left for him by his father and embarks on a scavenger hunt to find the matching lock.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genredrama, family
      CountryUSA, Hong Kong, Canada
      Duration02:15

      The story of August Pullman – a boy with facial differences – who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration01:43

      A romantic comedy centered on Dexter and Emma, who first meet during their graduation in 1988 and proceed to keep in touch regularly. The film follows what they do on July 15 annually, usually doing something together.

      Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genredrama
      CountryIndia, USA, United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong
      Duration02:35

        Rizwan Khan, a Muslim from the Borivali section of Mumbai, has Asperger's syndrome. He marries a Hindu single mother, Mandira, in San Francisco. After 9/11, Rizwan is detained by authorities at LAX who treat him as a terrorist because of his condition and his race.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genredrama, biography, sport
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:54

          The Fighter, is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genredrama, adventure, family
          CountryUSA, Canada

          Buck is a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s. As the newest rookie on a mail delivery dog sled team—and later its leader—Buck experiences the adventure of a lifetime, ultimately finding his true place in the world and becoming his own master.

          Markimdb: 7.3
          Genredrama
          CountryUSA, Germany

          A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration01:44

          Happy young married couple Paige and Leo are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a life-threatening coma. Upon awakening she has lost the previous five years of memories, including those of her beloved Leo, her wedding, a confusing relationship with her parents, or the ending of her relationship with her ex-fiance. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genredrama, biography
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:12

          A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:30

          When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:00

            After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.

            Markimdb: 7.6
            Genredrama
            CountrySpain, Thailand, USA
            Duration01:49

              In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage ameliorate their terror.

              Markimdb: 7.9
              Genredrama
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:46

                The film tells a story of a divorced couple trying to raise their young son. The story follows the boy for twelve years, from first grade at age 6 through 12th grade at age 17-18, and examines his relationship with his parents as he grows.

                Markimdb: 7.3
                Genrecomedy, drama, family
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:53

                When Pete and Ellie decide to start a family, they stumble into the world of foster care adoption. They hope to take in one small child but when they meet three siblings, including a rebellious 15 year old girl, they find themselves speeding from zero to three kids overnight.

                Markimdb: 7.5
                Genredrama, military
                CountryUSA, Germany
                Duration02:11

                While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refuge is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.

                Markimdb: 7.8
                Genredrama, biography, history
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:32

                The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

                Markimdb: 6.7
                Genremelodrama, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:58

                A pair of former high school sweethearts reunite after many years when they return to visit their small hometown.

                Markimdb: 7.8
                Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:24

                  The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

                  Markimdb: 7
                  Genrecomedy, drama, adventure
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Canada, South Africa, USA
                  Duration01:54

                  Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any happier. So Hector decides to break out of his deluded and routine driven life. Armed with buckets of courage and child-like curiosity, he embarks on a global quest in hopes of uncovering the elusive secret formula for true happiness. And so begins a larger than life adventure with riotously funny results.

                  Markimdb: 7.4
                  Genredrama
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:22

                    A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.

                    Markimdb: 7.3
                    Genremelodrama, drama
                    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                    Duration02:00

                    After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

                    Markimdb: 7.2
                    Genremelodrama, drama
                    CountryAustralia, USA
                    Duration02:23

                    An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

                    Markimdb: 6.9
                    Genremelodrama, drama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:56

                      In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.

                      Markimdb: 7.6
                      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, family, sport
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:44

                      A family dog—with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind—evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.

                      Markimdb: 6.5
                      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:45

                        An American girl on vacation in Italy finds an unanswered "letter to Juliet" -- one of thousands of missives left at the fictional lover's Verona courtyard, which are typically answered by a the "secretaries of Juliet" -- and she goes on a quest to find the lovers referenced in the letter.

                        Markimdb: 6.4
                        Genremelodrama, drama, crime, music
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration01:39

                          Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.

                          Markimdb: 7.4
                          Genredrama, detective, biography
                          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                          Duration00:40

                          After the sudden death of ex-Secret Intelligence Service man Alexander, his wife Alison investigates when mysteries from her husband's past come knocking.

                          Markimdb: 6.6
                          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, crime
                          CountryUSA, Argentina
                          Duration02:24

                          Nicky, a veteran con artist, takes a novice named Jess under his wing. While Nicky teaches Jess the tricks of the trade, the pair become romantically involved; but, when Jess gets uncomfortably close, Nicky ends their relationship. Three years later, Nicky is in Buenos Aires working a very dangerous scheme when Jess -- now an accomplished femme fatale -- unexpectedly shows up. Her appearance throws Nicky for a loop at a time when he cannot afford to be off his game.

                          Markimdb: 8.4
                          Genredrama
                          CountryLebanon, USA, France, Cyprus, Qatar, United Kingdom
                          Duration02:05

                          Zain, a 12-year-old boy scrambling to survive on the streets of Beirut, sues his parents for having brought him into such an unjust world, where being a refugee with no documents means that your rights can easily be denied.

                          Markimdb: 7.2
                          Genredrama, adventure, crime, biography
                          CountryUSA, Czech Republic, Spain
                          Duration01:00

                          Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection.

                          Markimdb: 8.1
                          Genredrama, crime
                          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                          Duration02:35

                          After seven months have passed without a culprit in her daughter's murder case, Mildred Hayes makes a bold move, painting three signs leading into her town with a controversial message directed at Bill Willoughby, the town's revered chief of police. When his second-in-command Officer Jason Dixon, an immature mother's boy with a penchant for violence, gets involved, the battle between Mildred and Ebbing's law enforcement is only exacerbated.

                          Markimdb: 7.9
                          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                          CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

                          A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.

                          Markimdb: 7.1
                          Genredrama, biography, history
                          CountryGermany, France, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, USA
                          Duration01:05

                          A young woman's desperate search for her abducted boyfriend that draws her into the infamous Colonia Dignidad, a sect nobody ever escaped from.

                          Markimdb: 6.5
                          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:55

                          After a distastrous first date for caterer Holly and network sports director Messer, all they have is common is a dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling careers and social calendars, they'll have to find common ground while living under the same roof.

                          Markimdb: 8
                          Genredrama, biography
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration01:58

                            Loosely based on the true-life tale of Ron Woodroof, a drug-taking, women-loving, homophobic man who in 1986 was diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and given thirty days to live.

                            Markimdb: 7.6
                            Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                            CountryUSA
                            Duration01:40

                            Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.




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