Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies

A fun and fact filled guide celebrating the crime film genre with movie reviews and actor interviews.

Foreword by Joe Pistone, the FBI agent and mob infiltrator who wrote the bestselling book and acclaimed movie, Donnie Brasco.

The gangster movie is one of the most popular genres in film. From the Italian, Irish, and Russian “families” in America to similarly sinister groups in Europe, Japan, and beyond, the cinema has never shied away from portraying the evil exploits of these brutal outfits. In this highly entertaining and informative book, two accomplished and apropos authors put the genre in perspective like no other author or documentarian has done before.

The Ultimate Book of Gangster Movies provides extensive reviews of the Top one hundred gangster films of all time, including sidebars like “Reality Check,” “Hit and Miss,” “I Know That Guy,” “Body Count,” and other fun and informative features. Also included are over a dozen stand-alone chapters such as Sleeper “Hits,” “Fugazi” Flops, Guilty Pleasures, Lost Treasures, Q&A Interviews with top actors and directors (including Chazz Palminteri, Michael Madsen, Joe Mantegna, Tim Roth, Viggo Mortensen, and more), plus over fifty compelling photographs.

Featuring reviews of: The Godfather * The Godfather, Part II * Goodfellas * Scarface * Pulp Fiction * Reservoir Dogs * Heat * Once Upon a Time in America * The French Connection * Bonnie and Clyde * The Untouchables * On the Waterfront * Miller's Crossing * Casino * Bugsy * New Jack City * The Departed and more