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1. BEST MOVIES IN THEATERS NOW ROTTEN TOMATOES FULL VERSION
2. BEST MOVIES IN THEATERS NOW ROTTEN TOMATOES MOVIE

(TIE) Miller’s Crossing (1990) – 92% 20th Century Studios Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, and Alec Baldwin dig into juicy roles in an entertaining yarn about a mole (Damon) who infiltrates the Massachusetts State Police on behalf of Irish mob boss Frank Costello (Nicholson), while a troubled undercover cop (DiCaprio) simultaneously infiltrates Costello’s gang in an attempt to take him down.Īfter years of failing to give Scorsese an Oscar when many felt he deserved it (for Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, and Goodfellas, among others), the Academy went all-in on The Departed, awarding it Best Picture and Best Director for Scorsese, as well as several other Oscars.

BEST MOVIES IN THEATERS NOW ROTTEN TOMATOES MOVIE

The mandate to the casting director on The Departed must have been to get all the movie stars they could find for this remake of the 2002 Hong Kong gangster classic Infernal Affairs. The Departed (2006) – 90% Warner Brothers The movie also contributed the classic line “ fuhgeddaboudit” to immortal Pacino gangster quotes that include “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse” from The Godfather and “Say hello to my little friend!” from Scarface. These included The Godfather Part III, Carlito’s Way, Heat, and Donnie Brasco, based on a true story of an FBI agent (a pre- Pirates of the Caribbean Johnny Depp) who infiltrated a top New York crime family and gained the confidence – and unexpected friendship - of a hitman played by Pacino.Ĭritics appreciated the well-crafted suspense, as well as Pacino’s strong character work. Donnie Brasco (1997) – 88% Tri-Star PicturesĪfter looming large over 1970s cinema with crime classics such as the first two Godfather movies, Serpico, and Dog Day Afternoon, Al Pacino came roaring back in the 1990s with a clutch of hard-edged movies that recalled his classic ’70s work.

BEST MOVIES IN THEATERS NOW ROTTEN TOMATOES FULL VERSION

But once the full version was restored with help from Martin Scorsese, the film’s greatness became apparent to American viewers and Once Upon a Time in America took its place among the pantheon of crime epics. Starring Robert De Niro and James Woods as child friends who rise together in the world of organized crime, Once Upon a Time in America is notable for chronicling Jewish mobsters in New York City, as opposed to the typical Italian and Irish gangers depicted on screen.Īn American/Italian co-production from the great Italian director Sergio Leone ( The Good, The Bad and the Ugly), the movie didn’t have the most illustrious beginning in the United States, as it was released in a truncated version (139 minutes down from 229 in Europe) that critics and audiences found incoherent. (TIE) Once Upon a Time in America (1984) – 87% Warner Brothers Critics praised Cronenberg’s exploration of the way that human beings condemn violence while also craving it.

Here he plays a small-town family man with a mysterious past who is drawn into a showdown with the Irish mob out of Philadelphia, including a couple of psycho gangsters played with great relish by Ed Harris and William Hurt. The results included a pair of critically acclaimed mob movies: Eastern Promises, about the Russian mob in London, and A History of Violence.īoth films star Viggo Mortensen, subverting his hero image from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, released just a few years earlier. (TIE) A History of Violence (2005) – 87% New Line CinemaĪt the turn of the century, Canadian auteur David Cronenberg pivoted away from the sci-fi/body horror movies he was known for ( The Fly, Scanners, Dead Ringers, eXistenZ) to work in other genres. Here are the greatest American mob movies, according to Rotten Tomatoes. but organized crime movies tend to loom above them all in our popular consciousness. Of course, there are many great crime movies - cop thrillers, heist capers, prison flicks, street gang chronicles, etc. Perhaps because they hold up a mirror to the traditional American preoccupations of family and business, showing us that our values may not always be as virtuous as we would hope, we tend to regard them as some of our most cherished cinematic achievements. (TIE) Once Upon a Time in America (1984) – 87%