best crime drama movie in the ever
and this thread needs to be made at least once a year, its crazy that i just now saw this
here is my top 10

1. Goodfellas
2. Scarface
3. Godfather
4. Pulp Fiction
5. Godfather 2
6. Usual Suspects
7. Lock, Stock, & 2 Smoking Barrels
8. Heat
9. Casino
10. Sleepers

12/24/2007 4:09:21 PM

It's actually absurd that you hadn't seen it until recently.

12/24/2007 4:11:14 PM

heres the top 25 from the other thread
1. goodfellas
2. the godfather
3. the godfather pt. 2
4. pulp fiction
5. city of god
6. the usual suspects
7. reservoir dogs
8. the sting
9. bonnie and clyde
10. touch of evil
11. casino
12. chinatown
13. the french connection
14. once upon a time in america
15. la confidential
16. scarface
17. the maltese falcon
18. heat
19. leon
20. ocean's 11
21. the untouchables
22. dog day afternoon
23. the big sleep
24. donnie brasco
25. carlito's way

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12/24/2007 4:15:25 PM

the real herny hill & the actor


the real henry hill & karen


the real jimmy


the real tommy desimione


the real paul

12/24/2007 4:22:08 PM

scarface is probably the most overrated film of all time

12/24/2007 4:46:00 PM

my top ten would be...

1. LA Confidential
2. Seven
3. the Godfather
4. Road to Perdition
5. Goodfellas
6. Mystic River
7. Collateral
8. the Usual Suspects
9. Memento
10. Ocean's Eleven

[Edited on December 24, 2007 at 6:26 PM. Reason : jkjh]

12/24/2007 6:23:37 PM

i like that 2nd list muuuuch better for the simple reason that Scarface is at 16.

Scarface isn't a great movie. Tony Montana is simply one of the most recognizable, overtly shameless characters in cinematic history.

...which, i guess actually says quite a bit.

**disclaimer** I like Scarface...just sayin'.

^^and I just saw thegoodlife's post..I kinda agree.

[Edited on December 24, 2007 at 8:06 PM. Reason : asdfa]

12/24/2007 8:05:34 PM

Heat is in my top 3. City of God is probably my favorite in this genre.

12/24/2007 8:19:18 PM

Very solid choice.

12/24/2007 8:29:20 PM

Quote :

" 1. LA Confidential"

drool drool


best screenplay ever

12/24/2007 8:31:24 PM

Quote :

"City of God is probably my favorite in this genre."

12/24/2007 10:02:39 PM

still haven't seen scarface. I don't really plan on it either, should I?

I'm not sure how this happened, I just never got around to it. Kind of how i haven't seen LOTR3 or Braveheart.

12/25/2007 12:22:37 AM

Goodfellas is on A&E currently.

This is my first time watching it; however I'll have to rewatch it sometime soon without the commercial breaks and with all the cursing I'm almost certain I'm missing.

12/25/2007 1:06:06 AM

I don't know if I would consider Pulp Fiction a true crime "drama." It's a decent drama, but it seems to be more remembered for its comedy than it's crime drama aspets.

12/25/2007 1:39:44 AM

big fan of la confidential, not going to lie.

12/25/2007 1:40:36 AM

big fan of kim basinger, not going to lie /back in the day



White Jazz

12/25/2007 2:03:40 AM

Naked Gun.

12/25/2007 4:08:32 AM

they skipped alot of it on tv...its not the same (goodfellas that is)

city of god was pretty sweet too

12/25/2007 10:13:00 AM

1. Godfather

Consider all yourselves corrected.

12/26/2007 11:27:30 PM

I love the scene where he pistol whips the guy across the street.

B-R-utal

12/28/2007 2:25:51 AM

I suggest watching Mean Streets before making a list of Crime Dramas

12/28/2007 2:52:40 AM

heat should be like a top 3

12/28/2007 3:22:15 AM

My top 5 are:

1. Goodfellas
2. L.A. Confidential
3. Godfather (1 & 2 are the best)
4. Pulp Fiction
5. The Departed

12/28/2007 4:10:43 AM

I really liked the Departed. It isn't quite as epic as the others but Jack Nicholson did a really good job.

12/28/2007 9:40:44 AM

Belly didnt make the list. I fucking love Belly
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0158493/

12/28/2007 10:10:15 AM

I kinda feel like the Departed was very overrated

and I agree, I loved Belly

12/28/2007 10:45:56 AM

12/28/2007 10:53:50 AM

Playing tonight at 7pm and tomorrow night at 10 pm in the Campus Cinema. For free. 35mm print.

2/9/2008 6:20:01 PM

was generally unimpressed

2/9/2008 6:28:43 PM

I'd definitely include The Departed on my list

2/9/2008 6:33:23 PM

I saw this on lifetime once.

2/9/2008 6:42:05 PM

blow isnt on there?

oceans 11 but no blow?

2/9/2008 6:58:22 PM

Surprised Miller's Crossing or Road to Perdition haven't been mentioned.

2/9/2008 7:18:08 PM

road has

2/9/2008 7:23:28 PM

I was just coming in here to mention Miller's Crossing, which is #1 on my list. I do love Goodfellas, though.

2/9/2008 7:23:56 PM

you can agree to disagree but American Gangster breaks into my top 10 somewhere.

2/10/2008 5:34:00 PM

I haven't seen American Gangster yet. I'm waiting till that and Eastern Promises come to Campus Theater to check them out. From this year, I would add Gone Baby Gone and Zodiac as two of the best crime dramas this year.

2/10/2008 6:02:42 PM

Gone Baby Gone was this year's most underrated movie. I was really impressed. Something about Boston and cobs/robbers movies is really special.

2/10/2008 6:07:19 PM

i still really want to see it

2/10/2008 6:09:40 PM

1. Godfather I
2. Goodfellas
3. Godfather II
4. Heat
5. Usual Suspects
6. Miller's Crossing
7. L4yer Cake
8. Casino
9. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
10. LA Confidential
11. Snatch
12. Road to Perdition
13. The Departed
14. Scarface
15. Untouchables
16. The Professional
17. Carlito's Way
18. Donnie Brasco
19. Eastern Promises

Honestly, after the top 4 its mostly a wash. You could interchange a lot of those.

2/10/2008 6:18:45 PM

^^ comes out on DVD this Tuesday

2/10/2008 6:22:17 PM

a history of violence

2/10/2008 7:17:00 PM

Goodfellas is my favorite too. I just picked it up on Blu-ray last week for $15 at Best Buy and it looks great.

2/11/2008 8:29:56 AM

there are some good movies on these lists. i also think that scarface is a touch overrated. maybe that's because i hadn't seen it a couple years ago and had been hearing the hype for so long, but i was not blown away.

i'd have to say my top five are:
1.the usual suspects (#1 easily)
2.the boondock saints
3.pulp fiction
4.heat
5.lock, stock and two smoking barrels

2/11/2008 8:47:40 AM

Quote :

"Scarface isn't a great movie. "

2/11/2008 9:31:43 AM

1. Chinatown
2. Chinatown
3. Chinatown
4. Chinatown
5. Goodfellas

[Edited on February 11, 2008 at 11:45 AM. Reason : fjsd]

2/11/2008 11:45:25 AM

I have never seen Chinatown. I've had it recorded on my DVR for the past six months but just haven't gotten around to it.

2/11/2008 11:48:25 AM

Watch it.

one of if not the best screenplays ever if you axe me.

Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown.

2/11/2008 11:55:47 AM

Makes me want to see a bunch of these films. Particularly Road to Perdition...the graphic novel was excellent (read it multiple times) so I'd like to check out the cinematic version.

2/11/2008 12:05:41 PM

I also recommend Eastern Promises. Different kind of crime movie, but very good regardless.

2/11/2008 12:06:22 PM