Top 10 Movie Portrayals of Real Life Gangsters

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  • @JamesIdentity
    @JamesIdentity 5 років тому +3020

    Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas is some of the best acting I have ever seen. Truly an amazing movie.

    • @3hooks781
      @3hooks781 5 років тому +39

      @@patrickbryce4109 Not at all. That was a sugar dispenser. He used it to ask Idris Elba's character to put the money he owed him in it. When he said he didn't have it, you see what happens next. In a deeper filmmaking analysis, it also means to say that Frank Lucas aint sweet.

    • @Hitme410
      @Hitme410 5 років тому +59

      Denzel going head-to-head with Russell Crowe was a clinic on acting, that scene in the Interrogation room was brilliant!

    • @dmanrox2
      @dmanrox2 5 років тому +37

      RIP the real frank lucas, died a week ago

    • @sistersquad8935
      @sistersquad8935 5 років тому +19

      Johnny deep as whitey bulger in dark matter.could easily be on the list.

    • @titofrost958
      @titofrost958 5 років тому +11

      dmanrox2 ? You serious? Fuck that guy

  • @Yup712
    @Yup712 3 роки тому +230

    Fun fact: Bumpy Johnson played by Lawrence Fishburne in “Hoodlum”, is the mentor and boss of Frank Lucas, played by Denzel Washington in “American Gangster”!

    • @MrMeech76
      @MrMeech76 3 роки тому +22

      Funner Fact: Clarence Williams III was in both movies. Dutch Shultz henchman in Hoodlum and Bumpy Johnson in A.G

    • @nexxusty
      @nexxusty 3 роки тому +4

      Whoa, I have to watch Hoodlum now.

    • @j.d.8321
      @j.d.8321 3 роки тому +5

      Fun fact many people including bumpys wife said frank was a liar and wasnt bumpys driver

    • @MrMeech76
      @MrMeech76 3 роки тому +4

      @@j.d.8321 people saying things doesn't make it fact. Including the wife and Frank Lucas

    • @jarvislarson6864
      @jarvislarson6864 3 роки тому

      If you couldnt figure that out you didnt watch American gangster and deprived yourself of a grand movie

  • @jacobrumenerangabo5946
    @jacobrumenerangabo5946 4 роки тому +231

    De niro and pesci is the best undisputed gangsta duo in every movie they've ever played

    • @dleebox2268
      @dleebox2268 3 роки тому +2

      So true, dont 4get the gr8 Al pacino

    • @dleebox2268
      @dleebox2268 3 роки тому +1

      @Dan Christie well he does better acting than living a real life, depends on what you call a punk, pretty sure he's doing better than you

    • @braedonc8028
      @braedonc8028 3 роки тому

      And they just met again in the irishmen

    • @paleamigo8575
      @paleamigo8575 2 роки тому

      True!

    • @kobylewis3438
      @kobylewis3438 2 роки тому

      No Doubt

  • @adriengray3332
    @adriengray3332 Рік тому +33

    Goodfellas was an amazing movie. R.I.P Ray Liotta who played his part well.

  • @KOLDBLU3ST33L
    @KOLDBLU3ST33L 4 роки тому +733

    Ray Liotta WAS ROBBED OF A OSCAR... HE WAS BRILLIANT.

    • @stephenshaw5583
      @stephenshaw5583 4 роки тому +17

      He peeked at that role tbh

    • @tacticalgengar420
      @tacticalgengar420 4 роки тому +15

      Ray liottas a shit actor who only did well because of Scorsese’s direction

    • @flightofthebumblebee9529
      @flightofthebumblebee9529 4 роки тому +6

      Ray Liotta gave his best performance in the 2002 film Narc. Watch it and you will see.

    • @badnewz6108
      @badnewz6108 4 роки тому +12

      Ray liotta went to the same high school i went to..my father said he was a prick

    • @matrixman8582
      @matrixman8582 4 роки тому +19

      He got outshined hard on Goodfellas. De Niro and Pesci carried that shit

  • @cameronsavage1196
    @cameronsavage1196 4 роки тому +1143

    I think Tom Hardys portrayal of the Kray twins was perfection.

    • @klickklack3949
      @klickklack3949 4 роки тому +28

      One of the best gangster movies

    • @andretusvik1362
      @andretusvik1362 4 роки тому +4

      Q

    • @dantheman4908
      @dantheman4908 4 роки тому +6

      Cameron Savage I know right I think this one was just for singular gangsters not duos or groups

    • @Sebastian-Tickleberry
      @Sebastian-Tickleberry 4 роки тому +8

      It was fucking terrible he put on a stupid voice for one of them and a moody face

    • @pokefire5
      @pokefire5 4 роки тому +26

      @@Sebastian-Tickleberry You clearly haven't seen a video of the pair.

  • @natashaandersen619
    @natashaandersen619 3 роки тому +23

    De Niro in Untouchables as Capone was terrifying, he played the role really well.

  • @historywithkaitlynrescino1996
    @historywithkaitlynrescino1996 3 роки тому +38

    Pesci and DeNiro are absolutely amazing together in movies

  • @Martin46869
    @Martin46869 4 роки тому +312

    “Did you hear about the Chinese godfather? He made them an offer they couldn’t understand.” - Uncle Junior

    • @craiggbone
      @craiggbone 4 роки тому +21

      Blind man walks past a fish market and says "hello ladies"

    • @tyronesimplecar5464
      @tyronesimplecar5464 4 роки тому +1

      Since moses wore board shorts

    • @Bigus_Dickus_6996
      @Bigus_Dickus_6996 3 роки тому +1

      What kind of shoes do ninjas wear?
      Sneakers

    • @cristofersaezvox
      @cristofersaezvox 3 роки тому +6

      A Chinese guy goes to an eye doctor and the doctor says, "I know why you've been having trouble. you have a cataract." and the Chinese guy says, "No I drive a rincon continental,"

    • @blakereigns246
      @blakereigns246 3 роки тому

      Sopranos ftw

  • @o0ouch
    @o0ouch 8 років тому +2701

    Gangsters? his real name's clarence

    • @younglatinboy11
      @younglatinboy11 8 років тому +236

      And his parents have a real good marriage

    • @Atem0007
      @Atem0007 8 років тому +252

      and Clarence lives at home with both parents
      and Clarence's parents have a real good marriage
      This guy don't wanna battle, He's shook
      'Cause there no such thing as half-way crooks

    • @David-lu3ij
      @David-lu3ij 8 років тому +24

      clarence lives at home with both parents, clarence parents have a real good marrige

    • @WlSEGUY
      @WlSEGUY 7 років тому +101

      fuck it i'll go accapella

    • @nicolaruef5101
      @nicolaruef5101 7 років тому +12

      Hahahahahahahahahha

  • @rodandanner2132
    @rodandanner2132 3 роки тому +44

    James “Whitey” Bulger , played by Johnny Depp in Black Mass.

  • @funnymanroccoisdead
    @funnymanroccoisdead 3 роки тому +35

    Chazz palmenteri in “a Bronx tale” is some epic $h!t....
    -“...now yous can’t leave...”

  • @TonyDamazio
    @TonyDamazio 4 роки тому +1139

    How can you have this list and no Joe Pesci?!

  • @kazhwaqaz
    @kazhwaqaz 8 років тому +74

    Only watchmojo will show someone getting pistol whipped to shit and think oh no we can't have them swearing!

  • @bibleredpill
    @bibleredpill 3 роки тому +22

    Joe Pesci was the perfect partner for Robert De Niro… One of the few actors that could make Dinero look tall.

  • @mattvaldez6111
    @mattvaldez6111 4 роки тому +3

    I’m actually pretty impressed with this list. So many to choose from it would be pretty hard. My list would differ some; but I totally get the logic behind the selections. Well done.

  • @tyronenewsom3047
    @tyronenewsom3047 6 років тому +602

    Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas was a breathtaking performance. He had you convinced he could come off the screen and take your life at any moment. All without breaking a sweat or ruffling his suit. A three piece suit of course.

    • @tineyconerwillians4758
      @tineyconerwillians4758 5 років тому +5

      Tyrone Newsom man I swear it 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 if he was coming after me I'll turn my self I'm 😂😂😂😂😂just no getting away

    • @MichelleAlexandria-EM
      @MichelleAlexandria-EM 5 років тому +21

      It was all going good until he made the mistake of involving family in his business. Number one mistake people make. Just give them money, but don't let family anywhere near your biddness. That's my motto.

    • @thismothafuckasaid7304
      @thismothafuckasaid7304 5 років тому +10

      Too bad movie is NOT true story of Frank Lucas's life. Hollywood just took parts of other drug kingpins lives, like Bumpy Johnson, Nicky Barnes, Chambers Brothers, Midget Molly, etc...and combined all their stories into Frank's story. Originally, movie and book were supposed to be about Nicky Barnes, but Barnes's family and Hollywood couldn't come to agreement with money and contracts. So, instead they took Nicky's drug dealing accomplishments and put them into Frank's story. Examples....In reality, Frank never really traveled to Vietnam or anywhere outside U.S to find drug suppliers. Also, he wasn't really that big of a drug dealer and wasn't powerful like movie made it seem.

    • @fdonjay
      @fdonjay 5 років тому

      Snitch!!!!

    • @mattheweble5550
      @mattheweble5550 5 років тому

      @@kimmie6924 um, it's called actual history.......Nicky Barnes was the bigger and more nasty kingpin back in the day. Frank Lucas, in reality, was only a bit player compared to Barnes.

  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  10 років тому +83

    Don't miss these other great Top 10's,
    Top 10 Movies Impacted By Real-Life Events
    Top 10 Denzel Washington Performances
    Top 10: Mafia Movies
    Top 10 Sean Penn Performances

    • @moviemiester457
      @moviemiester457 10 років тому

      'sup

    • @motor4X4kombat
      @motor4X4kombat 10 років тому +5

      ***** don vito corleone for the win

    • @alexbaxthedarkside
      @alexbaxthedarkside 10 років тому +2

      ***** I should imagine some of Tarantinos and Rodriguez's creations would make top 5, some of the gangsters from Guy Ritchie movies, id watch it ^_^

    • @PatrickAllenNL
      @PatrickAllenNL 10 років тому

      I feel like this is a déjavu as in..seen this before

    • @caticia1
      @caticia1 10 років тому +8

      I'm confused. Isn't Joe Pesci's character in Goodfellas also a gangster? Why isn't he on the list?

  • @Mit2uba.
    @Mit2uba. 3 роки тому +22

    Goodfellas deserved number one. Such an amazing classic. ♥️

  • @ethankaticic7410
    @ethankaticic7410 3 роки тому +3

    Part 2!!!! This would be so good!

  • @MrYaneia
    @MrYaneia 7 років тому +3187

    At 00:30 you censore a bad word then at 00:33 you show a guy get shot in the head. lol america

    • @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid
      @ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid 7 років тому +352

      Well obviously! Bad words can lead to our beloved youth becoming corrupt and incapable of functioning as contributing members of society. Guys getting shot in the head is innocent, because...wait, where was I going with this?
      lol america, indeed.

    • @phantomelite426
      @phantomelite426 7 років тому +19

      MrYaneia actually that guy that got shot in the head there's no blood he just fell and there's a noise

    • @Shaka468
      @Shaka468 7 років тому +17

      Yeah because the guy getting shot in the head is not real, it's fake, just like all the violence portrated in movies.

    • @MrSteveo114
      @MrSteveo114 7 років тому +42

      Phantom Elite not sure if you noticed or not but that other dead guy he fell on was covered in blood, two corpses one covered in blood or the word fuck, hmmmm which is worse for children🤔

    • @liberalbias4462
      @liberalbias4462 7 років тому +22

      Nothing to see here just another stupid European getting American mixed up with Canada.

  • @kyoku1982
    @kyoku1982 7 років тому +245

    Seriously!!! No Joe Pesci for his roles in Goodfellas or Casino (which were very spot on by all accounts). How could they have such stupid omissions?... Oh right its Watchmojo.

    • @dwanedabney5780
      @dwanedabney5780 7 років тому +3

      He was mentioned in the #3 spot as basically an honorable mention. If you don't like the videos, stop watching them.

    • @kyoku1982
      @kyoku1982 7 років тому +13

      Dwane Dabney
      Honourable mention is a joke. Watch Casino, then watch the real life documentary on the events of Casino. If Pesci's portrayal doesn't belong on this list nothing does. And yes I have since stopped watching Watchmojo's clickbait garbage.

    • @DaBro1102
      @DaBro1102 6 років тому +1

      SkyOut only difference was physical stature

    • @jackshiznit69
      @jackshiznit69 6 років тому +2

      Pecsi was the perfect Tony "The Ant" Spilotro (Nicky Santoro).

    • @scottbruckner4653
      @scottbruckner4653 6 років тому +2

      Fuck dinero as Capone, Joe was a good Nikki.

  • @ericsalles1424
    @ericsalles1424 3 роки тому

    Best Top 10 List you guys have ever compiled.

  • @MrJokeroz
    @MrJokeroz 3 роки тому +27

    You forgot: The Kill the Irishman, Ray Stevenson Danny Greene

  • @gadget00
    @gadget00 10 років тому +20

    Joe Pesci REALLY needed a special mention by himself in Casino; he was scary in that movie.
    Also, Johnny Depp as Dillinger was amazing

  • @blinkatreyu
    @blinkatreyu 9 років тому +26

    Daniel Day Lewis in Gang of NewYork....just wow. I mean he's A+ in any movie he does. That guy transforms himself into something completely different. Insanely talented.

    • @MrCrystalm8
      @MrCrystalm8 9 років тому +1

      blinkatreyu Sexy bitch

    • @brucedoyle4055
      @brucedoyle4055 9 років тому +2

      blinkatreyu Hey SuperGirl... i can be your Superman.

    • @RB2331
      @RB2331 9 років тому +1

      blinkatreyu Stunning Super Girl !

    • @Thirst4livingwater
      @Thirst4livingwater 8 років тому +2

      y'all are creeps... but god damn she is sexy

  • @PrinceIsot
    @PrinceIsot 2 роки тому +47

    Its actually bad form to not have Pesci on this list. As someone that's grown up around gangsters his looks seem realistic and when the atmosphere of the scene starts to change to suspenseful on a dime it's really powerful. And true to the reality of the tension you feel when a killer suddenly drops his smile.

  • @michaellynch1159
    @michaellynch1159 3 роки тому +28

    The God Father:
    Am I a joke to you?

    • @Marco-wz6wy
      @Marco-wz6wy 3 роки тому +2

      In The god father aren't gangsters

    • @anubispup4760
      @anubispup4760 3 роки тому +1

      A mob and a gand have vast differences in enterprizes, fuctionallity, chain of command, and how long they tend to last.

    • @Clambum
      @Clambum 2 роки тому +3

      The Corleone crime family were fictional unfortunately, there were real depictions of the other real Dons in the movie but they didn’t have enough screen time in my opinion to be worthy of this list

    • @heartwork7977
      @heartwork7977 2 роки тому +1

      The title says REAL life gangsters - The Godfather is absolutely amazing, but fictional ^^

  • @okihaveaname
    @okihaveaname 5 років тому +110

    Johnny Depp as Whitey Bulger and Tom Hardy as the Kray brothers deserves a mention.

    • @Hardcore_Drug_Abuse95
      @Hardcore_Drug_Abuse95 5 років тому +2

      plm2879 absolutely. Havent watched the video yet but also “nicky santoro” in casino deserves a spot. Loved tom hardy in legends. Depp made for a terrifying bulger

    • @carpiedeim
      @carpiedeim 5 років тому +2

      Depp was a horrible White. Maybe because I'm from Boston and still am, is why I have the opinion I do. He looked the part, but the movie was rushed to get out ASAP because real Whitey had just got caught.

    • @TOKRocK84
      @TOKRocK84 4 роки тому +3

      Johnny Depp as Whitey Bulger
      YES! YES! YES! Thank you! thought i loose faith in mankind :)

    • @TOKRocK84
      @TOKRocK84 4 роки тому +1

      @@carpiedeim so are you talkin about the movie and script or depp's portrayal? i saw a making of or such and people said depp NAILED it, movement, mannerisms everything

    • @carpiedeim
      @carpiedeim 4 роки тому +1

      @@TOKRocK84 I think Depp looked the part wonderfully, as far as playing Whitey, he could have done better. To me it was a recycled Boston George, but this time he was a rat sociopath. The blame isn't Depp's fault, in all honesty I don't think any other actor could have pulled of the performance that he did. W/ that being said, Im not saying that his performance was great, or something to be amazed by, I'm simply saying that because the Studio wanted to bang out the film as fast as possible, because of the capture of Whitey, they rushed the project and it showed, at least to me it did. Again Depp did a Good job, not a C.H. more, & that's better than anyone else I can think of, since they all butcher the dog shit out of the accent. Bottom line my friend, is if they had a director that had the interest, the money, the script, Johnny Depp again, but most importantly, The Time, then this film, could have, been a fuckn classic. Maybe I'm a cynical bastard because I'm born in the Bean & live in the Bean, so I expect more from Boston, plus the story wrote itself & that makes it hard to fuck up, but they only half fucked it up. Take care pal.

  • @miklas-dj9kd
    @miklas-dj9kd 9 років тому +284

    It's a crime that none of Joe Pesci's performances in Goodfellas or Casino are on this list. It's also a crime, though not as severe, that Jack Nicholson's performance as Frank Costello in the Departed isn't mentioned.

    • @connorw2k
      @connorw2k 8 років тому +5

      +miklas1911 The Frank Costello in The Departed is different than the real life Frank Costello. I mean, look at the cars in the movie, and then look at Costello's age.

    • @carloseduardomiranda3772
      @carloseduardomiranda3772 8 років тому +19

      +miklas1911 dude what? The Departed's Frank Costello has NOTHING to do w/ real life Frank Costello

    • @connorw2k
      @connorw2k 8 років тому +7

      Carlos Eduardo Miranda He is partially based on Whitey Bulger though. The whole Boston mob boss who is also an FBI informant bit

    • @RichieDb2
      @RichieDb2 8 років тому +3

      +miklas1911 Pesci in Goodfellas was probably the most frightening, badass gangster character of all time, but it was fictional. Still a great performance though.

    • @Doktorn
      @Doktorn 8 років тому +17

      +Richie A Pesci character was based on Thomas DeSimone though (check wikipedia): I think that should be enough to include Pesci on the list.

  • @Cash4gold84
    @Cash4gold84 3 роки тому +10

    I love Artie Langes take on Henry hill. “Yooo don’t you know it’s illegal to park in front of a fire hydrant “

  • @Hollowdude15
    @Hollowdude15 Рік тому

    They earn my sub again and amazing video :]

  • @noobicore6859
    @noobicore6859 7 років тому +76

    Few actors, including De Niro (who's always intense), come across as menacing as Joe Pesci in both Goodfellas and Casino. My country's had to contend with real life killers, and Pesci's persona in those two roles embodies the worst in them : utter unpredictability. His short physique makes him even more eerie...

  • @leobergner9627
    @leobergner9627 4 роки тому +253

    No joe Pesci roles? That’s disrespect

    • @jaywilliamson3991
      @jaywilliamson3991 3 роки тому +1

      Leo Bergner facts

    • @strattuner
      @strattuner 3 роки тому +1

      joe pesci was born to play a gangster,he's seen it up close,he got robbed,but hell its part of hollywood and the pay off

    • @samuelrussell7003
      @samuelrussell7003 3 роки тому +3

      He was certainly brilliant in his roles but he wasn't mentioned cause his characters weren't the main characters in the films I guess

    • @louistracy6964
      @louistracy6964 2 роки тому

      A little bit.

  • @davidmcpherson1347
    @davidmcpherson1347 3 роки тому +11

    Al Pacino as Tony Montana is "TRULY" One of the best portrayals of a Drug lord/gangster and I was surprised that Neither he nor the movie "Scarface" Were not given a spot in the Top Ten - Pacino, Deniro, and Washington are 3 Of The finest actors who ever LIVED ~

    • @hollowclyde3433
      @hollowclyde3433 3 роки тому

      Montana wasn't based on a real life gangster. it was fiction and based on a old movie with the same title.

    • @davidmcpherson1347
      @davidmcpherson1347 3 роки тому +1

      @@hollowclyde3433 so WHAT???! Pacino brought the character to LIFE, and made Tony M BELIEVABLE and worth paying $$$$ to go to a theater to watch! that was 1980 pardner, OK?! Pacino's portrayal was spot ON, FICTION OR NOT. That is WHY he is one of the finest Actors who ever LIVED. he brings LIFE and SUBSTANCE to the characters he portrays. NEXT???

    • @hollowclyde3433
      @hollowclyde3433 3 роки тому

      @@davidmcpherson1347 I am a fan of scarface myself its just this video is titled "real life gangsters" so i can see why he isnt in here.
      Still the movie is great.

    • @davidmcpherson1347
      @davidmcpherson1347 3 роки тому

      @@hollowclyde3433 .... I agree, it was a great movie, and, in regards to Portrayals of real life gangsters (fictionalized or not) Pacino's portrayal of TM was as REAL as it gets ..... a few of the movie portrayals were fictionalized in the top 10 but after all, these are MOVIES, factual OR fictionalized. Pacino, Deniro, Washington, Fishburne, Pesci, Garcia, Brando, Caan, ect... take these portrayals and BECOME the characters. THEY set the standard NOW, as others have before them ~ Kudos

    • @ym5180
      @ym5180 Рік тому

      Tony Montana was one of the best and most iconic movie characters of all time but he is far from realistic to what an actual gangster is like

  • @markbeames7852
    @markbeames7852 3 роки тому +32

    Tom Hardy - as Ronald "Ronnie" Kray and Reginald "Reggie" Kray in "Legend."

    • @kjb6637
      @kjb6637 3 роки тому

      Bruh why did you use so many damn words? You could’ve just said “Tom Hardy - Legend” and we all would’ve known... 😂

    • @gedrooney9305
      @gedrooney9305 3 роки тому +1

      Hello Max, long time no see ;)

    • @rowanmelton7643
      @rowanmelton7643 2 роки тому

      @@kjb6637 Bruh why did you use so many words. You could've just said "Too much word. Hardy-Legend. Ugga Booga."
      ... Its called speaking proper English.

    • @kjb6637
      @kjb6637 2 роки тому

      @@rowanmelton7643 you’re a bit slow aren’t you… using too many words in a sentence isn’t sPeAkInG pRoPeR eNgLisH (it would be writing btw smart-arse 👍), it’s called being garrulous and it’s widely regarded as a sign of poor language skills… try not to comment on things when you’re blatantly wrong, you just make yourself sound like a nob 🙌 (golden bit of advice for you)

  • @VultureClone
    @VultureClone 10 років тому +55

    Everyone was great in Goodfellas. Amazing movie!

    • @tserenne
      @tserenne 10 років тому +5

      fuck you pay me

    • @LJHBx
      @LJHBx 10 років тому +1

      Gangster cheese that quotes from casino not goodfellas

    • @LJHBx
      @LJHBx 10 років тому +5

      You mean, let me understand this … cuz I … maybe its me, maybe I’m a little fucked up maybe. I’m funny how? I mean funny, like I’m a clown? I amuse you? I make you laugh? I’m here to fuckin’ amuse you?

    • @Stevyyy1994
      @Stevyyy1994 10 років тому +1

      You say funny things, thats all

    • @TheSubconscious022
      @TheSubconscious022 10 років тому +1

      KINGCNT nope its from goodfellas trust me

  • @andreassanchez4495
    @andreassanchez4495 8 років тому +62

    The perfect bad Ass is Joe Pesci! In Good Fellas and Casino

    • @Roberttohh
      @Roberttohh 8 років тому +1

      +Andreas Sanchez Agreed. Goodfellas is a classic

    • @The-Xclusiveeeee
      @The-Xclusiveeeee 8 років тому +1

      He plays a psychopath to perfection, playing someone like that suits him very well

  • @kayceekings64
    @kayceekings64 3 роки тому

    Amazing list!

  • @nickpavona3326
    @nickpavona3326 4 роки тому +8

    Denzel sure makes Lucas look good ! On a TV bio , they had to put in captions when Lucas spoke since you could not decipher his words. .

  • @gameworldaos1950
    @gameworldaos1950 8 років тому +14

    Very proud of you for putting Ray Liotta at number 1 you did it right this time!

  • @fitty77
    @fitty77 4 роки тому +72

    Denzel Washington as Frank Lucas was an amazing role

    • @PSYCHIC_PSYCHO
      @PSYCHIC_PSYCHO Рік тому

      Maybe, but Denzel looked absolutely nothing like Frank Lucas, the real Frank Lucas looked like a heap of crap, literally.

  • @rchbinns1
    @rchbinns1 2 роки тому +1

    All amazing performances!

  • @ItsEthanTime
    @ItsEthanTime 3 роки тому

    When comes to this list of actors in portraying real life individuals... I am loving this list. Can you make another one if there isn’t any. Robert, Al, Daniel and all made great performances.

  • @michaelgwinn3766
    @michaelgwinn3766 5 років тому +690

    Your telling me Joe didn't get on this list for portraying both Tommy S and Nicky both goodfellas and casino. Not even a honorable mention. Trash

    • @josephgolba551
      @josephgolba551 4 роки тому +24

      its because this list is made by a liberal

    • @stefanpigford6891
      @stefanpigford6891 4 роки тому +1

      Michael Gwinn he didn't want to be

    • @denontaufa1568
      @denontaufa1568 4 роки тому +17

      Why did Deniros Sam Rothstein get a mention? He was not a gangster he was a money maker for them..
      Nicky was the gangster and didn't make this list?

    • @d9637
      @d9637 4 роки тому +1

      @@denontaufa1568 he wasnt a made man but he was definitely considered a gangster. He was just brains not muscle.

    • @user-lu8nh6nq4l
      @user-lu8nh6nq4l 4 роки тому +3

      It could be because the real life gangsters they played have different names to the on screen ones

  • @genericname34
    @genericname34 10 років тому +20

    I actually really liked Gangster Squad. It perfectly depicted 1940's LA, neon lights, palmtrees and all

    • @genericname34
      @genericname34 10 років тому

      Paramjit Atwal yeah but what movie isn't predictable nowadays? haha

  • @jroberson8912
    @jroberson8912 2 роки тому +32

    How did y'all manage to leave Joe Pesci off of this list? He DEFINITELY should have gotten a nod for his role in Casino.

    • @shaynekatchmark810
      @shaynekatchmark810 2 роки тому +4

      They literally played a clip of him from that movie at the beginning, pay attention.

    • @blackmagickdancer2282
      @blackmagickdancer2282 2 роки тому

      He was the 1st clip

    • @l3ftie578
      @l3ftie578 Рік тому

      they usually try to stick to one spot on the list per installment in a franchise, and DeNiro already made the #3 spot on this list for his role in that film

  • @boxerboxer4515
    @boxerboxer4515 3 роки тому +6

    This list needs updated ... 2 movies that tom hardy play in .. He plays real life twins in the movie "Legend" ... Playing both twin brothers is some of the greatest acting ever ...and the movie "lawless" shit tom hardy is way underrated ...

  • @rps121
    @rps121 10 років тому +13

    Ray Liotta is one of the biggest snubs for Best Actor in Oscars history. He was just brilliant in that role.

    • @TheSlagathorr
      @TheSlagathorr 10 років тому +2

      Scorsese was majorly snubbed for director too.

    • @razexxx20
      @razexxx20 10 років тому +1

      TheSlagathorr I'm not a fan of Scorsese but calling him a snub is just stupid,even if u dislike him like i do you should agree and accept that Martin made some movies that probably 90% of earth population seen at least one of his movies,what have you done on this earth that allows you to say something like that?when you will make a movies that makes hundreds of dollars box office then you call him a "Snub" .Just respect the guy for what he left in this cinema world.

    • @TheSlagathorr
      @TheSlagathorr 10 років тому +2

      razexxx20 I don't think you know what snub means...

    • @Tech-oc5uv
      @Tech-oc5uv 7 місяців тому

      Noooo. He said he got snubbed for an Oscar….meaning he was deserving of one but was denied of it.

  • @michaelbictache9551
    @michaelbictache9551 6 років тому +94

    you got denzel, al pacino and de niro!!! the best of the best

    • @garyalexander5686
      @garyalexander5686 4 роки тому +2

      @bee boo I don't know - they were both great in those parts.

    • @murrayent1able
      @murrayent1able 4 роки тому

      Denzel, You don't mess with a West Indian my momma is from 🇬🇩

    • @tapoemt3995
      @tapoemt3995 4 роки тому

      Walken in King of New York

  • @markastoforoff7838
    @markastoforoff7838 2 роки тому +2

    I appreciate that you mentioned Pesci a few times but why isn't one of his performances on this list? His roles in Goodfella's and Casino were classic.

  • @lesaatuatasi6267
    @lesaatuatasi6267 3 роки тому +1

    They were all great!!

  • @GentlemanJackabee
    @GentlemanJackabee 5 років тому +77

    Tom Hardy as The Kray Twins.
    and
    Johnny Depp as James "Whitey" Bulger.

    • @marccolten9801
      @marccolten9801 5 років тому

      Wasn't that the two guys from Depeche Mode?

    • @markrenealvarado1043
      @markrenealvarado1043 5 років тому

      Those 2 movies. Came out in 2015

    • @shadyzxzx
      @shadyzxzx 4 роки тому

      @@marccolten9801 tom hardy did legends, martin and gary kemp of depache mode , played the krays in the fim called the krays, i think they were both very good,

    • @justincox7955
      @justincox7955 4 роки тому +2

      Depp as John Dillinger

    • @LiveMusicOntario
      @LiveMusicOntario 4 роки тому

      @@marccolten9801 Not Depeche Mode - Spandau Ballet; the Kemp brothers. That was the earlier movie done decades before. It was more stylish yet they were at least as creepy if not more so than Hardy, but the Hardy movie went into the background of explaining why the twins might have behaved like they did.

  • @stacyjames3640
    @stacyjames3640 8 років тому +95

    It's amazing how many people missed the 'Real Life' aspect of this list. SMH.

    • @gominamyoung6071
      @gominamyoung6071 8 років тому

      Exactly!

    • @ryderferenc9375
      @ryderferenc9375 8 років тому

      +Stacy James My favorite real life gangster is an actual real life actor.

    • @stacyjames3640
      @stacyjames3640 8 років тому

      Who's that? Frank R

    • @chibangin007
      @chibangin007 8 років тому +1

      the very true story was "paid in full" but they changed the names of the characters.

    • @justin-ch1bn
      @justin-ch1bn 8 років тому +5

      the guy who that movie was based upon said he disagreed with it. scorsese movies like goodfellas do much better job portraying reality of the situation, but they are always films that take dramatic license.....that is the entire point of making an entertaining movie out of it

  • @k3ibe
    @k3ibe 3 роки тому +3

    What about Eric bana in “chopper”? Absolutely amazing acting in that film still to this day.

  • @dazbeal5438
    @dazbeal5438 3 роки тому +12

    "Here comes Santy Claus!" Lmao

  • @RobertoGarcia-tm1tl
    @RobertoGarcia-tm1tl 7 років тому +30

    Joe Pesci in Casino as Little Nicky 100% # one gangster in a movie

  • @panoC97
    @panoC97 10 років тому +33

    I'm happy that Tom Hardy got at least an honorable mention as Forrest Bondurant but I was expecting Johnny Depp as John Dillinger in this list too...

    • @RowanJColeman
      @RowanJColeman 10 років тому +12

      John Dillinger wasn't strictly a gangster. He robbed banks but he was never working for or a head of a crime syndicate.

  • @malcolmbrice01
    @malcolmbrice01 3 роки тому +2

    "Don't ask for something thats a burden for you if you get it"
    Thats some strong advice.

  • @leonidas130
    @leonidas130 Місяць тому

    2:48 just beautiful music to the ears

  • @Safira812
    @Safira812 5 років тому +32

    Tom Hardy in Legend as the Kray twins

  • @yokatipunero
    @yokatipunero 9 років тому +46

    Where's Lil Z of City of God?

    • @MrMichael1112
      @MrMichael1112 9 років тому

      Yeah thats a great character and a real one but knockout ned was better

    • @MarcusLeonard307
      @MarcusLeonard307 9 років тому

      Katipunero PH Yeah, good one..

    • @saharsalem5071
      @saharsalem5071 7 років тому +1

      He's on the drug dealers list

  • @VEEAREJ1970
    @VEEAREJ1970 3 роки тому

    GREAT list!!! Southie (Donnie Wahlbergh)
    New Jack City (Wesley Snipes) Good Will Hunting (Matt Damon, Ben Affleck) Catch ME iF You Can (Leo DiCap)

  • @manishshrestha4708
    @manishshrestha4708 3 роки тому +18

    Add one more: Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran.

  • @JuLiAn31692
    @JuLiAn31692 8 років тому +248

    I was surprised that Jonny Depp's portrayal of John Dillinger wasn't on this list

    • @jinhyun1
      @jinhyun1 8 років тому +12

      Dillinger was a bank robber. We're talking mafia here. But haven't seen that one with Depp. Good?

    • @TawandaTD97
      @TawandaTD97 8 років тому +6

      +jinhyun1 It was pretty good...John Dillinger was number 1 on America's most wanted list so he should have been on

    • @roadkilltrucking7719
      @roadkilltrucking7719 7 років тому +3

      They said at the beginning only people with gangs. not solo or 2.

    • @SimplyLimbo
      @SimplyLimbo 7 років тому +3

      +jinhyun1 yes, its better than his portrayel of Whitey bulger. But when it comes to the TOP crime movies (believe me i've seen all of them) are: (imo)
      Goodfellas, Casino, godfather 1 and 2 (3 isnt that good) Blood in blood out (one of the best and underrated) Donnie Brasco, The Departed, etc (there are a lot of crime movies, but very few are way up there like the ones mentioned above, and there are more good ones)

    • @CALISUPERSPORT
      @CALISUPERSPORT 7 років тому +1

      I love all these movies you mention. I also love Blood in Blood Out but doubt it will ever be considered seriously as a great crime drama, because it is somewhat stylized (probably unintentionally). American Me would probably get nods over it.

  • @mattrider822
    @mattrider822 5 років тому +61

    Johnny Depp as John Dillinger! Badass!

  • @Blksheep45
    @Blksheep45 3 роки тому

    I MUST WATCH ALL OF THESE ASAP!!!

  • @jaywilley955
    @jaywilley955 2 роки тому

    This is a good list. That being said, and I know there can only be ten in accordance with the list, many better portrayals were wildly overlooked.

  • @KevinBowie
    @KevinBowie 10 років тому +11

    I love all mob movies, Goodfellas is my favorite, but my pick for a smart leader was 'Sonny LoSpecchio' from the mob movie 'A Bronx Tale'. That movie has to be my second favorite mob movie.

  • @billdenny3793
    @billdenny3793 5 років тому +90

    Johnny Depp as Whitey Bulgur was cold blooded! Should definitely be on this list.

    • @devingilliam5601
      @devingilliam5601 5 років тому +7

      Movie hadn't come out yet when the video was made. Probably would've been if they waited a year to make the video.

    • @TOKRocK84
      @TOKRocK84 4 роки тому +1

      oh yes! movie was rather meh though

    • @TOKRocK84
      @TOKRocK84 4 роки тому

      @@devingilliam5601 ok thats an excuse i can accept :-)

    • @devingilliam5601
      @devingilliam5601 4 роки тому

      @@TOKRocK84 Good because that's the only one I got.

    • @BennyEggs...
      @BennyEggs... 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah he was great shame the movie was rubbish

  • @kylenorcliffe8454
    @kylenorcliffe8454 3 роки тому

    Excellent choice for number 1

  • @rangothetango001
    @rangothetango001 3 роки тому +6

    How y'all saying somebody accurately portrayed people you never met lmao

  • @rdervan
    @rdervan 8 років тому +22

    Thought Johnny Depp would get a mention for Black Mass..

    • @sunnyblack8635
      @sunnyblack8635 8 років тому +4

      +Ryan Dervan this was from 2014 though, Black Mass was released in 2015

    • @rdervan
      @rdervan 8 років тому +3

      +Sunny Black Just after seeing that there. My bad

    • @sda9995
      @sda9995 6 років тому

      Ryan Dervan. Good movie!!

  • @averyce2
    @averyce2 5 років тому +36

    You couldn't go wrong with this list. But Pesci (Goodfellas), Hardy (Lawless & Legend), Depp (Black Mass) could have also made the Top 10 list.

    • @scottyo1217
      @scottyo1217 3 роки тому

      Public enemy Johnny Depp too

  • @normansmith2977
    @normansmith2977 Рік тому

    I’d just like to thank UA-cam for all the wonderful adverts neatly interspersed with film clips.

  • @luiscastanedazacarias8977
    @luiscastanedazacarias8977 3 роки тому

    Amazing

  • @RedlegFan19
    @RedlegFan19 10 років тому +27

    #1 should be the whole Goodfellas cast! Such a masterpiece!

  • @RedThebigOne
    @RedThebigOne 9 років тому +15

    "As far back as I can remember, I always watched Scorsese films."

  • @ninamc6116
    @ninamc6116 3 роки тому +3

    Al Pacino as Lefty is uncanny. He & Depp are brilliant.

  • @ronbabe
    @ronbabe 3 роки тому

    Merry Christmas

  • @emmanuelmozu
    @emmanuelmozu 10 років тому +6

    great list

  • @NattySplatties
    @NattySplatties 9 років тому +8

    Depp in Public Enemies was phenomenal.

  • @charlenehastings3178
    @charlenehastings3178 3 роки тому +18

    Robert De Niro is one of my all-time favorite actors for portraying gangsters.

    • @bluegenes2273
      @bluegenes2273 2 роки тому

      That's part of the reason he's so, so good in a bronx tale, i think.

    • @bluegenes2273
      @bluegenes2273 2 роки тому

      Oh, and! Ever see the video of casino dubbed over a sesame street burt and ernie clip? It's been around forever. I'll forget about it for a couple years, then remember; never not laughed at it. Hard.

  • @aaronmartinez6819
    @aaronmartinez6819 3 роки тому

    Jack as HOFFA!! Wow!!! Brilliant!!!

  • @frodobaggins6684
    @frodobaggins6684 5 років тому +47

    "I came for a proper shootout, with proper men."

    • @skipper4126
      @skipper4126 4 роки тому +3

      Like a western

    • @wadeettenfield
      @wadeettenfield 3 роки тому +2

      Fucking watse of my time

    • @nigelft
      @nigelft 3 роки тому

      "Looks like your brother has done a runner ..."
      "Nah, he's just genuinely disappointed, that's all ..."

  • @jpdeoliveira5503
    @jpdeoliveira5503 8 років тому +34

    Armand Assante as Gotti?

    • @johnlangford4394
      @johnlangford4394 4 роки тому +2

      Awesome movie! The John Travolta version sucked.

  • @velindaburton4131
    @velindaburton4131 4 роки тому +10

    As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangsta!

  • @sugewhitejacoby8654
    @sugewhitejacoby8654 2 роки тому +1

    I was a Bodyguard for 25yrs.Robert DeNiro came to Tampa for Genral Tommy Frank's retirement party. He was the quietest most down to earth nice guy. I would never think he was able to flip a switch like he does in his movies!

  • @GreatBrandsNYC
    @GreatBrandsNYC 10 років тому +11

    You can't have a these kind of lists without Pesci.

  • @bubbathegreat78
    @bubbathegreat78 5 років тому +35

    Johnny Depp was great in Public Enemy, where he played my great uncle John Dillinger

    • @MrBlackBono
      @MrBlackBono 5 років тому

      Really?

    • @VcL13
      @VcL13 5 років тому

      Lol Really?

    • @Juan-zl3fy
      @Juan-zl3fy 4 роки тому +1

      Nah, he was Johnny Depp on that.
      Purvis, played by Bale, was good tho

    • @thehumancrumb.668
      @thehumancrumb.668 4 роки тому

      Bullshit everyone is john dillingers nephew ive seen about 100 of these comments 😂 saying theyre related to him .....damn everyones related to him .......im his nephew too 😂

  • @Indica.Enthusiast
    @Indica.Enthusiast 3 роки тому +3

    0:16 thats where you put a clip of him runnin into traps made by a kid😂

  • @malemanchris
    @malemanchris 2 роки тому +1

    Nicholson's performance of The Departed's Frank Costello (based mostly on Whitey Bulger) was chilling. Better than the actual portrayal of Bulger by Depp in Black Mass.

  • @olexandrs6639
    @olexandrs6639 5 років тому +5

    Tony Spilotro, Casino 1995.
    definitely #1
    he appeared many time on this video, but not mentioned in top 100 list

  • @Smitty089
    @Smitty089 6 років тому +73

    No Tom Hardy for his portrayal of both twins in Legend?
    No Joe Pesci for any of his amazing roles?
    .....no to this list

    • @Tommyboy13100
      @Tommyboy13100 5 років тому +6

      I was thinking the same about Hardy in legend, but then I realized Legend came out in 2015 and this video came out in 2014.

    • @Cardinal__iX
      @Cardinal__iX 5 років тому

      Also at the start of the video they say gagsters who were in gangs, not individuals or pairs.

    • @jgfunk
      @jgfunk 4 роки тому

      Joe Pesci's character was not a real person.

    • @captnmaico6776
      @captnmaico6776 4 роки тому +1

      @@jgfunk in goodfellas it was, different name but very close to the orginal. Real guy was even more brutal.

    • @michaelcorleone2397
      @michaelcorleone2397 4 роки тому

      jgfunk still he got a Oscar

  • @tschampionconnectiontriple5974
    @tschampionconnectiontriple5974 4 роки тому +1

    Y'all forgot 4 Classics WESLEY SNIPES as Nino Brown "See ya and I wouldn't wanna be you," in New Jack City, Christopher Walkens in the King of New York, "If a nickel bag get sold in the park I want in", Camron as Rico in Paid in Full, "what good is a soldier if you don't use them", Mean Danny Green, "If the Mob want me they know where I'm at". The Irishman.

  • @troyfowler4869
    @troyfowler4869 3 роки тому

    Keep it up more videos

  • @hitrecordsam
    @hitrecordsam 8 років тому +13

    I'm surprised that Leandro Firmino da Hora who plays Li'l Zé in City of God wasn't on this list.

  • @Trellizm
    @Trellizm 5 років тому +22

    Hoodlum is a unsung classic

    • @williewillie5622
      @williewillie5622 5 років тому

      Hoodlums was an amazing movie

    • @nicholasroberts7891
      @nicholasroberts7891 5 років тому

      its still one of my favorites on the list

    • @blacksultan85
      @blacksultan85 5 років тому

      *Jeff Futrell* was a unsung classic but did you know they portray Bumpy Johnson as a notorious ruthless leader but that's not what he was in real life he didn't barely kill or stab or people feared him he worked for St Croix as a guard he used his fist like he would beat ppl up like a boxer but not with a weapon.

  • @ninamc6116
    @ninamc6116 3 роки тому

    Great pick at #1. Ray Liotta top dog

  • @quotationmarksedits
    @quotationmarksedits 4 роки тому

    Kudos for the shoutout to Billy Drago in "The Untouchables". No disrespect towards De Niro, but he COMPLETELY OWNS that scary hitman/henchman role.