Top 10 Movie Crime Epics

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  • Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
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  • @eugenegutierrez4639
    @eugenegutierrez4639 8 років тому +195

    Goodfellas not being on the list is an epic crime.

    • @tyliekinc.
      @tyliekinc. 3 роки тому +3

      New Jack City too

    • @aniketadhane8356
      @aniketadhane8356 3 роки тому +2

      WHAT ABOUT THE TOWN

    • @alanab9674
      @alanab9674 2 роки тому

      Disagree. Not a fan. And the real Henry Hill was a wannabe slob and blabbermouth. After 3 witness protection arrangements, FBI didn't bother anymore bc Hill kept exposing his real identity for attention seeking. He was a doofus. Typical Hollywood BS.

    • @Jahfariinternational
      @Jahfariinternational 2 роки тому

      Usual suspects.

    • @nicklubrino2606
      @nicklubrino2606 Рік тому

      It’s their definition of “epic.”

  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  9 років тому +10

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  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  9 років тому +2

    In case you were wondering how the Mojoholics voted in our poll, see the votes and entries here:
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    • @canjwz
      @canjwz 9 років тому +3

      La Haine deserves at least an honourable mention. That movie is just brilliant.

  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  9 років тому +6

    Check out these other crime movie clips!
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  • @ragingfiip
    @ragingfiip 9 років тому +627

    Why exactly did Goodfellas not qualify to be on the list again?

    • @Tim_Raths
      @Tim_Raths 9 років тому +55

      Didn't make any sense to me either.

    • @SARYM911
      @SARYM911 9 років тому +14

      While I'm not too sure,I think 'Crime Epic' is a more specific category of crime movies with some different criteria..Could be the only explanation as Goodfellas was #2 in the Top 10 Mafia movies

    • @confucius12012
      @confucius12012 9 років тому +29

      Goodfellas feels more intimate than epic. It's seeing mob life through the eyes of one person, Henry Hill, who gives narration throughout the whole film. Goodfellas is my favorite mobster movie but I agree that it doesn't belong on this list. BTW, props to Mojo for putting Once Upon a Time in America at #2. That is the ultimate epic movie. If you haven't seen it, go out and buy it today! The 4 hour plus version is the one you want.

    • @spanishforyou123
      @spanishforyou123 9 років тому +8

      confucius12012 idk...Bonnie and Clyde and The Departed, while great films, don't really seem like epics to me either. They feel, as you say, intimate.

    • @batgurrl
      @batgurrl 9 років тому +3

      I was wondering that myself.

  • @meghnasaha4349
    @meghnasaha4349 7 років тому +100

    And the list proves when it comes to crime epics Pacino and Deniro are the boss

    • @King-tu4co
      @King-tu4co 4 роки тому +2

      Yep and marlon Brando

    • @meghnasaha4349
      @meghnasaha4349 4 роки тому +1

      @@King-tu4co he did only one though. I guess there's on the waterfront too but he was on the good side there

    • @King-tu4co
      @King-tu4co 4 роки тому +1

      Weirdo Reborn Yh I mean although he did one his acting still stood out

    • @aryanduggal8514
      @aryanduggal8514 3 роки тому +5

      Joe pesci also

    • @tyliekinc.
      @tyliekinc. 3 роки тому

      @@aryanduggal8514 they forget Wesley Snipes as Nino Brown

  • @Typhlosion4President
    @Typhlosion4President 9 років тому +385

    Let's face it, there are a LOT of great crime movies.

    • @Typhlosion4President
      @Typhlosion4President 9 років тому +10

      ***** True fucking story.

    • @gamezob
      @gamezob 9 років тому

      But one stands above the rest

    • @babeswithbongs6869
      @babeswithbongs6869 9 років тому +1

      Hey typhlosion I subbed please return the favor

    • @ivabeegan9363
      @ivabeegan9363 6 років тому +3

      +R. Gibson Donny Brasco and casino also

    • @wanchooo29
      @wanchooo29 5 років тому +2

      Name all. Of. Them please

  • @Jesseafca
    @Jesseafca 9 років тому +348

    Where did you draw the line between 'Epic' and 'Non-Epic'?
    The Untouchables did make this list, but Goodfellas didn't ?
    I don't get it...

    • @zeeed4399
      @zeeed4399 9 років тому +13

      Wikipedia: Epic

    • @Hockeymaster2424
      @Hockeymaster2424 9 років тому

      I'm with you buddy how do they draw the line

    • @Jesseafca
      @Jesseafca 9 років тому +21

      Wikipedia: " Epic film is a style of film-making with large scale, sweeping scope and spectacle, often transporting the viewer to other settings. AsRoger Ebert and others have noted, the usage of the term has shifted over time, sometimes designating a film genre and at other times simply synonymous with big budget film-making." Still doesn't make sense...

    • @zeeed4399
      @zeeed4399 9 років тому

      Bruce Wayne Hmm okay, on german the text explains it quite better

    • @batgurrl
      @batgurrl 9 років тому +3

      and The Dark Knight gets an HM???

  • @DeathBadger1231
    @DeathBadger1231 8 років тому +77

    Scarface was only No. 8?!? Man... You guys never get it right

    • @bread7208
      @bread7208 3 роки тому +2

      they are not in order

    • @cobracmr4
      @cobracmr4 2 роки тому +1

      @@bread7208 yah they are

  • @wwb2081
    @wwb2081 9 років тому +85

    I don't really see how Goodfellas does not qualify, but good list anyhow

    • @JohnSpawn1
      @JohnSpawn1 9 років тому +7

      It wouldn't be a problem if they didn't include The Departed in there, which certainly less likely to be a crime EPIC than Goodfellas. And Casino at least should have been on here, it undoubtedly is epic.

    • @sojoNIN
      @sojoNIN 9 років тому +1

      All three of those are based on true stories and epic

    • @JohnSpawn1
      @JohnSpawn1 9 років тому

      ***** Of course it's a drama, I didn't suggest anything else. I called the film an epic which it certainly is with its stunning visuals, energetic cinematography and its scope and length. You seem to be thinking a film can't be both an epic AND a drama, but in fact I can't think of a single epic which isn't a drama, everything from Ben Hur to Casino is dramatic.

    • @chuexsy672
      @chuexsy672 9 років тому +1

      Goodfellas isn't really an epic.

  • @ruben1222
    @ruben1222 7 років тому +209

    I agree with 'Godfather' and 'Once Upon a Time in America'. But the incredible 'City of God' as just an honorable mention? Scorcese's masterpiece 'Goodfellas' not qualified? One of Watchmojo's worst top tens ever.

  • @GloryPatriot
    @GloryPatriot 9 років тому +57

    _"I don't even know what street Canada is on."_ - Al Capone (Date Unknown)
    That is a real quote made by Al Capone.
    I brought this up because WatchMojo is Canadian.
    I hope this isn't offensive, I love Canadians and I care about their country.

    • @babeswithbongs6869
      @babeswithbongs6869 9 років тому

      hey I subbed please return the favor thanks

    • @GloryPatriot
      @GloryPatriot 9 років тому

      I know right.

    • @hazedvfx9856
      @hazedvfx9856 6 років тому

      If he didn’t know where Canada was, how did he spend a lot of his time in Moose Jaw (Saskatchewan, Canada) and run his booze through there?

    • @maxeyre2024
      @maxeyre2024 6 років тому

      Hazed VFX LoL Moose Jaw is like an hour away from me

    • @DatGrA2b
      @DatGrA2b 4 роки тому

      @@hazedvfx9856 maybe whoever he was talking to told him after he said it

  • @Norha820
    @Norha820 9 років тому +10

    Heat should have been number 2, its such a phenomenal film that has had a huge impact on media in the past 2 decades. Not to say the others didn't but damn the ending of Heat just leaves your jaw dropping at how amazing it is.

  • @MandyDollofDollLand
    @MandyDollofDollLand 9 років тому +71

    What would life be without De Niro, Pacino, Scorsese, De Palma, and Stone? I don't want to know.

    • @Sagefrakrobatik
      @Sagefrakrobatik 9 років тому +1

      You and your Italiano fetish, throw Andrea Bochelli in while you can

    • @MandyDollofDollLand
      @MandyDollofDollLand 9 років тому +1

      DAVID Edwards Hehehehe!

    • @MandyDollofDollLand
      @MandyDollofDollLand 9 років тому

      DAVID Edwards He's too young!

    • @Sagefrakrobatik
      @Sagefrakrobatik 9 років тому

      MandyDoll AAAAAAAAAAAAAA WHATA ARE YA SAYINGYA

    • @MandyDollofDollLand
      @MandyDollofDollLand 9 років тому +1

      DAVID Edwards I have an older guy fetish? Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, two gods among men. I think men are most attractive in their late fifties/early sixties. However Mr. De Niro is seventy-one and I would wear him out today! Right now! All day!

  • @PeterEhik
    @PeterEhik 8 років тому +35

    I love the 2 Godfather movies but for some reason I prefer part 2 to part 1, as good as part 1 is, I really enjoyed seeing the rise of both Vito and Michael Corleone and that final shot of Vito carrying a little Michael in the bus with his entire family and then a grown Michael sat all by himself, victorious but alone was just wonderful, I really love the Godfather Part 2.

    • @meghnasaha4349
      @meghnasaha4349 7 років тому +1

      Peter E They should've mentioned both the films

    • @Jack_Bag
      @Jack_Bag 5 років тому

      They consider the second Godfather to be the greatest sequel in history, but I didn’t enjoy it nearly as much as I did the first one. I did like it a lot, but not much

    • @nicklubrino2606
      @nicklubrino2606 Рік тому

      As the grandson of an immigrant, I get teary-eyed at the scene when all of the Italian immigrants rushed to one side of the boat to get a better look at the Statue Of Liberty.

  • @luisrosario3781
    @luisrosario3781 8 років тому +221

    Casino anyone?

    • @TheMrdonmessi
      @TheMrdonmessi 8 років тому +21

      I actually like it more than Goodfellas

    • @DarkSideOfTheBrightSide
      @DarkSideOfTheBrightSide 7 років тому +6

      Me too, Casino was a notch better than Goodfellas- not saying much, though. Both are Classics.
      Wtf @ Departed being over Scarface & Gangs of New York!?

    • @SuperBeastmode3000
      @SuperBeastmode3000 5 років тому +1

      I'm still wondering where's training day

    • @danielwilliams6082
      @danielwilliams6082 5 років тому +1

      Casino was based on actual events

    • @sporter1251
      @sporter1251 3 роки тому

      @@DarkSideOfTheBrightSide departed >Godfather

  • @clothing.the.emperor
    @clothing.the.emperor 9 років тому +28

    The Departed is my favorite out of these.

    • @aniketadhane8356
      @aniketadhane8356 2 роки тому

      THE DEPARTED IS EPIC MASTERPIECE AND MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE CRIME THRILLER FILM FOREVER ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @casaroli
    @casaroli 9 років тому +33

    Where's goodfellas and casino? Not even mentioned?!

  • @richardharris7533
    @richardharris7533 9 років тому +7

    I'm glad that "The Sting" got a honourable mention, it's one of my favourite movies of all time.

  • @MrFTW733
    @MrFTW733 9 років тому +11

    Seriously, Once Upon a Time in America and The Godfather are a really tough challenge in which is better. The former is probably better since Leone was a potential director for The Godfather.
    Scorsese's Casino deserves an honorable mention, and I'm so glad Heat is in here. If one understands what "epic" really means, Heat really defines the crime epic.

  • @anaconda682
    @anaconda682 6 років тому +16

    agreed Godfather is a masterpiece !!! story ,music ,acting everything top perfection !!!

  • @cvonbarron
    @cvonbarron 5 років тому +6

    What makes the "The Godfather" so great, is that like Citizen Kane or Casablanca it is great from beginning to end. There are no bad scenes or performances. Every moment is great.

  • @PRINCERARA_
    @PRINCERARA_ 9 років тому +13

    ‘SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND’ - ~*TONY MONTANA VOICE*~

  • @moediggity8797
    @moediggity8797 8 років тому +40

    >goodfellas isn't "epic" enough
    Annnnnnnd that's how you get your shit downvoted.

  • @michaeljohn1462
    @michaeljohn1462 6 років тому +8

    1) The Godfather
    2) Heat
    3) Goodfellas
    4) Pulp Fiction
    5) On the Waterfront

  • @ryankinney6051
    @ryankinney6051 9 років тому +27

    American Gangster way underrated!

  • @GreatSpaceToaster
    @GreatSpaceToaster 9 років тому +12

    You guys got the plot of L.A Confidential wrong. The Nite Owl is just the cafe where the murders that get the plot going took place.

  • @1TheFunnyPro1
    @1TheFunnyPro1 9 років тому +4

    Yea! I love untouchables! So glad it made this list

  • @ottomatic_
    @ottomatic_ 8 років тому +12

    Public Enemy anyone ? Personally my favorite Johnny Depp film featuring Christian Bale .

    • @PatrickGigachad
      @PatrickGigachad 3 роки тому

      Is it good ?

    • @ottomatic_
      @ottomatic_ 3 роки тому

      @@PatrickGigachad Yes. Since there are many known actors playing in it the chemistry they create during the scenes is amazing. Very high caliber performances.

  • @eddiemurphy5781
    @eddiemurphy5781 5 років тому +5

    “Once upon a Time in America “ De Nero James Woods. Best ever.

  • @loke72
    @loke72 8 років тому +8

    La confidential is one of all time favorite movies

  • @Mowntandewey
    @Mowntandewey 6 років тому +7

    The Town should have been at least an honorable mention.

  • @TheGogoy3
    @TheGogoy3 9 років тому +3

    Definitely my favorite movie genre. Great movies all round.

  • @ievgengolskov1611
    @ievgengolskov1611 8 років тому +13

    DeNiro/Pachino list ))

  • @thelegendinhisownmind7038
    @thelegendinhisownmind7038 6 років тому +1

    City of God....one of my favorites. Although, I think Once Upon A Time In America, and The Untouchables should be switched on the list with The Departed, and City of God, I have deduced that this particular collective selection of epic crime films is both accurate and rather well thought out. Kudos.

  • @lawrencedockery9032
    @lawrencedockery9032 8 років тому +43

    Goodfellas should 100% be on this list.

    • @bluegenes2273
      @bluegenes2273 2 роки тому +1

      I mean... ! Who came up with this list? Some sort of shmuck on wheels?

  • @JM29407
    @JM29407 8 років тому +4

    This list could've easily handled 20 films. Two of my favorites are "Casino" and "Blow".

    • @meghnasaha4349
      @meghnasaha4349 7 років тому

      Jeffery Miller Blow wasn't that good

  • @mantistoboggan5171
    @mantistoboggan5171 8 років тому +71

    city of god should have had a place.
    untouchables shouldn't.

    • @cathaldunne6741
      @cathaldunne6741 8 років тому +7

      Nah Untouchables is unreal!!!

    • @snoboater
      @snoboater 8 років тому +8

      untouchables deserved it but city of god shoulda been up here though no doubt

  • @jakobmoors8335
    @jakobmoors8335 9 років тому

    this is just a list of my all time favourite movies. Great list

  • @MrAjoh
    @MrAjoh 8 років тому +7

    Heat`s shootout scene reminds me of Gta 4 .... damn !the bank mission was epic

    • @bardanmalla193
      @bardanmalla193 3 роки тому +3

      More like gta iv ripped it off from heat1995

  • @everyonehatesme2500
    @everyonehatesme2500 5 років тому +5

    1 the untouchables
    2 l.a. confidential
    3 Scarface
    4 heat

  • @freddyspurscowboys6379
    @freddyspurscowboys6379 5 років тому +4

    I never realized crime movies are some of the best movies. Grest fn list!!!!

  • @vDomMusic
    @vDomMusic 9 років тому

    This is one of the best lists you guys have done.

  • @athenapictures
    @athenapictures 9 років тому +23

    Wow, you really fucked up with your line "each version of Once upon a time in America is beloved". The only version that's beloved, and the only version that should have ever existed, is the 3 1/2 - 4 hour cut

    • @StealthPants1
      @StealthPants1 9 років тому +1

      That's your opinion. Everyone is entitled to their own. So don't force your's on others.

    • @JohnSpawn1
      @JohnSpawn1 9 років тому +5

      Original Goose1 Stupid comment. Watchmojo made a comment not declaring their own opinion but the opinion of the general public and so - if anything - they mistakenly forced an opinion on others which isn't really held.. arthousefanatic is right, who the fuck enjoyed that abomination of a version of the film which completely butchered and ruined a masterpiece? In Europe the film was released in the right, 229 min version (by Leone, who had to cut it down immensely to this version). Only in America the studios had to butcher the film because otherwise they thought audiences wouldn't like it. That's certainly part of the reason why the film wasn't particularly well-received (some critics at the time even called that cut of the film the worst film of the year - and you can't even really blame them because they probably didn't know how good it could have been in the right version) and a commercial flop. It's certainly also part of the reason why the film is still so underrated today, so that version truly deserves our hatred.

    • @StealthPants1
      @StealthPants1 9 років тому

      Tom Waits I understand that you feel that the short version is not as good, but I bet people who never saw the original version still really liked the short one. It is just judgy to say that no one like it.

    • @JohnSpawn1
      @JohnSpawn1 9 років тому +3

      Original Goose1 "understand that you feel that the short version is not as good, but I bet people who never saw the original version still really liked the short one"
      You bet? Lol, I bet you haven't seen it if you say such a silly thing. Did you miss the part where I wrote about that version being a big part of the film's COMMERCIAL FAILURE and critical hatred (critics calling it one of the WORST FILMS OF THE YEAR?)
      "It's just judgy to say that no one like it. "
      And it's idiotic of you to write replies seemingly based on assumptions. How naive are you?
      "I understand that you feel that the short version is not as good"
      Not as good? NOT AS GOOD? It's terrible. Big difference. The theatrical, butchered cut of Blade Runner might be called not as good (some love it), but Once upon a time in america only was released in two famous versions: a great one and a terrible one.
      "It's just judgy to say that no one like it."
      Who said that no one likes it? We're talking about Watchmojo's statement saying that any version is BELOVED which implies that more than a few clueless people like it. It means that any version is popular and that's simply not the case. Any terrible film is probably beloved by at least someone somewhere, but that doesn't mean that you should call such a film beloved because of that. See what I mean?

    • @ulquiorracifer8822
      @ulquiorracifer8822 9 років тому

      Tom Waits wow you're really laying into people in the comments section.

  • @blabla48076
    @blabla48076 8 років тому +20

    Can anybody tell me why Bonnie and Clyde and The Untouchables are "epic" films and Goodfellas is not an epic? I really don't see that.

    • @musicaltheatergeek79
      @musicaltheatergeek79 8 років тому

      +blabla48076 I don't know about THE UNTOUCHABLES, but BONNIE AND CLYDE redefined the genre and broke new ground and taboos (i.e. sympathetic antiheroes, graphic violence) and is considered the first film of the New Hollywood. Both Sam Peckinpah (in THE WILD BUNCH) and Francis Ford Coppola (in THE GODFATHER) played tribute to B&C, and it's possible that their films would not have been possible, if not for BONNIE AND CLYDE breaking the mold. It's considered a very important landmark in film.

    • @blabla48076
      @blabla48076 8 років тому +1

      +musicaltheatergeek79 Yeah I know it's a landmark film and it's a great film that I enjoyed, but it doesn't fit the name "epic" to me.

  • @carlosgonzalezalvarenga7535
    @carlosgonzalezalvarenga7535 8 років тому +13

    Can someone explain me why the FUCK Goodfellas isn't an epic????

  • @deedou07
    @deedou07 9 років тому +1

    i was starting to forget how great Mr DeNiro is, this list reminded me

  • @technodroog
    @technodroog 8 років тому +181

    why is Goodfellas NOT an epic and The Departed is?

    • @Brookegemini
      @Brookegemini 8 років тому +6

      idk. they should swap

    • @user-mv9nu5sf1n
      @user-mv9nu5sf1n 8 років тому +3

      +Culprit LA The Departed should be there they should swap City of God for Goodfellas and The Untochables whit Casino .

    • @technodroog
      @technodroog 8 років тому +10

      City of God is one of the best films of the last 25 years, in any genre, it should stay on the list.

    • @user-mv9nu5sf1n
      @user-mv9nu5sf1n 8 років тому +1

      +Culprit LA Everyone has there on opinion

    • @manolis.799
      @manolis.799 8 років тому +3

      I thought Goodfellas and Casino should've been on here

  • @PeterK1984
    @PeterK1984 9 років тому +32

    "The serial killer known as 'the night owl'"...Seriously? Seriously?

    • @PeterK1984
      @PeterK1984 9 років тому +3

      ***** I know. Obviously they don't. That's why I posted this. It seemed so ridicolous that they included this movie but obviously have no idea what it is about. I mean, if they think this movie is about cops hunting a serial killer...

    • @tuxedosponge
      @tuxedosponge 9 років тому

      Further proof that Watchmojo doesn't actually watch anything.

    • @dudelebowski9552
      @dudelebowski9552 5 років тому

      A serial killing breakfast joint

  • @cinematube9163
    @cinematube9163 9 років тому +8

    once upon a time in america is the best crime movie ever or maybe the best movie ever made

  • @michaelbledstein7515
    @michaelbledstein7515 Рік тому

    My top ten favorite crime movies: Dolores Claiborne, Maltese Falcon, Strangers on a Train, Double Indemnity, On the Waterfront, Godfather, Goodfellas, Once Upon a Time in America, Fugitive and Departed. The first two are tied and a couple of my favorite movies ever.

  • @blu1509
    @blu1509 9 років тому +2

    Didn't expect the Dark Knight to make it to this list

  • @JEEspinar
    @JEEspinar 7 років тому +10

    Goodfelas must be one of the ten Movie Crime epics. It's a classic

  • @GuerraMovieHouse
    @GuerraMovieHouse 9 років тому +9

    Don't understand why Goodfellas didn't make the list and sad that not one James Cagney movie was mentioned....guess theirs just to many great films to choose from.

    • @sojoNIN
      @sojoNIN 9 років тому

      CanadianRM4 it is an epic based off of three generations of a Mafia family narrated by a character based on a real mobster.

    • @skeletonz28
      @skeletonz28 9 років тому +1

      but White Heat was a HM. thats a Cagney movie

  • @ApriliaRSV4F
    @ApriliaRSV4F 7 років тому +1

    The shoot out in Heat, is pretty bloody awesome.

  • @aaronjohnson4681
    @aaronjohnson4681 6 років тому

    what's interesting about both leo dicaprio and jack nicholson in the departed
    is these two play off each other like a father son bond
    nicholson's character, who is a older cop whos seen action for quite awhile
    when you also compare nicholson to the other cop roles he has been in such as chinatown
    while dicaptio's character, a much younger detective in this film, he apparently listens to nicholson's character and understands whats going on
    then you add other actors in the films, such as alec baldwin , matt damon, and many others
    and it turns into a fun movie

  • @VillaBoys123
    @VillaBoys123 9 років тому +25

    Show a man getting burned alive but fucking hell,bleep out those swears!!!! Only Americans...

    • @VillaBoys123
      @VillaBoys123 9 років тому +6

      ***** You don't know what that word means, do you?

    • @InputOne
      @InputOne 9 років тому +7

      They're Canadian.

    • @Qshafe
      @Qshafe 9 років тому

      ***** So? That doesn't make them American.

    • @InputOne
      @InputOne 9 років тому +2

      ***** I'm assuming he's referring to the U.S., not all of N.A.

    • @SARYM911
      @SARYM911 9 років тому +2

      ***** Everyone knows both countries are in the same continent but from the context it becomes ridiculously obvious which Americans is being referred to.Unless he means Mexicans,Brazillians,Venezuelans and all countries in the region have the same attitudes towards movies which is ridiculous

  • @alistairreeder5635
    @alistairreeder5635 9 років тому +5

    I can't beleive Carlito's Way wasn't in this list its definately my favourite Al Pacino role. Also I would have swapped The Untouchable with Road to Perdition

    • @bluegenes2273
      @bluegenes2273 2 роки тому

      It didn't span a ton of time or space, though. So would you really call it an epic?
      But don't get me wrong...! It's my go-to example of a movie ive seen at least eight times, but still feel suspense as if the outcome might be different _this_ time, haha.
      Renting pintos to tourists in paradise...

  • @josephsua7246
    @josephsua7246 9 років тому

    The Raid 2 should have been an honorable mention. For an all out martial arts action movie, it's crime story was pretty epic. And really riveting with a plot twist right before the enigmatic final fight. But this list was pretty accurate.

  • @davewelder5432
    @davewelder5432 4 роки тому

    The debate over this list will be legendary. I think we all agree we will have our personal choices and where they stand but all great movies we can watch over and over. Plus all have aged incredibly well.

  • @axelcordova8262
    @axelcordova8262 8 років тому +9

    No Goodfellas, epic fail on everybody's book.

  • @paulinvagny6848
    @paulinvagny6848 6 років тому +3

    This movie "Heat" is perfect

  • @kcvriess
    @kcvriess 6 років тому

    I've seen most movies on this list, also the older ones, and they are all great.
    But of all of them The Departed was my favorite.

  • @SteveShaha
    @SteveShaha 9 років тому +2

    Good list (I personally would have put L.A. Confidential and The Departed a little higher), but just one correction. In L.A. Confidential, Nite Owl refers to the location of a multiple-homicide rather than a serial killer. The film revolves around the single aforementioned homicide at the Nite Owl Cafe. Keep up the great work.

  • @riseofthesugars5312
    @riseofthesugars5312 9 років тому +18

    Oh, so you didn't include No Country for Old Men. (Flips coin) CALL IT!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @rhinofart18
      @rhinofart18 9 років тому +8

      Rise of the sugars because its not a crime epic but rather a modern western

  • @hughtubecube
    @hughtubecube 9 років тому +20

    Does the godfather part two not count? What exactly constitutes an 'epic'?

    • @JohnSpawn1
      @JohnSpawn1 9 років тому +4

      From Wikipedia: "An epic is traditionally a genre of poetry, known as epic poetry.[1] However in modern terms, epic is often extended to other art forms, such as epic theatre, films, music, novels, plays, television shows, and video games, [1] wherein the story has a *theme of grandeur and heroism*,[2] just as in epic poetry"
      I think an epic is a film with a considerable length and a big, often complex and/or dense story full of characters which (at least some of them) seem larger-than-life. Why on earth they put The departed on here, though, I don't understand. If anything Goodfellas (which they dismissed) is more of an epic (which I don't think it is) than the Departed.
      "Does the godfather part two not count?"
      Of course it does, but they picked the first one instead.

    • @hughtubecube
      @hughtubecube 9 років тому

      Tom Waits I get the grandeur and heroism part, I was asking how they were defining 'epic', since most if not all films contain thees of heroism if not grandeur.
      I think that those themes (or at least, if they aren't in Goodfellas, they aren't in the Godfather either, so why does that count when this does not) are present in Goodfellas.
      Yeah, The Departed is a great film, we all know you can't go wrong with Scorcesse, but that is pretty much a traditional undercover cop story, but with two men undercover in two organisations - I don't think that premise is that special or telltale of an 'epic'.
      Hats off to you.

    • @JohnSpawn1
      @JohnSpawn1 9 років тому

      hughtubecube About your comment on Godfather/Goodfellas and the themes in the definition:
      "I think an epic is a film with a considerable length and a big, often complex and/or dense story full of characters which (at least some of them) seem larger-than-life."
      That's what I wrote and what I think Watchmojo were going for. Goodfellas for example doesn't have a story or characers which are larger-than-life or almost "mythical* like the story and characters in Once upon... or the Godfather films. Goodfellas also has a song soundtrack as opposed to a traditional soundtrack which is part of what makes the films feel as epic as they do. Goodfellas rather is a more personal, gritty "small" and "simple" story about small-town criminals rather than the big gangsters and mobsters of Godfather 2 and Once upon...

    • @hughtubecube
      @hughtubecube 9 років тому

      Tom Waits That's a very fair point if we follow your definition, but I was not referring to your definition, I was referring to the Wikipedia (despite the nature of the website as a source) definition. I would say that Goodfellas does contain scenes of heroism (or rather anti-heroism) and has that trademark Scorcese flair of grandeur.
      What you just said, while not without merit, is subjective since it's based on your own definition of 'epic film'. And to be honest, I largely agree with that definition. What I am trying to say is that if we follow the 'official' (or at least Wikipedia official) definition, Goodfellas should at least qualify to be a contender. :)

    • @JohnSpawn1
      @JohnSpawn1 9 років тому

      hughtubecube "What I am trying to say is that if we follow the 'official' (or at least Wikipedia official) definition, Goodfellas should at least qualify to be a contender"
      And I would add if The Departed makes this list, then Goodfellas is certainly an epic too.

  • @xenezort
    @xenezort 9 років тому +2

    can you do 'top 10 Jean Reno moments/movies'?

  • @Dunwyche
    @Dunwyche 6 років тому

    The best one from mojo so far i think. A hard one to get right for sure, but this is a good one.

  • @UziNineMillomeetah
    @UziNineMillomeetah 9 років тому +27

    Heat is one of my favorite movies of any genre. I think The Town should have at least gotten an honorable mention because it's kind of like this generation's Heat in a lot of ways. The Dark Knight doesn't really fit into this genre IMO.

    • @TheZorseWhisperer
      @TheZorseWhisperer 9 років тому +3

      Its because of the Bank scene, as well as the Joker/Batman dynamic. They even had a sitdown like in Heat, granted the material is older than Heat, but the film making definitely takes inspiration from Heat.

    • @UziNineMillomeetah
      @UziNineMillomeetah 9 років тому

      yeah i can see that. i guess i just see it more as just as superhero movie than a heist/crime drama.

    • @MandyDollofDollLand
      @MandyDollofDollLand 9 років тому +1

      I thought so too! "The Town" took a lot of influence from "Heat" in how casual their robbery style was, but still so fucking meticulous. Similar endings too, came down to one guy who, "ain't never goin' back."

    • @UziNineMillomeetah
      @UziNineMillomeetah 9 років тому +1

      MandyDoll I LOVE the town. Ben Affleck has never been my favorite actor, but he is the man at directing. Jeremy Renner was a total boss in that movie.

    • @MandyDollofDollLand
      @MandyDollofDollLand 9 років тому +1

      ***** Fuck yes! "I need your help. I can't tell you what it is and you can never ask me about it later, but we're gonna go hurt some people."

  • @frankunodostres473
    @frankunodostres473 9 років тому +6

    can we get any Explanation why goodfellas doesn't fit the Tradition of a film epic?

  • @Mad77max77
    @Mad77max77 9 років тому

    I think that Gangster Squad with Josh Brolin, Sean Penn and Ryan Gosling should have been in the honourable mention ^^

  • @Splintercelmaster1
    @Splintercelmaster1 9 років тому

    You guys should do a top ten on hats like sporty, hip, stylish and others like that

  • @wokeaf1242
    @wokeaf1242 9 років тому +15

    The Godfather is and will always be #1. Though as an Honorable Mention I would have picked Angels with Dirty Faces - but White Heat is an excellent choice. (OMG, I'm agreeing with a Watch Mojo list. My world is askew.)

    • @JohnSpawn1
      @JohnSpawn1 9 років тому

      Not to disrespect your opinion, but I don't get the critical acclaim for Angels with dirty faces which is a really good film, but unfortunately it has an overly sentimental, moralising ending and that's why I think it doesn't hold a candle to another Bogart/Cagney film The Roaring Twenties (very underrated!) and White Heat imo truly is Cagney's greatest crime film, it indeed is an excellent choice.

    • @wokeaf1242
      @wokeaf1242 9 років тому +1

      Tom Waits I'll have to give you that one on Angels with Dirty faces, it did have a "go out in a blaze of glory" feeling the ending never delivered.

  • @Luxington1
    @Luxington1 5 років тому +3

    Two Scorsese, two de Palma, two de Caprio, two Crowe, three Pacino and three de Niro.

  • @lindseypena7905
    @lindseypena7905 9 років тому +1

    Where is Casino? Or most importantly The Public Enemy (1931)
    You're killing me watch mojo!

  • @roshangeorge2127
    @roshangeorge2127 4 роки тому +2

    I personally feel that Sidney Potier's "In the Heat of the Night" is the finest crime movie ever made.

    • @nicklubrino2606
      @nicklubrino2606 Рік тому

      It’s one of the all-time greatest films period not just crime movie.

  • @lkgrave4959
    @lkgrave4959 9 років тому +17

    Did you actually watch LA Confidential? It had nothing to do with a serial killer. The Nite Owl was a coffee stand where a massacre took place.

    • @visuworld
      @visuworld 5 років тому

      movie is nite owl or night owl

  • @javierarceo6428
    @javierarceo6428 9 років тому +9

    Bet on the life of my Physics professor no 1 is The Godfather.

  • @raggareed74
    @raggareed74 5 років тому +2

    What about Hoodlum or my favorite The ST. Valentines Day Massacre...geez...you need a top 20 list

  • @aaronjohnson4681
    @aaronjohnson4681 6 років тому

    denzel washington is amazing in a lot of action movies lately like american gangster and even the equalizer films
    though the films he is more recognized for, are from the 90s, like films like crimson tide
    which has a rather amazing musical score, which is right next to other musical scores from other films of that era such as : the newsies score, aladdin, and the lion king film score
    in terms of pace in the story, and how the music is presented in the film
    and then you have other 90s denzel washington films, like the preacher's wife
    which ,is very interesting for comedy
    the action films, though, its amazing to think that he can pull off such great action hero roles
    yet he could also be in: a lot more comedies, family films, just genres that could appeal to the youngest viewer

  • @Mourad_AZZI
    @Mourad_AZZI 9 років тому +8

    public enemies....

  • @DeathBadger1231
    @DeathBadger1231 8 років тому +4

    Heat is only No. 4?!? Jesus...

  • @skeletonz28
    @skeletonz28 9 років тому +2

    meh, I would've listed Godfather part 2 as the top crime epic. not only length, but it covers so much more. the rise of both generations, the struggles when getting there, family, loyalty, vengeance.
    fuck it, put both as 1 and 2

  • @michaelbruner3511
    @michaelbruner3511 8 років тому +2

    "The Dark Knight" should've gotten more than just an Honorable Mention.

  • @indystash3322
    @indystash3322 4 роки тому +3

    Once upon a time in America is on of the greatest films ever made

    • @cobracmr4
      @cobracmr4 2 роки тому

      @Joseph Morton awful take bruh it's goated

  • @charlottesmith4850
    @charlottesmith4850 5 років тому +3

    I'm glad The Godfather Trilogy was no. 1.

  • @jayr8134
    @jayr8134 7 років тому

    The French connection, The live and die in LA and A Bittersweet Life are crime films of equally epic proportion.

  • @Jman417
    @Jman417 3 роки тому +2

    Scarface is great because it is relatable to real life. Success is nothing without someone to share it with.

    • @Legend-vm9uv
      @Legend-vm9uv 3 роки тому +1

      Should be number 1

    • @nicklubrino2606
      @nicklubrino2606 Рік тому +1

      Fun fact: in an interview, Al Pacino said he “borrowed” not from a famous gangster but from a famous boxer: Roberto Duran. The walk, the attitude, Tony Montana is Roberto Duran.

  • @Mowntandewey
    @Mowntandewey 6 років тому +4

    Uh oh WatchMojo. You showed nudity at the 2:11 mark.

  • @VictoriasChannel
    @VictoriasChannel 9 років тому +144

    The Godfather 1 >>> The Godfather 2
    End of discussion

    • @toreswe
      @toreswe 9 років тому +63

      The discussion you just started?

    • @burningpipboy
      @burningpipboy 9 років тому

      Hey your here! Great Sim blog. I'm a fan :)

    • @fabienzaca
      @fabienzaca 9 років тому +1

      Hit it right on the head! The Godfather part 1 is so much better!

    • @MRWINDYMETHANE
      @MRWINDYMETHANE 6 років тому +14

      I think we can all agree that the first two Godfathers are better than Part III.

    • @geronimozarza8495
      @geronimozarza8495 6 років тому

      Agree, but is good anyway. Good, not masterpiece, but good.

  • @HLPC_2
    @HLPC_2 8 років тому

    Having watched both the Godfather and The Godfather II... yeah it deserves #1 spot on any crime movie list!

  • @midwings00
    @midwings00 9 років тому +1

    Was thinking which crime movie have I actually watched in recent memory and dark knight came to mind..mostly because the cops and mob bosses are so busy with their usual dance with each other that they turn a blind eye to the crazy dude who is blowing up banks and killing police or criminal without fear till its too late and the entire city is in chaos...it would have been cool to see a new crime boss take over in the third movie but it would have been silly with batman running around no matter how "dark and gritty" it would feel..I guess that's why Gotham TV series works...

  • @jackpotsb3
    @jackpotsb3 9 років тому +4

    I've only seen The Departed once so I could be wrong once I re-watch it, but am I the only one that likes Infernal Affairs more than The Departed?

    • @TheRedHairing40
      @TheRedHairing40 5 років тому

      Infernal Affairs was an epic on its own two feet. They over did it with the violence, language, and overtly sexual tones in The Departed. Infernal Affairs made you relate to the morals of the two characters played by Andrew Lau and Tony Leung... Damon, and Dicaprio were trying too hard to fill their shoes with their version of the Characters.

  • @ArsalanAFG-fo1yx
    @ArsalanAFG-fo1yx 7 років тому +68

    scarface should have been ranked higher

  • @NeoConnor1
    @NeoConnor1 Рік тому

    Glad Gangs of New York made the list. Although Marty has made many great crime films, Gangs is his most underappreciated and my personal favorite.

  • @JS-tk2co
    @JS-tk2co 5 років тому +2

    Scarface #8, its 1 on my list

  • @dudelebowski9552
    @dudelebowski9552 5 років тому +3

    The Dark Knight

  • @cathaldunne6741
    @cathaldunne6741 8 років тому +7

    What about Shark Tale!!!

    • @hydrolito
      @hydrolito 4 роки тому

      I think they are referring to criminals that are human.

    • @hydrolito
      @hydrolito 4 роки тому

      If Shark Tale why not Gorgo the crime was kidnapping and mother comes to rescue baby?

  • @danielzader8917
    @danielzader8917 6 років тому +2

    2Me Scarface Is the Greatest I have thought that since I was a kid AL PACINO'S BEST

  • @LifeWithPico
    @LifeWithPico 9 років тому

    My number one pick for top movie crime is Grownups Part 2.
    Also, you guys should do a Top 10 Actors/Actresses Who Shouldn't have starred in a leading role.