The 7 best gangster films - number 1 is a 'masterpiece'

If you're looking for a film which keeps you gripped, look no further than these seven films which have been named as the greatest ever organized crime movies.

Scoring highly on Rotten Tomatoes and raking in heaps of positive reviews on Letterboxd, these films can't be missed. On a list by Forbes, they made the cut for some of the best gangster films ever created.

Whether this genre is one of your favourites or not, you'll be hooked from start to finish with these classics. Taking top spot, it's not The Godfather, but number one has been called a "masterpiece" by CBR.

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"Devastating and unflinching and willing to do whatever it takes to bring its message home."

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CBR called it a "masterpiece".

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