Poll: Best Movie Portrayal of Real-life Mob/Gangster

Results of 1,553 votes:

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   #18

    

   Tommy DeVito as played by Joe Pesci in Goodfellas (1990)
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   Ray Liotta and Gina Mastrogiacomo in Goodfellas (1990)

    

   Henry Hill as played by Ray Liotta in Goodfellas (1990)
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   Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York (2002)

    

   Bill "The Butcher" Cutting as played by Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York (2002)
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   Robert De Niro in The Untouchables (1987)

    

   Al Capone as played by Robert De Niro in The Untouchables (1987)
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   Robert De Niro in Casino (1995)

    

   Sam "Ace" Rothstein as played by Robert De Niro in Casino (1995)
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   Denzel Washington in American Gangster (2007)

    

   Frank Lucas as played by Denzel Washington in American Gangster (2007)
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   Al Pacino in Donnie Brasco (1997)

    

   Benjamin "Lefty" Ruggiero as played by Al Pacino in Donnie Brasco (1997)
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   Johnny Depp in Black Mass (2015)

    

   Whitey Bulger as played by Johnny Depp in Black Mass (2015)
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   Tom Hardy in Bronson (2008)

    

   Charles Bronson as played by Tom Hardy in Bronson (2008)
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    Tom Hardy in Legend (2015)

     

    Ronald and Reggie Kray as played by Tom Hardy in Legend (2015)
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    Johnny Depp in Public Enemies (2009)

     

    John Dillinger as played by Johnny Depp in Public Enemies (2009)
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    "Bonnie and Clyde" Warren Beatty 1967 Warner Bros.

     

    Clyde Barrow as played by Warren Beatty in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
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    Tom Hardy in Lawless (2012)

     

    Forrest Bondurant as played by Tom Hardy in Lawless (2012)
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    Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)

     

    Jacques Mesrine as played by Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008) and Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008)
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    Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito in Hoffa (1992)

     

    Jimmy Hoffa as played by Jack Nicholson in Hoffa (1992)
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    Billy Drago in The Untouchables (1987)

     

    Frank Nitti as played by Billy Drago in The Untouchables (1987)
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    Stephen Graham in Public Enemies (2009)

     

    Baby Face Nelson as played by Stephen Graham in Public Enemies (2009)
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    Warren Oates in Dillinger (1973)

     

    John Dillinger as played by Warren Oates in Dillinger (1973)
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    Cliff Curtis in Blow (2001)

     

    Pablo Escobar as played by Cliff Curtis in Blow (2001)
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    #20

     

    Martin Snyder as played by James Cagney in Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
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    Sean Penn in Gangster Squad (2013)

     

    Mickey Cohen as played by Sean Penn in Gangster Squad (2013)
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    Warren Beatty and Richard C. Sarafian in Bugsy (1991)

     

    Bugsy Siegel as played by Warren Beatty in Bugsy (1991)
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    Tim Roth in Hoodlum (1997)

     

    Dutch Schultz as played by Tim Roth in Hoodlum (1997)
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    Rod Steiger in Al Capone (1959)

     

    Al Capone as played by Rod Steiger inAl Capone (1959)
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    Charles Bronson in The Valachi Papers (1972)

     

    Joe Valachi as played by Charles Bronson in The Valachi Papers (1972)
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    Charles Bronson in Machine-Gun Kelly (1958)

     

    Machine Gun Kelly as played by Charles Bronson in Machine-Gun Kelly (1958)
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    Laurence Fishburne in Hoodlum (1997)

     

    Bumpy Johnson as played by Laurence Fishburne in Hoodlum (1997)
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    Jon Voight and Brendan Gleeson in The General (1998)

     

    Martin Cahill as played by Brendan Gleeson in The General (1998)
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    Denzel Washington and Delroy Lindo in Malcolm X (1992)

     

    West Indian Archie as played by Delroy Lindo in Malcolm X (1992)
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    Martin Kemp in The Krays (1990)

     

    Reggie Kray as played by Martin Kemp in The Krays (1990)
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    Vin Diesel, Peter Dinklage, and Frank Pietrangolare in Find Me Guilty (2006)

     

    Jackie DiNorscio as played by Vin Diesel in tt0419749/
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    Val Kilmer and Eric Bogosian in Wonderland (2003)

     

    Eddie Nash as played by Eric Bogosian in Wonderland (2003)
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    Gary Kemp in The Krays (1990)

     

    Ronald Kray as played by Gary Kemp in The Krays (1990)
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    Tetsuya Watari in Graveyard of Honor (1975)

     

    Rikio Ishikawa as played by Tetsuya Watari in Graveyard of Honor (1975)