The Mob Movie Canon

Genre Evolution

The essential lineage of American gangster cinema, from its golden-age roots through the Scorsese and Coppola masterworks.

The Mob Movie Canon is a curated lineage of 9 films spanning 1932–2006, opening with Scarface and closing with The Departed. The lineage features work by Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and Brian De Palma.