The Best Organized Crime Movies To Watch

This JustWatch streaming guide is dedicated to movies that depict organized crime and feature dramatic retellings of historical events as well as fictional dramas about criminal enterprise. Regardless of the streaming platforms you have access to—Netflix, Max, Paramount+, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, or any other—JustWatch shows you all the options.

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Must see organized crime movies

Organized crime movies offer a fascinating insight into the criminal underworld and feature iconic organizations such as the Mafia, the Yakuza, or the cartels. Sometimes simply referred to as gangster movies, the best in this genre start with the holy trinity of The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, and Goodfellas. Other must-see organized crime movies include Pulp Fiction, Scarface, Once Upon a Time in America, The Irishman, The Departed, Reservoir Dogs, Casino, Carlito’s Way, Heat, A Bronx Tale, Donnie Brasco, Leon: The Professional, Mean Streets, Gangs of New York, American Gangster, and Public Enemies.

Organized crime movies from elsewhere

This genre has intrigued moviegoers across all cultures for decades, and these are some organized crime movies from elsewhere that you might have missed. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels looks at the criminal element in London, England. Election is about the power struggle in Hong Kong’s triads. City of God gives a raw insight into Brazilian gang culture while Mesrine interrogates the life of France’s most high-profile criminal.