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Aug 31: Favourite Mafia movie
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#Scarface (1983)
In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
#AlPacino

A big thanks to @Multiplat_Mike for hosting a glorious month of mafioso film fun.

Aug 30: Mobster caught goes to jail
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@Multiplat_Mike

#TheItalianJob (1969)
Charlie Croker leaving jail says goodbye to Crime Lord mobster Mr Bridger only to have to break back in later to ask him to finace a 'job' in Turin.

Aug 29: Fancy/classic car in a Mafia movie
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@Multiplat_Mike

#RoadToPerdition (2002)
Tough as nails Irish gangster Michael Sullivan and son Michael Jr. drive to Chicago in their 1931 Buick Series 50 Sedan. #TomHanks

Aug 28: 80-90's Mob movie
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@Multiplat_Mike

#LeonTheProfessional (1994)
Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin working for mafioso Old Tony, after her family is murdered and becomes his protégée.
#JeanReno #NataliePortman #GaryOldman

Aug 27: Shootout in a Mafia movie
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@Multiplat_Mike

#TheUntouchables (1987)
Treasury agent Eliot Ness and George Stone by chance bump into Capone's accountant Walter Payne and some of his henchmen on the stairs of Chicago Union Station where a shootout ensues.

Aug 26: Street Gang
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@Multiplat_Mike

#TheWarriors (1979)
The Warriors street gang must fight their way from the Bronx to their home turf on Coney Island when they are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.

August 25. Betrayal?
Salvatore "Sal" Tessio was one of Don Vito Corleone's most trusted friends and caporegimes, ruling over the Corleone family's territory in Brooklyn.
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Aug 25: Somebody rats/betrayal in a mafia movie
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@Multiplat_Mike

#TheGodfatherPartII (1974)
Michael assumes the role of don of the Corleone crime family. Brother Fredo is the underboss, but the position holds no authority for him. Fredo oversteps his boundaries with dealings that betray Michael's better judgment, leading to a Cain and Abel revenge story.

August 24. Set in Chicago?
The Sting - 1973
Following the murder of a mutual friend, aspiring con man Johnny Hooker (Robert Redford) teams up with old pro Henry Gondorff (Paul Newman) to take revenge on the ruthless crime boss responsible, Doyle Lonnegan (Robert Shaw). Hooker and Gondorff set about implementing an elaborate scheme, one so crafty that Lonnegan won't even know he's been swindled. As their big con unfolds, however, things don't go according to plan, requiring some last-minute improvisation by the undaunted duo. #MikesMafiaMovieChallenge

Aug 24: Mob Movie set in #Chicago
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@Multiplat_Mike

#TheOutfit (2022)
A master English tailor who's ended up in Chicago must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night.
#MarkRylance #ZoeyDeutch

Aug 23: Police Raid 👮 🔨
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@Multiplat_Mike

#BlackRain (1989)
The Japanese Police lead a raid on a Yakuza hideout accompanied by NYC cops Conklin and Vincent.
#MichaelDouglas #AndyGarcia

Aug 22: Counterfeit Cash 💵
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@Multiplat_Mike

#TheCounterfeiters (2007)
The story of Operation Bernhard, the largest counterfeiting operation in history, carried out by Germany during WWII.

Aug 21: Heist/Robbery
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@Multiplat_Mike

#TheHattonGardenJob (2017)
A criminal gang of old timers attempt to pull off the largest burglary in English history at an underground safe deposit facility with an est. value of £200M.

Aug 20: Crime Scene
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@Multiplat_Mike

#MurderByDecree (1979)
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the scene of Jack the Ripper's latest victim.
#ChristopherPlummer #JamesMason

Aug 19: Mob Movie set in #LasVegas
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@Multiplat_Mike

#TheCooler (2003)
In an old school Las Vegas casino, its top gambling jinx breaks his curse when he falls in love, much to his boss' consternation.
#WilliamHMacy #MariaBello #AlecBaldwin

Aug 18: Money Laundering 💸
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@Multiplat_Mike

#TheAccountant (2016)
A forensic accountant who un-cooks the books for illicit clients launders his fees through cash businesses on a strip mall south of Chicago.
#BenAffleck #AnnaKendrick #JKSimmons #JonBernthal #JeffreyTambor #CynthiaAddaiRobinson #JohnLithgow

August 17. Car chase?
Ronin - 1998
IMHO, the greatest set of car chases on film. #MikesMafiaMovieChallenge

Aug 17: Car Chase 🚗
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@Multiplat_Mike

#Duel (1971)
A business commuter in a Plymouth Valiant is pursued and terrorized by the malevolent driver of a massive tractor-trailer. #DennisWeaver

August 16. Italian food?
The Godfather - 1972
Heh, come over here, kid, learn something. You never know, you might have to cook for 20 guys someday. You see, you start out with a little bit of oil. Then you fry some garlic. Then you throw in some tomatoes, tomato paste, you fry it; ya make sure it doesn't stick. You get it to a boil; you shove in all your sausage and your meatballs; heh? And a little bit o' wine. An' a little bit o' sugar, and that's my trick. #MikesMafiaMovieChallenge

Aug 16: Resturant Italian food in Mafia movie
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@Multiplat_Mike

#LittleCaesar (1931)
Rico and Joe Massara order spaghetti and coffee at Vierling's but use a knife and fork to cut it up and eat 🤔
#EdwardGRobinson #DouglasFairbanksJr

August 15. Wiretap?
Casino - 1995
The FBI was listening to every word. #MikesMafiaMovieChallenge

Aug 15: Wiretapping / Bug Planted
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@Multiplat_Mike

#FromRussiaWithLove (1963)
#JamesBond checks his hotel room for bugs and finds one in the telephone ☎️ and asks for a room change.
#SeanConnery #BondMastodon

August 14. Asian mafia?
The Wolverine - 2013
Logan fights hundreds ninjas and regular bad guys who are probably part of a mafia-style organization. #MikesMafiaMovieChallenge

Aug 14: Triads / Asian Mafia 🈲
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@Multiplat_Mike

#BlackRain (1989)
Two NYC cops arrest a Yakuza member and must escort him when he's extradited to Japan.
#MichaelDouglas #AndyGarcia

August 13. Jail Break?
White Heat - 1949
Gang leader Cody Jarrett lives for his mother, planning heists between horrible headaches. During a train robbery that goes wrong, Cody shoots an investigator. He goes to jail and then breaks out. #MikesMafiaMovieChallenge

Aug 13: prison break/escape
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@Multiplat_Mike

#EscapeFromAlcatraz (1979)
Three men make a possibly successful attempt at escaping from Alcatraz, one of the most infamous prisons in the world.
#ClintEastwood

August 12. Set in 1920s-50s?
Once Upon a Time in America - 1984
David "Noodles" Aaronson returns to New York, where he had a career in the criminal mob in the '20s and '30s. Most of his old friends, are long gone, feels his past is unresolved.
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Aug 12: Mob Movie set in the 20-50's
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@Multiplat_Mike

#ThePublicEnemy (1931)
Tom Powers, an Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime and Chicago’s bootlegging fraternity. #JamesCagney

Aug 11: Favourite Mobster Outfit
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@Multiplat_Mike

#TheUntouchables (1987)
Despite Frank Nitti being an impeccable dresser, neither his boss Capone or his love of white suits could save him from Eliot Ness.
While the rest of Capone’s henchmen in their traditional gray and tan overcoats are ultimately hapless mooks, Nitti stands apart as the “white knight” he thought could always rely on to get the job done.

August 11. Best dressed?
I'm making the case for Sonny Corleone. Lots of class. #MikesMafiaMovieChallenge

August 10. Hitman?
Peter "Pete" Clemenza was one of the two original caporegimes in the Corleone family. He is played by Richard Castellano in Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film adaptation of the novel, and by Bruno Kirby in The Godfather Part II. #MikesMafiaMovieChallenge

Aug 10: Hitman
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@Multiplat_Mike

#InBruges (2008)
Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.
#ColinFarrell #BrendanGleeson #RalphFiennes

Aug 9: Hard Drugs used in Mafia movie
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@Multiplat_Mike

#Blow (2001)
George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by #PabloEscobar, establish's the American cocaine market in 1970s United States 🇺🇸.
#JohnnyDepp #PenelopeCruz

August 8. FBI?
Catch Me if You Can - 2002
Carl Hanratty is the main antagonist of the 2002 biographical crime film Catch Me if You Can. He is the FBI agent determined to catch Frank Abagnale Jr., the film's protagonist villain. #MikesMafiaMovieChallenge

Aug 8: FBI
#MikesMafiaMovieChallenge #FilmMastodon 📽️ 🎬
@Multiplat_Mike

#DieHard (1988)
Agent Johnson and Special Agent Johnson, no relation of the FBI show up to take control of the Nakatomi Plaza terrorist incident.
#RobertDavi #GrandLBush

Aug 7: Mob film set in New York / New Jersey
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@Multiplat_Mike

#AmericanGangster (2007)
An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas.
#DenzelWashington #RussellCrowe

August 6. Crooked Cop?
Ragtime - 1982
James Cagney: New York Police Commissioner Rhinelander Waldo.
Very Crooked.
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Aug 6: Crooked Cop 👮
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@Multiplat_Mike

#21Bridges (2019)
An embattled NYPD detective is thrust into a citywide manhunt for a pair of cop killers after uncovering a massive and unexpected conspiracy.
#ChadwickBoseman

@QuirkyFilms Reminds me of that scene from Home Alone, when Kevin watched the movie with the mobster with the tommy gun (how meta!)

Aug 5: Tommy Gun Or Six Shooter In A Movie
#MikesMafiaMovieChallenge #FilmMastodon #Cinemastodon #HomeAlone

Aug 5: Tommy Gun Or Six Shooter In A Movie
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@Multiplat_Mike

#BugsyMalone (1976)
Modified Tommy Guns (aka Splurge guns) with cream-filled pies for dramatic creamy splats.

August 4. Private Eye?
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid - 1982
When a famous cheese maker dies in a freak car crash, she thinks he was murdered for his top-secret cheese recipes. To prove her theory, she hires detective Roy Reardon. #MikesMafiaMovieChallenge

August 3. Nightclub?
Goodfellas - 1990
The three-minute Goodfellas tracking shot that takes us into the Copacabana nightclub and proves Henry Hill’s gangster credentials.
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Coming this August #FilmMastodon
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See you there 😀