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Fear City: New York vs The Mafia

2020 · 1 season

A gritty, methodical true-crime chronicle that immerses you in the wiretap war against the mob, tense and sobering.

Created by
Sam Hobkinson
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Starring
G. Robert Blakey, John Savarese, Johnny Alite
Tagline
Five crime families. One shot at taking them down.
Overview
New York City in the 1970s was ruled with a bloody fist by five mafia families, until a group of federal agents tried the unthinkable: taking them down.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Sam Hobkinson
Genres
Documentary, Crime
Starring
G. Robert Blakey, John Savarese, Johnny Alite
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • power
  • corruption
  • justice
  • conspiracy
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Stream
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Details

Genres
documentary, crime
Created by
Sam Hobkinson
Starring
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Music
Paul Moessl
Cinematography
Tim Cragg
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes, 60 min each
Network
Netflix
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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