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Mobsters

1991 · 104 min

A stylish, old-fashioned gangster saga that feels like a glossy, slightly hollow rise-and-fall story, more about atmosphere than deep character insight.

Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Tagline
They didn't take orders...They took over.
Overview
The story of a group of friends in turn of the century New York, from their early days as street hoods to their rise in the world of organized crime...

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • power
  • betrayal
  • crime
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Michael Karbelnikoff
Written by
Michael Mahern, Nicholas Kazan
Starring
Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Richard Grieco, Costas Mandylor, F. Murray Abraham, Lara Flynn Boyle, Michael Gambon, Chris Penn
Music
Michael Small
Cinematography
Lajos Koltai
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
German, French, English, Spanish

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