An index of fictional works that star (or revolve around) gangsters and mobsters, and the underworld of organized crime.
See also Hood Film, a subgenre that focuses on Black or Hispanic Gangbangers in inner-city neighborhoods. Works featuring outlaw biker gangs will also overlap with Biker Media. Frequently overlaps with Heroic Bloodshed, a genre of Hong Kong action films that usually (but not always) have The Triads and the Tongs as antagonists and/or protagonists. "Rise and Fall" Gangster Arc is a common plot in these works.
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Multimedia Franchises
- Batman (the title character fights a lot of criminal organizations)
- Breaking Bad
- The Sopranos
Anime & Manga
- 91 Days
- Acid Town
- Akagi
- Akiba Maid War
- Banana Fish
- Begin
- Bi no Kyoujin
- Black Lagoon
- Bungo Stray Dogs
- Crying Freeman
- Finder Series
- Gangsta.
- Gokusen
- Haou Airen
- Heat
- Ichi the Killer
- Ikoku Irokoi Romantan
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
- Kasei Yakyoku
- Kizuna
- My Bride is a Mermaid
- My Home Hero
- Nisekoi
- Noir
- Reborn! (2004)
- Sanctuary
- Sun-Ken Rock
- Tokyo Crazy Paradise
- Tokyo Revengers
- Tokyo Tribe
- trash.
- Twittering Birds Never Fly
- The Way Of The House Husband
- W-Change!!
- Wild Ones
- The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting
Comic Books
Films — Animation
Films — Live-Action
- 22 Bullets
- 365 Days (combined with Erotic Film)
- This Day (sequel)
- 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
- American Gangster
- Analyze This
- Angels with Dirty Faces
- Batman (1989)
- The Batman (2022)
- Battles Without Honor and Humanity
- The Black Godfather
- Black Mass
- A Better Tomorrow
- The Boondock Saints
- A Bronx Tale
- Bugsy
- Bugsy Malone
- The Candy Tangerine Man
- Capone
- Carlito's Way
- Casino
- Code of Silence
- Contraband (1980)
- The Counselor
- The Departed
- The Dark Knight Trilogy
- Dick Tracy
- Dogville
- Donnie Brasco
- Eastern Promises
- El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle
- Gangster No. 1
- Gangland Odyssey
- The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
- Gangs of New York
- Gangster Squad
- The Gangster, The Cop, The Devil
- The Gentlemen
- Get Carter
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
- G Men
- The Godfather
- GoodFellas
- Gomorrah
- Gotti
- A History of Violence
- Hoffa
- Hoodlum
- La Horse
- Human Cargo (1936)
- The Irishman
- In Bruges
- The Infernal Affairs Trilogy
- Innocent Blood (combined with Horror)
- Jane Austen's Mafia!
- John Wick
- Johnny Dangerously
- Kiler
- The Killer
- Kill the Irishman
- King of New York
- Kung Fu Hustle
- The Last Gangster
- Last Man Standing (1996)
- Layer Cake
- Legend (2015)
- Le Samouraï
- Little Caesar
- Little Odessa
- Live by Night
- Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels
- The Long Good Friday
- Lucky Number Slevin
- The Machine (2023)
- Malavita
- Malik
- The Many Saints of Newark: A Sopranos Story
- Married to the Mob
- Mean Streets
- Mesrine
- Milano Calibro 9
- Miller's Crossing
- The Mexico Trilogy:
- Mobsters
- My Blue Heaven
- New Jack City
- The Musketeers of Pig Alley
- The Newyon Boys
- No Country for Old Men
- Once Upon a Time in America
- Once Upon A Time In London
- The Outfit
- Outlaw: Gangster VIP Film Series
- Outlaw: Gangster VIP (1968)
- Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2 (1968)
- Outlaw: Heartless (1968)
- Outlaw: Goro the Assassin (1968)
- Outlaw: Black Dagger (1968)
- Outlaw: Kill! (1969)
- Outrage
- Prizzi's Honor
- The Professional
- The Public Enemy (1931)
- Public Enemies
- Pulp Fiction
- Reservoir Dogs
- Road to Perdition
- Romeo is Bleeding
- Satya
- Scarface (1932)
- Sexy Beast
- Shark Tale
- She's Dating the Gangster
- Solo (a Space Opera variant)
- Some Like It Hot
- Snatch.
- Tigers Are Not Afraid
- Les Tontons flingueurs
- Tough Guy
- Touchez pas au grisbi
- The Tribe
- The Turning Point (1952)
- Underworld (1927)
- The Untouchables (1987)
- The Valachi Papers
- West Side Story (1961)
- West Side Story (2021)
- The Whole Nine Yards
- Yojimbo
- Young and Dangerous
- Youth of the Beast
- Zatoichi (2003)
Literature
- 365 Days (combined with Erotic Literature)
- 9 Dragons
- Baccano!
- Birthright
- Brighton Rock
- The Cartel
- The Coughlin Trilogy:
- The Cutie
- Down and Dirty
- The Family Corleone
- The Friends of Eddie Coyle
- Good Fae
- Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
- Jade City
- The Last Don
- No Country for Old Men
- Parker
- Red Harvest
- S
- The Saint
- The Sicilian
- Somebody Owes Me Money
- Son of the Mob
Live-Action TV
- The Black Donnellys
- Boardwalk Empire
- The Book of Boba Fett
- Breaking Bad
- Brotherhood
- The Continental
- Copper
- Daredevil
- Fargo
- Godfather of Harlem
- Love/Hate
- Lilyhammer
- My Name
- Narcos
- Oz (focused on various prison gangs)
- Peaky Blinders
- Queen of the South
- Sons of Anarchy
- The Sopranos
- Snowfall
- Tulsa King
- Underbelly
- The Untouchables
- The Wire
- Wiseguy
Pinball
Tabletop Games
Theatre
Video Games
- 25 to Life
- Arcana Famiglia
- Assassin's Creed Syndicate
- Blue Estate
- Call of Juarez: The Cartel
- Constructor
- The Darkness
- Dead Connection
- Empire of Sin
- Gangstar Vegas
- Gangland
- Gangsters
- Grand Theft Auto
- The Getaway
- The Godfather
- Guns, Gore & Cannoli
- Hogan's Alley
- Hotline Miami
- Kingpin: Life of Crime
- Like a Dragon
- Made Man
- Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
- Mafia Wars
- Max Payne
- Milanoir
- Mob Enforcer
- Mother Russia Bleeds
- Omerta: City of Gangsters
- Red Steel
- Saints Row
- Scarface: The World Is Yours
- Sleeping Dogs
- Sniper: Path of Vengeance
- The Sopranos: Road to Respect
- Stranglehold
Visual Novel
Webcomics
- Fish Bones
- For Love Nor Money
- Lackadaisy
- Mob Ties
- Niels
- Problem Sleuth and the Midnight Crew intermission of Homestuck
- Shutline
- Wet Sand
Web Animation
Western Animation