Mobsters

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Mobsters

R

1991

1h 44m

Crime

Drama

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Loosely based on real historical figures, this drama focuses on the empire built by enterprising young criminals Lucky Luciano (Christian Slater) and Meyer Lansky (Patrick Dempsey). Along with Bugsy Siegel (Richard Grieco) and Frank Costello (Costas Mandylor), Luciano and Lansky establish a revitalized mob in New York City, effectively displacing their predecessors. Despite the gangsters' humble beginnings on the streets, they eventually rise to control much of the city.

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Critics Consensus

Despite an abundance of style and some big names, Mobsters can't escape its empty plotting, numbing violence, and Gangster Movie 101 concepts.

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Jo Berry

Empire Magazine

Although things like character development are sometimes lost in the crossfire, the lead actors have enough charm to sustain the film.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 25, 2014

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Michael Sragow

The New Yorker

It's an excuse for the latest crop of media-spawned personalities -- the male equivalent of starlets -- to invade the heavy-duty genre of the gangster film. They don't come up to Cagney's spats.

May 20, 2014

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Peter Rainer

Los Angeles Times

Mobsters looks like it was made by people who have seen too many gangster films for people who haven't seen any. There isn't a breath of life in the filmmaking.

May 21, 2013

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Terry Francis

Southern Voice (Atlanta)

A kiddie gangster movie that appears to have been cast by the Ford Modeling Agency, dressed by the editors of GQ, and written by the marketing department of some cheesy brokerage house currently under investigation.

Rated: 1.5/4

May 9, 2023

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Mobsters is of overwhelming violence, but also of insinuated elegance. [Full review in Spanish]

Jan 25, 2023

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Ralph Novak

People Magazine

To say that production designer Richard Sylbert, costume designer Ellen Mirojnick and cinematographer Lajos Koltai give the settings a handsome, authentic look is like saying that the Titanic had nice chandeliers.

Jul 25, 2014

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Dennis R

Mobsters is an underrated gem that offers a stylish and energetic take on the early days of organized crime in America. One of its standout achievements is being among the first films to dramatize the rise of Charles "Lucky" Luciano, not as a background figure, but as a central character shaping the future of the mob. The film vividly captures Luciano’s transition from a street-level hustler to a visionary crime boss who helped modernize the Mafia. With slick direction, a dynamic cast, and a fast-paced narrative, Mobsters blends history with action, shedding light on a critical turning point in the criminal underworld. It's an entertaining and ambitious portrayal of how one man’s ruthless ambition changed everything. I truly do not understand how users have given this such a low rating. It is one of the greats.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/22/25

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Michael E

A timeless classic worthy of watching over and over! A must watch

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/17/25

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Jelisije J

This is not a bad film but this has to be the most over the top Hollywood action montage gangster film that you will ever see.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/25

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Dinos K

Oh man!! What was that i saw, my eyes hurt. I have to erase it from my memory

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/09/24

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Audience Member

Pretty sure it stole some scenes directly from The Godfather.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

A pretty good gangster film that is no "Goodfellas", but with the help of the brilliant cast and nicely developed story, "Mobsters" managed to be entertaining.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Michael Karbelnikoff

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Christian Slater

Charlie "Lucky" Luciano

Patrick Dempsey

Meyer Lansky

Richard Grieco

Bugsy Siegel

Costas Mandylor

Frank Costello

F. Murray Abraham

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Synopsis

Loosely based on real historical figures, this drama focuses on the empire built by enterprising young criminals Lucky Luciano (Christian Slater) and Meyer Lansky (Patrick Dempsey). Along with Bugsy Siegel (Richard Grieco) and Frank Costello (Costas Mandylor), Luciano and Lansky establish a revitalized mob in New York City, effectively displacing their predecessors. Despite the gangsters' humble beginnings on the streets, they eventually rise to control much of the city.

Director: Michael Karbelnikoff
Producer: Stephen J. Roth
Screenwriter: Michael Mahern, Nicholas Kazan
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 18, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.7M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Surround

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