The Irish mob is recognized as one of the oldest organized crime gangs in the U.S. A sordid past and existence in almost every city across America has resulted in the Irish mob being the source of countless motion pictures.
Read on for a look at our top ten Irish mob movies that were influenced by the Irish immigrants and their corrupt dealings. Starring Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus, Irish Catholic fraternal twins embark on a quest to take down a Boston mob all the while being pursued by FBI special agent Paul Smecker, played by Willem Dafoe. Written and directed by Troy Duffy, he said personal experiences inspired him to write the film.
Adapted from Charles Brandt's 2004 nonfiction book "I Heard You Paint Houses," The Irishman is directed by Martin Scorsese stars a dream team of Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci. In it, elderly Irish-American World War II veteran Frank Sheeran (De Niro) recounts his time as a hitman for the Mafia. Sign up to IrishCentral's newsletter to stay up-to-date with everything Irish! Directed by Michael Curtiz, this early mob film stars James Cagney and Pat O'Brien as the dead in kids from the slums of New York whose troubled childhood sends them down very different paths in adulthood.
After ending up on opposite sides of the law, one turns into a career criminal while the other transforms into a compassionate priest. When Terry Noonan (Sean Penn) returns to his childhood home of Hell’s Kitchen in New York after a 10-year absence,.