THEME EXPLORATION

organized crime territorial warfare

27 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
1967 · Roger Corman
Cops vs. Thugs
Cops vs. Thugs
1975 · Kinji Fukasaku
Young and Dangerous 2
Young and Dangerous 2
1996 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
Zamaana Deewana
Zamaana Deewana
1995 · Ramesh Sippy
Bad Boys II
Bad Boys II
2003 · Michael Bay
The Street Fighter
The Street Fighter
1974 · Shigehiro Ozawa
Deported
Deported
1950 · Robert Siodmak
La sfida
La sfida
1958 · Francesco Rosi
Pire Nuri
Pire Nuri
1968 · Yílmaz Güney
Alpha Dog
Alpha Dog
2006 · Nick Cassavetes
New World
New World
2013 · Park Jung-hoon
Suburra
Suburra
2015 · Stefano Sollima
Skiptrace
Skiptrace
2016 · Renny Harlin
The Outlaws
The Outlaws
2017 · Kang Sung Yun
The 51st State
The 51st State
2001 · Ronny Yu
A War Named Desire
A War Named Desire
2000 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai
Colour of the Game
Colour of the Game
2017 · Kam Ka-Wai
Gangstas
Gangstas
2025 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
GATAO: Big Brothers
GATAO: Big Brothers
2025 · Chiang Jui-chih
Hell Drivers
Hell Drivers
1957 · Cy Endfield
Hugas
Hugas
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.
One in the Chamber
One in the Chamber
2012 · William Kaufman
Stealing Sinatra
Stealing Sinatra
2003 · Ron Underwood
Veronica Guerin
Veronica Guerin
2003 · Joel Schumacher
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · Guy Ritchie
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

His films like Goodfellas and Casino meticulously chronicle the internal hierarchies, territorial conflicts, and violent power struggles within organized crime syndicates.

 Damien Leone Italy

Through the crime thriller genre, Leone explored territorial dominance and brutal competition between criminal organizations with operatic intensity and visual storytelling.