The Godfather 1972
Familien Corleone er en stor, varmhjertet slægt af italiensk herkomst. Samtidig er familiens overhoved, Don Vito, en ledende skikkelse i mafiaen, en "gudfar", hvis magt kun begrænses af hans konkurrenter.
Familien Corleone er en stor, varmhjertet slægt af italiensk herkomst. Samtidig er familiens overhoved, Don Vito, en ledende skikkelse i mafiaen, en "gudfar", hvis magt kun begrænses af hans konkurrenter.
I 1980 ankommer cubanske Tony Montana og hans ven Manny til Miami, hvor de bluffer og myrder sig til en opholdstilladelse. Tony og Manny får job som opvaskere, men Tony har andre ambitioner. Med brutale midler går han i gang med at opbygge sit eget narkoimperium, og snart er han en af de helt store spillere i byens underverden. Men Tony kan ikke holde næsen fra sine egne varer, og hans ego og paranoia vokser i takt med hans imperium.
Den nyuddannede betjent Billy Costigan voksede op med kriminalitet. Det gør ham til den perfekte muldvarp til at infiltrere byens mafia, styret af bossen Frank Costello. Det er Billys opgave at vinde Costellos tillid og hjælpe sine foresatte med at fængsle Costello. Imens har specialdetektiv Colin Sullivan fået alles tillid. Ingen ved, at han er Costellos muldvarp i politiet. De fordækte liv, der krydser hinanden og kolliderer, er den eksplosive kerne i den meget roste The Departed.
Ray Liotta spiller Henry Hill, en ung fyr på den forkerte side af loven. Henry bliver venner med gangsterne Tommy DeVito og Jimmy Conway. Tingene udvikler sig hurtigt, og de tre venner begår snart store forbrydelser.
Eks-bookmakeren Sam 'Ace' Rothstein bliver i starten af 1970'erne sendt til Las Vegas for at styre mafiakasinoet Tangiers. Korruptionen trives, Ace gør det godt, og han formår at holde en respektabel facade. Han gifter sig med luksusluderen Ginger og nyder det søde liv. Men i kulissen spøger problemerne. Ginger er stadig draget af en gammel elsker, mens Aces ven, gangsteren Nicky Santoro, sætter Vegas på den anden ende.
Michael Corleone har netop overtaget jobbet som mafia-leder efter sin far Vito. Vi følger hans kamp i 50´erne, om at holde familien samlet og om muligt at skaffe endnu mere magt. Hovedparten af indkomsterne kommer fra casinoet i Las Vegas, Michael forsøger at udvide denne forretning til Cuba, men revolutionen kommer imellem. Han bliver mere og mere mistænksom over for sine omgivelser. Han mistænker alle. Hans nærmeste har enten forladt ham eller blevet skaffet af vejen?
Seks professionelle, barske forbrydere hyres til et diamant kup i den større kaliber. Planlægning og koldt overblik er afgørende, og ikke alle gruppens medlemmer er lige gode til at beherske sig. Det lykkes politiet at få placeret en agent i gruppen, men da planerne for røveriet holdes hemmeligt, kan de først rykke ud i sidste øjeblik. Det må ende galt. Tarantinos debutfilm.
Mitch McDerere er en ung nybagt jurist, der har netop har bestået sin eksamen fra Harvard universitetet i Boston med højeste udmærkelse. Mitch får tilbudt adskillige job på alle de største og bedste advokatkontorer, men han foretrækker jobbet som jurist i et mindre firma i Memphis, Bendini, Lambert & Locke. Firmaet tilbyder Mitch og hans kone en splinterny Mercedes, et fuldt møbleret drømmehus samt en fantastisk gage. Mitch der kommer fra fattige kår, lader sig let lokke af løfter om penge og magt og velstand. Advokaterne i ”The Firm” er dygtige skatteeksperter, men langsomt går det op for Mitch, at firmaet er et advokatkontor for organiseret kriminalitet med rødder i mafia-miljøet. Mitch´s mistro forstærkes yderligere, da FBI konfronterer ham med beviser på korruption og mord inden for firmaet. Han fanges i et djævelsk spil, hvor hvert træk han foretager, kan koste ham livet.
New York, 1978. Svindleren Irving Rosenfeld får en ny makker og elskerinde i stripperen Sydney Prosser. Irving nægter dog at lade sig skille fra den ustabile Rosalyn. Da FBI-agent Richie DiMaso pågriber Irving og Sydney i en fidus, tilbyder han at lade dem gå fri, hvis de hjælper med at fange andre svindlere - bl.a. en korrupt borgmester i New Jersey. Samtidig er der noget i luften mellem Richie og Sydney.
Politimanden Matt Scudder (Liam Neeson) bliver kontaktet af en narkobagmand, hvis kone er blevet kidnappet og dræbt. Nu vil manden have fundet de ansvarlige, så han kan straffe dem, og han overtaler Scudder til at tage sagen. Men under efterforskningen går det op for Scudder, at det bliver en farlig affære, da gerningsmændene er en sadistisk duo, som tidligere har bortført og myrdet en række kvinder - og de vil snart slå til igen.
Da Robert render ind i en gammel bekendt, går hans liv i spåner. Vennen myrdes, men har givet Robert en videooptagelse af et mord, begået af National Security Agency, som jagter terrorister og ønsker ubegrænsede beføjelser til at udspionere alle. NSA sætter en hær af agenter og alle former for elektronisk overvågning ind mod Robert, som gang på gang undslipper på et hængende hår. Men hvor længe kan én mand klare sig mod verdens eneste supermagt?
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An introverted photographer's life changes when a former mafia boss hires him for love advice, only to end up falling for him instead."
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