Once Upon a Time in America (Italian: C'era una volta in America) is a 1984 epic crime drama film co-written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods.

The film is set in Scotland in 1954.

Ron Decker, a young man convicted for drug possession, is sent to prison where veteran con Earl Copen takes Decker under his wing and introduces him into his own gang.

Harry Mitchel (Colin Farrell) (convicted of grievous bodily harm under never-explained circumstances) is leaving prison.

Ex-criminal Gary "Gal" Dove is happily retired in Spain with his beloved wife DeeDee, best friend Aitch, and Aitch's wife, Jackie.

English gangster Albert Spica has taken over the high-class Le Hollandais Restaurant, managed by French chef Richard Boarst.

The movie is about an 18-year-old boy who has been orphaned after his father died from a truck crash while he was in his usual work.

In the 1960s, Reggie Kray is a former boxer who has become an important part of the criminal underground in London.

The film begins with scenes from Peterson's delinquent early life which he narrates with self-deprecating humour.

In Northern California, a preteen boy, Tim, throws a doll into a river.

Jack Manfred (Clive Owen) is an aspiring writer going nowhere fast. To make ends meet and against his better judgment, he takes a job as a croupier.

The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel of the same name.

After his mother overdoses, 17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody (James Frecheville) asks his estranged grandmother, Janine "Smurf" Cody (Jacki Weaver), for help, and she invites him to move in with her.

The protagonist XXXX (otherwise unnamed) is a London cocaine distributor who operates with the care and professionalism of a legitimate businessman.

Dogville is a 2003 avant-garde drama film written and directed by Lars von Trier, and starring an ensemble cast led by Nicole Kidman, Lauren Bacall, Paul Bettany, Chloë Sevigny, Stellan Skarsgård, Udo Kier, Ben Gazzara, Harriet Andersson, and James Caan.

Gomorrah (Italian: Gomorra) is a 2008 Italian crime film directed by Matteo Garrone, based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Roberto Saviano, who also collaborated in the screenplay.

Intense young "tough" Thomas Seyr is a 28-year-old real estate broker involved in shady business deals.

The film opens with an unnamed British veteran gangster attending a boxing match with friends.

William Lee is an exterminator who finds that his wife Joan is stealing his supply of insecticide to use as a recreational drug.

Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American neo-noir black comedy crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, who conceived it with Roger Avary.