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Author
Language
Italiano
Description
Based on the true story of Rita Atria and Judge Paolo Borsellino, The Sicilian Girl is the dramatic retelling of Atria's Story: how a 17 year-old Sicilian whose father and brother were both Mafia Members (and victims) breaks the vow of silence that enshrouds that world, and gives evidence to famed anti-Mafia judge Borselllino.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 110 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Italiano
Description
In line with the recent wave of acclaimed mob dramas from Italy such as Gomorrah and the Oscar® Nominated Il Divo, The Sicilian Girl recounts the true crime story of mafia daughter Rita Atria, who took her life into her hands to break the code of silence and testify against "The Family" in 1991.
Author
Language
English
Description
Set in South Philadelphia, A Rose on Ninth Street, deals with police corruption, crime, loyalty, drugs, romance, love, forgiveness, and redemption. Bob O'Conner is faced with the biggest decision of his life when he falls in love with the beautiful daughter of his boss's enemy. While Bob's father struggles with alcoholism, and his mother is dying from cancer, Bob's crime boss sets out to kill him, and his world is crumbling around him.
4) Salvo
Author
Language
Italiano
Description
After murdering a man, Salvo, a ruthless Sicilian hit man, discovers the man's sister, a young blind girl, witnessed the whole thing. Haunted by their brief exchange, the two will attempt to navigate their dangerous next steps side by side.
5) Apple Pie
Author
Language
English
Description
A gangster relates the story of how he started his life of crime, beginning when as a child he faked his own kidnapping in order to get money from his parents for the "ransom". However, it turns out that the "gangster" may not be exactly what he seems.
6) Wild Justice
Author
Language
English
Description
Ex-military man Daniel and his wife Lisa share a life which seems perfect in an environment of family people and cozy surroundings. But after Daniel intervenes during something terrible at the local pub, their life takes a violent turn. The thug brings his gang and they beat up Daniel in a park. Daniel and Lisa comfort each other in their home unknowingly watched by the gang members outside. One night, Lisa is kidnapped from the house. Upon returning...
8) Thick
Author
Language
English
Description
THICK is a 2012 based tale about a burgeoning apartment complex magnate, THERESA JAMES, who runs illegal businesses in her neighborhoods for added financial gain. Feeling the aftermath of the 2010 Recession, Theresa tries to regain a foot hold in her underworld, professional and private life as her employees start to undermine her by looking for a way out of her fledgling criminal empire.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of four boyhood friends in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward who return after Hurricane Katrina to find their homes decimated, with no jobs, and no help from FEMA. Out of options, they reluctantly turn to a local gangster, who offers them one shot at turning their situations around, by pulling off a dangerous heist in the heart of the city.
10) Black Out
Author
Language
Nederlands
Description
On the day before his wedding, retired criminal Jos wakes up next to a murdered man with no recollection of what happened the night before. He soon discovers that a group of gangsters have pinned him as the lone suspect in the theft of 20 kilos of coke. He's got to get it back in 24 hours, or the life of his bride will be in serious danger. Now he has no choice but to creep back into his dangerous old world of petty thieves and drug dealers –...
12) Nobody
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hutch Mansell is an underestimated and overlooked dad and husband, taking life's indignities on the chin and never pushing back. A nobody. When two thieves break into his suburban home one night, Hutch declines to defend himself or his family, hoping to prevent serious violence. His teenage son, Blake, is disappointed in him and his wife, Becca, seems to pull only further away. The aftermath of the incident strikes a match to Hutch's long-simmering...
14) The gambler
Publisher
Paramount
Language
English
Formats
Description
Both an English professor and a high-stakes gambler, Jim Bennett bets it all when he borrows from a gangster and offers his own life as collateral. Always one step ahead, Bennett pits his creditor against the operator of a gambling ring and leaves his dysfunctional relationship with his wealthy mother in his wake. He plays both sides, immersing himself in an illicit, underground world while garnering the attention of Frank, a loan shark with an interest...
15) Black mass
Language
English
Formats
Description
In 1970s South Boston, FBI agent John Connolly persuades Irish mobster Jimmy Bulger to collaborate with the FBI in order to eliminate their common enemy: the Italian mob. The drama tells the story of this unholy alliance, which spiraled out of control, allowing Whitey to evade law enforcement while consolidating his power and becoming one of the most ruthless and dangerous gangsters in Boston history.
"Black Mass is a tightly wound piece of work,...
16) The Godfather
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Featuring the original provocative bonus materials plus the all-new supplements created exclusively for the Coppola restoration.
"Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece features Marlon Brando in his Oscar winning role as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Director Coppola paints a chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan's rise and near fall from power in America, masterfully balancing the story between the Corleone's family life and the ugly crime...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2017
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Legendary hit man John Wick is forced back out of retirement by a former associate plotting to seize control of a shadowy international assassins' guild. Bound by a blood oath to help him, John travels to Rome where he squares off against some of the world's deadliest killers.
18) Widows
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After finding a gun, money, and detailed plans for the security van hijack that killed her husband, Dolly recruits the other widows to complete the heist.
19) Contraband
Language
English
Formats
Description
Chris Farraday long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy, botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs, Chris is forced back into doing what he does best, running contraband, to settle Andy's debt. Chris is a legendary smuggler and quickly assembles a crew with the help of his best friend, Sebastian, to head to Panama and return with millions in counterfeit bills. Things quickly fall apart with only hours to...
20) Fire with fire
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©℗2012.
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
After witnessing the brutal murders of a convenience store owner and his son; firefighter Jeremy Coleman nearly escapes with his life. As he is forced to testify against the crime lord, Hagan, he is placed in the witness protection program under the watch of the U.S. Marshalls. As his new identity becomes compromised, Jeremy is forced to take an unexpected course of action in order to get his life back and save the lives of those he loves.
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