Mobsters (1991)
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4% of critics liked it
(28 reviews) -
51% of users liked it
(10,068 ratings)
In this fictionalized account based on true figures, a foursome of young thugs decides to team up and take control of New York's east side from the aging bosses who control it. Bugsy Siegel (Richard Grieco) and Frank Costello (Costas Mandylor) control the physical elements of the operation,… More In this fictionalized account based on true figures, a foursome of young thugs decides to team up and take control of New York's east side from the aging bosses who control it. Bugsy Siegel (Richard Grieco) and Frank Costello (Costas Mandylor) control the physical elements of the operation, while Lucky Luciano (Christian Slater) and Meyer Lansky (Patrick Dempsey) bring up the business end. ~ John Bush, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Karbelnikoff
- Written By
- Nicholas Kazan
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Jul 26, 1991 Wide
- Studio
- MCA Universal Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Peter Rainer, Los Angeles Times
Mobsters looks like it was made by people who have seen too many gangster films for people who haven't seen any. There isn't a breath of life in the filmmaking.
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Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer
Slater and Dempsey bring to the film whatever shallow depth Mobsters occasionally exhibits.
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Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
A potboiler in the quick-and-dirty tradition of the B movies of the '30s, it may not win any Oscars or garner rave reviews, but it's consistently entertaining, nevertheless.
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Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times
A hollow concept gussied up with a few big names, a pretty set and some fancy clothes.
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Johanna Steinmetz, Chicago Tribune
Despite competent production, despite-or perhaps because of-a high and inventively mutilated body count, the film is ultimately boring.
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Cast
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Christian Slater
as Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
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Patrick Dempsey
as Meyer Lansky
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Richard Grieco
as Benny "Bugsy" Siegel
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Costas Mandylor
as Frank Costello
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F Murray Abraham
as Arnold Rothstein
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Lara Flynn Boyle
as Mara Motes
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Anthony Quinn
as Don Masseria
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Michael Gambon
as Don Feranzano
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Chris Penn
as Tommy Reina
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Nicholas Sadler
as Mad Dog Coll
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Bill Bastiani
as Short Stick
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Leslie Bega
as Anna Lansky
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Anna Berger
as Mrs. Greene
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Theresa Berquist
as Dancer
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Stan Berry
as Card Player
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Sean Blackman
as Another Italian
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Lada Boder
as Dancer
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Kerry Brennan
as Dancer
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Don Brockett
as Irish Politician
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Clark Heathcliffe Brolly
as Mike Shane
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Seymour Cassel
as Father Bonotto
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John Chappoulis
as Joe Bonnano
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Alan Charof
as Rabbi
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Frank Collison
as Sonny Catania
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Janice Cronkhite
as Dancer
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Russell Curry
as Black Gangster
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Erik Degn
as Goon
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Nick Dimitri
as Bodyguard
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Rodney Eastman
as Joey
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Ava Fabian
as Cute Girl
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Russ Fega
as Nathan Citron
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Fyvush Finkel
as Tailor
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Linda Fontanette
as Maid
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Richard Garneau
as Room Service Waiter
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Willie Garson
as Telephone Operator
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Jennifer Gatti
as Secretary
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Caroline Gillette
as Little Sister
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Elizabeth Graham
as Cute Girl
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Suzie Hardy
as Dancer
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Melissa Hurley
as Dancer
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Bryan Law
as Irish Thug
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Sharmagne Leland-St. John
as Wedding Guest
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Anya Longwell
as Showgirl
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Monique Noel Lovelace
as Showgirl
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Shannon Maloney
as Dancer
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Ron Marquette
as Maitre d'
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James Michael
as Tony No Nose
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Emile Nicolaou
as Kid
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Anto Nolan
as Irish Cop
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Trish Pamish
as Dancer
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Rachel Parker
as Dancer
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Miles Perlich
as Crapshooter
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Steve Picerni
as Luciano's Driver
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Steve Restivo
as Little Brother
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Andy Romano
as Antonio Luciano
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J.P. Romano
as Goon
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Karen Russell
as Showgirl
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Jeremy Schoenberg
as Crapshooter
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Jan Solomita
as Wedding Guest
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Trish Steele
as Costello'sMother
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Traci Swensen
as Joey's Mother
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Leonard Termo
as Joe Palermo
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Carmen Twillie
as Blues Singer
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Anna Villa
as Dancer
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Joe Viterelli
as Joe Profaci
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Lynette Walden
as Cute Debutante
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Titus Welliver
as Al Capone
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Jim Wilkey
as Coll's Driver
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Robert Z'Dar
as Rocco
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Bianca Rossini
as Rosalie Luciano
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Charlie Picerni
as Bodyguard


