A Former Undercover FBI Agent Fact Checks Mob Movies and TV Shows

Movie TV Videos Mob Image Safe Reservoir Dogs The Departed Donnie Brasco Boardwalk Empire The Sopranos Goodfellas Scarface The Irishman Billy Bathgate True Detective about 4 years agoby Joey Paur

Former undercover FBI agent Mike McGowan recently sat down with Vanity Fair to watch and fact-check mob movies and TV shows. If you’ve ever wondered what the movie got right and wrong about the mob life, this guy offers some fascinating insight!

The films that McGowen discuses include Reservoir Dogs, The Departed, Donnie Brasco, Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos, Goodfellas, Scarface, The Irishman, Billy Bathgate, True Detective, and Narcos.

Find out how accurate these titles are when representing real mobsters.

Former undercover FBI agent, Mike McGowan, reviews notorious organized crime scenes from movies and television. He deep dives into 'Reservoir Dogs,' 'The Dep...

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