Suit Up For This 3-Minute Gangster Movie Supercut

Gangster films have been around since the very early days of filmmaking, and it's a genre that supports straight-ahead crime stories as well as unconventional movies like Pulp Fiction that flip the genre's stereotypes and poke fun at them. Some of the best actors in Hollywood history have been a part of gangster movies: Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, and Jack Nicholson, just to name a few.

You'll see all of those guys — and plenty more — in Jorge Luengo Ruiz's latest supercut (see his previous effort here), which takes us through the history of gangster films with a look at some of the genre's most iconic characters. I like how the video hints at the dual layers that many of these tough guys have in common: though they're sharply dressed and appear do be on the up-and-up from the outside, they often have a quick trigger finger and an even quicker temper, not to mention a twisted sense of humor. From Goodfellas and The Departed to Scarface and The Godfather, if you like gangster flicks, this one's got your name written all over it.

Via: The Playlist