14 Mobster Movies (and One Series) to Watch on Netflix Ahead of The Irishman's Streaming Debut

We've got a star-studded cast for you with A Most Violent Year thanks to Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Albert Brooks, and Alessandro Nivola. It's a stark look at New York City in 1981, which was (you guessed it) one of the most violent years in the city's history.

Watch A Most Violent Year on Netflix now.

This is worth the watch just to see Nicolas Cage sporting an eye-catching haircut/mustache combo. The film tells the story of an American gang and the trials and tribulations of dealing drugs. It also stars Adrian Grenier, John Cusack, and Johnathon Schaech.

Watch Arsenal on Netflix now.

Three cops set out to take down Brooklyn's most dangerous drug dealer, but navigating Brooklyn's complex crime scene proves to be no easy task. Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Will Patton, and Lili Taylor make up the film's stellar cast.

Watch Brooklyn's Finest on Netflix now.

Scorsese, DiCaprio, Day-Lewis, Diaz — need we say more? If you haven't witnessed the excellence that is Gangs of New York, we urge you to cancel your weekend plans and watch this period drama.

Watch Gangs of New York on Netflix now.

Take a virtual trip to the beautiful town of Bruges, Belgium, in this film about two hitmen. It stars Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, and Clémence Poésy, and it is powerful and moving in the grittiest ways.

Watch In Bruges on Netflix now.

Dreams do come true with the partnership of the century. In this film, we have Jason Statham, Robert De Niro, and Clive Owen teaming up and making our hearts stop. Owen plays the leader of a secret military society, and De Niro and Statham are the guys sent to stop him.

Watch Killer Elite on Netflix now.

There are definitely some parallels between this film and Martin Scorsese's latest film. For starters, both are based on a true-crime book. Then, of course, there are the names. But this film stars Ray Stevenson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Christopher Walken, and Val Kilmer, and it zeroes in on the gritty realities of Cleveland crime.

Watch Kill the Irishman on Netflix now.

It's news to us that there's an English Mafia, but this film, starring Daniel Craig, takes audiences deep into its mystifying crime ring. Did we mention it also stars Sienna Miller?

Watch Layer Cake on Netflix now.

We know, there's a lot of Martin Scorsese films on this list, but the man is essentially the godfather of the mobster movie (see what we did there?). This 1973 film stars Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro as two New Yorkers caught up in the crossfire of a gangster.

Watch Mean Streets on Netflix now.

Quentin Tarantino made the modern crime film what it is today with Pulp Fiction. If you haven't had the pleasure of watching the jam-packed, violence-laden masterpiece, we highly suggest you see what all the fuss is about.

Watch Pulp Fiction on Netflix now.

We can get down with a Guy Ritchie-directed crime film any day of the week, and thankfully, this film starring Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro, and Dennis Farina is on Netflix. Come for the British accents, stay for the intense British crime world.

Watch Snatch on Netflix now.

If there's one lesson to be learned from The Departed, it's don't mess with Jack Nicholson. But if there are two lessons to be learned, it's that the Boston organized crime world is no joke.

Watch The Departed on Netflix now.

We bet you didn't know this Netflix film existed, but we can promise you you're in for an entertaining Friday night in. The 2018 film is a Japanese-American mob film starring Jared Leto as a prisoner in Japan who gets released and subsequently embroiled in a Japanese crime ring.

Watch The Outsider on Netflix now.

Yes, we know this is not a movie, but Peaky Blinders is too good to leave off this mobster monster list. Cillian Murphy's acting knows no bounds in this riveting look at the Shelby crime family. Plus, series creator Stephen Knight said there might be a movie in the future, so we're just going to take a leap of faith here.

Watch Peaky Blinders on Netflix now.