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18th May 2015

JOE’s 15 favourite movie mobsters

They made us an offer we couldn't refuse

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If we don’t get this one right, we’ll be sleeping with the fishes.

We asked Johnny Tightlips his favourite movie mobsters, but he told us to ‘suck a lemon’.

So, with a little help from Carling, we’ve chosen our own top 15 movie mobsters.

Here they are.

Mike Sullivan – Road to Perdition 

Hank’s portrayal of a hit-man on the run who was trying to save his son was unbelievably powerful.

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David ‘Noodles’ Aaronson – Once Upon a Time in America

Not for the first time, Bobby De Niro nailed what it was to be a powerful criminal trying to make a simple living.

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Frankie Marino – Casino

Any gangster who could get the better of Joe ‘mad as a bag of spiders’ Pesci, had to be taken seriously.

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Vincenzo Coccotti – True Romance 

The criminal that led to a thousand impressions.

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Sonny – A Bronx Tale 

Sonny was a gangster with a heart.

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Bugsy Malone – Bugsy Malone 

A little mobster, with big plans.

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Vince & Jules – Pulp Fiction

Not only will they carry out big hits, they’ll also enlighten you on French culture.

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Nicky Santoro – Casino 

The little man with the big temper.

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Jimmy “The Gent” Conway – Goodfellas

A made man who could make men rich or make them dead.

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Mr. Blonde/Vic Vega – Reservoir Dogs 

The only thing this mobster hated more than cops was bad music.

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Tony Montana – Scarface 

Gave birth to one of the most iconic phrases in movie history.

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Al Capone – The Untouchables

If this guy asks you to play baseball with him, just say no. Capiche?

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Frank Costello – The Departed 

Jack Nicholson has always been able to play the crazed mob maniac.

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Michael Corleone – The Godfather

A man who grew into a power-hungry monster.

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Hill was everything a mobster should be: charming, likeable and really, really dangerous.

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Vito Corleone – The Godfather

There can only be one Godfather.

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