Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America (Italian: C'era una volta in America) is a 1984 epic crime drama film co-written and directed by Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone and starring Robert De Niro and James Woods. The film is an Italian–American[3] venture produced by The Ladd Company, Embassy International Pictures, PSO Enterprises, and Rafran Cinematografica, and distributed by Warner Bros. Based on Harry Grey's novel The Hoods, it chronicles the lives of best friends David "Noodles" Aaronson and Maximilian "Max" Bercovicz as they lead a group of Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence as Jewish gangsters in New York City's world of organized crime.

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Goodfellas (2005)

Henry Hill has been in the mob since his teen years, now an adult, he’s a high up gangster is Paul Cicero’s crew. After he’s sent to prison he gets addicted to drugs, which is forbidden in the mob. Soon after they find out he’s on the run, and ratting them out to the feds.

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