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Mobsters (1991)

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Average Rating: 3.8/10
Reviews Counted: 20
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Average Rating: 3.6/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 6

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Movie Info

In this fictionalized account based on true figures, a foursome of young thugs decides to team up and take control of New York's east side from the aging bosses who control it. Bugsy Siegel (Richard Grieco) and Frank Costello (Costas Mandylor) control the physical elements of the operation, while Lucky Luciano (Christian Slater) and Meyer Lansky (Patrick Dempsey) bring up the business end. ~ John Bush, Rovi

R, 1 hr. 44 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Michael Karbelnikoff

Written By: Nicholas Kazan

In Theaters: Jul 26, 1991 Wide

On DVD: Sep 30, 2003

MCA Universal Home Video

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Cast

Christian Slater
Charlie "Lucky" Luciano
Patrick Dempsey
Meyer Lansky
Richard Grieco
Benny "Bugsy" Siegel
Costas Mandylor
Frank Costello
F Murray Abraham
Arnold Rothstein
Lara Flynn Boyle
Mara Motes
Anthony Quinn
Don Masseria
Michael Gambon
Don Feranzano
Chris Penn
Tommy Reina
Nicholas Sadler
Mad Dog Coll
Bill Bastiani
Short Stick
Leslie Bega
Anna Lansky
Anna Berger
Mrs. Greene
Theresa Berquist
Dancer
Stan Berry
Card Player
Sean Blackman
Another Italian
Lada Boder
Dancer
Kerry Brennan
Dancer
Don Brockett
Irish Politician
Clark Heathcliffe Brolly
Mike Shane
Seymour Cassel
Father Bonotto
John Chappoulis
Joe Bonnano
Alan Charof
Rabbi
Frank Collison
Sonny Catania
Janice Cronkhite
Dancer
Russell Curry
Black Gangster
Erik Degn
Goon
Nick Dimitri
Bodyguard
Rodney Eastman
Joey
Ava Fabian
Cute Girl
Russ Fega
Nathan Citron
Fyvush Finkel
Tailor
Linda Fontanette
Maid
Richard Garneau
Room Service Waiter
Willie Garson
Telephone Operator
Jennifer Gatti
Secretary
Caroline Gillette
Little Sister
Elizabeth Graham
Cute Girl
Suzie Hardy
Dancer
Melissa Hurley
Dancer
Bryan Law
Irish Thug
Sharmagne Leland-St. John
Wedding Guest
Anya Longwell
Showgirl
Monique Noel Lovelace
Showgirl
Shannon Maloney
Dancer
Ron Marquette
Maitre d'
James Michael
Tony No Nose
Emile Nicolaou
Kid
Anto Nolan
Irish Cop
Trish Pamish
Dancer
Rachel Parker
Dancer
Miles Perlich
Crapshooter
Steve Picerni
Luciano's Driver
Steve Restivo
Little Brother
Andy Romano
Antonio Luciano
J.P. Romano
Goon
Karen Russell
Showgirl
Jeremy Schoenberg
Crapshooter
Jan Solomita
Wedding Guest
Trish Steele
Costello'sMother
Traci Swensen
Joey's Mother
Leonard Termo
Joe Palermo
Carmen Twillie
Blues Singer
Anna Villa
Dancer
Joe Viterelli
Joe Profaci
Lynette Walden
Cute Debutante
Titus Welliver
Al Capone
Jim Wilkey
Coll's Driver
Robert Z'Dar
Rocco
Bianca Rossini
Rosalie Luciano
Charlie Picerni
Bodyguard

Critic Reviews for Mobsters

All Critics (20) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (20) | DVD (2)

High concept, sleek stylishness, low content.

January 31, 2011 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

The seemingly can't-miss premise of teen-heartthrob gangsters gets lost in self-important direction, a shoddy script and muddled storytelling.

March 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety

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Variety Staff

Variety

Top Critic

For all its machine-gun hits, Mobsters seems to have run out of energy soon after casting.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Caryn James

New York Times

Top Critic

The problem is in the script, which is so complicated and violent that the credibility of the entire enterprise is undermined.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Critic

The whole movie seems to be about hair, slicked-back hair, hair so meticulously coifed and lacquered that bullets would bounce off of it. Your first thought is that the budget for mousse must have climbed into the zillions.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Hal Hinson

Washington Post

Top Critic

There isn't a moment when you simply sit back and share in an actor's joy at revealing himself through his role.

July 26, 1991 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

Top Critic

It feels like a history lesson from a particularly inept substitute teacher, hitting only a few highlights before it returns to a flat read of gangster specifics.

July 26, 2011 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

One of the most fogettable theatrical releases of 1991.

January 31, 2011 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

A noisy, silly, rather immature film.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Stephen Garrett

Time Out

It's just silly, sick and shallow.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

Cool guys mob flick

February 18, 2003 Comment

Kevin Fiddler

Henderson Home News (Henderson, NV)

It was either this or watch paint dry

September 17, 2002 Comment

Clint Morris

Moviehole

It's like Young Guns with mobsters ... only stupider.

July 26, 2002 Comment

Scott Weinberg

eFilmCritic.com

Slater has already proven he doesn't have to make good movies to be popular, and this one is slightly better than his usual mediocre fare.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle

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Kathleen Maher

Austin Chronicle

None of these boys looks particularly grown up in their trench coats and fedoras and they shouldn't be playing with guns.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Chris Hicks

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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Maybe I saw a different movie than most because I really like Mobsters. It's basically a Young Guns type movie with a gangster setting. I guess if you only take it straight forward and don't consider the context of when and why this was made it will make no sense. Christian Slater is at his prime here and does what he

July 24, 2011

Conner Rainwater

Super Reviewer

Huge piece of shit. I was wondering when the two Coreys were going to show up.

June 29, 2008

Tim Sigur

Super Reviewer

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