Listmania!
Essential Gangster and Western films to own on DVD
The Public EnemyThe Public Enemy
The finest example of the 1930's gangster flicks. Without it, the genre probably wouldn't exist.
The Godfather I [1972]The Godfather I [1972]
Buy new: £13.98 / Used from: £2.15
Many consider this to be the greatest film ever made, and it's easy to see why.
Goodfellas [1990]Goodfellas [1990]
Buy used from: £1.48
If the Godfather is the crime genre's grand opera, this is its ultra-real, but equally fantastic docu-drama.
The Long Good Friday [1981]The Long Good Friday [1981]
Buy used from: £1.68
The ultimate British gangster film. Guy Ritchie pay attention, this is how it's done.
City Of God (Cidade De Deus) [2003]City Of God (Cidade De Deus) [2003]
Buy new: £4.28 / Used from: £2.98
Uniquely flavoured and hard hitting.
The Searchers [1956]The Searchers [1956]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.50
The greatest Western ever made.
Once Upon a Time in the West -- Special Collector's Edition (2 discs) [1969]Once Upon a Time in the West -- Special Collector's Edition (2 discs) [1969]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.99
The "Dollars" trilogy are classic movies, but this has to be Sergio Leone's Western masterpiece.
Unforgiven - 10th Anniversary Edition [1992]Unforgiven - 10th Anniversary Edition [1992]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.00
Clint Eastwood has to be included, and this is his most masterfully made Western.
The Wild Bunch [1970]The Wild Bunch [1970]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.43
The most influential Western of the past 40 years, which introduced a new level of violence and nihilism to the genre.
Dances With Wolves [1991]Dances With Wolves [1991]
Buy used from: £11.95
Many people made an uninformed opinion of dislike over the fact it beat Goodfellas in the Oscars, but look closer. It really is a great film and of the best Westerns around.