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Jul 23, 2020 · Looking for a good deep dive into some organized crime after watching Fear City: New York vs the Mafia? Netflix has you covered. Here are the best mafia and mob documentaries on Netflix.
- Momo: The Sam Giancana Story (2011) Movie, 1 hr, 49 min. This Mafia documentary movie follows the story of an impoverished child gets to rise through the ranks of the Chicago mob popularly known as "The Outfit."
- Mafia's Greatest Hits (2012) 2 Season, 23 Episodes. Mafia's Greatest Hits is a 2013 documentary series that ran for two seasons with 23 total episodes on the American Heroes Channel.
- Danny Greene: The Rise And Fall Of The Irishman (2011) Movie, 1 Hour. Not to be confused with the true-crime film The Irishman, this mafia documentary is about Danny Greene, an FBI informant who enjoyed protection from the authorities as he battled Italians for control of Cleveland.
- Whitey: United States Of America V. James J. Bulger (2014) Movie, 1 hr, 47 min. Filmmaker Joe Berlinger takes audiences deep into the trial of the Boston mobster, James "Whitey" Bulger, who was on the run for 16 years.
- Fear City: New York Vs The Mafia (2020) Watch this video on YouTube. Fear City: New York vs. the Mafia is a 2020 American true crime docuseries directed by Sam Green, produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, and narrated by Jeff Daniels.
- The Iceman Confesses: Secrets of a Mafia Hitman (2001) The Iceman Confesses: Secrets of a Mafia Hitman is a 2001 American documentary film directed by Arthur Ginsberg.
- Goodfellas: The Real Story (1990) Goodfellas: The Real Story is a 1990 American documentary film produced and directed by Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese.
- Inside the American Mob (2013) Inside the American Mob is a 2013 American documentary series that tells the story of the American Mafia. It was released on the National Geographic Channel on July 28, 2013.
There are a lot of documentaries out there about the mafia. But what sets Netflix's Fear City: New York vs the Mafia apart is that it's the rare docuseries that doesn't glamorize the mob.
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- Momo: The Sam Giancana Story (2011) Whenever Chicago gets discussed, Al Capone is the name that keeps popping up. However, he wasn’t the only powerful boss that ever ruled “The Outfit.”
- Mafia's Greatest Hits (2012) Mafia's Greatest Hits is the kind of docuseries that gives the viewer a bite of everything, leaving them with a bigger reservoir of general knowledge.
- Our Godfather (2019) Talking to the authorities is a cardinal sin in the Cosa Nostra. Surprisingly, high-ranking Sicilian Mafia member Tommaso Buscetta did just that, a decision that ended up costing him everything he held dear.
- Gotti: Godfather and Son (2018) John Gotti is yet another Cosa Nostra figure that Hollywood hasn’t done justice to, though a decent account of his life can be found in one of the must-see made-for-TV movies, Gotti.
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Fear City: New York vs The Mafia is an American true crime docuseries about New York City's Five Families: the Gambino, Colombo, Bonanno, Lucchese, and Genovese crime organizations. [1]
