Here we've displayed a list of the best Prohibition films : Once Upon a Time in America(1984), The Public Enemy(1931), Miller's Crossing(1990), Baby Face(1933), Lawless(2012), A Slight Case of Murder(1938), Night Nurse(1931), Pardon Us(1931), Two Seconds(1932), Raees(2017), The Beast of the City(1932), The St. Valentine's Day Massacre(1967) ... ...
Drama, Crime
Italy|USA
1984
139 Minutes
Robert De Niro James Woods Elizabeth McGovern Treat Williams Tuesday Weld Burt Young Joe Pesci Danny Aiello William Forsythe James Hayden Darlanne Fluegel
mafia boss bootlegger gang member police chief girlfriend mobster bleak intense gripping lower east side brooklyn, n.y. buffalo, n.y. street big city organized crime coming of age prohibition corruption america growth
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
84 Minutes
James Cagney Jean Harlow Mae Clarke Edward Woods Beryl Mercer Donald Cook Joan Blondell
gangster bootlegger police officer veteran friend melodramatic brash gripping suspenseful prison chicago slum nightclub bar organized crime gangs prohibition great depression family dysfunction growing up
An Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime.
Crime, Drama
USA
1990
114 Minutes
Gabriel Byrne Ethan Coen Albert Finney Marcia Gay Harden Jon Polito John Turturro J.E. Freeman Mike Starr Al Mancini
gangster moll bookie political boss hatchet man tense confident cool nightclub office warehouse forest household mafia prohibition rivalry underdog 1920s
Tom Reagan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.
Drama
USA
1933
71 Minutes
Barbara Stanwyck George Brent Donald Cook Arthur Hohl John Wayne Henry Kolker Margaret Lindsay Douglas Dumbrille Theresa Harris Alphonse Ethier James Murray
beautiful woman businessman father friend banker sultry unrestrained pennsylvania new york city seduction sex betrayal prohibition social standing adventure transformation 1930s
A young woman, sexually exploited all her life, decides to turn the tables and exploit the hapless men at a big city bank - by gleefully sleeping her way to the top.
Crime, Drama
USA
2012
115 Minutes
Shia LaBeouf Tom Hardy Jason Clarke Guy Pearce Jessica Chastain Mia Wasikowska Dane DeHaan Chris McGarry Tim Tolin Gary Oldman Lew Temple
bootlegger moonshiner brother girlfriend police officer special agent fiery gripping spirited franklin county, va. small town household bootlegging prohibition family business police corruption rivalry 1930s
Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits.
Comedy
USA
1938
85 Minutes
Edward G. Robinson Jane Bryan Allen Jenkins Willard Parker Ruth Donnelly John Litel Eric Stanley Harold Huber Edward Brophy Paul Harvey Bobby Jordan
police officer bootlegger bar owner gangster orphan wife lighthearted cheeky new york state household business adoption prohibition crime murder transformation fall 1930s
Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with forclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
Crime, Drama
USA
1931
72 Minutes
nurse best friend criminal chauffeur doctor child suspenseful uneasy mansion hospital murder plot scam training investigation prohibition alcoholism discovery underdog quest mystery
A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children.
Comedy
USA
1931
55 Minutes
bootlegger partner warden daughter cellmate prisoner playful madcap prison office cell school field dentist's office prison life prison break prohibition impersonation friendship escape
Two guys end up in prison after attempting to sell beer to a policeman during Prohibition.
Drama
USA
1932
68 Minutes
murderer warden best friend wife judge doctor bleak confident intense prison construction site dance hall speakeasy apartment deception friendship murder prohibition execution construction
A condemned murderer, in the process of being executed, relives the events that led to his being sentenced to die in the electric chair.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
India
2017
155 Minutes
crime boss gangster smuggler police officer rival religious person brooding fascinating powerful shocking suspenseful thrilling house india police station jail illegal activity alcohol prohibition crime
A bootlegger sets out to improve his community as a promising leader but falls in a political trap.
Crime, Drama
USA
1932
80 Minutes
Walter Huston Jean Harlow Wallace Ford Jean Hersholt Dorothy Peterson Tully Marshall John Miljan Emmett Corrigan Warner Richmond Sandy Roth J. Carrol Naish
police chief detective mobster femme fatale wife district attorney brutal gritty wild chicago police station nightclub street organized crime police corruption sibling rivalry deception prohibition violence temptation
Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick ruthlessly goes after organized crime and is prepared to use brutal and violent methods to fight it.
Crime, Drama
USA
1967
100 Minutes
Jason Robards George Segal Ralph Meeker Jean Hale Clint Ritchie Frank Silvera Joseph Campanella Bruce Dern Harold J. Stone Kurt Kreuger Milton Frome
crime boss gangster fbi agent lieutenant cool gritty thrilling chicago garage al capone historical events gang war gunfight mass murder prohibition rivalry revenge 1920s
Al Capone's Valentine's Day surprise for the rival Bugs Moran gang in 1929 Chicago.
Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2016
129 Minutes
Ben Affleck Zoe Saldana Chris Messina Elle Fanning Matthew Maher Brendan Gleeson Sienna Miller Chris Cooper Anthony Michael Hall Robert Glenister Remo Girone
gangster bank robber mob boss police officer moll politician brooding emotional intense boston warehouse basement mansion forest car prohibition crime betrayal vengeance danger
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
Drama
USA
1959
125 Minutes
Rock Hudson Jean Simmons Dorothy McGuire Claude Rains Kent Smith Anna Lee Ken Scott Francis Bethencourt Stacy Graham Augusta Merighi Jack Mather
british woman winemaker aunt cousin neighbor grandfather melodramatic intense fascinating napa valley, calif. winery household wine cellar field wine family business jealousy arranged marriage prohibition injury
In 1931, Elizabeth Rambeau comes from England to live in California with her aunt and uncle of a winemaking dynasty, who are still wealthy despite 12 years of Prohibition. Object: marriage ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama
USA
1975
101 Minutes
gangster partner woman brutal frenetic bleak melodramatic brooklyn, n.y. chicago street apartment alcatraz prison ambition prohibition prostitution crime ring disease al capone rise rivalry
The story of the rise and fall of the infamous Chicago gangster Al Capone and the control he exhibited over the city during the prohibition years.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1975
118 Minutes
Gene Hackman Liza Minnelli Burt Reynolds Geoffrey Lewis John Hillerman Robby Benson Michael Hordern Anthony Holland John McLiam Val Avery Louis Guss
smuggler best friend cabaret performer criminal police captain engaging playful boat mexico club alcohol love triangle crime mobsters prohibition jealousy love pursuit 1930s
A trio of rum-runners during prohibition in the 1930s engage in a menage-a-trois after business hours.
Biography
1957
126 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Mitzi Gaynor Jeanne Crain Eddie Albert Beverly Garland Jackie Coogan Ted de Corsia
singer comedian pianist mob boss lover wife brash inspiring nightclub chicago las vegas apartment street show business stand-up comedy prohibition organized crime alcoholism joe e. lewis transformation
Singer Joe E. Lewis (Frank Sinatra) turns nightclub comic in 1920s Chicago, with a socialite (Jeanne Crain) and a dancer (Mitzi Gaynor) for company.
Crime, Drama
1958
80 Minutes
bank robber moll gangster goon wealthy girl mother-in-law cool gritty tense frenetic oklahoma bank hideout car memphis, tenn. machine gun kelly bank robbery kidnapping fame prohibition
A bootlegger sets his sights on fame and fortune in Roger Corman's sensationalized account of the gun-toting gangster.
Comedy
1956
77 Minutes
Frankie Laine Lucy Marlow Anthony Dexter Richard Long Alan Reed Jesse White Florenz Ames Henry Slate
showgirl fiancé gangster cop club owner reporter witty playful suspenseful amusing nightclub speakeasy gambling house orphanage restaurant inheritance gangsters murder jealousy kidnapping
Spunky showgirl Rosemary Lebeau (Lucy Marlow) inherits a nightclub empire, but then must fend off the phony affections of gold-digging men.