Gangster's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of Gangster? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best Gangster titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2015 10 great titles Best: Straight Outta Compton
  2. #2 2014 10 great titles Best: Power
  3. #3 2006 10 great titles Best: The Departed
  4. #4 2018 10 great titles Best: Mirzapur
  5. #5 1990 9 great titles Best: GoodFellas
  6. #6 2012 9 great titles Best: Lawless
  7. #7 2024 9 great titles Best: The Penguin
  8. #8 1991 9 great titles Best: Boyz n the Hood
  9. #9 2019 8 great titles Best: The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
  10. #10 2002 7 great titles Best: The Wire
  11. #11 2007 7 great titles Best: American Gangster
  12. #12 2022 6 great titles Best: Tokyo Vice
  13. #13 2011 6 great titles Best: La Reina del Sur
  14. #14 2008 6 great titles Best: Gran Torino
  15. #15 2004 6 great titles Best: Kung Fu Hustle
  16. #16 2000 6 great titles Best: Snatch
  17. #17 2013 6 great titles Best: Peaky Blinders
  18. #18 1972 5 great titles Best: The Godfather
  19. #19 1997 5 great titles Best: Donnie Brasco
  20. #20 1993 5 great titles Best: A Bronx Tale
  21. #21 2017 5 great titles Best: Snowfall
  22. #22 2020 5 great titles Best: The Gentlemen
  23. #23 2003 5 great titles Best: Dogville
  24. #24 2021 5 great titles Best: Kin
  25. #25 1995 5 great titles Best: Heat
  26. #26 1985 5 great titles Best: Police Story
  27. #27 2005 5 great titles Best: Election