gangster
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Many of the movies of the era picked up on this theme and offered people solace by turning the tables—especially the new genre of gangster movies.
In addition to grime, gore and disdain for governments, the ragtime gangsters of “Peaky Blinders” provided a minor education.
"Sinners," the tale of gangster twins returning home to a supernatural and segregated Deep South in the 1930s, has already made Academy Awards history with its whopping 16 nominations.
From Barron's
The Irish actor has returned to play the Birmingham gangster in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, 13 years after he first took on the part in the BBC TV series.
From BBC
There are amusing moments in murder mysteries and gangster sagas; sometimes one needs a break.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
