'Boardwalk Empire' Episodes Ranked
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1.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Margate Sands
(2012)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, History
After promising Rothstein Mellon's distillery, Masseria is persuaded to withdraw his support for Gyp, and Margaret finds an abortionist in Brooklyn.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 2,084
Season 3 Episode 12
2.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Two Imposters
(2012)
TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, History
After Owen's dead body is delivered in a crate and Margaret leaves him, Nucky spends the next day with a seriously wounded Eddie and Gyp's thugs trying to kill him.
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 2,190
Season 3 Episode 11
3.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
To the Lost
(2011)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, History
Jimmy tries to make things right with Nucky, the KKK murderers get justice, and Nucky marries Margaret to avoid her testimony at his trial.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 2,230
Season 2 Episode 12
4.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Friendless Child
(2014)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, History
In 1897 Nucky's family tries to help the young Gillian and in 1931 his forces try to resist an ambitious Luciano.
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,647
Season 5 Episode 7
5.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Devil You Know
(2014)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, History
Chalky comes to an agreement with Narcisse to free Daughter Maitland. Nucky engages in alcoholic depravity. Van Alden and Eli try to steal Capone's ledgers.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Stephen Graham, Vincent Piazza
Votes: 1,672
Season 5 Episode 6
6.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Farewell Daddy Blues
(2013)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, History
Eli braces for the worst as Agent Knox launches his plan to bring Nucky down. Capone and Torrio reach an agreement in Cicero. Chalky looks to settle scores. Richard steps forward to save Tommy, at Gillian's expense.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 2,162
Season 4 Episode 12
7.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Under God's Power She Flourishes
(2011)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, History
Jimmy's experiences at Princeton are seen in flashback, Margaret tries to deal with her guilt, and Doyle tries unsuccessfully to wheel and deal.
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 1,719
Season 2 Episode 11
8.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Gimcrack and Bunkum
(2011)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama, History
With the Commodore's stroke, the conspirators against Nucky realize their error and begin to make bad decisions.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 1,565
Season 2 Episode 5
9.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Golden Days for Boys and Girls
(2014)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, History
1931: Nucky is in Cuba attempting to set up networks for shipping into the US when the Volstead Act is lifted. Charlie makes a move on Joe Masseria. Chalky is in chains, and fights for his freedom. There are glimpses of Nucky's past.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,566
Season 5 Episode 1
10.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Boardwalk Empire
(2010)
TV-MA | 72 min | Crime, Drama, History
In 1920 Atlantic City, politician Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson makes arrangements to operate a liquor smuggling business during the early days of Prohibition. His driver, Jimmy Darmody, wishes to prove his usefulness.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 3,708
Season 1 Episode 1
SERIES PREMIERE
11.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Home
(2010)
TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, History
After Enoch's senile father breaks a leg in his isolated house, the brothers agree that he no longer can live alone and the house should be given to a loyal employee.
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 1,768
Season 1 Episode 7
12.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Blue Bell Boy
(2012)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, History
After tracking down a liquor thief, Nucky and Owen end up spending a long night hiding out from the Feds with the precocious perp. Mickey makes a routing call that will have far-reaching consequences. Capone's feud with O'Banion heats up.
Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,434
Season 3 Episode 4
13.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
White Horse Pike
(2013)
TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, History
Nucky discovers that Lansky is betraying him by piggybacking heroin in his liquor trucks, Nacisse and Chalky are at total war, and Knox coerces Eli.
Director: Jake Paltrow | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,412
Season 4 Episode 10
14.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
A Man, a Plan...
(2012)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, History
Nucky plans to whack Joe Masseria and Gyp Rosetti, Richard stands up to Julia's abusive father, and Owen and Margaret plan to run off together.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,590
Season 3 Episode 10
15.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Battle of the Century
(2011)
TV-MA | 49 min | Crime, Drama, History
Nucky goes to Belfast and offers to trade the IRA machine guns for whiskey, Waxy Gordon plans revenge against Manny Horvitz, and Jimmy enjoys his new status as AC boss.
Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 1,377
Season 2 Episode 9
16.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Ourselves Alone
(2011)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, History
After Nucky is released, he finds that most of his organization have deserted him for the Commodore, Margaret keeps her head, and the IRA asks Nucky for a donation.
Director: David Petrarca | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 1,540
Season 2 Episode 2
17.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Erlkönig
(2013)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, History
Agent Knox ruthlessly detains and badgers Eddie, Nucky pulls whatever strings he needs to to get his nephew off the hook, and Gillian becomes more heavily addicted.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,510
Season 4 Episode 5
18.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Georgia Peaches
(2011)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, History
Jimmy's supporters fail to break up Chalky's strikers and negotiations fail as Margaret thinks she can buy Emily's recovery and Manny Horvitz exacts revenge.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 1,479
Season 2 Episode 10
19.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Belle Femme
(2010)
TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, History
Jimmy arrives from Chicago under his new agreement with Nucky to retaliate against a rival gang element but gets a chilly reception from Angela.
Director: Brad Anderson | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 1,634
Season 1 Episode 9
20.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Eldorado
(2014)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, History
Nucky visits Gillian, Luciano and Lansky deal with Narcisse and young Nucky faces a turning point. In Chicago, Capone prepares to face trial and in New York Margaret becomes a stock operator a la Joe Kennedy. Scores are made and settled.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 2,457
Season 5 Episode 8
SERIES FINALE
21.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
A Return to Normalcy
(2010)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, History
Nucky's organizational skills are put to the test as the election approaches, his judgment's questioned as he handles the Commodore's poisoning, and he reveals his part to Margaret.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 1,704
Season 1 Episode 12
22.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
The Old Ship of Zion
(2013)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, History
Sally Wheet arrives from Florida with a crates of oranges and liquor, Knox continues to pursue criminal charges on the Thompsons, and Nucky helps reconcile Eli and Willie.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,335
Season 4 Episode 8
23.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
The Pony
(2012)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, History
Gillian plots revenge for Jimmy's murder, Billie gets a screen test, and Nicky approaches cabinet secretary Andrew Mellon with an offer he can't refuse.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,419
Season 3 Episode 8
24.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
The Emerald City
(2010)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, History
Harrow guards Margaret and the kids, Jimmy mistakenly thinks Mr. Dittrich is Angela's lover, and Chalky pretends to align himself with Lansky.
Director: Simon Cellan Jones | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 1,614
Season 1 Episode 10
25.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
21
(2011)
TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, History
Confidantes of Nucky plot against him, Gillian vies with Angela for control of the house, race relations hit a boiling point, and Van Alden celebrates his 13th anniversary.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 1,681
Season 2 Episode 1
26.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Marriage and Hunting
(2013)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, History
Nucky refuses to involve himself in Chalky's growing conflict with Narcisse, Rothstein's need for cash pushes him to collect on Doyle's insurance, and Van Alden agrees to kill O'Banion.
Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,292
Season 4 Episode 9
27.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
The Milkmaid's Lot
(2012)
TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama, History
Nucky is still feeling the effects of the bomb concussion as Rothstein and other allies withdraw their support while Margaret and Owen come to an understanding.
Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,345
Season 3 Episode 9
28.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Two Boats and a Lifeguard
(2011)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, History
When the Feds serve Eli with a subpoena, the trauma causes his father to have a heart attack, and Nucky announces to his rivals that he's retiring.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 1,450
Season 2 Episode 8
29.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Nights in Ballygran
(2010)
TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, History
Nucky makes preparations for the annual Celtic Day dinner on St. Patrick's Day, and Jimmy tries to get Pearl through the trauma of her disfigurement with drugs,
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 1,848
Season 1 Episode 5
30.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
The Good Listener
(2014)
TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, History
Nucky's 1931 deal as a future importer of rum when Prohibition expires seems in jeopardy when the Senator loses interest, and in 1884 a young Nucky has to deal with his sister's death.
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,325
Season 5 Episode 2
31.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Resolution
(2012)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, History
Season 3 premiere. Nucky makes a New Year's resolution; Margaret eyes a hospital expansion; Gillian builds a new business; Van Alden calls a gangster's bluff.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,652
Season 3 Episode 1
32.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
A Dangerous Maid
(2011)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, History
The Commoore's faction cuts off Nucky's liquor supply as the treasurer's friends seem to be deserting him but he finds a willing ally in Owen Slater of Sinn Fein.
Director: Susanna White | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 1,493
Season 2 Episode 3
33.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Havre de Grace
(2013)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, History
Chalky and Daughter are on the run after a failed attempt on Nacisse and are being protected by his old mentor, and Willie officially joins the family business.
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,278
Season 4 Episode 11
34.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Cuanto
(2014)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, History
Luciano encounters Capone in Chicago; Nucky and Margaret find common ground in Atlantic City. Meanwhile, Sally conducts business in Cuba as rumors swirl of a public uprising. In 1884, a young Nucky continues to impress the commodore.
Director: Jake Paltrow | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,351
Season 5 Episode 4
35.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
New York Sour
(2013)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, History
Nucky makes peace with Masseria and Rothstein, a dalliance causes Dunn Purnsley to murder a talent agent, and Gillian tries to wrest custody of Tommy.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,549
Season 4 Episode 1
36.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Paris Green
(2010)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, History
Van Alland remains suspicious of Sebso, the dying Commodore seeks a rapprochements with illegitimate son Jimmy, and Margaret leaves after a domestic argument with Nucky.
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 1,566
Season 1 Episode 11
37.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
King of Norway
(2014)
TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, History
When fugitive Chalky comes to Nucky hunting for Narcisse, Nucky advises him against revenge and hides him. Van Alden and Eli are arrested, and an 1897 Nucky moves up with the Commodore.
Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,293
Season 5 Episode 5
38.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
All In
(2013)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, History
Nucky decides not to partner with Rothstein on his Tampa operation, Narcisse recruits Dunn from Chalky, and Van Alden switches allegiance From O'Banion to Capone.
Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,320
Season 4 Episode 4
39.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Broadway Limited
(2010)
TV-MA | 51 min | Crime, Drama, History
When a witness turns up who can link Jimmy Darmody to the woods massacre, the Feds get involved, Nucky banishes him, and Rothstein recruits Luciano to kill him.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 2,006
Season 1 Episode 3
40.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
The Ivory Tower
(2010)
TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama, History
The Feds begin to look into Nucky's affairs, his brother Eli looks to buy off Mrs. Schroeder, and Nucky essentially fires Jimmy Darmody as his chauffeur.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 2,148
Season 1 Episode 2
41.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Resignation
(2013)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, History
Van Alden runs errands for O'Bannion and later for Capone. Dr. Valentin Narcisse, an educated, sophisticated thug wants retribution for the murder of Pastor.
Director: Alik Sakharov | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,360
Season 4 Episode 2
42.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Family Limitation
(2010)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, History
Nucky investigates a boardwalk theft; Jimmy scores points with Johnny Torrio in Chicago; Margaret stands up to Lucy.
Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 1,760
Season 1 Episode 6
43.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Anastasia
(2010)
TV-MA | 47 min | Crime, Drama, History
Jimmy forges new relationships in Chicago; Nucky fetes a U.S. Senator; Chalky fingers a lynching suspect; Margaret and Lucy clash.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon
Votes: 1,908
Season 1 Episode 4
44.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
What Jesus Said
(2014)
TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama, History
Nucky loses his senatorial interest in his alcohol distribution and seeks out new support. Margaret finds herself in trouble for a deal she made with Arnold Rothstein years before he died. Chalky is still on the run.
Director: Ed Bianchi | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,275
Season 5 Episode 3
45.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
Bone for Tuna
(2012)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, History
Gyp and his crew choke off the northbound road to New York and forces Nucky to come to an accommodation as he also tries to muscle into AC's prostitution.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham
Votes: 1,391
Season 3 Episode 3
46.
Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode:
The Age of Reason
(2011)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, History