Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "numbers-racket"

1. The Sting (1973)

PG | 129 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Two grifters team up to pull off the ultimate con.

Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw, Charles Durning

Votes: 279,981 | Gross: $159.60M

2. The Cotton Club (1984)

R | 129 min | Crime, Drama, Music

Meet the jazz musicians, dancers, owner, and guests (like gangster Dutch Schultz) of The Cotton Club in 1928-1930s Harlem.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee

Votes: 19,557 | Gross: $25.93M

3. The Killers (1946)

Passed | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Hit men kill an unresisting victim, and investigator Reardon uncovers his past involvement with beautiful, deadly Kitty Collins.

Director: Robert Siodmak | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Albert Dekker

Votes: 23,638

4. The Outfit (1973)

PG | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Earl Macklin robs a bank owned by the mob, serves his prison time and is released, only to start a private war against the crime outfit that owned the bank.

Director: John Flynn | Stars: Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker, Robert Ryan

Votes: 4,802

5. Billy Bathgate (1991)

R | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In the year 1935, a teen named Billy Bathgate finds first love while becoming the protégé of fledgling gangster Dutch Schultz.

Director: Robert Benton | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Loren Dean, Bruce Willis

Votes: 12,741 | Gross: $15.97M

6. Liberty Heights (1999)

R | 127 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Baltimore, Fall 1954: Schools implement the new integration law. Ben finds the "colored" girl in his class cute - upsetting his Jewish mom and granny. Ben talks to her while his brother looks for his WASP dream girl.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Adrien Brody, Bebe Neuwirth, Joe Mantegna, Ben Foster

Votes: 7,047 | Gross: $3.73M

7. Force of Evil (1948)

Passed | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An unethical lawyer who wants to help his older brother becomes a partner with a client in the numbers racket.

Director: Abraham Polonsky | Stars: John Garfield, Thomas Gomez, Beatrice Pearson, Marie Windsor

Votes: 7,674

8. Bullets or Ballots (1936)

Passed | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

When a crusader against rackets is murdered, a grand jury battles the rackets by promoting McLaren to be in charge of the cleanup. He fires NYPD Detective Blake, who punches him and joins the racket.

Director: William Keighley | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Barton MacLane, Humphrey Bogart

Votes: 3,503

9. The Undercover Man (1949)

Approved | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Treasury Department agent Frank Warren takes on the case of a mob leader who has evaded paying taxes on his ill-gotten gains.

Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Glenn Ford, Nina Foch, James Whitmore, Barry Kelley

Votes: 1,404

10. Shaft's Big Score! (1972)

R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Shaft is back to find the murderer of an old friend on the cold hard city streets with a little help from his new friends.

Director: Gordon Parks | Stars: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Drew Bundini Brown, Joseph Mascolo

Votes: 3,596 | Gross: $10.00M

11. Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)

Approved | 105 min | Crime, Drama

In this sequel to "Knock On Any Door", the residents of a Chicago tenement building band together to insure that the son of Nick Romano does not follow in his father's footsteps...to the electric chair.

Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Burl Ives, Shelley Winters, James Darren, Jean Seberg

Votes: 590

12. Invisible Stripes (1939)

Passed | 81 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An ex-con who wants to go straight has difficulties trying to reintegrate into society while on parole.

Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: George Raft, Jane Bryan, William Holden, Humphrey Bogart

Votes: 1,923 | Gross: $0.11M

13. Carlito's Angels (2003 Video)

R | 72 min | Action, Comedy

Roxy, Tina and Marisol are a trio of sexy, no-nonsense Latinas who jump into action fighting crime in the hood when they get the word from their mysterious boss Carlito.

Director: Agustin | Stars: Evly G. Pacheco, Alessandra Ramos, Jeni Garcia, Raymond Reynosa

Votes: 129

14. You Belong to Me (2014)

88 min | Documentary, Crime, Drama

Over sixty years ago, a murder rocked Live Oak, Florida, and awakened the nation. Today, the ghosts still remain.

Director: John Cork | Stars: Gleene Harrell, Tameka Bradley Hobbs, Eric Musgrove, Edna Hindson

Votes: 186

15. Hoodlum Empire (1952)

Passed | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

After WW2, ex-mobster war hero Joe Gray goes straight, to the dismay of his New York mob boss uncle who's afraid that his nephew will testify against his outfit before a Grand Jury.

Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Claire Trevor, Forrest Tucker, Vera Ralston

Votes: 359

16. The Gangster (1947)

Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Shubunka (Barry Sulivan) is a cynical gangster who controls the Neptune Beach waterfront. He runs a numbers racket with the local soda shop owner. The police are in his pocket and the local hoods are on his payroll.

Director: Gordon Wiles | Stars: Barry Sullivan, Belita, Joan Lorring, Akim Tamiroff

Votes: 1,071

17. Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes (1974)

R | 86 min | Crime, Thriller

A numbers king pin tries to stay in business as the mafia and police close in around him.

Director: Bill Brame | Stars: Frank DeKova, Paul Harris, Frances E. Williams, Reginald Farmer

Votes: 368

18. The Real Sopranos (2006 TV Movie)

60 min | Documentary

Finding the connections between the TV series and a real-life New Jersey Mob.

Director: Thomas Viner | Stars: Selwyn Raab, Gregory B. Smith, Tommy Dades, Frank Santarsola

Votes: 107

19. King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones (2022)

99 min | Documentary

A European filmmaker searches for the truth about her grandfather, the most famous Policy Kings of all times, who rose to the heights of financial and political prominence in Chicago in the 30s, despite discrimination.

Director: Harriet Marin | Stars: Timuel Black, Danaé Capdevielle, Harriet Jones, Quincy Jones

Votes: 8

20. Joe's Bed-Stuy Barbershop: We Cut Heads (1983)

60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

The illegal affairs of a recently deceased barbershop owner get passed down to his manager.

Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Monty Ross, Donna Bailey, Stuart Smith, Tommy Redmond Hicks

Votes: 374

21. Book of Numbers (1973)

R | 81 min | Crime, Drama

Two waiters in Depression-era Arkansas get involved in the numbers racket.

Director: Raymond St. Jacques | Stars: Raymond St. Jacques, Philip Michael Thomas, Freda Payne, Hope Clarke

Votes: 95

22. Virtue (1932)

Passed | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A relationship gradually develops between a savvy New York street girl and a good-hearted cab driver, but other matters keep getting in their way, including financial problems and a murder.

Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Carole Lombard, Pat O'Brien, Mayo Methot, Jack La Rue

Votes: 930

23. The Black Network (1936)

20 min | Musical, Short

Brutus Johnson, owner of the Porter Pullman Shoe Polish Company, sponsors the Porter Pullman Shoe Polish Variety Program on the Black Network Broadcasting Co. Mezzanine Johnson, Brutus' ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Nina Mae McKinney, The Nicholas Brothers, The Washboard Serenaders, Emmett 'Babe' Wallace

Votes: 179

24. The Scar of Shame (1929)

Passed | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

An educated, upscale young black musician marries a woman from a lower socioeconomic class to get her out of the clutches of her stepfather, who beats and abuses her. However, once he "... See full summary »

Director: Frank Peregini | Stars: Harry Henderson, Norman Johnstone, Ann Kennedy, Lucia Lynn Moses

Votes: 449

25. The System (1953)

Passed | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Gambler John Merrick (Frank Lovejoy) is the head of a bookie syndicate and the newspaper is crusading against him and the rackets, primarily because Merrick is in love with Felice Stuart (... See full summary »

Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Frank Lovejoy, Joan Weldon, Robert Arthur, Paul Picerni

Votes: 139

26. Confidential (1935)

Approved | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A federal agent goes undercover to avenge the murder of a friend but one of the gang thinks he seems familiar.

Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Donald Cook, Evalyn Knapp, Warren Hymer, J. Carrol Naish

Votes: 134

27. Exclusive Story (1936)

Approved | 73 min | Drama

Exclusive Story is a 1936 American drama film directed by George B. Seitz and written by Michael Fessier. The film stars Franchot Tone, Madge Evans, Stuart Erwin, Joseph Calleia, Robert Barrat and J. Farrell MacDonald.

Director: George B. Seitz | Stars: Franchot Tone, Madge Evans, Stuart Erwin, Joseph Calleia

Votes: 194

28. The Blonde Bandit (1949)

Passed | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Newly arrived in a Western city, Kansan Gloria Dell waits at the train station to meet Larry Goodrich, the fiance' she has corresponded with, but never met. When he doesn't arrive, Mrs. ... See full synopsis »

Director: Harry Keller | Stars: Robert Rockwell, Dorothy Patrick, Gerald Mohr, Larry J. Blake

Votes: 72

29. Twelve Crowded Hours (1939)

Passed | 64 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

One night of twelve crowded hours in the life of a newspaper investigative reporter out to get the goods on the master-minds who operate the profitable Numbers Racket in a big city. His ... See full summary »

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Richard Dix, Lucille Ball, Allan Lane, Donald MacBride

Votes: 322

30. Life Goes On (1938)

Passed | 70 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The husband of Sally Weston dies, and she decides to move to New York City where she feels her two young sons, Bob and Henry, can get a better education. Bob grows up to be a brilliant ... See full summary »

Director: William L. Nolte | Stars: Louise Beavers, Edward Thompson, Reginald Fenderson, Laurence Criner

Votes: 8

31. Dark Manhattan (1937)

Approved | 70 min | Crime, Drama

A low-level gangster determines to let nothing stand in the way of his gaining control of the numbers rackets in Harlem.

Directors: Harry L. Fraser, Ralph Cooper | Stars: Ralph Cooper, Cleo Herndon, Clarence Brooks, Jess Lee Brooks

Votes: 84

32. The Real Untouchables (2001 TV Movie)

Documentary, History

The three-part documentary examines Eliot Ness, Melvin Purvis and Thomas Dewey: three real-life heroes who battled organized crime between the two world wars.

Director: John Fothergill | Stars: James Woods, Bob Kaliebe, Dominic Capone III, Tom Clarke Hill

Votes: 23

33. Am I Guilty? (1940)

Approved | 70 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A young black doctor sets out to establish a free clinic in Harlem.

Director: Sam Newfield | Stars: Ralph Cooper, Sybil Lewis, Sam McDaniel, Laurence Criner

Votes: 15

34. Midnight Morals (1932)

Passed | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A rookie cop falls for a "taxi dancer" in a dance hall, but his father has strong objections to the relationship.

Directors: B. Reeves Eason, E. Mason Hopper | Stars: Alberta Vaughn, Rex Lease, Charles Delaney, Beryl Mercer

35. Murder in Villa Capri (1955)

Approved | 68 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A Police Lieutenant is assigned by his Captain to go undercover to wipe out a group of gangsters terrorizing a city for control of the lottery in the 'Little Italy" section of a large, ... See full summary »

Director: Otto Simetti | Stars: John Heath, Neil Hamilton, Esther Minciotti, Aristide Sigismondi

Votes: 9

36. Barney Miller (1975–1982)
Episode: The Social Worker (1975)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama

Liz tires of housework and tries her hand at social work, to Barney's dismay. Harris is intrigued by a master forger.

Director: Noam Pitlik | Stars: Hal Linden, Barbara Barrie, Abe Vigoda, Max Gail

Votes: 153

37. East Side/West Side (1963–1964)
Episode: The Passion of the Nickel Player (1964)

60 min | Drama

Neil comes into conflict with a numbers runner who preys on his neighborhoods poor gamblers.

Director: Charles S. Dubin | Stars: George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, Linden Chiles

Votes: 12

38. Grand Jury (1959– )
Episode: Your Number's Up (1959)

30 min | Drama

Driscoll and his men investigate the mob's attempt to muscle in on the local numbers racket.

Stars: Lyle Bettger, Harold J. Stone, Douglass Dumbrille, Michael Pate

39. Hawaii Five-O (1968–1980)
Episode: By the Numbers (1968)

Not Rated | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A U.S. serviceman, in Hawaii for R&R, becomes a pawn in a fight for control of a numbers syndicate. The head of the outfit, Philip Lo, is killed and the serviceman has been framed for it. ... See full summary »

Director: Seymour Robbie | Stars: Jack Lord, James MacArthur, Zulu, Kam Fong

Votes: 228

40. Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode: By the Numbers (1972)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy

Freeloading family and friends flock to fleece the golden sheep when Fred plays the numbers.

Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, Beah Richards, Don Bexley

Votes: 154

41. Tallahassee 7000 (1961– )
Episode: The Cold Ball (1961)

30 min | Crime, Drama

Rogers goes undercover to infiltrate a gang of criminals running an illegal numbers gambling ring.

Stars: Walter Matthau, Ed Julien, Mike Savas

42. Front Page Detective (1951–1953)
Episode: The Little Black Book (1951)

26 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Upon returning from two weeks of investigative reporting in Washington, David Chase discovers his room ransacked and a dead body lying in his closet. Before he can investigate, two thugs ... See full summary »

Director: Arnold Wester | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Joe Besser, Jean Willes, James Craven

Votes: 22

43. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode: Gangster's Gold (2020)

TV-PG | Documentary, History, War

Three groups of treasure hunters search for the gold fortune buried somewhere in New York by gangster Dutch Schultz in 1935.

Stars: Frank Lopergolo, Steve Zazulyk

Votes: 33

44. In Plain Sight (2008–2012)
Episode: Her Days Are Numbered (2010)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mary is assigned to protect a witness named Judy Wagrowski, whose extraordinary mathematical abilities allowed her to keep all the financial records of a numbers racket in her head. That ... See full summary »

Director: Dan Lerner | Stars: Mary McCormack, Frederick Weller, Nichole Hiltz, Paul Ben-Victor

Votes: 105

45. America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode: 46-40 (2010)

Documentary, Crime, History

Our countdown of America's biggest mysteries continues with the story of the death of the first man of magic Harry Houdini, one of the old West's most prolific gunslingers, and the great moon hoax.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Michael Newton, Rick Beyer, Paul Aron, Troy Taylor

46. Bayan ko (2013– )
Episode: Jueteng (2013)

Drama

Jueteng collection is low in Lagros. Meanwhile, a dengue outbreak occurs in the town of Lagros. Liway's baby is one of the victims. The mayor makes a compromise deal with Governor Antonio ... See full summary »

Director: Adolfo Alix Jr. | Stars: Rocco Nacino, Pen Medina, Angeli Bayani, Albert Sumaya Jr.

47. Gangster Empire: Rise of the Mob (2013– )
Episode: 1929 - Year of Chaos and Crime (2013)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, Action, Crime

1929 was the year of chaos and crime that saw the St Valentine's Day massacre with the shooting of seven members and associates of Chicago's North Side gang and the stock market crash.

Director: Kevin R. Hershberger | Stars: Coby Batty, Matt K. Baker, Todd Barsness, James Christopher Cooke

48. Vegas: The City the Mob Made (2009)
Episode: The Mob Comes to Las Vegas (2009)

Documentary, Crime, History

The Mob's influence started growing during the 1920s and 1930s.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Eugene Moehring, Steve Miller, Anthony Curtis, Kirk Gill