15. Mean Streets (1973)

Starring gangster-movie veteran Robert De Niro, along with Harvey Keitel and Amy Robinson, this crime drama is one of the earliest gangster films by director Martin Scorsese. The film centers around the ambitious Charlie (Keitel), an Italian-American who wants to rise in the world of mafia but also has to deal with his friend and girlfriend, who are dependent on him. The movie has themes of guilt, faith, police corruption, and crime. An acclaimed classic.
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