12 Incredible Movies Based On True Stories To Get Stuck Into

You'll probably know Goodfellas by now, but if not then it's certainly one to add to your list. While perhaps not sitting in a tier of its own, it resides in the highest echelon of gangster movies, perhaps helped by the source material which, in itself, is fascinating. It is, of course, the rise of mobster Henry Hill within the Lucchese crime family. While there is artistic licence taken, and various instances are left out for storytelling purposes, the general plot follows the book it was written from, Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family,

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