Mafia movies are as old as cinema itself. The first film in the subgenre (The Black Hand) came as early as 1906, but it was in the 1930s that the supply increased. The mobsters that popped up during The Great Depression and the Prohibition Era had given film directors creative ideas, so hits like Little Ceasar and The Public Enemy were made. The ‘70s would end up being the golden decade, thanks to the release of movies like The Godfather and Mean Streets. From there on, the supply remained steady, hence genre fans always had something to munch on.
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