# 10 Gangster Movies That I Knew Would Be Masterpieces From the First 10 Minutes

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/10-gangster-movies-that-i-knew-would-be-masterpieces-from-the-first-10-minutes/
- Published: 2026-11-04T10:59:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/gangster-movies-masterpieces-first-10-minutes/
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- *Carlito’s Way* opens at its ending and rewinds.
- *Casino* begins with an explosion and a fatalistic tone.
- *Goodfellas* introduces its gangsters through a violent discovery.

## Summary

The article argues that ten gangster films make their quality clear within their opening ten minutes, using bold introductions to establish their worlds and draw viewers in. It highlights how these openings can reveal a film’s tone and themes while creating suspense about how the characters reach their fates.

The supplied text discusses three films: *Carlito’s Way* begins with Carlito shot, then rewinds to his release from prison; *Casino* opens with Ace Rothstein’s apparent death in an explosion before moving into its account of mob-run Las Vegas; and *Goodfellas* starts with Henry Hill and two accomplices finding a wounded man in a car boot. Each opening frames a story of criminal ambition and its consequences.

## Coverage

- [Collider: 10 Gangster Movies That I Knew Would Be Masterpieces From the First 10 Minutes](https://collider.com/gangster-movies-masterpieces-first-10-minutes/)
- [Collider: 10 Thrillers That I Knew Would Be Masterpieces From the First 10 Minutes](https://collider.com/thriller-movies-hooked-me-first-10-minutes/)

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