Goodfellas. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1985 book, Wiseguy
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Wiseguy
Nicholas Pileggi, 1985
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Martin Scorsese, 1990

In 1955, a young Henry Hill becomes enamored of the criminal life and Mafia presence in his working class Italian-American neighborhood in Brooklyn. Henry starts dating Karen Friedman, a Jewish woman. In 1970, Billy Batts, a made man in the Gambino crew who was recently released from prison, repeatedly insults Tommy at a nightclub owned by Henry; Tommy and Jimmy then beat, stab and shoot him to death.


Once Upon a Time in America. Poster of the 1984 movie and cover of the 1952 book, The Hoods
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The Hoods
Harry Grey, 1952
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Sergio Leone, 1984

Ex-gangster David Aaronson is drawn back to New York City after years of being in hiding, despite his vow to never return after the deaths of his friends in the lower East Side. As David pieces together his past he discovers new truths about his friends’ deaths.


Once Upon a Time in America. Poster of the 1984 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Once Upon A Time In America
Lee Hays, 1984
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Sergio Leone, 1984

Ex-gangster David Aaronson is drawn back to New York City after years of being in hiding, despite his vow to never return after the deaths of his friends in the lower East Side. As David pieces together his past he discovers new truths about his friends’ deaths.


Casino. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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Casino
Nicholas Pileggi, 1995
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Martin Scorsese, 1995

In 1973, sports handicapper and Mafia associate Sam Ace Rothstein is sent by the Chicago Outfit to Las Vegas, Nevada to run the Teamsters-funded Tangiers Casino, while Philip Green serves as the mob’s hotel CEO front man.


Raging Bull. Poster of the 1980 movie and cover of the 1970 book, Raging Bull: My Story
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Raging Bull: My Story
Jake LaMotta, Peter Savage, Joseph Carter, 1970
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Martin Scorsese, 1980

In 1941, LaMotta is in a major boxing match against Jimmy Reeves, where he suffered his first loss. Jake’s brother, Joey LaMotta, discusses a potential shot for the middleweight title with one of his Mafia connections, Salvy Batts. That’s the starting point of the life story of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.


JFK. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1988 book, On the Trail of the Assassins
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On the Trail of the Assassins
Jim Garrison, 1988
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Oliver Stone, 1991

On November 22, 1963, president John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas. An investigation concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby acted alone in their respective crimes, but Louisiana district attorney Jim Garrison is skeptical. He discovers there’s more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.


JFK. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1989 book, Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy
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Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy
Jim Marrs, 1989
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Oliver Stone, 1991

On November 22, 1963, president John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas. An investigation concludes that Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby acted alone in their respective crimes, but Louisiana district attorney Jim Garrison is skeptical. He discovers there’s more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.


The Irishman. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2004 book, I Heard You Paint Houses
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I Heard You Paint Houses
Charles Brandt, 2004
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Martin Scorsese, 2019

In a nursing home in his wheelchair, Frank Sheeran, an elderly World War II veteran, recounts his time as a hitman for a crime syndicate. Soon, Russell introduces Sheeran to Jimmy Hoffa, head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, who has financial ties with the Northeastern Pennsylvania crime family and is struggling to deal with fellow rising Teamster Anthony Tony Pro Provenzano, as well as mounting pressure from the federal government.


A Bronx Tale. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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A Bronx Tale
Chazz Palminteri, 2013
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Robert De Niro, 1993

In 1960, Lorenzo works as a MTA bus driver in Belmont, a working-class Italian-American neighborhood in The Bronx, with his wife Rosina and their nine-year old son Calogero. When Calogero chooses to keep quiet when questioned by NYPD detectives, Sonny takes a liking to him and gives him the nickname C. Sonny’s men offer Lorenzo a better paying job, but preferring a law-abiding life as a bus driver, politely declines.


Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Todd Strasser, 1992
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Chris Columbus, 1992

The McCallister family is preparing to spend Christmas in Miami, and gathers at Peter and Kate’s Chicago home. At the airport, Kevin loses sight of his family and inadvertently boards a flight to New York City. Arriving in New York, Kevin decides to tour the city.