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Top Five: Irish Gangster Movies for St. Patrick's Day

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1. Miller's Crossing Hands-down, Miller's Crossing is still the Coen Brothers' masterpiece. It may take several viewings to nail down the intricate, seemingly complicated plot, which involves multiple betrayals and turns of loyalty among an unnamed Prohibition-era city's rival gangs and city departments, but the lush visual style, sparkling script and indelible performances make it a pleasurable and rewarding puzzle to solve. The film's centerpiece scenes, including an outrageous "Danny Boy"-scored tommy-gun shootout, and a chilling scene involving a "whack" in the woods, are among the Coens' most iconic cinematic moments. Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Hardin, Albert Finney, Jon Polito, John Turturro, Steve Buscemi and J.E. Freeman deliver endlessly quotable performances.

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