Movies and TvShows featuring "bootlegging" theme.

Boardwalk Empire is a crime drama set in Atlantic City during the Prohibition era of the 1920s. The story follows the rise and fall of criminal kingpin Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson, as he navigates the world of organized crime and political corruption. With a complex web of characters and intricate storylines, Boardwalk Empire explores themes of power, loyalty, and the human cost of ambition.

In the summer of 1922, writer and Wall Street trader Nick Carraway moves to New York, where he becomes drawn to his mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby. As Nick attends Gatsby's extravagant parties, he discovers the truth behind Gatsby's past and his obsession with his long-lost love, Daisy Buchanan. The story takes a tragic turn as secrets are revealed and lives are forever changed.

In 1930s Chicago, Treasury agent Eliot Ness assembles a team to bring down gangster Al Capone during Prohibition. With a group of incorruptible law enforcement officers, Ness raids Capone's illegal liquor operations and tries to gather evidence to indict him. As the team faces threats from Capone and his henchmen, including the murder of one of their own, they must find a way to outsmart the powerful and violent gangster. Their efforts lead to a high-stakes courtroom showdown, ultimately resulting in Capone's imprisonment.

The Untouchables is an American crime drama series that aired for two seasons in syndication, from January 1993 to May 1994. The series portrayed work of the real life Untouchables federal investigative squad in Prohibition-era Chicago and its efforts against Al Capone's attempts to profit from the market in bootleg liquor. The series features Tom Amandes as Eliot Ness and William Forsythe as Al Capone, and was based on the 1959 series and 1987 film of the same name.

Set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, a trio of bootlegging brothers are threatened by a new special deputy and other authorities angling for a cut of their profits. The Bondurant brothers runs a successful liquor bootlegging business with the help of their friend, Cricket Pate, using their bar as a front. When brutal Special Agent Charlie Rakes demands a cut of their profit, the brothers refuse and stand up to him. As tensions rise, Forrest, Howard, and Jack face dangerous encounters, betrayals, and violence from both the authorities and rival bootleggers. In the end, they take revenge on those who harmed their family and retire after Prohibition ends.

Violence and corruption pulsed through the soul of the Gangster Empire during the heyday of Prohibition and the Atlantic City Boardwalk.

In 1932, a man wrongfully convicted of murder forms a strong friendship with a fellow inmate while navigating the cruel and unjust world of prison. Together, they face racial injustice, escape attempts, and the harsh realities of life behind bars.

A detailed look at the Prohibition era in the United States, covering the rise of bootlegging, the activism against alcohol, and the unintended consequences of the ban. The series delves into the history of the 1920s and 1930s, focusing on New York City and the impact of prohibition on American culture.

Raees is a bootlegger who faces several challenges in a setup of organized crime in the 1980s. As he becomes a popular figure, a honest cop sets out to arrest him leading to a series of explosive events and intense encounters with the law. Raees' journey is filled with smuggling, corruption, and love.

A documentary about the search for Sixto Rodriguez, a musician who was presumed dead but later discovered to be alive and well.

Capone is a movie that depicts the rise and fall of notorious gangster Al Capone, who ruled Chicago with violence and brutality during the 1930s. The film explores Capone's involvement in organized crime, his relationships with his mistress and love interests, and the street shootouts and gang wars that marked his reign. It also delves into his trial and arrest, showcasing the vendetta and revenge that followed.

Eight Deadly Shots (1972) is a TV mini-series based on a true story. Set in a rural Finnish village, it delves into the life of a farmer and the challenges he faces with unemployment, poverty, and alcoholism. The story revolves around the protagonist's relationship with his alcoholic father, the seasonal changes in the village, and his struggles to make a living. As the plot progresses, the narrative touches upon religion, bootlegging, and the violent consequences of alcohol problems. With a melancholic and revenge-driven undertone, Eight Deadly Shots sheds light on the harsh reality of rural life in 1970s Finland and the impact of alcoholism on a large family.

Drop Dead Sexy is a comedy crime movie that follows the story of a group of criminals who get involved in a plot surrounding a stripper and a valuable necklace. As they try to navigate through various twists and turns, they face challenges from mobsters, grave robbers, and a bald man. With elements of black market dealings and extortion, the movie takes the audience on a hilarious and thrilling ride.

In Charley and the Angel, a man struggling during the Prohibition era receives assistance from an angel, leading to a series of comedic and heartwarming situations. As he navigates bootlegging, family relationships, and personal redemption, Charley learns valuable lessons and finds a new direction in life.

Chuck Norris vs Communism is a fascinating documentary that explores the phenomenon of bootlegged Hollywood movies and their subversive impact in Communist Romania during the 1980s. The film follows a brave translator who secretly dubbed hundreds of films, introducing Romanian audiences to a world of forbidden culture and freedom of speech.

In this comedy movie, the residents of a trailer park have to say goodbye to the bad guys. The story involves disgruntled customers, a Delorean car, dancing, alcoholism, bootlegging, and more hilarious situations. As they navigate through their adventures, they encounter a variety of funny and absurd scenarios, including driving a car without a door, watermelons, alcoholism spoofs, smoking marijuana, shotguns, sandwiches, pellet guns, pay phones, marijuana joints, living in a car, bologna, trailer trash, trailer parks, a homosexual cop, a grow-op, a gay couple, an alcoholic cop, alcohol abuse, poor white trash, a white rapper, and Nova Scotia, Canada.

The younger brother of a police captain is a wanted fugitive, so when the captain railroads his brother's former criminal partner, the partner's sister devises a plan to get back at the captain where it will hurt the most.

A violent sadist has been appointed a deputy sheriff by his uncle, the alcoholic and corrupt county sheriff, who runs a drug-smuggling and bootlegging operation on the side. When the sheriff's nephew decides to steal the land of some local "half-breeds", a young deputy in the department decides it's time to stand up to him.

Based on the book of the same name by Alex Shearer; a new political party called the "Good for You" (abbreviated as GFY) which comes into power and bans chocolate. Two kids named Smudger Moore and Huntley Hunter want to get their chocolate back. They begin by selling bootleg chocolate, and go on to join an underground resistance organization.

In Pardon Us, a group of inmates, Stan and Ollie, escape from prison and end up posing as a blackface minstrel show to hide from the police. They get involved in various comedic situations, including a prison riot, a rescue from a fire, and smuggling contraband. As they try to navigate their way through these challenges, they form bonds with their fellow inmates and learn valuable lessons about friendship and loyalty.