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El padrino II 1974
Película
Continuación de la saga de los Corleone con dos historias paralelas: la elección de Michael Corleone como jefe de los negocios familiares y los orígenes del patriarca, el ya fallecido Don Vito, primero en Sicilia y luego en Estados Unidos, donde, empezando desde abajo, llegó a ser un poderosísimo jefe de la mafia de Nueva York.
Las caras de El padrino II
- Un hijo al frente del negocio familiar
- Un joven padre que lo levanta en el viejo Nueva York
- La traición de un hermano
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una tragedia larga y paciente.
- te gustan dos grandes interpretaciones en dos épocas.
- te gusta una saga familiar oscura que no ofrece consuelo.
Mala para ti si
- más de tres horas es demasiado para una noche.
- no lees subtítulos. La historia del joven Vito está contada casi por completo en siciliano.
Temas: la familia · el poder · la soledad
Killers of the Flower Moon 2023
Film
When oil is discovered in 1920s Oklahoma under Osage Nation land, the Osage people are murdered one by one—until the FBI steps in to unravel the mystery.
The sides of Killers of the Flower Moon
- Osage families murdered for their oil money
- A marriage built on poison
- 1920s Oklahoma
Good for you if
- you want to know the true story of the Osage murders.
- you like 1920s Oklahoma, rich with oil and greed.
- you can't look away from Lily Gladstone as Mollie.
Bad for you if
- three and a half hours is too much for you.
- you need momentum, not a slow tightening noose.
About: greed · betrayal · injustice
El padrino 1972
Película
Don Vito Corleone, conocido dentro de los círculos del hampa como "El Padrino", es el patriarca de una de las cinco familias que ejercen el mando de la Cosa Nostra en Nueva York (Estados Unidos) durante la década de 1940. Don Corleone tiene cuatro hijos: una chica, Connie, y tres varones; Sonny, Michael y Fredo. Cuando Vito reclina intervenir en el negocio de estupefacientes, empieza una cruenta lucha de violentos episodios entre las distintas familias del crimen organizado.
Las caras de El padrino
- Un negocio familiar que es una mafia
- Un hijo que decía que se mantendría al margen
- Una boda, un caballo, una oferta
Buena para ti si
- te gusta una historia que se toma su tiempo y cae como un veredicto.
- te gustan los actores callados que dicen mucho con una sola mirada.
- te gusta ver cómo un hombre decente se convierte en otra persona.
Mala para ti si
- casi tres horas son demasiado para una sola noche.
- las películas de los años setenta te parecen lentas y anticuadas.
- los asesinatos fríos y repentinos te arruinan una película.
Temas: la familia · el poder · la lealtad · Estados Unidos
Peaky Blinders 2013
Serie
Una familia de pandilleros asentada en Birmingham, Reino Unido, tras la Primera Guerra Mundial (1914-1918), dirige un local de apuestas hípicas. Las actividades del ambicioso jefe de la banda llaman la atención del Inspector jefe Chester Campbell, un detective de la Real Policía Irlandesa que es enviado desde Belfast para limpiar la ciudad y acabar con la banda.
Las caras de Peaky Blinders
- Una familia de gánsteres en la Birmingham de los años 20
- Cuchillas de afeitar en las gorras
- Un héroe de guerra que quiere poder
Buena para ti si
- te gusta un jefe de banda frío y brillante.
- te gustan el humo, los abrigos y los paseos en cámara lenta.
- te gusta el rock moderno sobre escenas de época.
Mala para ti si
- la violencia brutal de las bandas te arruina una serie.
- seis temporadas son más de lo que quieres empezar.
Temas: la ambición · la familia · el trauma
The Borgias 2011
Series
Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to amass and retain power, influence and enormous wealth for himself and his family.
The sides of The Borgias
- A cardinal who buys his way to the papacy
- Cesare and Lucrezia, his ambitious children
- Renaissance Rome full of poison and plots
Good for you if
- you like Rodrigo Borgia buying votes and making enemies to stay pope.
- you like Renaissance Italy with its cardinals, kings and courts.
- you like following a family you shouldn't root for.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand stabbings, poisonings and torture.
- you'd rather avoid sex scenes, or you watch with others.
About: corruption · family · faith
MobLand 2025
Series
Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.
The sides of MobLand
- A fixer for a London crime family
- Two mob clans at war
- Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren as the parents
Good for you if
- you like a gang war where every betrayal raises the stakes.
- you like Tom Hardy as a quiet fixer cleaning up the mess.
- you like following a family of criminals you shouldn't root for.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand brutal killings and torture.
- you lose track with two crime families and many plots crossing at once.
About: loyalty · family · betrayal
Black Mass 2015
Film
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
The sides of Black Mass
- Whitey Bulger ruling South Boston
- An FBI agent who grew up with him
- A deal that protects a killer
Good for you if
- you want to watch Johnny Depp disappear into a cold, menacing gangster.
- you like the Irish mob seen from the inside.
- you want the true story of an informant the FBI shielded for years.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand close, brutal killings on screen.
- you want a gangster film with chases and shootouts, not slow menace.
About: corruption · loyalty · betrayal
The Americans 2013
Series
Set during the Cold War period in the 1980s, The Americans is the story of Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple in the suburbs of Washington D.C. and their neighbor, Stan Beeman, an FBI Counterintelligence agent.
The sides of The Americans
- Two KGB spies posing as a suburban couple
- An FBI agent living next door
- Wigs, disguises and secret meetings in 1980s Washington
Good for you if
- you like spies who could be exposed by the neighbor at any moment.
- you like a marriage tested by lies and missions.
- you like the Cold War seen from a Washington suburb.
Bad for you if
- six seasons is too much for you.
- you need fast action, and the spy work here is patient and quiet.
About: identity · marriage · loyalty · family
Sin perdón 1992
Película
William Munny es un pistolero retirado, viudo y padre de familia, que tiene dificultades económicas para sacar adelante a su hijos. Su única salida es hacer un último trabajo. En compañía de un viejo colega y de un joven inexperto, Munny tendrá que matar a dos hombres que cortaron la cara a una prostituta.
Las caras de Sin perdón
- Un asesino retirado convertido en criador de cerdos
- Una recompensa por los hombres que cortaron la cara a una mujer
- Un sheriff brutal que manda en un pueblo pequeño
Buena para ti si
- te gusta seguir a un asesino que juró haber cambiado.
- quieres un western en el que la violencia no deja a nadie limpio.
- te gusta el sheriff de Gene Hackman, amable un minuto y salvaje el siguiente.
Mala para ti si
- necesitas ritmo, y el camino hacia el pueblo se toma su tiempo.
- no soportas las palizas y los asesinatos mostrados de cerca.
Temas: el remordimiento · la violencia · la justicia · la reputación
Prisioneros 2013
Película
Cuando su hija pequeña y su amiga desaparecen el día de Acción de Gracias, un padre se toma la justicia por su mano mientras un detective investiga el caso.
Las caras de Prisioneros
- Un detective que no se rinde
- Hasta dónde llega un padre
- Un caso construido como un laberinto
- Lluvia, frío y luz gris
Buena para ti si
- te gusta estar tenso durante dos horas y media seguidas.
- te gusta reunir pistas e intentar adelantarte al detective.
- te gusta ver a un actor llegar a un lugar crudo. Hugh Jackman lo hace.
Mala para ti si
- un niño en peligro es demasiado para ti.
- dos horas y media son demasiado para tu noche.
Temas: la fe · la venganza · la culpa · la paternidad
Pozos de ambición 2007
Película
Texas, principios del siglo XX. Una historia sobre la familia, la avaricia y la religión. Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) se traslada a una miserable ciudad con el propósito de hacer fortuna, pero, a medida que se va enriqueciendo, sus principios y valores desaparecen y acaba dominado por la ambición. Tras encontrar un rico yacimiento de petróleo en 1902, se convierte en un acaudalado magnate. Cuando, años después, intenta apoderarse de un nuevo yacimiento, tiene que enfrentarse al predicador Eli Sunday (Paul Dano). Adaptación de la novela de Upton Sinclair "Petróleo", escrita en 1927.
Las caras de Pozos de ambición
- Un petrolero que lo quiere todo
- Un joven predicador al que odia
- I drink your milkshake
Buena para ti si
- te gusta ver a Daniel Day-Lewis desaparecer dentro de un petrolero despiadado.
- te gusta una historia de ambición lenta y pesada.
- te gusta una banda sonora extraña e inquietante.
Mala para ti si
- más de dos horas y media a este ritmo es demasiado.
- necesitas a alguien por quien apostar. Plainview estafa y aplasta a todo el que se cruza en su camino.
Temas: la codicia · la fe · la soledad
Chinatown 1974
Film
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.
The sides of Chinatown
- A private eye hired to catch a cheating husband
- Water stolen from Los Angeles
- A widow with a secret
Good for you if
- you like a case that grows from an affair into a city's dirty secret.
- you can take an ending where the wrong people win.
- you like Jack Nicholson as Jake Gittes, nose bandaged and all.
Bad for you if
- you can't take a mystery whose last secret is deeply disturbing.
- you need momentum and a patient investigation loses you.
About: corruption · power · the past

91 Days 2016
Anime
During Prohibition, the law is powerless and the mob rules Lawless, a town that thrives on the black market sale of illicitly brewed liquor. Avilio returns to town after a time away, following a lead on the murder of his family.
The sides of 91 Days
- A man returning to avenge his family
- A Prohibition town ruled by the mob
- A friendship built on a lie
Good for you if
- you like a mafia story of bootleg liquor and family loyalty.
- you like watching a man infiltrate the family that killed his own.
- you can take a revenge story that leaves no one clean.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand shootouts and executions.
- you don't watch anime.
About: revenge · betrayal · friendship
Sweeney Todd: El barbero diabólico de la calle Fleet 2007
Película
Depp interpreta a Benjamin Barker, un hombre encarcelado 15 años injustamente en el otro lado del mundo, que escapa y vuelve a Londres con la promesa de vengarse, junto a Helena Bonham Carter como su obsesiva y devota cómplice, la Sra. Nellie Lovett. Adoptando el disfraz de Sweeney Todd, Barker regresa a su antigua barbería encima del local de empanadas de carne de la Sra. Lovett, y fija sus miras en el juez Turpin (Alan Rickman) que, con la ayuda de su vil secuaz Beadle Bamford (Timothy Spall), le mandaron lejos con una acusación falsa y así poder robarle a su esposa, Lucy (Laura Michelle Kelly), y a su hija bebé.
Las caras de Sweeney Todd: El barbero diabólico de la calle Fleet
- Un barbero que vuelve a Londres para vengarse
- Pasteles de carne de la tienda de abajo
- Johnny Depp y Helena Bonham Carter cantando
Buena para ti si
- te gustan las canciones de Sondheim cantadas por los propios actores.
- te gusta una canción alegre sobre lo que lleva el relleno de los pasteles.
- te gusta el Londres gris de Tim Burton salpicado de rojo.
Mala para ti si
- no soportas gargantas cortadas en primer plano.
- necesitas algo de esperanza, y esta tragedia no ofrece ninguna.
Temas: la venganza · la injusticia · la obsesión
Road to Perdition 2002
Film
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.
The sides of Road to Perdition
- A hitman on the run with his son
- Irish mobsters in the Great Depression
- Tom Hanks and Paul Newman as father figures
Good for you if
- you like a father and son getting to know each other on the road.
- you like rain, shadows and every frame composed like a painting.
- you like a killer on their trail who never seems far behind.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand men gunned down with tommy guns in the rain.
- you need a gangster film that moves fast.
About: fathers and sons · revenge · guilt
True Detective 2014
Series
Each season, different detectives work one murder case. The first follows two Louisiana detectives on a ritual killing that stays with them for seventeen years.
The sides of True Detective
- Two detectives, conversation as tension
- An obsession with a case that won't close
- A place that feels haunted
Good for you if
- you like long conversations in a car more than shootouts.
- you like a case that takes its time and a mood that settles in.
- you like dark ideas and darker places.
Bad for you if
- you'd rather not keep track of one case told across two or three timelines.
- you can't take disturbing images of murder victims.
About: time · evil · faith · partnership
The Wire 2002
Series
Told from the points of view of both the Baltimore homicide and narcotics detectives and their targets, the series captures a universe in which the national war on drugs has become a permanent, self-sustaining bureaucracy, and distinctions between good and evil are routinely obliterated.
The sides of The Wire
- Baltimore cops wiretapping a drug crew
- The docks, the schools, City Hall and the newspaper
- Dealers and detectives seen from both sides
Good for you if
- you like seeing how police, politics and schools keep a city stuck.
- you like a case built patiently over a whole season.
- you want people like Omar, Stringer Bell and McNulty to stay with you.
Bad for you if
- you lose track with dozens of characters on both sides.
- you need some hope. Baltimore rarely changes here.
About: institutions · the drug war · loyalty
1923 2022
Series
Follow a new generation of the Dutton family during the early twentieth century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home.
The sides of 1923
- Jacob and Cara Dutton holding the Montana ranch
- Spencer Dutton hunting in Africa
- A Native girl at a Catholic boarding school
Good for you if
- you like the American West of drought, Prohibition and the Depression.
- you like the Dutton family story before Yellowstone.
- you can take a harsh, unforgiving frontier.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand brutal, bloody killings.
- you can't watch the abuse of Native children at a boarding school.
About: land · family · survival · colonization

Hell on Wheels 2011
Series
The epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on Cullen Bohannon, a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who killed his wife. His journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels, a dangerous, raucous, lawless melting pot of a town that travels with and services the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, an engineering feat unprecedented for its time.
The sides of Hell on Wheels
- A Confederate veteran hunting his wife's killers
- A rough town that moves with the railroad
- The race to build the first transcontinental line
Good for you if
- you like the building of the first railroad across America after the Civil War.
- you like following Cullen Bohannon, a former Confederate driven by revenge.
- you like railroad money, bribes and men fighting over who controls the line.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand hangings, gunfights and brutal frontier violence.
- five seasons of a western is too much for you.
About: revenge · redemption · ambition · race
Frontier 2016
Series
In 18th-century North America, ruthless trappers and entrepreneurs fight to wrest control of the fur trade from the mighty Hudson's Bay Company.
The sides of Frontier
- The 18th-century fur trade in Canada
- A half-Irish, half-Cree outlaw played by Jason Momoa
- The Hudson's Bay Company fighting for control
Good for you if
- you like the cold, muddy world of the North American fur trade.
- you like following Declan Harp, an outlaw out for revenge on the Hudson's Bay Company.
- you like a war over who controls the trade.
Bad for you if
- you can't stand throats cut and scalpings on screen.
- you lose track of rival traders, soldiers and tribes.
About: greed · colonialism · revenge