Former Irish Mobster Breaks Down 7 Irish Mob Scenes in Movies and TV (2021)

Former Boston mobster Mark Silverman rates seven Irish mob scenes in movies and television for realism, such as "The Departed" and "The Town." Silverman discusses the accuracy of Irish mob stereotypes in "The Departed" (2006), "The Town" (2010) and "Black Mass" (2015). He also comments on the portrayal of Irish gang activities in "The Boondock Saints" (1999) and "The Kitchen" (2019). He analyzes the depiction of violence in the Irish mob in "Death to Smoochy" (2002) and "What Doesn't Kill You" (2008).