For any fans of gangster films looking to expand their horizons outside of what Hollywood has to offer, the 2009 French classic A Prophet is perfect.

Now, to make things more interesting, I've made it just the best "underseen" gangster movies worth watching ... a 19-year-old French Algerian who can't even read or write, turn himself into ...

The movie was so successful that Hollywood made more than 50 gangster movies the following year. The most violent movie of 1932 was Scarface, starring Paul Muni as Tony Camonte, a Chicago mobster.