The BEST episodes of Inside the American Mob

Every episode of Inside the American Mob ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Inside the American Mob!

Delve into the secret underworld of the American Mafia, as told by the criminals who lived it and the law enforcers who hunted it. This dramatic six-part series chronicles the true-life story of the modern Mob in America, as former mobsters, informants, and FBI agents expose the takedown of the deadliest and most infamous organized crime ring in U.S. history. A combination of recently declassified files, first-person accounts by federal officials and the mafioso themselves, and rare archival footage sheds a new light on the raw, violent, and corrupt underworld that gripped America for decades.

Last Updated: 4/21/2024Network: National GeographicStatus: Ended
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Operation Donnie Brasco
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8.00
57 votes

#1 - Operation Donnie Brasco

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/28/2013

In 1978, American law enforcement is at war with the American mob. But for the first time, the FBI has a real chance to strike back. Their secret weapon, agent Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco, has infiltrated the Bonanno family and become close with known killers Lefty “Guns” Ruggiero and “Sonny Black” Napolitano. But Pistone's life – and the very mob itself – will change forever when he is ordered to kill so he can receive the honor of becoming a “made man.

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End Game
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7.97
40 votes

#2 - End Game

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/25/2013

The American mob has reached a low point — it's the early '90s, and the heads of most of the five families have been imprisoned for life, leaving the families in disarray, torn apart by violence and suspicion. But one family survives these traumas intact by adhering to the strict code of silence: the Bonannos. They attract young recruits like Jimmy Calandra and his circle of friends, who become known as the Bath Avenue Crew.

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Rise & Fall of Gotti
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7.87
47 votes

#3 - Rise & Fall of Gotti

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/18/2013

It's 1986, and a recent court ruling has landed most of the Mafia family bosses in jail, while on the streets of New York it's every man for himself. But one gangster sees chaos as an opportunity: John Gotti, a Gambino captain with a taste for unbridled violence and a vaulting ambition. NGC chronicles Gotti's rise to power as boss of the Gambino family as told by his closest Gambino associates and the former law enforcement officials determined to bring him down.

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New York-Philly War
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7.79
53 votes

#4 - New York-Philly War

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/4/2013

The five families of New York City continue to run the American mob with an iron fist, a million scams and a booming resort town named Atlantic City. The gambling mecca is overseen by the Philadelphia mob, which answers directly to New York. But when an old school Philadelphia don named Angelo Bruno is assassinated in 1980, a bloody new era begins.

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Taking Down the Mob
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7.66
44 votes

#5 - Taking Down the Mob

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/11/2013

La Cosa Nostra is ruling the streets of New York, but one man is determined to bring an end to the violence and corruption: U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Rudolph Giuliani. Giuliani mounts the most ambitious Mafia prosecution in history — a case that will bring together an unprecedented arsenal of murder investigations, electronic wiretaps, undercover agents and paid informants.

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Stayin' Alive in the '70s
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7.55
89 votes

#6 - Stayin' Alive in the '70s

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/28/2013

In the early 1970s, a hidden empire of crime, violence and power ruled the streets of New York City. The five families of the American mafia ruled, and the family bosses were untouchable. No one admits in public that the organization even exists--until one boss decides to break the rules. Joe Colombo. Other bosses are content to run their business from behind the scenes, but Colombo wants to take the fight to the FBI. When he does, the results are disastrous for the mob. Meanwhile, a new generation of agents enters the FBI, and they're not the usual suits. Italian-American guys who grew up in the same neighborhoods as gangsters start working for the Bureau and change the game. One of those agents is Joe Pistone, aka Donnie Brasco, who infiltrates a crime family more successfully than any other agent ever had. It's the beginning of the end for the mob, though no one knows it yet.

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Becoming Boss
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#7 - Becoming Boss

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/2019

In the '70s John Gotti fights to become boss; in the '80s Whitey Bulger terrorizes Boston.

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Going Undercover
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#8 - Going Undercover

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/27/2019

In 1978 Joe Pistone joins the FBI; Detective Steve O'Donnell spies on the Patriarcas.

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Escaping the Mob
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#9 - Escaping the Mob

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/3/2019

Mob capo Michael Franzese and associate Frank Calabrese fall afoul of their own fathers.

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Fighting the Mob
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#10 - Fighting the Mob

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/3/2019

In 1983 Rudolph Giuliani aims to take down the Mafia; the FBI fights the Las Vegas skim.

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Notorious Bosses
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#11 - Notorious Bosses

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/10/2022

The five families of the American Mafia ruled the organized crime scene under the command of brutal men.

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Notorious Killings
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#12 - Notorious Killings

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/10/2022

While the American mafia ruled the organized crime scene, brutal crimes happened across their dominion.

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