Based on the true story of New York during the 1970s and 1980s, when it was run by five mafia families that wreak havoc and destruction around the country. This leads five courageous federal agents to work on tracking them down.
Critics Of "Fear City: New York vs The Mafia - Season 1"
Wall Street Journal
July 22, 2020
Unfortunately for director Sam Hobkinson, what happened mostly was wiretaps, surveillance and the exercise of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act... Crime busting, as Fear City shows, can be tedious.
Where Fear City truly shines is in its finer details...The result is a real-life cat-and-mouse saga of duplicity, treachery and murder that put an end to the golden age of the New York City mafia.
Director Sam Hobkinson does a masterful job of weaving previously unheard recordings, new interviews with mob insiders and former investigators, and well-filmed dramatic re-creations.
It can be a little dry at times, but it's an easy watch, a reminder of how dedicated professionals and breakthroughs in technology can change law and order.
