directed by: Ben Affleck, year: 2016
actors: Ben Affleck, Zoë Saldana, Brendan Gleeson, Chris Messina

Set during Prohibition, Live by Night follows Joe Coughlin, a restless veteran who sinks into organized crime as he climbs the violent ladder across 1920s Tampa, Boston, and Cuba. Balancing loyalties, romance, and guilt, he faces brutal rivals, corrupt lawmen, and shifting alliances while seeking power and belonging in a world built on crime. The film blends noir mood with lush period detail and a meditation on ambition, loyalty, and consequence. Ben Affleck's direction adds tense set pieces and a focused character study.

Mobsters, Crime Drama, Historical Crime Thriller, Prohibition Era, Neo Noir