The Pope of Greenwich Village

The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) — watch online a sharp New York crime comedy directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Mickey Rourke and Eric Roberts. Charlie is the careful one. His cousin Paulie is the one who keeps finding trouble and dragging everyone else into it.

Paulie has a plan: rob a front company for $150,000 and put it all on a sure-thing racehorse. Charlie goes along. What Paulie forgot to mention — the "front company" launders cash for a local mob boss called Bedbug Eddie. Within hours of the heist, both men are caught between a furious crime boss and a corrupt NYPD that wants its cut too. Daryl Hannah plays Charlie's girlfriend; Geraldine Page earned an Oscar nomination for her supporting role.

Based on Vincent Patrick's novel — he also wrote the screenplay — the film captures a very specific slice of 1980s New York street life, equal parts menace and dark comedy. Watch The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) online on iFILM.