A few minutes later, he tweeted again, noting that Goodfellas is the third greatest. Many film fans flocked to Twitter and weighed in on what belongs in the genre’s top ten.

According to the American Film Institute—which, in 2008, ranked the top 10 films in 10 different genres, including the gangster genre—The Godfather does rank at the top. However, Goodfellas was the AFI’s pick for second best, followed by The Godfather Part II. The rest of the top ten films, in their respective order, were White Heat (1949), Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Scarface: The Shame of a Nation (1932), Pulp Fiction (1994), The Public Enemy (1931), Little Caesar (1931), and Scarface (1983).

Those films were brought up on Twitter by people responding to King’s question, along with many others. Fans mentioned The Departed, The Irishman, The Untouchables, Once Upon a Time In America, Donnie Brasco, Miller’s Crossing, Casino, Bugsy Malone, Road to Perdition, and On the Waterfront, to name a few. There were a few hot takes, too, including mentions of The Dark Knight and Shark Tale.

Some fans were baffled that Goodfellas was not King’s top pick. “Having Goodfellas at anything other than #1 makes my head roll,” one person wrote. “Goodfellas IS NOT #3. It’s 1. A Bronx Tale is very underrated too,” another chimed in. “Goodfellas is #1 my good man,” a third replied to King. (They’re not wrong!)

Whether or not Martin Scorsese’s The Departed belongs on the list was also a hot topic of debate. “The Departed should not be anywhere near these others,” one fan argued. “The last shot of the rat on the balcony railing alone disqualifies it from consideration as a great movie.”

However, some recognize the 2006 Boston-based crime flick as a worthy entrant in the gangster film canon. “Can The Departed be considered a gangster movie? I love Nicholson in this!” one fan wrote. “I think The Departed gets a bad rap for being like the quintessential ‘frat bro’ movie, or whatever, but the acting and directing were top notch,” another weighed in. “They really nailed the suspense.”

Black Mass, the 2015 film about James “Whitey” Bulger also got a shoutout. “People are not giving Black Mass enough praise,” one Twitter user said. “Johnny Depp was absolutely phenomenal in that movie.”

Road to Perdition was also a fan favorite. “One of the most underrated movies of all time,” one fan said of the movie. “[Tom] Hanks & [Paul] Newman. Plus Daniel Craig and Stanley Tucci!! Outstanding.”

One fan noted that the early gangster films have stood the test of time. “The early 1930s run - Little Caesar, The Public Enemy, Scarface - still have raw energy and brutal charisma. The Roaring Twenties is the first great nostalgia/historic sweep gangster film,” the user wrote. “Bogart in High Sierra and Cagney in White Heat perfect gangster-as-outlaw and gangster-as-monster. No screen gangster has ever died as well - or often - as Cagney.”

Other fans noted that although it isn’t a film, The Sopranos needed recognition. “Not a movie, but after Godfather I & II & Goodfellas, The Sopranos deserves to be on this list.” HBO’s Boardwalk Empire also got a shoutout. “And the best gangster SHOW hands down is Boardwalk Empire. Fantastic series.”

Here are some of Twitter’s rankings for top ten gangster films of all time. How does your list compare?