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65% Critic Match
Hoodlum
“Power is measured in enemies.”
6.5 / 10• 1997• 2h 10m•R• English
CrimeDrama
Storyline
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
Cast & Crew
Laurence Fishburne
Bumpy Johnson
Lead
Tim Roth
Dutch Schultz
Vanessa Williams
Francine Hughes
Andy Garcia
Lucky Luciano
Cicely Tyson
Stephanie St. Clair
Chi McBride
Illinois Gordon
Clarence Williams III
Bub Hewlett
Richard Bradford
Captain Foley
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bill Duke's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hoodlum is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
