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1997

Hoodlum

Directed by Bill Duke
Power is measured in enemies.

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.

Duration

2h 10m

Released

August 27, 1997

Revenue

$23,461,013

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6.4

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Cast98

  • Laurence Fishburne
  • Tim Roth
  • Vanessa Williams
  • Andy García
  • Cicely Tyson
  • Chi McBride
  • Clarence Williams III
  • Richard Bradford
  • William Atherton

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