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Hoodlum

1997 • 2h10m Crime, Drama

Rating

6.4/10

Popularity

4

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.

Details

Director

Bill Duke

Screenplay

Chris Brancato

Cast

Laurence Fishburne

Tim Roth

Vanessa Williams

Release date

8/27/1997

Status

Released

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$23,461,013

Origin country

US

Vote count

219