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Hoodlum

Power is measured in enemies.

  • Movie
  • 1997
  • R
  • 2h 10m

Directed by Bill Duke

6.5

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6.5 out of 10 from 269 votes

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Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

  • Laurence Fishburne

    Laurence FishburneBumpy Johnson

  • Tim Roth

    Tim RothDutch Schultz

  • Vanessa Williams

    Vanessa WilliamsFrancine Hughes

  • Andy Garcia

    Andy GarciaLucky Luciano

  • Cicely Tyson

    Cicely TysonStephanie St. Clair

  • Chi McBride

    Chi McBrideIllinois Gordon

  • Clarence Williams III

    Clarence Williams IIIBub Hewlett

  • Richard Bradford

    Richard BradfordCaptain Foley

  • William Atherton

    William AthertonThomas E. Dewey

  • Loretta Devine

    Loretta DevinePigfoot Mary

  • Queen Latifah

    Queen LatifahSulie

  • Mike Starr

    Mike StarrAlbert Salke

  • Beau Starr

    Beau StarrJules Salke

  • Paul Benjamin

    Paul BenjaminWhispers

  • Joe Guzaldo

    Joe GuzaldoBo Weinberg

  • Ed O'Ross

    Ed O'RossLulu Rosenkrantz

  • J.W. Smith

    J.W. SmithCalvin

  • Eddie Bo Smith Jr.

    Eddie Bo Smith Jr.Tee-Ninchy

Director
Bill Duke
Writer
Chris Brancato
Music
Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography
Frank Tidy