Public Enemies
2009 · Movie · R · 140 min · ★ 6.7 · 69% critics
During the Great Depression, a daring bank robber becomes a folk hero to many struggling Americans while drawing intense attention from federal authorities. As a young national bureau tries to prove itself, a determined agent leads a widening manhunt across state lines, turning each robbery and escape into a high-stakes test of will and tactics.
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-07-01
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (4,840 votes)
- Box office
- $214,104,620
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a serious, realism-leaning crime manhunt with a moody atmosphere and bursts of action, in the vein of GoodFellas or Donnie Brasco; Not for you if you need clear, character-driven storytelling and lots of emotional warmth.
Pros: tense shootouts; strong lead performances; convincing period feel | Cons: confusing at times; thin character depth; uneven pacing
Themes
- escape
- gun
- gangster
- machinegun
- horse race
- biography
- prison guard
- prison escape
- bank robbery
- surveillance
- tied up
- cops and robbers
- +12 more
Cast & crew
Johnny Depp
as John Dillinger
Christian Bale
as Melvin Purvis
Marion Cotillard
as Billie Frechette
Jason Clarke
as 'Red' Hamilton
Rory Cochrane
as Agent Carter Baum
Billy Crudup
as J. Edgar Hoover
Stephen Dorff
as Homer Van Meter
Stephen Lang
as Charles Winstead
John Ortiz
as Phil D'Andrea
Giovanni Ribisi
as Alvin Karpis
Directed by Michael Mann