Gangster Squad
2013 · Movie · R · 113 min · ★ 6.4 · 35% critics
In 1949 Los Angeles, a powerful crime boss has the city under his thumb through violence, corruption, and fear. A small secret team of police outsiders is formed to strike back outside normal rules and challenge his growing empire.
Also known as Escouade gangster
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-01-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Critic score
- 35/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (4,251 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy fast, stylish gangster action with clear good-versus-bad stakes; Not for you if you want deep characters, realism, or a fresh crime story.
Pros: lively action; strong cast; vivid 1940s atmosphere | Cons: predictable story; thin characters; heavy violence
Themes
- gangster
- los angeles, california
- 1940s
- griffith observatory
- dramatic
- tense
- witty
Cast & crew
Josh Brolin
as John O'Mara
Ryan Gosling
as Sgt. Jerry Wooters
Sean Penn
as Mickey Cohen
Nick Nolte
as Bill Parker
Emma Stone
as Grace Faraday
Anthony Mackie
as Coleman Harris
Giovanni Ribisi
as Conway Keeler
Robert Patrick
as Max Kennard
Michael Peña
as Navidad Ramirez
Mireille Enos
as Connie O'Mara
Directed by Ruben Fleischer