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Gangster Squad

DVD - 2013 DVD Drama Gangster 1 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 3.7 out of 5

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Nick Nolte, Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone.
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, guns, and if he has his way, every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It's enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop, except for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders who come together to try and tear Cohen's world apart.
DVD, widescreen.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Amazing submitted by ColeenT on June 14, 2013, 8:51am I loved this movie. The acting was very good and I loved the details throughout the movie.

Crime in Los Angeles submitted by mcreader on June 17, 2013, 1:46pm Movie was good, action-packed. Used real life characters but the storyline itself was fictional.

missed opportunity submitted by irenzero on June 23, 2013, 5:31pm Ganger Squad follows what has become an obvious and familiar story arch. Cops go after a untouchable mobster and a war ensues. It looks nice, but lacks the style and chops of aL.A. Confidential or Untouchable… which is sad as this could have been good. Emma Stone is miscast as it Giovanni Ribisi they just don't have the right touch for their roles… skip this and check out either of the above noted films..

Such Dedication... submitted by Steve Amick on August 30, 2013, 10:39pm ...It appears the uber-dedicated thespian Sean Penn has outdone himself on this one, going so far as to develop an actual beak in order to appear more raptor-like in the role of the vulturous Mickey Cohen. Elaborate snarling throughout. (Little known A2 trivia fact: Huron's Dave Goyer, screenwriter/producer etc, owned one of the sorts of speakeasy gambling houses pictured here, in the Hollywood Hills. Dave's writing studio was up in a room with a great view but had to be accessed by ladder through a converted closet. And he kept a framed photo on the wall of cops smashing up a roulette wheel with axes during a raid in that very room.)

pleasantly surprised submitted by jjdijkstra81 on November 24, 2013, 12:33am i thought it was going to be more hokey, but i really enjoyed it! plus of course, all the hotness....

liked it submitted by KOH on August 12, 2017, 7:14pm Fun movie, worth a watch

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SERIES
Gangster squad (Motion picture)


LANGUAGE OPTIONS
In English; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

PUBLISHED
[S.l.] : Village Roadshow Pictures, [2013]
Year Published: 2013
Description: 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language: English
Format: DVD

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Fleischer, Ruben.
Beall, Will.
Lin, Dan, film producer.
McCormick, Kevin.
Tadross, Michael.
Nolte, Nick.
Penn, Sean, 1960-
Brolin, Josh.
Gosling, Ryan, 1980-
Stone, Emma, 1988-
Warner Bros.
Village Roadshow Pictures.

SUBJECTS
Mafia -- Los Angeles -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
Police -- Los Angeles -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
Feature films.
Crime films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.