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Capone

Capone

51
Balasaur Score
Rough

1975 · Movie · 1h 41m · R

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A Balasaur Score of 51 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 32%. Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do. Most of the 353 1970s crime movies in this catalog score higher.

Synopsis

Young Al Capone catches the eye of Johnny Torrio, a criminal visiting New York from Chicago. Torrio invites Capone to move to Illinois to help run his Prohibition-era alcohol sales operation. Capone rises through the ranks of Torrio's gang and eventually takes over. On top, he works to consolidate his power by eliminating his enemies, fixing elections to his advantage and getting rich. In his spare time, Capone courts the principled Iris Crawford.

Ratings

IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes32%

Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.

109 audience votes

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Themes

chicago, illinoisprohibition eragangsterbodyguardrise and fallrevengemurderbootleggingvendettabribe