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Every source lands within 2 points of the others, across 5,000 audience votes. Scores higher than 77% of the 930 2000s crime movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes68%
Metacritic70/100
4,955 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael MannDirector
- Ann BidermanScreenplay
- Ronan BennettScreenplay
- Elliot GoldenthalOriginal Music Composer
- Michael MannScreenplay
Cast
- Johnny DeppJohn Dillinger
- Christian BaleMelvin Purvis
- Marion CotillardBillie Frechette
- Jason Clarke'Red' Hamilton
- Rory CochraneAgent Carter Baum
- Billy CrudupJ. Edgar Hoover
- Stephen DorffHomer Van Meter
- Stephen LangCharles Winstead
- John OrtizPhil D'Andrea
- Giovanni RibisiAlvin Karpis
- David WenhamHarry 'Pete' Pierpont
- John Michael BolgerMartin Zarkovich
Stills
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Themes
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