Film2013113 min

Gangster Squad

Name: Gangster Squad
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2013
Duration: 113 min
Cast: Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Emma Stone

Taste attributes: actioncrimedramathrillermafia/gangsterhistoricaldetectivefastunsavouryheavyintricatelineargrittyemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"No Names. No Badges. No Mercy."

Boxlist takeSerious and morally murky: a layered crime thriller, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.3 /10

TMDB · 3,307 votes

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes 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, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart.

Synopsis: TMDB