Andy Garcia, Cicely Tyson, Laurence Fishburne
Tells the story of how Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson helped Madame Stephanie St. Clair keep Dutch Schultz from taking over her Harlem numbers racket.
DVD Release Date: May 15, 2001
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Flixster Reviews (341)
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October 1, 2009Not bad, a great cast but Roth steals the show with some great lines. He's like Elmer Fudd turned bad!
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January 3, 2009A slightly drawn out story, with a great cast, Tim Roth was particularly good and managed to really get in to the role of his character.
The storyline is based on the times around Lucky Luciano, without too much envolvement of Lucky Luciano (Garcia). This could have been as g...( read more) -
April 29, 2009Every racist comment out of Tim Roth's character's mouth was like a stab to the chest. It made this movie hard to enjoy, which is a shame because I like 20s gangster movies.
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June 6, 2009Tim Roth was amazing but the movie was kind of predictable, ending up being an average gangster movie.
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April 14, 2009This film was a delightful surprise, for me. The cast is excellent. The story line is great. I recommend this film.
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April 5, 2009Quote: The Lord and I Have an Agreement, I Don't Go Into His House and He Doesn't Come Into Mine
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April 5, 2009great movie, not very historicaly accurate but a great movie none the less
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March 2, 2007Bumpy Johnson give the real meaning of gansta....keeping it real...I love this movie. This action packed Ganster/Mob movie was a classic.
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