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.

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8,532 ratings

R, 130 min.

Directed by: Bill Duke

Release Date: August 27, 1997

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DVD Release Date: May 15, 2001

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  • October 1, 2009
    Not bad, a great cast but Roth steals the show with some great lines. He's like Elmer Fudd turned bad!
  • January 3, 2009
    A 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)ood as Miller's Crossing, but sadly it lacked something.
  • April 29, 2009
    Every 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.
  • August 29, 2009
    This movie does not get the credit it deserves.
  • June 6, 2009
    Tim Roth was amazing but the movie was kind of predictable, ending up being an average gangster movie.
  • April 29, 2009
    my kinda man know how to keep me safe from harms way.
  • April 14, 2009
    This film was a delightful surprise, for me. The cast is excellent. The story line is great. I recommend this film.
  • April 5, 2009
    Quote: The Lord and I Have an Agreement, I Don't Go Into His House and He Doesn't Come Into Mine
  • April 5, 2009
    great movie, not very historicaly accurate but a great movie none the less
  • March 23, 2009
    Another one of my favorite movies, Good action, good drama.

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  • songbirdrobin
    March 2, 2007
    Bumpy 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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