
Hoodlum
Power is measured in enemies.
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
Trailers & More
About Hoodlum
- Directors
- Bill Duke
- Cast
- Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams, Andy Garcia, Cicely Tyson, Chi McBride
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Content rating
- R
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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