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Public Enemies

1996Movie1 h 35 min

42

WeakGoodWatch score

42

WeakGoodWatch score

Summary

Ma Barker and her sons rob banks, shoot people and wind up at the top of the FBI's Most Wanted list in the 1930s.

Good for

Friends night
Teens
Pure escapism

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Puts you inside a crime.
Gets your pulse racing.
Keeps you on edge.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 46GoodWatch 43
IMDb4.6
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most dramas, −14 min on the typical 109
typical 10995
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 36 more
Released
1996
April 19, 1996
30 years ago
Genres
DramaCrime
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
20 of 20
Directing · 1
Mark L. Lester Director, Producer
Writing · 1
C. Courtney Joyner Screenplay
Production · 2
Barry Barnholtz Executive Producer
Dana Dubovsky Producer
Camera · 1
Mikhail Suslov Director of Photography
Editing · 1
David Berlatsky Editor
Sound · 1
Christopher Franke Original Music Composer
Art · 3
Trae King Production Design
Brian Massey Art Direction
Troy Myers Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Karen Keech-Swerling Costume Design
Other crew · 1
Russell Towery Stunts

Tropes

Artistic License – Historyin 3,078 titlesSome of the music featured is actually from the late 30s, such as swing music.Shown Their Workin 4,122 titlesDillinger's death scene, right down to the location and the path of the bullets that kill him, specifically, the fatal bullet - fired by Winstead from close range.All 63 tropes

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