
Hoodlum
A grim, slow-burning gangster saga that immerses you in Harlem's underworld, with brutal violence and a pervasive sense of loss.
- Directed by
- Bill Duke
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Starring
- Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams
- Tagline
- Power is measured in enemies.
- Overview
- 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.
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- Directed by
- Bill Duke
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Starring
- Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams












