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Gangster Squad (2013)  link to Gangster Squad on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2284

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IMDb Rating:
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6.7/10 (188.4K votes)

Country: United States, 113 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Action, Thriller, Drama, Crime

Director(s): Ruben Fleischer

Storyline:
It's 1949 Los Angeles, and gangster Mickey Cohen has moved in, with the intention of controlling all criminal activity in the city. He has bought local judges and police, and no one is willing to cross him or testify against him. Everyone except Sergeant John O'Mara, a former World War II soldier, whose goal is to settle with his family in a peaceful Los Angeles. Police Chief William Parker decides to form a special unit whose mission is to take down Cohen, and chooses O'Mara to lead the unit. O'Mara chooses 4 cops and asks another cop and vet, Jerry Wooters to join him but Wooters is not interested. But when he witnesses the murder of a young boy by Cohen's people, he joins them, and they decide to take apart Cohen's organization. Cohen wonders if a rival is going after him, but eventually he realizes it's the cops.

Cast:

Sean Penn Mickey Cohen
Holt McCallany Karl Lockwood
Wade Williams Rourke
James Landry Hébert Mitch Racine
Ambyr Childers Milk Skinned Blonde
Josh Brolin Sgt. John O'Mara
Mick Betancourt Detective Sgt. Will Hendricks
Mac Brandt Bruiser
Brandon Molale Jimmy 'Bockscar' Knox
Michael Papajohn Mike 'The Flea'

Medium: DVD5,

Location: Drawer 20 Slot 104

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.35:1