Public Enemies

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  • Opened July 1, 2009 
  • 2 hr 20 min
  • R | gangster violence and some language
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+. More on child suitability

  • No one could stop Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone—from his girlfriend Billie Frechette (Cotillard) to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression. But while the adventures of Dillinger’s gang—later including the sociopathic Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham) and Alvin Karpis (Giovanni Ribisi)—thrilled many, Hoover (Billy Crudup) hit on the idea of exploiting the outlaw’s capture as a way to elevate his Bureau of Investigation into the national police force that became the FBI. He made Dillinger America’s first Public Enemy Number One and sent in Purvis, the dashing “Clark Gable of the FBI.’’ However, Dillinger and his gang outwitted and outgunned Purvis’ men in wild chases and shootouts. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi
  • Director: Michael Mann
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

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by Asianfreak

70 out of 100 An entertaining crime saga but had some bores, but still Micheal Mann successfully made another crime thriller like "Collateral" and "Heat"....

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by jess crush

we did not see this in theaters but rented it for my mother a true dep fan and we all wound up loving it as mutch as she did what a movie good story great acting and alot of action just a fun movie...

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

Public Enemies comes at you like Dillinger did: all of a sudden. It's movie dynamite. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

This is a very good film, with Depp and Bale performances of brutal clarity. I'm trying to understand why it is not quite a great film. I think it may be because it deprives me of some stubborn need for closure. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Mick LaSalle

If Public Enemies lacks anything, it's something audiences can't legitimately expect to find: a certain EXTRA something. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

A welcome adult alternative to summer's sophomoric blockbusters. The only transforming going on here is actors skillfully taking on roles of '30s-era gangsters and lawmen. Read full review

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Marion Cotillard in "Public Enemies."