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Public Enemies (2009)

Crime, History, Drama • 2h 20m

Overview

Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.

Director: Michael Mann

Cast: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Jason Clarke, Rory Cochrane, Billy Crudup, Stephen Dorff, Stephen Lang, John Ortiz, Giovanni Ribisi, David Wenham, John Michael Bolger, Bill Camp, Matt Craven, Don Frye, Christian Stolte, Spencer Garrett, Peter Gerety, Shawn Hatosy, Stephen Graham, John Hoogenakker, Branka Katić, Domenick Lombardozzi, Emilie de Ravin, Leelee Sobieski, David Warshofsky, Carey Mulligan, Channing Tatum, Michael Vieau, John Kishline, James Russo, Wesley Walker, John Scherp, Elena Kenney, William Nero Jr., Madison Dirks, Len Bajenski, Adam Clark, Andrzej Krukowski, Casey Siemaszko, Peter DeFaria, Jonathan Macchi, Jeff Shannon, Michael Sassone, Brian Connelly, Ed Bruce, Geoffrey Cantor, Chandler Williams, Robert Brooks Hollingsworth, David Paul Innes, Joe Carlson, Ben Mac Brown, Diana Krall, Duane Sharp, Richard Short, Randy Ryan, Kurt Naebig, Adam Mucci, Rebecca Spence, Danni Simon, Don Harvey, Shanyn Leigh, Laurence Mason, Randy Steinmeyer, Kris Wolff, Lili Taylor, Donald G. Asher, Andrew C. Steele, Philip M. Potempa, Brian McConkey, Alan Wilder, Michael Bentt, John Lister, Jim Carrane, Joseph Mazurk, John Fenner Mays, Rick Uecker, Craig Spidle, Jason T. Arnold, Andrew Blair, Mark Vallarta, Daniel Maldonado, Sean A. Rosales, Stephen Spencer, Patrick Zielinski, Gareth Saxe, Guy Van Swearingen, Jeff Still, Lance Baker, Steve Key, Jerry Goff, David Carde, Aaron Roman Weiner, Keith Kupferer, Turk Muller, Tim Grimm, Martie Sanders, Robyn LeAnn Scott, Jordan Lawson, Angelina Lyubomirova, Joel Thingvall

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140 mins

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