New York, 1929, a war rages between two rival gangsters, Fat Sam and Dandy Dan. Dan is in possession of a new and deadly weapon, the dreaded "splurge gun". As the custard pies fly, Bugsy Malone, an all-round nice guy, falls for Blousey Brown, a singer at Fat Sam's speakeasy. His designs on her are disrupted by the seductive songstress Tallulah who wants Bugsy for herself.
Bugsy Malone has generally received positive reviews.
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Bugsy Malone was released in 1976 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 486 reviews, giving Bugsy Malone (1976) an average rating of 71%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 73%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Bugsy Malone than critics were.
With a score of 71%, Bugsy Malone is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1976, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1976 with similar scores include films like Murder by Death and Assault on Precinct 13.
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