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.
Hoodlum has generally received positive reviews.
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Review of Hoodlum (1997)
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Review of Hoodlum (1997)
Review of Hoodlum (1997)
Review of Hoodlum (1997)
Review of Hoodlum (1997)
Review of Hoodlum (1997)
Review of Hoodlum (1997)
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Hoodlum was released in 1997 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 164 reviews, giving Hoodlum (1997) an average rating of 64%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 77%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Hoodlum than critics were.
With a score of 64%, Hoodlum is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1997, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1997 with similar scores include films like Air Force One, The Borrowers and Money Talks.
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