Review of Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) by Dc F — 03 Nov 2011

Not the best James Cagney crime flick, but watchable with good morals and an unforgettable ending.

This review of Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) was written by Dc F on 03 Nov 2011.

Angels with Dirty Faces has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Angels with Dirty Faces

Review of Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

By Dan W (491) on 05 Mar 2012

Another Cagney gangster classic from Warner Bros…

Read Review

Review of Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

By Scott C (2,765) on 04 Aug 2017

Totally not what I was expecting. It starts off fantastic, drags a bit in the middle and then ends brilliantly. Cagney was incredible…

Read Review

Review of Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

By Matt P (653) on 24 Jul 2011

Before Boyz N The Hood, Mean Streets, or even A Bronx Tale, there was Michael Curtiz's gangster classic, Angels With Dirty Faces…

Read Review

Review of Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

By Larry Y (343) on 05 Jun 2012

Dans le même genre, The Maltese Falcon m'avait un peu déçu, tout en se chargeant bien de m'impressionner par la solidité du scénario et…

Read Review

Review of Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

By Kevin L (2,013) on 30 Jun 2011

Probably the best of the James Cagney movies, he plays a streetwise gangster who discovers that he has a heart after all…

Read Review

Review of Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

By Scott R (2,451) on 02 Nov 2017

Standard 1930's crime film: neither fascinating nor particularly original and a bit too preachy on top of it but not without its charms…

Read Review

Review of Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

By Chris M (3,023) on 25 Aug 2012

A great film unjustly underrated, an American landmark…

Read Review

Review of Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

By Michael G (2,333) on 01 Jul 2015

Michael Curtiz (Casablanca) directing. James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart starring. This movie is too good and very underappreciated…

Read Review

Review of Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

By Andy F (912) on 26 Jun 2018

A fantastic movie featuring an amazing performance from James Cagney. Great atmosphere and a true classic of early cinema…

Read Review

Review of Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

By Benjamin N (381) on 29 Jun 2015

Absolute classic tale of two men and how small happenings can cause huge reprucussions…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Double Indemnity (1944)

By Christina G (213) on 13 Jun 2011

I love old Hollywood films and this one is supposedly a classic…

Read Review

Review of The Hustler (1961)

By Sarah C (1,146) on 23 Aug 2009

I put this on expecting some kind of fast-talking, low-riding, straight-shooting excursion into ... well ... hustling, really…

Read Review

Review of Death Goes to School (1953)

By Paul D (6,077) on 21 Dec 2015

Typical British b movie mystery as a teacher is found murdered in the school grounds…

Read Review

Review of Taxi 5 (2018)

By Maximiliano Curcio (1) for EscribiendoCine (248) on 18 Dec 2018

Symptoms of a cinema deeply hurt in its creativity and collateral effects of a postmodern tradition of recycling products to the limit…

Read Review

Review of The French Connection (1971)

By Kaasbraden (2) on 21 Oct 2010

I can't understand the reputation this movie has…

Read Review

Review of The Aftermath (2019)

By Mauro_Lanari (665) on 06 Aug 2019

(Mauro Lanari) It would have been legitimate and proper to expect a film on reconciliation, one of those dear to Robert Benton (Places in the…

Read Review

Review of Papillon (2017)

By Broyax (884) on 13 Jun 2022

On dirait déjà un téléfilm… rien qu’au bout d’un quart d’heure…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Ford v Ferrari

2019

81%171 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Parasite

2019

88%251 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Angels with Dirty Faces

1938

82%352 Reviews

Sunshine

2007

70%1,032 Reviews

Ratchet & Clank

2016

49%413 Reviews

Jonah Hex

2010

38%679 Reviews

Come Early Morning

2006

60%155 Reviews

Seraphim Falls

2007

63%533 Reviews

TT3D: Closer to the Edge

2011

81%180 Reviews

Akira

1988

83%770 Reviews

Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story

2005

75%406 Reviews

Old Partner

2009

81%25 Reviews