Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
The Public Enemy has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Public Enemy was released in 1931 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 233 reviews, giving The Public Enemy (1931) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 85%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 81%.
With a score of 78%, The Public Enemy is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1931, which stands at 61%.
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