Hoodlum (1997)
"Power is measured in enemies."
ThumbScore
👍 70%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 46%
(RT: 43%, MC: 50) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Is Hoodlum good?
Most people think so. 70% audience score, estimated from 266 TMDB ratings. Critics scored it lower at 46%, but audiences disagreed.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
