Public Enemies

Name: Public Enemies
Genre: Crime, History, Drama
Released: 2009-07-01
Cast: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Jason Clarke, Rory Cochrane

2009 | 140 min | Crime, History, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

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Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans and history buffs. If you loved Heat or The Untouchables, start here.
The mood: Dark and gritty.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 20 min.
What might put you off: Rated R: expect sex.

Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.