Hoodlum

1997 · Directed by Bill Duke

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.

crime drama film-noir

Cast: Andy García, Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Clarence Williams III, Vanessa Williams, Mike Starr, Queen Latifah, Chi McBride, Loretta Devine, Ed O'Ross

Rating: 6.4/10 from 146 votes