Rulers of the City

Rulers of the City

...Meaner Than a Junkyard Dog!

Directed by Fernando Di Leo

Produced by Divina-Film, Seven Star Film

197696 min6.4 / 10

A gritty 1970s crime thriller about two low-level mobsters attempting a dangerous con against their boss, driven by ambition and desperation in a brutal underworld.

Tony, a mob loan collector, is dissatisfied with his station in life. Though he dreams of one day being rich, he is stuck with the dead-end job of beating up borrowers who fall behind in their payments. After meeting up with Napoli, another mob enforcer who's just been fired from his job, the two hatch a plan. Together, they will con mob boss Manzari out of a fortune, after which they can retire and live in luxury. Manzari, however, is not about to let them go so easily.

Questions people ask

  • Is Rulers of the City violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is Rulers of the City scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is Rulers of the City easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Rulers of the City end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Rulers of the City sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

31/ 100

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Surprise65

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Love40

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