Does The Public Enemy end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Public Enemy violent?

Yes. More violent than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Public Enemy scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Public Enemy sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Public Enemy easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Public Enemy

Name: The Public Enemy
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1931
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell, Donald Cook

All his life he took what he wanted...Why not women?

Directed by William A. Wellman

Produced by The Vitaphone Corporation, Warner Bros. Pictures

193183 min7.2 / 10

A hard-boiled gangster tragedy that traces two young criminals' rise and inevitable fall, driven by ambition and violence rather than redemption.

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.

Clusters

Trapped Heroes Fighting Back Revenge Gone Wrong Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Revenge Stories Without Happy Endings Organized Crime Movies

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Gangster Anti Hero Tragedy Organized Crime Best Friend Juvenile Delinquent Pre-code Grapefruit

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Questions people ask

Does The Public Enemy end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.
Is The Public Enemy violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is The Public Enemy scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is The Public Enemy sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is The Public Enemy easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

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.

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