The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

The shocking truth about events leading up to one of the most violent days in American history!

Directed by Roger Corman

Produced by Los Altos Productions, 20th Century Fox

1967100 min6.3 / 10

A historical crime drama depicting the brutal St. Valentine's Day Massacre and the ruthless consolidation of power in 1920s Chicago organized crime.

Chicago February 14th 1929. Al Capone finally establishes himself as the city's boss of organised crime. In a north-side garage his hoods, dressed as policemen, surprise and mow down with machine-guns the key members of Bugs Moran's rival gang. The film traces the history of the incident, and the lives affected and in some cases ended by it.

Questions people ask

  • Is The St. Valentine's Day Massacre violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Does The St. Valentine's Day Massacre end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The St. Valentine's Day Massacre scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The St. Valentine's Day Massacre easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The St. Valentine's Day Massacre sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% 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.

30/ 100

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Love35

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