Public Enemies

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6.9/10

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R

Public Enemies is a 2009 crime drama directed by Michael Mann, based on the true story of the gangster era of the 1930s. Johnny Depp plays John Dillinger, a charismatic bank robber who becomes a folk hero during the Great Depression and falls in love with Billie Frechette, played by Marion Cotillard. J. Edgar Hoover puts agent Melvin Purvis, played by Christian Bale, in charge of the hunt, and a cat-and-mouse chase unfolds through prison breaks, shootouts and the birth of the modern FBI.

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