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Gangster Land

Original title: In the Absence of Good Men
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
4.3/10
1.8K
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Jason Patric, Peter Facinelli, Sean Faris, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and Milo Gibson in Gangster Land (2017)
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A very high level and brief history of how "Machine Gun Jack McGurn" rose from amateur boxer to second in command of Al Capone's criminal empire.A very high level and brief history of how "Machine Gun Jack McGurn" rose from amateur boxer to second in command of Al Capone's criminal empire.A very high level and brief history of how "Machine Gun Jack McGurn" rose from amateur boxer to second in command of Al Capone's criminal empire.

  • Director
    • Timothy Woodward Jr.
  • Writer
    • Ian Patrick Williams
  • Stars
    • Sean Faris
    • Milo Gibson
    • Joe Machado
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    1.8K
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    • Director
      • Timothy Woodward Jr.
    • Writer
      • Ian Patrick Williams
    • Stars
      • Sean Faris
      • Milo Gibson
      • Joe Machado
    • 21User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Sean Faris
    Sean Faris
    • Jack McGurn
    Milo Gibson
    Milo Gibson
    • Al Capone
    Joe Machado
    • Roco
    • (as Joe_Machado)
    Jason Patric
    Jason Patric
    • Detective Reed
    Jamie-Lynn Sigler
    Jamie-Lynn Sigler
    • Lulu Rolfe
    Peter Facinelli
    Peter Facinelli
    • George 'Bugs' Moran
    Mark Rolston
    Mark Rolston
    • Dion O'Banion
    Michael Paré
    Michael Paré
    • O'Connor
    Sean Kanan
    Sean Kanan
    • Detective Boyle
    Al Sapienza
    Al Sapienza
    • Johnny Torrio
    Shane P. Allen
    Shane P. Allen
    • Anthony Bascone
    Shane Almagor
    Shane Almagor
    • Paperboy
    Drake Andrew
    Drake Andrew
    • Giovanni Scalise
    Thaddeus Armstrong
    Thaddeus Armstrong
    • North Side Mobster
    Jody Barton
    Jody Barton
    • Detective Randall
    James Bartz
    James Bartz
    • Agent McConnell
    Floris Bosveld
    • Bartender
    Joseph C. Brandstetter
    • Drunk
    • Director
      • Timothy Woodward Jr.
    • Writer
      • Ian Patrick Williams
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    User reviews21

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    1bajabob8

    Wow.

    This is probably the worst acted and directed piece of **** that I have ever seen. Like a bad high school play.
    3Haleyun

    Re-Writing Historical Men Never Ends Well.

    If you wanna do a gangster theme movie with your own characters and events, just do it. But to take a historical figure and rewrite him, makes your film fail where it could have at least been respected for the art. Jack McGurn was a cold-blooded killer with no scruples, retaliating against the men who killed his stepfather, and gaining the attention of Al Capone with his brutality of murdering them. I'm this film, McGurn is presented as a man torn with Capone's brutality, not becoming a killer until Al shows him how. A big miss because of this, and just another gangster film that tries to show shady murderers as anti-heroes to chill for.
    1FeastMode

    my notes

    Useless. super boring. i was 0 invested in anything. couldn't get thru it, even on fast speed (1 viewing)
    7sergelamarche

    Theatrical

    The film is done well enough and the story is compelling. The setups are often theatre and the play as well. It is however a good rendering that is probably more accurate than the hollywood threatment so far.
    3Thugs_cry

    Nothing Gangster About This

    If you're a fan of mob movies, this will be a heavy disappointment. The storyline isnt that engaging as much as the actors try to do their best to imitate the gangsters of the 20s/30s

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      Men of this era almost never wore their Hats inside of a building. It was considered rude and disrespectful to do so.
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      There is a raid on a brewery by federal agents identifying themselves as "FBI". The term "Federal Bureau of Investigation" did not come to be used until 1935, which was years after the raid depicted in the film took place.

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    • Release date
      • December 1, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • In the Absence of Good Men
    • Production companies
      • Status Media & Entertainment
      • BondIt Media Capital
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      • $5,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,124
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
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