Gangster Squad
6.4/10
Rating
113 min
Runtime
2013
Release Year
Ruben Fleischer
Director
Cast
Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Emma Stone
Quick Synopsis
In 1949 Los Angeles, Mickey Cohen, a mob boss originally from Brooklyn, controls the city's illegal activities including drug trafficking, gun running, prostitution, and illegal gambling. He maintains his power through a network of hired enforcers as well as corrupt police officers and politicians who work for him. Despite this stronghold, a small, covert group of Los Angeles Police Department officers, led by Sergeant John O'Mara and Jerry Wooters, band together to challenge Cohen's influence and dismantle his criminal operations.
Detailed Synopsis of Gangster Squad
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop… except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara and Jerry Wooters who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart.
