Hoodlum vs Prisoners
Prisoners has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.4/10 for Hoodlum). Hoodlum is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 33m. Hoodlum is the older of the two (1997 against 2013). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hoodlum
Prisoners| Hoodlum | Prisoners | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2013 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 2h 33m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Bill Duke | Denis Villeneuve |
| Main cast | Chi McBride, Laurence Fishburne, Queen Latifah, Loretta Devine, Vanessa Williams | Dylan Minnette, Len Cariou, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard |
Synopsis
Hoodlum
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
Prisoners
Keller Dover is facing every parent’s worst nightmare. His six-year-old daughter, Anna, is missing, together with her young friend, Joy, and as minutes turn to hours, panic sets in. The only lead is a dilapidated RV that had earlier been parked on their street.
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