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.
Directed by Bill Duke
gangster
mobster
1930s
Trailer
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Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
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Cast
Laurence Fishburne
Bumpy Johnson
Tim Roth
Dutch Schultz
Vanessa Williams
Francine Hughes
Andy Garcia
Lucky Luciano
Cicely Tyson
Stephanie St. Clair
Chi McBride
Illinois Gordon
Clarence Williams III
Bub Hewlett
Richard Bradford
Captain Foley
William Atherton
Thomas E. Dewey
Loretta Devine
Pigfoot Mary
Queen Latifah
Sulie
Mike Starr
Albert Salke
Crew
Bill Duke
Director
Elmer Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Frank Tidy
Director of Photography
Bill Duke
Executive Producer
Laurence Fishburne
Executive Producer
Otis Sallid
Choreographer
Russell Towery
Stunts
Otis Sallid
Second Unit Director
Ray Conchado
Grip
Ray Conchado
Production Assistant
Popular Reviews
20 reviews
Adham
4.0★ · 03/03/26
I thought this was never going to end
I thought this was never going to end
Najee JoynerPRO
6.0★ · 01/09/26
Wanted to go higher on this but the last 30 minutes kinda dragged for a bit. Great performance by Fishburne here as he shows different sides to the notorious gangster bumpy johnson
Wanted to go higher on this but the last 30 minutes kinda dragged for a bit. Great performance by Fishburne here as he shows different sides to the notorious gangster bumpy johnson
k swizzle
7.2★ · 11/23/23
you guys wouldnt get it.
you guys wouldnt get it.
mimi
7.0★ · 11/02/23
tim’s pokey hair that won’t stay down is very special to me
tim’s pokey hair that won’t stay down is very special to me
