A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?
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What it feels like
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Movie1931·78 min
Little Caesar
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
An Oscar-nominated drama crime film directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 46%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.9/10
303 ratings
About Little Caesar
- Pacing
- Brisk (6 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Stylized
- Story Tags
- ambition hubris, corruption power, betrayal, early 1900s, action combat, urban, american regional, rivals, villain protagonist, anti hero, rise and fall, organized crime, heist robbery