Gangster Squad is a 2013 American action crime film directed by Ruben Fleischer, from a screenplay written by Will Beall, starring an ensemble cast that includes Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Nick Nolte, Emma Stone, Sean Penn, Michael Peña, and Giovanni Ribisi.Los Angeles, 1949: A secret crew of police officers led by two
determined sergeants work together in an effort to take down the
ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen who runs the city.
Director:
Ruben Fleischer
Writers:
Will Beall,
Paul Lieberman (book)
Stars:
Sean Penn,
Ryan Gosling,
Emma Stone
The film is loosely based on the story of LAPD officers and detectives
forming a group called the "Gangster Squad unit" who attempt to keep Los
Angeles safe from Mickey Cohen and his gang during the 1940s and '50s. It was originally set to be released September 7, 2012, but in the wake of the 2012 Aurora shooting, the film was bumped to a January 11, 2013 release date by Warner Bros. Pictures. In 1949, post-WWII Los Angeles, gangster Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn)
has become the most powerful figure in the California criminal
underworld, and intends to continue to expand his criminal enterprise
across the Western United States, forcing out his rivals in Chicago. The
police have not been able to stop Cohen's ruthless rise, as Cohen has
eliminated witnesses and bribed both the court and the police,
controlling both illegal and legal sides of L.A.
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