Public Enemies
2009 2h 20m movie Film Japan

Public Enemies

“America's Most Wanted.”

Synopsis

“America's Most Wanted.”

Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.

The 2008–2010 Japan Window

386 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Public Enemies sits at position #203.

  1. Cobra the Animation
    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010

  2. 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert
    #2

    25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert

    ★ 9.3 · 2008

  3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
    #3

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    ★ 8.7 · 2009

  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010

  5. Maid Sama!
    #5

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010

  6. To Love-Ru
    #6

    To Love-Ru

    ★ 8.5 · 2008

  7. The Tatami Galaxy
    #7

    The Tatami Galaxy

    ★ 8.5 · 2010

  8. Jin
    #8

    Jin

    ★ 8.5 · 2009

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Public Enemies. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Public Enemies premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$100.0M
Budget
$214.1M
Revenue
$114.1M
Net Profit
2.1×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 20m runtime, production spent $714K per minute on screen and earned $1.5M per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

6.7
TMDB Rating
4,129
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,706 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (41st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #205 of 402 (top 51%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
All Production Countries Japan, United States of America
Original Language En
Production Companies Relativity Media, Forward Pass, Misher Films, Tribeca Productions, Appian Way
Runtime 2h 20m
Release Date July 1, 2009
IMDb tt1152836

Themes & Motifs

  • escape
  • gun
  • gangster
  • machinegun
  • horse race
  • biography
  • prison guard
  • prison escape
  • bank robbery
  • surveillance
  • tied up
  • cops and robbers 
  • handgun
  • pocket watch
  • escape from jail
  • 1930s

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