Live by Night
Summary: A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
Runtime: 2 h 09 min
MPAA: R
Distributor: HBO Max
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 65,000,000
Domestic: $ 10,378,555
International: $ 12,400,000
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