PG-13

Johnny Dangerously

Organized crime has never been this disorganized!

1984 • 90 min • Comedy · Crime

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Synopsis

An honest, goodhearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's skyrocketing medical bills.

Our family guide

Best from age 13

Movie Knight Score

218 reviews

63 Audience · 218 · 100%

Johnny Dangerously is a comedic romp through the 1930s, where a good-hearted man becomes a gangster to pay his mother's medical bills. Expect witty wordplay and silly mob antics in this affectionate parody of classic crime films.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 4/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 3/10
Romance & sensuality: 2/10
Scary moments: 1/10

Heads up

Some comedic violence with cartoonish weapons
Stylized use of period slang and mild profanity
Characters frequently smoke and drink in period-appropriate settings

What it models well

Loyalty to family
Sacrifice for loved ones
Humor in tough times

Talk about it after

The humor of wordplay and malapropisms
How stereotypes of the 1930s gangster era are used for comedy
The challenges of balancing a "secret" life with family needs

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