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Mob City

Summary Created by Frank Darabont, the drama is based on John Buntin's book L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City, focuses on the Los Angeles police led by Police Chief William H. Parker (Neal McDonough) and Det. Hal Morrison (Jeffrey DeMunn) as they battle the elements of Mickey Cohen's (Jeremy Luke) gang.

Created By: Frank Darabont

  • 2013
  • TV-MA
  • TNT
  • 2013
  • TV-MA
  • TNT

Mob City

Season 1 Premiere: Dec 4, 2013
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 34 Critic Reviews
63
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 75 User Ratings
8.1
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Summary Created by Frank Darabont, the drama is based on John Buntin's book L.A. Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City, focuses on the Los Angeles police led by Police Chief William H. Parker (Neal McDonough) and Det. Hal Morrison (Jeffrey DeMunn) as they battle the elements of Mickey Cohen's (Jeremy Luke) gang.

Created By: Frank Darabont

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 34 Critic Reviews
63
53% Positive
18 Reviews
38% Mixed
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9% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 34 Critic Reviews
63
53% Positive
18 Reviews
38% Mixed
13 Reviews
9% Negative
3 Reviews

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100
Nov 27, 2013
The period details are exquisite, aside from a couple of stray modernisms that wander into the dialogue here and there.... But the brilliance of the series is the balancing act of the scripts, by Darabont and Buntin, executed with astonishing precision between the past and the modern version of the past.
By David Wiegand FULL REVIEW
80
Dec 2, 2013
After two hours, Mob City gets its hooks into viewers and should leave many begging for more. But it takes some time to get there.
By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW
70
Dec 4, 2013
Mob City would be better if it were just a little bit more raw--there’s something amiss when a putative sleazy jazz dive looks like you could eat off the floors. But its proudly pulpy sensibilities and its startling plot twists make it a whiskey-and-a-shot pleasure.
By Glenn Garvin FULL REVIEW
63
Dec 10, 2013
Holliday Grainger is an excellent Bonnie.... Emile Hirsch, a very good actor, plays Clyde as a passive nonentity.... Bonnie and Clyde seem as remote and illogical as another notorious couple of the era, Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor. [16 Dec 2013]
By Tom Gliatto FULL REVIEW
58
Dec 2, 2013
Glimmers of hope force their way through the fog of noir cliche.
By Verne Gay FULL REVIEW
50
Dec 2, 2013
Darabont certainly proves his love of the period, of pulp fiction and of the dark and moody film technique. He's less convincing when it comes to selling a story.
By Joanne Ostrow FULL REVIEW
20
Dec 4, 2013
Mob City fails to make connections between now and the repercussions of the ‘40s, say, the marginalization of democratic debate, the pathologizing of women’s agency and autonomy, and the hysterical politics of fear and insecurity in an increasingly global economy. These daunting themes remain off screen here, leaving only a series of monotonous conversations and shoot-outs.
By Lesley Smith FULL REVIEW

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Universal Acclaim Based on 75 User Ratings
8.1
87% Positive
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7% Mixed
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Universal Acclaim Based on 75 User Ratings
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7% Mixed
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7% Negative
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Initial Release Date: Dec 4, 2013
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards

Online Film & Television Association
• 4 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 3 Nominations
Satellite Awards
• 1 Nomination

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