Kansas City
Aug 16, 1996 | IMDB 6.2
116 min Watch NowDrama, Crime
A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.
Drama, Crime
A pair of kidnappings expose the complex power dynamics within the corrupt and unpredictable workings of 1930s Kansas City.
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