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You can watch Bugsy Malone (1976) for free on Kanopy.

New York, 1929, a war rages between two rival gangsters, Fat Sam and Dandy Dan. Dan is in possession of a new and deadly weapon, the dreaded "splurge gun". As the custard pies fly, Bugsy Malone, an all-round nice guy, falls for Blousey Brown, a singer at Fat Sam's speakeasy. His designs on her are disrupted by the seductive songstress Tallulah who wants Bugsy for herself.

This Prohibition-era gangster tale trades lethal bullets for flying custard pies and singing street urchins. It transforms a violent underworld conflict into a surreal, rhythmic musical where every shootout feels like a stage performance.

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