Should you watch Boardwalk Empire?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Boardwalk Empire
Series · 2010
Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's treasurer, Enoch "Nucky" Thompson, who is equal parts politician and gangster.
The sides of Boardwalk Empire
- Atlantic City under Prohibition
- A city treasurer who is also a gangster
- A masked sniper back from the war
Boardwalk Empire is good for you if…
- you like bootlegging, hits and the business behind a dry country.
- you want the 1920s rebuilt down to the boardwalk and the suits.
- you like watching who owns a city and who owns that man.
Boardwalk Empire is bad for you if…
- you can't take killings that arrive without warning.
- you'd rather not watch brothel scenes with family in the room.
- five seasons of Prohibition politics is more than you want.
About: corruption · power · loyalty
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