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Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.


“Joe was once a good man.”
A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.

Ben Affleck
Joe Coughlin

Elle Fanning
Loretta Figgis

Brendan Gleeson
Thomas Coughlin

Chris Messina
Dion Bartolo

Sienna Miller
Emma Gould

Zoe Saldaña
Graciella Suarez

Chris Cooper
Chief Irving Figgis

Remo Girone
Maso Pescatore

Anthony Michael Hall
Gary Smith

Titus Welliver
Tim Hickey
Live by Night is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2016 exploring themes of florida, based on novel or book, prohibition era, love, revenge, betrayal. Directed by Ben Affleck, it stars Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson. A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
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