All's Fair in Love & War

All's Fair in Love & War

No Rules. No Limits. No Mercy.

1997 · 119 min · ★ 3.7 · Drama, Thriller

Julian, a young and ambitious mob boss, demands control of the rulership that the rival gangster leader Vinnie Mastrantonio possesses. Unwillingly, Mastantonio accepts Julians claims and they enter into a temporary agreement. Shortly after, Julian is visited by Haggerty and Murtaugh, two unscrupulous businessmen who offer him a huge amount of money to "take care of" their biggest competitor Conrad. But far too late, Julian discovers it's all a game to clear him out of the way and suddenly he's in the middle of a reckless gang war without any rules ...

Directed by James Tyler · Written by James Tyler

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