underworld
noun
un·der·world
ˈən-dər-ˌwərld 
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a magazine article taking an insightful look at the underworld inhabited by street people
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Levon must pose as a drug dealer and infiltrate himself into this Chicago underworld populated by numerous stereotypical Russian Mafia types led by crime lord Wolo Kolisnyk (Jason Flemyng), and featuring his loose cannon son Dimi (Maximilian Osinski).
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
The problem’s in the criminal underworld for people who are not recognised as being from a specific community.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
Described as a figure reminiscent of Robert De Niro's Jimmy the Gent from Goodfellas, the protagonist navigates a turbulent era, battling rival factions to seize control of the Hawaiian underworld.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The film premieres March 15 at the Roxy Cinema in New York, and stars Dario Yazbek Bernal and Jack Irv as two lovers whose whirlwind romance sends them down a rabbit hole of drugs and depravity in Manhattan’s underworld.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
The problem’s in the criminal underworld for people who are not recognised as being from a specific community.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
Described as a figure reminiscent of Robert De Niro's Jimmy the Gent from Goodfellas, the protagonist navigates a turbulent era, battling rival factions to seize control of the Hawaiian underworld.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
The film premieres March 15 at the Roxy Cinema in New York, and stars Dario Yazbek Bernal and Jack Irv as two lovers whose whirlwind romance sends them down a rabbit hole of drugs and depravity in Manhattan’s underworld.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Underworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underworld. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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underworld
noun
un·der·world
ˈən-dər-ˌwərld
1
: the place of the souls of the dead
2
: the side of the earth opposite to one
3
: the world of organized crime
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