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7.2
/55449/
73
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71
/770/
3.5
/248470/
94
/372/
94
/1444/
84
/55/
cc age 11+

In the Heights (2021)
The story of Usnavi, a bodega owner who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic or staying in Washington Heights.
poster
75
7.3
/23657/
75
/698/
76
/426/
3.5
/28900/
89
/63/
79
/720/
77
/11/
cc age 13+

Stand and Deliver (1988)
Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. Convinced that his students have potential, he adopts unconventional teaching methods to try and turn gang members and no-hopers into some of the country's top algebra and calculus students.
poster
75
7.1
/11389/
76
/530/
73
/388/
3.5
/7740/
73
/11/
90
/450/
66
/11/
cc age 17+

American Me (1992)
During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.
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Amazon Prime Video
74
7.2
/17034/
69
/396/
71
/268/
3.5
/7759/
86
/104/
79
/596/
64
/30/
cc age 14+

A Better Life (2011)
A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while traveling across town to perform landscaping work for the city's wealthy landowners.
poster
72
6.5
/2614/
70
/61/
66
/35/
3.6
/4127/
73
/22/
87
/165/

Mi Vida Loca (1994)
Mousie and Sad Girl are childhood best friends in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Hispanic neighborhood. But when Sad Girl becomes pregnant by Mousie's boyfriend, a drug dealer named Ernesto, the two become bitter enemies. While their dispute escalates towards violence, the violence of the world around them soon also impacts their lives.
poster
71
6.5
/902/
73
/54/
71
/62/
3.4
/947/
88
/7/

Boulevard Nights (1979)
Raymond Avila is an ex-gang member trying to build a future. His kid brother Chuco is a sullen low-rider still caught up in the life. Despite their differences, their family bond is strong. But that bond is violently tested when rivals challenge Chuco's gang and ignite a neighborhood war.
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71
7.9
/37275/
80
/931/
81
/1478/
4.0
/23237/
64
/14/
94
/1855/
47
/12/

Bound by Honor (1993)
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
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Kanopy
69
6.7
/32615/
71
/886/
64
/514/
3.3
/17891/
75
/40/
71
/549/
66
/15/

Colors (1988)
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.
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Hoopla
68
6.5
/29477/
65
/1517/
67
/772/
3.1
/83313/
83
/12/
68
/105/

Terrified (2018)
Police commissioner Funes and three researchers of supernatural phenomena investigate inexplicable events that are occurring in the suburbs of Buenos Aires.
poster
67
6.4
/2586/
67
/55/
57
/37/
3.4
/1905/
88
/16/
53
/19/

The Big Fix (1978)
Private detective Moses Wine is hired by his former college girlfriend to investigate a political smear campaign and he sets out to find out who is responsible, with deadly results.
poster
61
6.7
/68278/
68
/1217/
67
/1178/
3.2
/35376/
39
/18/
62
/1349/
53
/19/
cc age 12+

Goal! (2005)
Like millions of kids around the world, Santiago harbors the dream of being a professional footballer... However, living in the Barrios section of Los Angeles, he thinks it is only that—a dream. Until one day an extraordinary turn of events has him trying out for Premiership club Newcastle United.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
56
6.6
/26796/
68
/989/
66
/612/
3.2
/12361/
31
/26/
67
/569/
41
/15/

One Eight Seven (1997)
After surviving a stabbing by a student, teacher Trevor Garfield moves from New York to Los Angeles. There, he resumes teaching as a substitute teacher. The education system, where violent bullies control the classrooms and the administration is afraid of lawsuits, slowly drives Garfield mad. He then moves to California to be a sub for a predominantly Native Hispanic/Latin-American high school in Los Angeles. He is tormented by members of a Native Hispanic/Latino-American tag crew named K.O.S. (Kappin’ off Suckaz).
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55
5.4
/1734/
64
/219/
65
/86/
2.8
/806/
40
/25/
55
/66/
46
/13/
cc age 17+

El Chicano (2019)
A pair of twin brothers from East L.A. choose to live their lives differently and end up on opposite sides of the law.
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55
8.1
/2592/
80
/42/
75
/41/
3.7
/689/
75
/12/
87
/231/

The War on Democracy (2007)
Set both in Latin America and the United States, the film explores the historic and current relationship of Washington with countries such as Venezuela, Bolivia and Chile. Pilger says that the film "...tells a universal story... analysing and revealing, through vivid testimony, the story of great power behind its venerable myths. It allows us to understand the true nature of the so-called "war on terror". According to Pilger, the film’s message is that the greed and power of empire is not invincible and that people power is always the "seed beneath the snow".
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Netflix
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6.3
/208804/
66
/16645/
62
/5874/
2.3
/174889/
26
/113/
83
/5585/
29
/26/
cc age 16+

Bright (2017)
In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.
poster
65
43
5.3
/962/
61
/48/
80
/144/
3.1
/1145/
72
/92/

Straight from the Barrio (2008)
A young drug dealer falls in love while facing disruption among the men in his gang, and being offered a career as a Reggaetón singer.
poster
73
38
7.0
/1241/
71
/28/
69
/21/
3.6
/4628/
83
/18/

Rodrigo D. No Future (1990)
Rodrigo is a marginalized and lonely being who prefers to die before being forced to kill. He finds himself trapped in a city that oppresses him, calls him, marginalizes him.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
65
38
6.7
/1639/
61
/37/
53
/14/
3.3
/1521/
80
/93/

Walkout (2006)
Walkout is the true story of a young Mexican American high school teacher, Sal Castro. He mentors a group of students in East Los Angeles, when the students decide to stage a peaceful walkout to protest the injustices of the public school system. Set against the background of the civil rights movement of 1968, it is a story of courage and the fight for justice and empowerment.
poster
48
25
3.5
/1265/
56
/34/
54
/37/
2.9
/473/
41
/48/

Lambada (1990)
Kevin Laird is a Beverly Hills school teacher by day and a mystery man by night. Using his lambada dance moves to first earn the kid's respect and acceptance, Kevin then teaches them academics. But when a jealous student exposes Kevin's double life, his two worlds collide, threatening his job and reputation.
poster
Plex
53
23
5.7
/1668/
65
/25/
54
/33/
3.0
/312/
32
/31/

I Witness (2003)
After 27 bodies are discovered in a collapsed tunnel in Tijuana, a man tries to unravel the mystery before becoming the next victim.
poster
56
18
5.3
/104/
58
/7/
52
/12/
3.0
/1625/

Blood of Havana (2010)
Shot on a Digital Harinezumi, the film features a disturbing and monstrous character walking the streets of Havana to meet people. The reading of a poetic, funny and false prophecy about communism and a new revolution coincides with a minimal and repetitive soundtrack.
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55
17
6.3
/370/
49
/10/
52
/13/
3.4
/300/
60
/5/
40
/1/

Such is Life (2001)
After her husband leaves her for a younger woman, the helping of her caring, but cynical godmother, is not enough to prevent Julia from plotting her revenge.
poster
68
11
7.0
/122/
51
/5/
73
/7/
3.7
/603/

Blessings of the Land (1959)
Maria and Jose, a young married couple begin life together in an orchard in the countryside. It isn't long until they have four children: Miguel, Arturo, Angelita, and Lito. The eldest, Miguel, is a deaf-mute. Life is good for the family and the children grow up and bring joy to the community. But trouble enters their lives when Jose makes an enemy of Bruno, a widower, much feared in the village.
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?
8.5
/9/

Devour
Short/Drama | A chef about to close for the night must reopen her kitchen, and old wounds, when an ex shows up unexpectedly, and asks for her favorite meal. Starring Kelli Barrett(Marvel's The Punisher, Fosse/Verdon) and Andrea Morales (Bull), with Roger Yeh.
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?
6.4
/27/

Runnin' at Midnite
A midnight basketball league in Tucson provides several inner-city kids their only escape from the brutality of street life. The group includes aspiring pro Brandon (Manny Vidal), wild-child Circles (Alexis Levario) and injured junior college star Darryl (Michael Ray Clark). But once the league itself is threatened, all involved must consider even graver consequences in this gritty drama, which screened at HBO's Urbanworld Film Festival.
poster
?
6.6
/26/
50
/1/
40
/1/

The Gay Senorita (1945)
Romance with a lovely senorita convinces a contractor to abandon his plans to take over a Mexican housing district.
poster
?
10
/2/

Suplicio (2016)
An unemployed man, overwhelmed by problems, attempts to jump from a ninth floor. A crowd gathers in the street trying to convince him of not ending his life.
poster
The Roku Channel
54
?
5.7
/438/
59
/18/
42
/8/
2.9
/384/

Barrio Boy (2022)
A Latino barber in a macho world faces a tough road ahead when an attraction develops for a handsome stranger during a hot and sweaty summer in Brooklyn.
poster
Kanopy
?
6.0
/19/

In Case of Emergency (2018)
A control freak finds herself without a job or sense of purpose after a car accident.
poster
54
?
6.0
/145/
35
/2/
47
/4/

Crossover Dreams (1985)
Salsa singer screws over everybody on his way to the top; when his latest record flops, his career starts doing downhill.
poster
GuideDoc
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7.7
/45/
90
/1/
60
/1/

Slums: Cities of Tomorrow (2014)
One billion people on our planet—one in six—live in shantytowns, slums or squats. Slums: Cities of Tomorrow challenges conventional thinking to propose that slums are in fact the solution, not the problem, to urban overcrowding caused by the massive migration of people to cities. (Lynne Fernie, HotDocs)
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?
6.2
/20/
10
/1/

Bungalow 13 (1948)
In this detective drama, a gumshoe must find a priceless hunk of jade. His several leads evaporate when the police succeed in killing all of the suspects.
poster
?
6.8
/11/
50
/1/

Chicano Love Is Forever (1977)
A hard-hitting drama about the pressures facing a young Chicano couple and their struggles to balance work, college and marriage, pitting the husband's machismo and self-sacrifice against the wife's desire for agency and companionship.
poster
56
?
6.3
/169/
55
/10/
50
/6/

I Am Joaquin (1969)
Experimental film woven around a poem about Chicano culture in the U.S. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017.
poster
50
?
5.8
/118/
40
/4/
50
/5/

Modesta (1956)
Prize winner, Venice Festival 1956. The DivEdCo’s most important attempt to depict women’s rights in the context of modernization processes in Puerto Rico. Modesta leads a group of women in Barrio Sonadora, Guaynabo, in a strike against their husbands to demand their rights in a domestic context.
poster
?
5.7
/45/
60
/1/
50
/1/

The Streets of L.A. (1979)
A woman embarks on a lone pursuit of three teenaged hoods in the Los Angeles barrio after becoming incensed at their malicious tire-slashing on parked cars including hers.
poster
?
5.6
/43/
65
/2/
55
/4/

Please, Don't Bury Me Alive! (1976)
It tells his story in the turbulent days near the end of the Vietnam War, as a young Chicano man questioning his and his people’s place in society as thousands of his Latino brethren return from the war in coffins.


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