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Kanopy
89
8.6
/857997/
85
/13573/
84
/7895/
4.6
/959916/
91
/163/
97
/15603/
79
/33/
cc age 18+

City of God (2002)
In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.
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Criterion Channel
87
8.2
/3514/
81
/163/
74
/64/
4.4
/17109/
100
/12/

Streetwise (1984)
This documentary about teenagers living on the streets in Seattle began as a magazine article. The film follows nine teenagers who discuss how they live by panhandling, prostitution, and petty theft.
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Kanopy
85
7.8
/179334/
79
/4179/
78
/2704/
4.1
/235261/
97
/35/
93
/2805/
80
/15/
cc age 15+

A Bronx Tale (1993)
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his neighborhood - for a beautiful black girl.
poster
83
7.9
/10888/
76
/133/
73
/112/
3.9
/9148/
93
/29/
93
/218/
79
/18/

Salaam Bombay! (1988)
After destroying his older brother's motorbike in retaliation for his constant bullying, 11-year-old Krishna is sent to a traveling circus to earn money to pay for the bike's repairs, but soon winds up in the streets of Bombay's poorest slums. There, he befriends the drug dealer Chillum and young prostitute Sola Saal, while trying to make enough money at a neighborhood tea stall to repay his debt to his family.
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fuboTV
82
7.5
/3271/
76
/206/
69
/40/
3.8
/8415/
100
/56/
87
/18/
87
/11/

Attica (2021)
Follows the largest prison uprising in US history, conducting dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.
poster
82
7.5
/68726/
78
/2082/
75
/841/
3.9
/79133/
84
/45/
93
/2211/
76
/19/
cc age 17+

Menace II Society (1993)
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
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Kanopy
80
7.3
/67730/
71
/1477/
69
/903/
3.8
/93108/
91
/151/
79
/1321/
81
/31/
cc age 17+

Fish Tank (2009)
Fifteen-year-old Mia is in a constant state of war with her family and the world around her. When she meets her party-girl mother’s charming new boyfriend Connor, she is amazed to find he returns her attention, and believes he might help her start to make sense of her life.
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Starz Apple TV Channel
80
7.9
/244484/
78
/4332/
78
/3346/
4.1
/173246/
84
/51/
91
/4452/
66
/25/

Carlito's Way (1993)
Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld. Reconnecting with his dancer girlfriend, Carlito gets entangled in the shady dealings of his friend Dave Kleinfeld, who also serves as his lawyer. An encounter with shifty gangster Benny Blanco sets the duo on a dangerous path.
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Fandango at Home Free
80
8.0
/91013/
81
/3146/
78
/1971/
4.0
/84206/
91
/46/
91
/608/
71
/18/

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)
After a bloody invasion of the BOPE in the High-Security Penitentiary Bangu 1 in Rio de Janeiro to control a rebellion of interns, the Lieutenant-Colonel Roberto Nascimento and the second in command Captain André Matias are accused by the Human Right Aids member Diogo Fraga of execution of prisoners. Matias is transferred to the corrupted Military Police and Nascimento is exonerated from the BOPE by the Governor.
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Kanopy
78
7.6
/303661/
76
/12132/
73
/5499/
3.9
/373099/
92
/88/
84
/7598/
70
/17/
cc age 17+

RoboCop (1987)
In a violent, near-apocalyptic Detroit, evil corporation Omni Consumer Products wins a contract from the city government to privatize the police force. To test their crime-eradicating cyborgs, the company leads street cop Alex Murphy into an armed confrontation with crime lord Boddicker so they can use his body to support their untested RoboCop prototype. But when RoboCop learns of the company's nefarious plans, he turns on his masters.
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Netflix
77
7.8
/507516/
78
/12704/
75
/6326/
4.0
/491577/
74
/169/
89
/11258/
71
/36/
cc age 17+

Training Day (2001)
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
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Kanopy
77
7.2
/32183/
72
/531/
69
/334/
3.5
/11028/
82
/130/
86
/1673/
70
/35/
cc age 17+

Tsotsi (2005)
A young South African boy from the Johannesburg ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster, leaves home as a child to get away from his helpless parents. Now a teenage thug, Tsotsi finds a baby in the back seat of a car he's just stolen. He decides that it is his responsibility to care for the infant and in the process learns that maybe the criminal life isn’t the best way.
poster
76
6.8
/4103/
69
/85/
67
/61/
3.7
/12856/
71
/14/
80
/71/

Little Murders (1971)
A young nihilistic New Yorker copes with pervasive urban violence, obscene phone calls, rusty water pipes, electrical blackouts, paranoia, and ethnic-racial conflict during a typical summer of the 1970s.
poster
75
7.1
/11317/
76
/529/
74
/382/
3.5
/7453/
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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Netflix
76
74
7.3
/10929/
76
/477/
76
/674/
3.9
/28451/
84
/19/
74
/33/
71
/8/

Divines (2016)
In a ghetto where religion and drug trafficking rub shoulders, Dounia has a lust for power and success. Supported by Maimouna, her best friend, she decides to follow in the footsteps of Rebecca, a respected dealer. But her encounter with Djigui, a young, disturbingly sensual dancer, throws her off course.
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Starz Apple TV Channel
74
6.9
/19952/
74
/770/
72
/381/
3.7
/26804/
71
/38/
89
/1639/
62
/24/
cc age 16+

Set It Off (1996)
Four inner-city Black women, determined to end their constant struggle, decide to live by one rule — get what you want or die trying. So the four women take back their lives and take out some banks in the process.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
73
8.3
/1658208/
80
/57195/
81
/27052/
3.8
/4069031/
68
/598/
89
/23597/
59
/60/
cc age 16+

Joker (2019)
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
poster
73
7.5
/222395/
76
/7430/
74
/3927/
3.7
/185289/
75
/57/
84
/4036/
56
/21/
cc age 16+

Falling Down (1993)
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
poster
72
6.5
/2596/
70
/60/
66
/35/
3.6
/3852/
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
/896/
73
/54/
71
/60/
3.4
/901/
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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Kanopy
71
7.2
/16773/
71
/416/
70
/288/
3.6
/9025/
74
/81/
78
/697/
63
/25/
cc age 17+

City of Men (2007)
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
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The Roku Channel
70
8.0
/117443/
82
/3885/
80
/2595/
4.0
/165982/
51
/35/
87
/1368/
33
/7/

Elite Squad (2007)
In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.
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Kanopy
69
6.8
/48775/
72
/1966/
68
/1108/
3.5
/43657/
81
/52/
65
/1374/
61
/23/

Rumble in the Bronx (1995)
Keong comes from Hong Kong to visit New York for his uncle's wedding. His uncle runs a market in the Bronx and Keong offers to help out while Uncle is on his honeymoon. During his stay in the Bronx, Keong befriends a neighbor kid and beats up some neighborhood thugs who cause problems at the market. One of those petty thugs in the local gang stumbles into a criminal situation way over his head.
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Netflix
67
6.1
/110772/
65
/8040/
66
/2322/
3.0
/192611/
68
/256/
87
/774/
55
/55/
cc age 15+

Ambulance (2022)
Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife's medical bills, asks for help from his adoptive brother Danny. A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him a score: the biggest bank heist in Los Angeles history: $32 million.
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Starz
66
6.6
/10864/
68
/526/
62
/179/
3.7
/30089/
60
/25/
69
/359/

Tales from the Hood (1995)
A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in their local funeral parlor.
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Hoopla
66
6.1
/10196/
62
/738/
59
/256/
3.1
/17545/
85
/52/
62
/59/
72
/10/

VFW (2019)
A typical night for veterans at a VFW turns into an all-out battle for survival when a desperate teen runs into the bar with a bag of stolen drugs. When a gang of violent punks come looking for her, the vets use every weapon at their disposal to protect the girl and themselves from an unrelenting attack.
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Amazon Prime Video
66
6.5
/14518/
65
/531/
64
/387/
3.3
/17920/
68
/19/
66
/335/
49
/11/

Class of 1984 (1982)
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.
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Hoopla
66
6.9
/26103/
71
/784/
66
/311/
3.6
/21303/
47
/34/
78
/761/
cc age 17+

Dead Presidents (1995)
On the streets they call cash dead presidents. And that's just what a Vietnam veteran is after when he returns home from the war only to find himself drawn into a life of crime. With the aid of his fellow vets he plans the ultimate heist -- a daring robbery of an armored car filled with unmarked U.S. currency!
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Hoopla
64
6.7
/65623/
68
/1548/
66
/1019/
3.1
/14859/
43
/181/
64
/11865/
56
/33/
cc age 18+

The Brave One (2007)
A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
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fuboTV
64
6.9
/82101/
71
/1684/
70
/1051/
3.3
/25931/
44
/101/
81
/8440/
52
/25/
cc age 14+

Gridiron Gang (2006)
Under the leadership of their counselor, teenagers at a juvenile detention center gain self-esteem by playing football together. Based on a true story.
poster
68
63
6.8
/7512/
67
/187/
63
/119/
3.4
/7355/
73
/11/
69
/128/

The Seven-Ups (1973)
A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
62
6.6
/25333/
64
/515/
62
/357/
3.2
/9209/
58
/130/
52
/330/
57
/37/
cc age 17+

Dark Blue (2002)
Set during the Rodney King riots, a robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.
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Starz
61
5.7
/4255/
68
/974/
68
/188/
2.7
/5460/
65
/43/
88
/123/
44
/7/
cc age 16+

1992 (2024)
In 1992, Mercer is desperately trying to rebuild his life and his relationship with his son amidst the turbulent Los Angeles uprising following the Rodney King verdict. Across town, another father and son put their own strained relationship to the test as they plot a dangerous heist to steal catalytic converters, which contain valuable platinum from the factory where Mercer works. As tensions rise and chaos erupts, both families reach their boiling points when their worlds collide.
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MGM Plus
61
6.3
/13714/
71
/440/
64
/219/
3.1
/5407/
43
/21/
65
/293/
50
/17/

Hoodlum (1997)
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
poster
61
6.4
/2816/
69
/88/
62
/42/
3.4
/960/
27
/11/
76
/63/

Panther (1995)
In this sprawling, fictionalized history of the Black Panthers, 1960s Oakland becomes a war zone as the Panthers battle for the right to exist.
poster
68
61
6.9
/4080/
71
/136/
64
/60/
3.8
/8276/
60
/5/
72
/101/

Truck Turner (1974)
Truck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are hired to hunt down Gator, a pimp who has skipped bail.
poster
MGM Plus
61
6.2
/15764/
63
/591/
61
/368/
3.2
/29717/
64
/22/
59
/469/
54
/7/

Fritz the Cat (1972)
A swinging, hypocritical college student cat raises hell in a satirical vision of the 1960s.
poster
70
59
6.9
/3925/
70
/187/
64
/73/
3.3
/1443/
81
/44/

Wolf (2004)
Based on a true story. In the 70s, during the last stages of Franco's dictatorship, Txema, a basque construction worker, is arrested because of his connection to some terrorists who have just committed a murder. The secret service see in him an ideal candidate to infiltrate the terrorist band ETA and become a mole, so they try to offer him a deal if he will do so.
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Hoopla
59
6.2
/21882/
65
/450/
59
/339/
3.0
/7159/
55
/33/
41
/225/
56
/26/

Extreme Measures (1996)
Guy Luthan, a British doctor working at a hospital in New York, starts making unwelcome enquiries when the body of a man who died in his emergency room disappears. After the trail leads Luthan to the door of an eminent surgeon at the hospital, Luthan soon finds himself in extreme danger people who want the hospital's secret to remain undiscovered.
poster
The Roku Channel
59
6.2
/13528/
72
/635/
60
/153/
3.7
/29434/
23
/22/
87
/1207/
36
/20/

Belly (1998)
Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking for a come up, will their reign last?
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FXNow
59
6.3
/687058/
65
/24779/
64
/14808/
3.2
/1369295/
63
/259/
51
/271426/
59
/40/
cc age 11+

Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie Brock and also gets caught up in a love triangle.
poster
MGM Plus
59
57
6.4
/11012/
66
/295/
64
/171/
3.0
/4382/
52
/21/
65
/195/
49
/28/

Gang Related (1997)
After murdering an undercover DEA agent, two corrupt cops scramble to cover up what they've done.
poster
71
56
7.5
/2729/
71
/73/
72
/58/
3.7
/4005/
67
/124/

The Killing of America (1981)
A documentary of the decline of America. Featuring footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much, much more.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
56
6.1
/27484/
62
/432/
57
/374/
2.9
/6707/
49
/142/
40
/347/
50
/34/
cc age 18+

City by the Sea (2002)
Vincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to great lengths to distance himself from his past, but then makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime.
poster
56
6.1
/22050/
65
/669/
64
/503/
3.1
/12620/
33
/9/
51
/422/

Showdown in Little Tokyo (1991)
An American with a Japanese upbringing, Chris Kenner is a police officer assigned to the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. Kenner is partnered with Johnny Murata, a Japanese-American who isn't in touch with his roots. Despite their differences, both men excel at martial arts, and utilize their formidable skills when they go up against Yoshida, a vicious yakuza drug dealer with ties to Kenner's past.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
56
6.6
/26662/
69
/969/
66
/607/
3.2
/11702/
31
/26/
67
/568/
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).
poster
75
54
7.7
/2196/
74
/117/
75
/37/
3.7
/2330/

Louis Theroux: Behind Bars (2008)
For two weeks, Theroux visits the San Quentin State Prison.
poster
55
54
6.1
/10904/
66
/378/
61
/200/
3.3
/9885/
30
/10/
63
/197/
42
/15/

Stone Cold (1991)
Joe Huff is a tough, loner cop with a flair for infiltrating dangerous biker gangs. The FBI blackmail Huff into an undercover operation that entails infiltrating The Brotherhood – a powerful Mississippi biker gang linked in the murder of government officials as well as dealing drugs with the mafia.


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