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Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing cocaine for Lulu. Via lucky breaks and solid interpersonal skills, Ace moves to the β¦ top of the Harlem drug world. Of course, unfaithful employees and/or rivals conspire to bring about Ace's fall. (Read More)
Subgenre: | family tragedy |
Themes: | robberygangsterprisonjealousybetrayalrevengemurder |
Locations: | prison fighturban settingnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipafrican americanmother son relationship |
Story: | gang violencepartner in crimebodegafalse frienddry cleaningconvicted felonkingpincareer criminalbasketball courtdrug tradeharlem manhattan new york cityfederal agenturban decaydouble lifedesert eagle β¦psycho killerjunkieplaygroundstreet lifedesperationmale bondingtitle based on songsociopathloyaltyheroinex convicthandgundeath of sonevil manorganized crimefbiracial slurdeath of frienddrug dealergangmanhattan new york citylow budget filmshot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutbased on true storyviolenceflashback (See All) |
This urban nightmare chronicles several days in the life of Caine Lawson, following his high-school graduation, as he attempts to escape his violent existence in the projects of Watts, CA.
Themes: | robberygangsterprisonbetrayalmurderrevenge |
Locations: | urban settinghospital |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipafrican americanmother son relationship |
Story: | urban decaydesert eaglestreet lifeheroinorganized crimeracial slurdeath of frienddrug dealergangshot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutflashbackviolence |
In TRIPLE 9, a crew of dirty cops are blackmailed by the Russian mob to execute a virtually impossible heist. The only way to pull it off is to manufacture a 999, police code for "officer down". Their plan is turned upside down when the unsuspecting rookie they set up to die foils the attack, trigge β¦ring a breakneck, action-packed finale filled with double-crosses, greed and revenge. (Read More)
Themes: | robberygangsterprisonbetrayalmurderrevenge |
Locations: | urban settinghospital |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipafrican americanmother son relationship |
Story: | urban decayjunkiestreet lifedesperationsociopathex convictorganized crimefbiracial slurdeath of frienddrug dealergangshot in the headshot to deathbeating β¦shootoutviolence (See All) |
The gangster Nino has a gang who call themselves Cash Money Brothers. They get into the crack business and not before long they make a million dollars every week. A cop, Scotty, is after them. He tries to get into the gang by letting an ex-drug addict infiltrate the gang, but the attempt fails miser β¦ably. The only thing that remains is that Scotty himself becomes a drug pusher. (Read More)
Themes: | gangsterbetrayalrevengemurder |
Locations: | urban settingnew york city |
Characters: | african american |
Story: | harlem manhattan new york cityurban decayjunkiestreet lifesociopathheroinevil manorganized crimeracial slurdeath of frienddrug dealergangmanhattan new york cityshot in the headshot to death β¦beatingshootoutviolenceflashback (See All) |
Based on a true story of James "Whitey" Bulger, an Irish Mob godfather and FBI informant who had a "secret trading" deal with his brother, William "Billy" Bulger, a state senator and a Boston public figure, and John Connolly, an FBI agent. They planned to take down the Italian mob and mafia in Bosto β¦n, which went awry and things turned massively violent. When the credence for each other began fading out, drug dealing, murders, and extortion started to rise, and forced the FBI's Boston office to confirm that Whitey Bulger was one of the most notorious criminals in US history and also one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted List criminals. (Read More)
Themes: | gangsterbetrayalmurderrevenge |
Locations: | urban settinghospital |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | urban decayjunkiesociopathloyaltyheroinex convictdeath of sonorganized crimefbiracial slurdrug dealergangshot in the headshot to deathbeating β¦based on true storyviolenceflashback (See All) |
After completing a lengthy prison sentence, one-time drug kingpin Frank White returns to New York intent on reestablishing his empire and making things as they were before he left. Others of course have taken over the business during his absence but that clearly isn't going to stop White. While he i β¦s gunning down the opposition, he decides he's going to give away the money he'll make to modernize the hospital in his old neighborhood. Drug dealers aren't the only thing he has to worry about however: a group of rogue cops decide they are going to take him down. (Read More)
Themes: | robberygangsterprisonmurderrevenge |
Locations: | urban settingnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | african american |
Story: | convicted felonkingpinjunkiestreet lifeex convictorganized crimeracial slurdrug dealergangmanhattan new york cityshot in the headbeatingshootoutviolence |
Three amateurs stickup a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse. Brad Pitt plays the hitman hired to track them down and restore order.
Themes: | robberygangsterbetrayalmurder |
Locations: | urban setting |
Story: | dry cleaningurban decayjunkiesociopathheroinex convictorganized crimedrug dealershot in the headshot to deathbeatingviolenceflashback |
Themes: | gangsterprisonbetrayalrevengemurder |
Story: | junkiedesperationsociopathheroinex convictevil manorganized crimeracial slurdeath of frienddrug dealergangshot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootout β¦violence (See All) |
Orin Boyd (Seagal) is a Detroit cop who doesn't follow rules. After he saved the Vice President by violating every order he received he is transferred to one of the worst precincts in the city. There he quickly encounters some corrupt cops selling heroin to drug dealers. The problem is, it's very di β¦fficult to tell who is the bad guy and who you can trust. (Read More)
Themes: | prisonbetrayalmurder |
Locations: | urban setting |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipafrican american |
Story: | urban decaydesert eaglestreet lifemale bondingheroinex convictevil manorganized crimeracial slurdrug dealershot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutviolence |
A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings (Idris Elba), John Rahway (Paul Walker), A.J. (Hayden Christensen), and brothers Jake (Michael Ealy) and Jesse (Chris Brown) Attica successfully complete their latest heist and lead a life of luxury while planning their next job. When Ghost β¦(Tip T.I. Harris), a former member of their team, is released from prison he convinces the group to strike an armored car carrying $20 million. As the "takers" carefully plot their strategy and draw nearer to exacting the grand heist, a reckless police officer (Matt Dillon) inches closer to apprehending the criminals. (Read More)
Themes: | robberygangsterprisonbetrayalmurderrevenge |
Locations: | urban settinghospital |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipafrican american |
Story: | career criminaldesert eaglejunkiedesperationex convictorganized crimedeath of frienddrug dealershot to deathbeatingshootoutviolence |
John Singleton's portrayal of social problems in inner-city Los Angeles takes the form of a tale of three friends growing up together 'in the 'hood.' Half-brothers Doughboy and Ricky Baker are foils for each other's personality, presenting very different approaches to the tough lives they face. Rick β¦y is the 'All-American' athlete, looking to win a football scholarship to USC and seeks salvation through sports, while 'Dough' succumbs to the violence, alcohol, and crime surrounding him in his environment, but maintains a strong sense of pride and code of honor. Between these two is their friend Tre, who is lucky to have a father, 'Furious' Styles, to teach him to have the strength of character to do what is right and to always take responsibility for his actions. (Read More)
Themes: | gangsterrevengemurder |
Locations: | urban setting |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipafrican americanmother son relationship |
Story: | gang violenceurban decayjunkietitle based on songex convictdeath of sonracial slurdeath of frienddrug dealergangshot in the headshot to deathbeatingviolence |
Cyrus, the leader of the most powerful gang in New York City, the Gramercy Riffs, calls a midnight summit for all the area gangs, with all asked to send nine unarmed representatives for the conclave. A gang called The Warriors are blamed for killing Cyrus as he gives his speech. They now have to cro β¦ss the territory of rivals in order to get to their own 'hood. The Warriors slowly cross the dangerous Bronx and Manhattan territories, narrowly escaping police and other gangs every step of the way. (Read More)
Themes: | gangsterbetrayalmurderrevenge |
Locations: | urban settingnew york city |
Characters: | african american |
Story: | gang violenceurban decaystreet lifedesperationsociopathhandgungangmanhattan new york cityshot to deathbeatingviolence |
Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his β¦ mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin -- all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity. (Read More)
Subgenre: | family tragedy |
Themes: | robberyprisonmurder |
Locations: | urban settingnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipafrican americanmother son relationship |
Story: | basketball courtjunkiestreet lifedesperationheroinracial slurdeath of frienddrug dealergangmanhattan new york citybeatingbased on true story |
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs in β¦to the United States. As a result, his product is superior to what is currently available on the street and his prices are lower. His alliance with the New York Mafia ensures his position. It is also the story of a dedicated and honest policeman, Richie Roberts, who heads up a joint narcotics task force with the Federal government. Based on a true story. (Read More)
Themes: | gangstermurder |
Locations: | urban settingnew york city |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipafrican americanmother son relationship |
Story: | harlem manhattan new york cityurban decayjunkieheroinorganized crimeracial slurmanhattan new york cityshot in the headshot to deathshootoutbased on true storyviolenceflashback |
A family of police officers - patriarch, two sons, and a son-in-law - deals with corruption in a precinct in Washington Heights. Four officers die in an ambush at a drug dealer's apartment. It's brother Francis's precinct, so when the investigation led by brother Ray finds hints of police corruption β¦, there's pressure to close ranks and save Frankie's career. Dad, a police brass, promises Ray that he and Frankie can clean things up, and Ray should focus on catching the drug dealer who killed the cops. Meanwhile, brother-in-law Jimmy, a hothead and an enforcer, is visited at home by a lowlife. Is Jimmy involved in the corruption? Where can this take the family? (Read More)
Themes: | robberymurder |
Locations: | urban settingnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipafrican american |
Story: | bodegajunkieloyaltyracial slurdeath of frienddrug dealermanhattan new york cityshot in the headshot to deathbeatingviolence |
When the aging head of a famous crime family decides to transfer his position to one of his subalterns, a series of unfortunate events start happening to the family, and a war begins between all the well-known families leading to insolence, deportation, murder and revenge, and ends with the favorabl β¦e successor being finally chosen. (Read More)
Themes: | gangsterbetrayalrevengemurder |
Locations: | new york cityhospital |
Characters: | brother brother relationship |
Story: | convicted felonex convictdeath of sonorganized crimefbiracial slurdrug dealermanhattan new york cityshot to deathbeatingviolence |
Professional Brooklyn hitman Jimmy Conlon is more commonly known as THE GRAVEDIGGER. Jimmy was a mob hit-man, who was best friends with his boss Sean Maguire. But when Jimmy's son, Michael, is marked for death by the mob, Jimmy must go up against Sean to protect Michael at all costs. Together, he an β¦d Michael must avoid corrupt cops, contract killers and the mob to survive the night. (Read More)
Themes: | gangsterrevengemurder |
Locations: | urban settingnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | brother brother relationship |
Story: | sociopathheroindeath of sonorganized crimedeath of frienddrug dealermanhattan new york cityshot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutviolenceflashback |
Henry Hill might be a small time gangster, who may have taken part in a robbery with Jimmy Conway and Tommy De Vito, two other gangsters who might have set their sights a bit higher. His two partners could kill off everyone else involved in the robbery, and slowly start to think about climbing up th β¦rough the hierarchy of the Mob. Henry, however, might be badly affected by his partners' success, but will he consider stooping low enough to bring about the downfall of Jimmy and Tommy? (Read More)
Themes: | robberygangsterprisonbetrayalmurderrevenge |
Locations: | new york cityhospital |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | gang violenceorganized crimeracial slurdeath of friendshot in the headbeatingbased on true storyviolence |
Russell and his younger brother Rodney live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, and have always dreamed of escaping and finding better lives. But when a cruel twist of fate lands Russell in prison, his brother becomes involved with one of the most violent and ruthless crime rings in the Northea β¦st - a mistake that will cost him everything. Once released, Russell must choose between his own freedom, or risk it all to seek justice for his brother. (Read More)
Themes: | prisonbetrayalrevengemurder |
Locations: | prison fight |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipafrican american |
Story: | urban decayjunkieplaygroundheroinex convictevil mandrug dealershot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutviolenceflashback |
Themes: | gangsterprisonbetrayalmurderrevenge |
Locations: | urban setting |
Story: | urban decaydesert eagleex convictorganized crimeracial slurdrug dealershot in the headbeatingshootoutflashbackviolence |
"Gomorra" is a contemporary Neapolitan mob drama that exposes Italy's criminal underbelly by telling five stories of individuals who think they can make their own compact with Camorra, the area's Mafia.
Themes: | robberygangsterbetrayalmurder |
Locations: | urban settingnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | mother son relationship |
Story: | desert eaglestreet lifeorganized crimedrug dealergangmanhattan new york cityshot in the headshot to deathbeatingbased on true storyviolence |
Brazil, 1960s, City of God. The Tender Trio robs motels and gas trucks. Younger kids watch and learn well...too well. 1970s: Li'l Ze has prospered very well and owns the city. He causes violence and fear as he wipes out rival gangs without mercy. His best friend Bene is the only one to keep him on t β¦he good side of sanity. Rocket has watched these two gain power for years, and he wants no part of it. Yet he keeps getting swept up in the madness. All he wants to do is take pictures. 1980s: Things are out of control between the last two remaining gangs...will it ever end? Welcome to the City of God. (Read More)
Themes: | robberygangsterrevengemurder |
Locations: | urban setting |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | gang violencecareer criminalsociopathhandgunorganized crimeracial slurdrug dealergangshot in the headshot to deathshootoutbased on true storyviolenceflashback |
Brooklyn, 1988. Crime is rife, especially drugs and drug violence. A Russian thug is building his heroin trade, while everyone laughs at the cops. Brothers have chosen different paths: Joe has followed his father Bert into New York's Finest; he's a rising star. Bobby, who uses his mother's maiden na β¦me, manages a club. Bobby too is on the rise: he has a new girlfriend and a green-light to develop a Manhattan club. Joe and Bert ask him to help with intelligence gathering; he declines. Then, Joe raids Bobby's club to arrest the Russian. From there, things spiral out of control: the Russian puts out a hit on Joe, personal losses mount, and Bobby's loyalties face the test. (Read More)
Themes: | prisonbetrayalrevengemurder |
Locations: | urban settingnew york cityhospital |
Characters: | brother brother relationship |
Story: | urban decayloyaltyheroinorganized crimedrug dealermanhattan new york cityshot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutviolenceflashback |
Nick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.
Themes: | revengemurder |
Locations: | urban settinghospital |
Characters: | brother brother relationship |
Story: | urban decaydesert eaglejunkiedeath of songangshot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutviolence |
Porter is bad, but his neighbours are worse. Street-wise and tough, an ex-marine, he is betrayed by a one-time partner, and shot in the back by his junkie wife. He survives and returns, looking to recover his share from the robbery of an Asian crime gang. The money has passed into the hands of "the β¦Outfit", a slick gangster organisation that runs the city. He has to make his way through a world populated by heroin dealers, prostitutes, sado-masochists, gunmen and crooked cops, a place where torture is a way of life. His only friend is a former employer, a prostitute, and her loyalty is in question, given she now works for the Outfit. He makes good early progress, but then falls into the hands of Fairfax, the crime boss. (Read More)
Themes: | robberygangsterbetrayalrevenge |
Story: | junkieloyaltyheroinorganized crimegangshot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutviolenceflashback |
Young Danny Madigan is a big fan of Jack Slater, a larger-than-life action hero played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. When his best friend, Nick the projectionist, gives him a magic ticket to the new Jack Slater film, Danny is transported into Slater's world, where the good guys always win. One of Slater β¦'s enemies, Benedict the hitman, gets hold of the ticket and ends up in Danny's world, where he realises that if he can kill Schwarzenegger, Slater will be no more. Slater and Danny must travel back and stop him. (Read More)
Themes: | gangstermurder |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | mother son relationship |
Story: | gang violencedesert eaglepsycho killerdeath of sonevil mangangmanhattan new york cityshot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutviolenceflashback |
After witnessing the brutal murders of a convenience store owner and his son, firefighter Jeremy Coleman barely escapes with his life. As he is forced to testify against the crime lord, Hagan, he is placed in the witness protection program under the watch of the U.S. Marshals. When his new identity β¦becomes compromised Jeremy is forced to take an unexpected course of action in order to get his life back and save the lives of those he loves. (Read More)
Themes: | robberygangsterbetrayalmurderrevenge |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | african american |
Story: | federal agentsociopathevil manorganized crimeracial slurgangshot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutflashbackviolence |
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-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 influenc β¦e 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. (Read More)
Themes: | robberyprisonbetrayalmurderrevenge |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipafrican americanmother son relationship |
Story: | street lifeheroinorganized crimeracial slurgangbeatingshootoutbased on true storyviolenceflashback |
An ex-con, fresh out of prison, goes to L.A. to try to learn who murdered his daughter. However, he quickly finds that he is completely out of place with no understanding of the culture he finds. His investigations are helped by another ex-con. Together they learn that his daughter had been having a β¦n affair with a record producer, who is presently having an affair with another young woman. An aging actress, who also knew his daughter, forces him to look at his own failures as a father. The movie does focus on the drama of the situation and the inter-relationships of the characters and seldom slips into an action piece. (Read More)
Themes: | robberygangsterprisonrevengemurder |
Story: | convicted felonbasketball courtplaygroundheroinex convictorganized crimeracial slurshot to deathbeatingshootoutviolenceflashback |
William Friedkin's gritty police drama portrays two tough New York City cops trying to intercept a huge heroin shipment coming from France. An interesting contrast is established between 'Popeye' Doyle, a short-tempered alcoholic bigot who is nevertheless a hard-working and dedicated police officer, β¦ and his nemesis Alain Charnier, a suave and urbane gentleman who is nevertheless a criminal and one of the largest drug suppliers of pure heroin to North America. During the surveillance and eventual bust, Friedkin provides one of the most gripping and memorable car chase sequences ever filmed. (Read More)
Themes: | gangstermurder |
Locations: | new york city |
Story: | career criminaldrug tradeheroinorganized crimefbiracial slurdrug dealermanhattan new york cityshootoutbased on true story |
When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but t β¦he family wants them for two reasons - they're not cops and they know the tough Boston neighborhood in which they all live. As the case progresses, Kenzie and Gennaro face drug dealers, gangs and pedophiles. When they are about to solve their case, they are faced with a moral dilemma that could tear them apart. (Read More)
Themes: | robberybetrayalmurder |
Locations: | urban settinghospital |
Characters: | african american |
Story: | urban decaystreet lifeex convictracial slurdeath of frienddrug dealershot in the headshot to deathshootoutflashbackviolence |
Having seen his father killed in a major gang fight in New York, young Amsterdam Vallon is spirited away for his own safety. Some years later, he returns to the scene of his father's death, the notorious Five Points district in New York. It's 1863 and lower Manhattan is run by gangs, the most powerf β¦ul of which is the Natives, headed by Bill "The Butcher" Cutting. He believes that America should belong to native-born Americans and opposes the waves of immigrants, mostly Irish, entering the city. It's also the time of the Civil War and forced conscription leads to the worst riots in US history. Amid the violence and corruption, young Vallon tries to establish himself in the area and also seek revenge over his father's death. (Read More)
Themes: | gangsterjealousybetrayalrevengemurder |
Locations: | new york city |
Story: | gang violenceevil manorganized crimeracial slurdeath of friendgangmanhattan new york cityshot in the headshot to deathviolenceflashback |
A violent Hong Kong action film, this is the story of an assassin, Jeffrey Chow (aka Mickey Mouse) who takes one last job so he can retire and care for his girlfriend Jenny. When his employers betray him, he reluctantly joins forces with Inspector Lee (aka Dumbo), the cop who is pursuing him. Togeth β¦er, the new friends face the final confrontation of the gangsters out to kill them. (Read More)
Themes: | gangsterbetrayalrevengemurder |
Locations: | hospital |
Story: | partner in crimefalse friendbasketball courtmale bondingloyaltyorganized crimedeath of friendshot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutviolenceflashback |
In England, retired Royal Marine Harry Brown spends his lonely life between the hospital, where his beloved wife Kath is terminally ill, and playing chess with his only friend Leonard Attwell in the Barge pub owned by Sid Rourke. After the death of Kath, Len tells his grieving friend that the local β¦gang is harassing him and he is carrying an old bayonet for self-defense; the widower suggests him to go to the police. When Len is beaten, then stabbed to death in an underground passage, Inspector Alice Frampton and her partner Sergeant Terry Hicock are sent to investigate. They pay Harry a visit but don't have good news; the police have not found any other evidence, other than the bayonet, in order to arrest the hoodlums. This mean that should the case go to trial the gang would claim self-defense. Harry Brown sees that justice will not be granted and decides to take matters into his own hands. (Read More)
Themes: | betrayalmurderrevenge |
Locations: | urban settinghospital |
Characters: | mother son relationship |
Story: | gang violenceurban decayjunkiesociopathheroindeath of frienddrug dealergangshot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutviolenceflashback |
A Puerto Rican ex-con pledges to stay away from his former drug dealing ways but finds himself being dragged back by his past connections and the naive machinations of his lawyer and best friend. Hoping to raise enough money to get away from New York, Carlito Brigante takes on the job of running a n β¦ightclub, renews an affair with a dancer but old associates and old instincts suck him back into a world of violence and mistrust. (Read More)
Themes: | gangsterprisonbetrayalmurderrevenge |
Locations: | new york cityhospital |
Story: | ex convictorganized crimeracial slurmanhattan new york cityshot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutviolenceflashback |
David Mamet takes this story of thieves along many twists and turns, some of which work and some of which don't. Gene Hackman plays the brilliant leader of a gang (Delroy Lindo, Ricky Jay & Rebecca Pigeon as Hackman's youngish wife), which pulls off complex heists for a despicable fence (Danny DeVit β¦o). After stiffing the gang on a jewelry robbery, DeVito forces the gang to go after a Swiss gold shipment and to use his nephew (Sam Rockwell) in the crime. No one trusts anyone and every step is shaded with the unexpected. (Read More)
Themes: | robberygangsterbetrayalmurder |
Story: | ex convictorganized crimefbigangshot in the headshot to deathshootoutviolence |
For the last 8 years the brothers have been living with their father on a sheep farm deep in isolated Ireland. One day their uncle tells them that they have been framed for the murder of a Bostonian Catholic priest. The boys must return to Boston to not only clear their names but find the men who fr β¦amed them. (Read More)
Themes: | prisonbetrayalrevengemurder |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | brother brother relationship |
Story: | heroinhandgunorganized crimeracial slurdeath of friendshot in the headshot to deathshootoutflashbackviolence |
In Brooklyn, amid drug deals, violence, casual racism, poverty, housing projects, and corrupt cops, we follow three officers: Tango, African-American, working undercover, believing he's earned a promotion to a desk job but told he has to set up the bust of an ex-con who saved his life; Sal, who'll c β¦ommit murder to get cash; and, Eddie, the precinct's oldest beat cop, a week to go before retirement, assigned to mentor an earnest rookie. Can this end well for any of the three? (Read More)
Themes: | robberybetrayalmurderrevenge |
Locations: | new york cityhospital |
Story: | desperationracial slurdeath of frienddrug dealershot in the headshot to deathshootoutflashbackviolence |
It's 1949 Los Angeles, and gangster Mickey Cohen has moved in, with the intention of controlling all criminal activity in the city. He has bought local judges and police, and no one is willing to cross him or testify against him. Everyone except Sergeant John O'Mara, a former World War II soldier, w β¦hose goal is to settle with his family in a peaceful Los Angeles. Police Chief William Parker decides to form a special unit whose mission is to take down Cohen, and chooses O'Mara to lead the unit. O'Mara chooses 4 cops and asks another cop and vet, Jerry Wooters to join him but Wooters is not interested. But when he witnesses the murder of a young boy by Cohen's people, he joins them, and they decide to take apart Cohen's organization. Cohen wonders if a rival is going after him, but eventually he realizes it's the cops. (Read More)
Themes: | gangsterprisonrevengemurder |
Story: | gang violenceheroinorganized crimedeath of frienddrug dealershot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutbased on true storyviolence |
Four adopted brothers come to avenge their mother's death in what appears to be a random killing in a grocery store robbery. However, the boys' investigation of the death reveals more nefarious activities involving the one brother's business dealings with a notorious local hoodlum. Two cops who are β¦trying to solve the case may also not be what they seem. (Read More)
Themes: | robberymurder |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipmother son relationship |
Story: | desert eagleex convictorganized crimeracial slurshot in the headshot to deathshootoutviolence |
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, addicted gang biker Sam Childers is released from prison and learns that his wife Lynn is no longer a stripper but has converted to Christianity. One night, Sam and his best friend Donnie give a ride to a hitchhiker who threatens Donnie with a pocketknife; however Sam re β¦acts and turns the tables on the stranger. Sam is affected by the incident and is convinced by Lynn and his mother Daisy to join their church, and he is baptized. Sam finds a straight job in construction. When he meets a preacher from Africa, he decides to visit the continent. Sam travels to Northern Uganda and South Sudan many times and builds an orphanage for the victims of the cruel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). Further, he fights whenever necessary and becomes a legend known as The Machine Gun Preacher. (Read More)
Themes: | robberyprisonmurder |
Story: | heroinex convictracial slurdeath of frienddrug dealergangshot in the headshot to deathshootoutbased on true story |
In the near future, the worst ghettos of Paris, France are literally walled off and among the worst is District B13. Controlled by the ruthless crime lord, Taha, a young righteous punk named Leito is determined to bring him down. When the boss retaliates by kidnapping his sister, Lola, a rescue atte β¦mpt by Leito is destroyed by betrayal that gets him arrested and Lola kept in the clutches in Taha. Six months later, a crackerjack undercover cop named Damien is given a urgent mission: a neutron bomb has been stolen by Taha in District B13 which has an automatic timer function engaged and set to detonate in less than 24 hours. Now with time running out, Damien and Leito must work together to find and stop the bomb, but there is far more to this crisis than any of the field players realize. (Read More)
Themes: | robberygangsterprisonbetrayalrevengemurder |
Locations: | urban setting |
Story: | urban decayheroinorganized crimedrug dealergangshot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutviolence |
Narcotics cops Mike Lowrey ('Will Smith (I)' (qv)) and Marcus Burnett ('Martin Lawrence (I)' (qv)) head up a task force investigating the flow of ecstasy into Miami. Their search leads to a dangerous kingpin Johnny Tapia ('Jordi Molla' (qv)), whose plan to control the city's drug traffic has touched β¦ off an underground war. Meanwhile, things get sexy between Mike and Syd ('Gabrielle Union' (qv)), Marcus's sister. (Read More)
Themes: | gangstermurder |
Locations: | hospital |
Story: | kingpinevil manorganized crimefbiracial slurdrug dealershot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutviolence |
Following a truck hijack in New York, five conmen are arrested and brought together for questioning. As none of them are guilty, they plan a revenge operation against the police. The operation goes well, but then the influence of a legendary mastermind criminal called Keyser Soze is felt. It becomes β¦ clear that each one of them has wronged Soze at some point and must pay back now. The payback job leaves 27 men dead in a boat explosion, but the real question arises now: Who actually is Keyser Soze? (Read More)
Themes: | robberygangsterprisonbetrayalrevengemurder |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | mother son relationship |
Story: | loyaltyex convictdeath of sonorganized crimemanhattan new york cityshot to deathshootoutviolenceflashback |
This true story follows FBI agent Joe Pistone as he infiltrates the mafia of New York. Befriending Lefty Ruggiero, Pistone (under the name Donnie Brasco) is able to embed himself in a mafia faction led by Sonny Black. Ruggiero and Pistone become tight as the group goes about collecting money for 'th β¦e bosses'. Eventually, the group become big-time when Black himself becomes a boss; all the while, Pistone collects evidence. However, the trials and tribulations of the undercover work become more than Pistone can bear. His marriage falls apart, and to top it off, the mafia suspect a mole in the organization. The real dilemma is afforded to Pistone, who knows if he walks away from the mafia, Ruggiero will be the one punished. (Read More)
Themes: | gangsterbetrayalmurder |
Locations: | new york cityhospital |
Characters: | mother son relationship |
Story: | loyaltyorganized crimefbiracial slurdrug dealermanhattan new york cityshot in the headshot to deathbeatingbased on true storyviolence |
Biograpical epic of Malcolm X, the legendary African American leader. Born Malcolm Little, his father (a Garveyite Baptist minister) was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. Malcolm became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. He preaches the teachings when β¦ let out of jail, but later on goes on a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, there he converts to the original Islamic religion and becomes a Sunni Muslim and changes his name to El-Hajj Malik Al-Shabazz. He is assassinated on February 21, 1965 and dies a Muslim martyr. (Read More)
Themes: | gangsterprisonmurder |
Locations: | new york city |
Characters: | african americanmother son relationship |
Story: | harlem manhattan new york cityurban decayfbiracial slurmanhattan new york cityshot to deathbeatingviolenceflashback |
In this modern day Romeo and Juliet, kung fu action star Jet Li plays Romeo to hip-hop singer, Aaliyah Haughton's Juliet. Li is an ex-cop investigating the murder of his brother, who had ties with the Chinese mafia in America. Aaliyah plays the daughter of the American mob boss. Neither side approve β¦s of their romance, so, obviously, kung fu action ensues, with a soundtrack by Aaliyah. (Read More)
Themes: | gangsterprisonbetrayalmurderrevenge |
Characters: | brother brother relationshipafrican american |
Story: | death of sonevil manorganized crimeracial slurbeatingviolenceflashback |
This is the story of the last few years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger. He loved what he did and could imagine little else that would make him happier. Living openly in 1930s Chicago, he had the run of the city with little fear of reprisals from the authorities. It's there that he meets β¦ Billie Frechette with whom he falls deeply in love. In parallel we meet Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent who would eventually track Dillinger down. The FBI was is in its early days and Director J. Edgar Hoover was keen to promote the clean cut image that so dominated the organization through his lifetime. Purvis realizes that if he is going to get Dillinger, he will have to use street tactics and imports appropriate men with police training. Dillinger is eventually betrayed by an acquaintance who tells the authorities just where to find him on a given night. (Read More)
Themes: | gangsterprisonbetrayalmurder |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | african american |
Story: | gang violencehandgunevil manorganized crimefbideath of friendgangshot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutbased on true storyviolence |
In South Boston, the state police force is waging war on Irish-American organized crime. Young undercover cop Billy Costigan is assigned to infiltrate the mob syndicate run by gangland chief Frank Costello. While Billy quickly gains Costello's confidence, Colin Sullivan, a hardened young criminal wh β¦o has infiltrated the state police as an informer for the syndicate is rising to a position of power in the Special Investigation Unit. Each man becomes deeply consumed by their double lives, gathering information about the plans and counter-plans of the operations they have penetrated. But when it becomes clear to both the mob and the police that there is a mole in their midst, Billy and Colin are suddenly in danger of being caught and exposed to the enemy - and each must race to uncover the identity of the other man in time to save themselves. But is either willing to turn on their friends and comrades they've made during their long stints undercover? (Read More)
Themes: | robberygangsterprisonjealousybetrayalmurder |
Locations: | hospital |
Characters: | african american |
Story: | drug tradedouble lifeheroinorganized crimefbiracial slurdeath of frienddrug dealershot in the headshot to deathbeatingshootoutviolenceflashback |
Construction company owner John Matthews learns that his estranged son, Jason, has been arrested for drug trafficking. Facing an unjust prison sentence for a first time offender courtesy of mandatory minimum sentence laws, Jason has nothing to offer for leniency in good conscience. Desperately, John β¦ convinces the DEA and the opportunistic DA Joanne Keeghan to let him go undercover to help make arrests big enough to free his son in return. With the unwitting help of an ex-con employee, John enters the narcotics underworld where every move could be his last in an operation that will demand all his resources, wits and courage to survive. (Read More)
Themes: | gangsterprisonmurder |
Characters: | mother son relationship |
Story: | drug tradefederal agentex convictorganized crimedrug dealershot to deathbeatingshootoutbased on true storyviolence |