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1. Baby Driver (2017)
R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail.
Director: Edgar Wright | Stars: Ansel Elgort, Jon Bernthal, Jon Hamm, Eiza González
Votes: 610,173 | Gross: $107.83M
2. Spring Breakers (2012)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Four college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying, drinking, and taking drugs, they are arrested, only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer.
Director: Harmony Korine | Stars: Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine
Votes: 148,737 | Gross: $14.12M
3. The Equalizer 2 (2018)
R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Orson Bean
Votes: 197,486 | Gross: $102.08M
4. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama
Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II
Votes: 154,524 | Gross: $57.50M
5. The Many Saints of Newark (2021)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama
Witness the making of Tony Soprano. The story that reveals the humanity behind Tony's struggles and the influence his family - especially his uncle, Dickie Moltisanti - had over him becoming the most iconic mob boss of all time.
Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Alessandro Nivola, Leslie Odom Jr., Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga
Votes: 63,213
6. Straight Outta Compton (2015)
R | 147 min | Biography, Drama, History
The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr.
Votes: 218,394 | Gross: $161.20M
7. Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Three musical chipmunks are discovered by an aspiring songwriter who wants to use their amazing singing abilities to become famous.
Director: Tim Hill | Stars: Jason Lee, Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, David Cross
Votes: 94,696 | Gross: $217.33M
8. Proud Mary (2018)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Mary is a hit woman working for an organized crime family in Boston, whose life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes bad.
Director: Babak Najafi | Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Billy Brown, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Neal McDonough
Votes: 10,792 | Gross: $20.87M
9. King of New York (1990)
R | 103 min | Crime, Thriller
A drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.
Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Christopher Walken, David Caruso, Laurence Fishburne, Victor Argo
Votes: 42,072 | Gross: $2.55M
10. Menace II Society (1993)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes | Stars: Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda
Votes: 64,427 | Gross: $27.90M
11. The First Purge (2018)
R | 97 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
America's third political party, the New Founding Fathers of America, comes to power and conducts an experiment: no laws for 12 hours on Staten Island. No one has to stay on the island, but $5,000 is given to anyone who does.
Director: Gerard McMurray | Stars: Y'lan Noel, Lex Scott Davis, Joivan Wade, Steve Harris
Votes: 70,972 | Gross: $69.49M
12. Baby Boy (2001)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In South Central L.A., a misguided 20-year-old African-American man, a "baby boy", faces the commitments of real life.
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Alexsandra Wright, Tyrese Gibson, Taraji P. Henson, Omar Gooding
Votes: 16,552 | Gross: $28.73M
13. The Tax Collector (2020)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A "tax collector" working for a local crime lord finds his family's safety compromised when the rival of his boss shows up in L.A. and upends the business.
Director: David Ayer | Stars: Bobby Soto, Cinthya Carmona, Shia LaBeouf, Jose Conejo Martin
Votes: 15,397
14. Keanu (2016)
R | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When the adorable kitten of an L.A. crime kingpin unexpectedly enters the life of two cousins, they will have to go through tough gangs, pitiless hit-men, and ruthless drug dealers who all claim him, to get him back. How hard can it be?
Director: Peter Atencio | Stars: Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Tiffany Haddish, Method Man
Votes: 51,960 | Gross: $20.57M
15. Fire with Fire (II) (2012)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he's been ordered to testify against, after being held up at a local convenience store, threatens him.
Director: David Barrett | Stars: Josh Duhamel, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio
Votes: 27,589
16. Paid in Full (2002)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A young man from Harlem, forced to cope with the 1980s drug scene, builds an illegal empire, only to have a crisis of conscience.
Director: Charles Stone III | Stars: Mekhi Phifer, Wood Harris, Chi McBride, Kevin Carroll
Votes: 14,221 | Gross: $3.04M
17. Black and Blue (I) (2019)
R | 108 min | Action, Thriller
A rookie New Orleans police officer is forced to balance her identity as a black woman after she witnesses two corrupt cops committing murder.
Director: Deon Taylor | Stars: Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson, Frank Grillo, Mike Colter
Votes: 26,662 | Gross: $22.06M
18. Dead Presidents (1995)
R | 119 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A Vietnam vet adjusts to life after the war while trying to support his family, but the chance of a better life may involve crime and bloodshed.
Directors: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes | Stars: Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker, Freddy Rodríguez
Votes: 24,469 | Gross: $24.20M
19. SuperFly (2018)
R | 116 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
With retirement on his mind, a successful Atlanta-based drug dealer sets up one last big job while dealing with trigger-happy colleagues and the police.
Director: Director X | Stars: Trevor Jackson, Jason Mitchell, Lex Scott Davis, Michael Kenneth Williams
Votes: 7,625 | Gross: $20.55M
20. A Day to Die (2022)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Connor Connolly has one day to pay reparations to Tyrone Pettis. He is forced to ask his old military ops crew, led by Brice Mason, to come together to get him two million dollars before he loses everyone he loves in the process.
Director: Wes Miller | Stars: Kevin Dillon, Bruce Willis, Frank Grillo, Gianni Capaldi
Votes: 5,031
21. Dance Flick (2009)
PG-13 | 83 min | Action, Comedy, Music
Street dancer Thomas Uncles is from the wrong side of the tracks, but his bond with the beautiful Megan White might help the duo realize their dreams as they enter in the mother of all dance battles.
Director: Damien Dante Wayans | Stars: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Shoshana Bush, Damon Wayans Jr.
Votes: 12,762 | Gross: $25.62M
22. The Addiction (1995)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama, Horror
A New York philosophy grad student turns into a vampire after getting bitten by one, and then tries to come to terms with her new lifestyle and frequent craving for human blood.
Director: Abel Ferrara | Stars: Lili Taylor, Christopher Walken, Annabella Sciorra, Edie Falco
Votes: 11,514 | Gross: $0.30M
23. Trespass (1992)
R | 101 min | Action, Thriller
Two firemen in a burning building get a treasure map - stolen gold church items are hidden in a closed down factory in St. Louis. Once there, they're trapped in by a black gang considering it their territory.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Bill Paxton, Ice-T, William Sadler, Ice Cube
Votes: 13,943 | Gross: $13.75M
24. Point Blank (2019)
TV-MA | 86 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ER nurse and a career criminal are forced into an unlikely partnership in taking down a ring of corrupt cops threatening the lives of both their families.
Director: Joe Lynch | Stars: Frank Grillo, Stuart F. Wilson, Buster Reeves, Christian Cooke
Votes: 15,735
25. Vanquish (2021)
R | 94 min | Action, Thriller
A mother, Victoria, is trying to put her dark past as a Russian drug courier behind her, but retired cop Damon forces Victoria to do his bidding by holding her daughter hostage.
Director: George Gallo | Stars: Morgan Freeman, Ruby Rose, Patrick Muldoon, Nick Vallelonga
Votes: 5,359
26. Art School Confidential (2006)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starting from childhood attempts at illustration, the protagonist pursues his true obsession to art school. But as he learns how the art world really works, he finds that he must adapt his vision to the reality that confronts him.
Director: Terry Zwigoff | Stars: Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich, Jim Broadbent
Votes: 17,713 | Gross: $3.30M
27. How I Became a Gangster (2019)
Not Rated | 140 min | Crime, Drama
A polish gangster discovers the senselessness of his life.
Director: Maciej Kawulski | Stars: Marcin Kowalczyk, Tomasz Wlosok, Natalia Szroeder, Natalia Siwiec
Votes: 4,783
28. Waist Deep (2006)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An ex-convict (Tyrese) gets tangled up with a gang after his car is hijacked with his son inside.
Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall | Stars: Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good, Larenz Tate, Shawn Parr
Votes: 10,517 | Gross: $21.32M
29. The Defiant Ones (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
"The Defiant Ones" examines the partnership between Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre - one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out of Compton - and their leading roles in a chain of transformative events in contemporary culture.
Stars: Stevie Nicks, Bono, Dr. Dre, Tom Petty
Votes: 15,674
30. Michael Jackson: Bad (1987 Music Video)
18 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Michael Jackson's music video for his song "Bad".
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Michael Jackson, Adam Nathan, Pedro Sanchez, Wesley Snipes
Votes: 6,522
31. Truck Turner (1974)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
While tracking a strong-armed pimp who has skipped bail, a bounty hunter discovers a contract has been put out on him and must go on the run.
Director: Jonathan Kaplan | Stars: Isaac Hayes, Yaphet Kotto, Alan Weeks, Annazette Chase
Votes: 3,589 | Gross: $0.18M
32. Original Gangstas (1996)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When a gang shoots his father, Bookman (Fred Williamson) returns to his hometown, rounds up some of his own people and begins an all-out war to restore the neighborhood to its rightful sense of justice.
Directors: Larry Cohen, Fred Williamson | Stars: Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, Pam Grier, Paul Winfield
Votes: 2,010 | Gross: $3.01M
33. Never Die Alone (2004)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A drug kingpin's return home touches off a turf war.
Director: Ernest R. Dickerson | Stars: DMX, David Arquette, Michael Ealy, Drew Sidora
Votes: 6,120 | Gross: $5.64M
34. Speedway Junky (1999)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Johnny wants to be a stock car racer one day. He meets a young, gay hustler in Vegas, who takes him to meet his friends/gang and his "mom", an ex hooker etc.
Director: Nickolas Perry | Stars: Richard Balin, Jaime Bergman, Jesse Bradford, Jordan Brower
Votes: 1,939 | Gross: $0.02M
35. Trouble Man (1972)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A neighborhood "problem solver" is framed for murder by a couple of local crime bosses trying to get him out of the way.
Director: Ivan Dixon | Stars: Robert Hooks, Paul Winfield, Ralph Waite, William Smithers
Votes: 1,603
36. Narcos Italia - Plata o Plomo (2023)
16+ | 90 min | Action
After forty years in prison, Cutolians return to freedom. Having now become men in their 60s, they face the city modern criminality. Meanwhile, some Forcella youths are fighting their own little war in the neighborhood.
Director: Enzo Acri | Stars: Enzo Acri, Giulia Capponi, Rosa La Sala, Gennaro Lucci
Votes: 42
37. Gangsta (2018)
125 min | Crime, Thriller
The lives of four dealer friends spin out of control when they steal a shipment of cocaine. They trigger a full out war between them, an Amsterdam drug lord and the Colombian cartels.
Directors: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah | Stars: Dimitri 'Vegas' Thivaios, Paloma Aguilera Valdebenito, Eduardo Almeida, Ali B.
Votes: 3,853
38. Soldier Boyz (1995)
R | 90 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A group of prisoners are going to Vietnam to rescue the daughter of a V-I.P. The Ones who survive get their freedom back...but hell awaits them.
Director: Louis Morneau | Stars: Michael Dudikoff, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Tyrin Turner, Jacqueline Obradors
Votes: 1,355
39. Talento de barrio (2008)
R | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama
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.
Director: José Iván Santiago | Stars: Daddy Yankee, Maestro Yek, Katiria Soto, César Farrait
Votes: 890 | Gross: $1.67M
40. Road Dogz (2002)
R | 91 min | Crime, Drama
Carefree days come to an end when three Latino friends face personal crises in Los Angeles.
Director: Alfredo Ramos | Stars: Clifton Collins Jr., Greg Serano, Jacob Vargas, Lobo Sebastian
Votes: 358
41. Jack Boyz (2019)
93 min | Adventure, Crime, Mystery
Set in a present day urban environment, "Jack Boyz" is the gritty tale of an ambitious crew of stick-up men with a flawless record. Led by the wise and meticulous minded Salim, the gang ... See full summary »
Directors: Macc Dundee, Ethan Michaels, Ian Cranston | Stars: Katt Williams, Janet Jackson, Eve, Trina
Votes: 48
42. Coolio feat. L.V.: Gangsta's Paradise (1995 Music Video)
4 min | Short, Music
Original music video based on the movie Dangerous Minds sung by Coolio featuring LV
Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Coolio, L.V., Michelle Pfeiffer
Votes: 743
43. OT: Our Town (2002)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
Dominguez High, in the infamous Compton, CA, has not produced a play in over twenty years. With no money and no stage, two teachers and twenty-four students attempt to produce Thornton Wilder's American Classic OUR TOWN.
Director: Scott Hamilton Kennedy | Stars: Catherine Borek, Karen Greene, Ebony Starr Norwood-Brown, Archy Posada
Votes: 323
44. Street Flow (2019)
TV-MA | 96 min | Crime, Drama
Three brothers try to survive on the streets of a tough French suburb.
Directors: Kery James, Leïla Sy | Stars: Kery James, Jammeh Diangana, Bakary Diombera, Chloé Jouannet
Votes: 1,941
45. 2Pac & Snoop Doggy Dogg: 2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted (1996 Music Video)
6 min | Music
2Pac and Snoop Doggy Dogg perform in the music video "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" from the album "All Eyez on Me" recorded for Death Row and Interscope Records. The music video opens with ... See full summary »
Director: Gobi M. Rahimi | Stars: Tupac Shakur, Snoop Dogg, Andre Alexsen
Votes: 59
46. Riot (1996)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An heiress is kidnapped during the chaos of a riot.
Director: Joseph Merhi | Stars: Gary Daniels, Sugar Ray Leonard, Paige Rowland, Charles Napier
Votes: 569
47. Bumrush (2011)
127 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a series of police operations to bikers and the Italian mafia has come to upset the balance of power between Montreal criminal groups, the strip club the Kingdom, long recognized as a... See full summary »
Director: Michel Jetté | Stars: Emmanuel Auger, Paul Dumas Frappier, Pat Lemaire, Dara Lowe
Votes: 169
48. 'Weird Al' Yankovic: White & Nerdy (2006 Music Video)
3 min | Comedy, Music
The music video for Weird Al Yankovic's "White and Nerdy," showing Al as a nerd with various nerdy interests but who also tries and fails to "roll with the gangstas."
Director: 'Weird Al' Yankovic | Stars: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Seth Green, Keegan-Michael Key, Donny Osmond
Votes: 509
49. The Line (2009)
Action, Drama
Being police officers has stripped Max and Donny bare, to the point where they're about as morally ambiguous as the criminals they chase. Max has developed his own methods for dealing with ... See full summary »
Stars: Ron White, Daniel Kash, Clé Bennett, Sarah Manninen
Votes: 157
50. Guns (2008–2009)
R | 240 min | Crime, Drama
Guns is a gritty and dramatic mini-series that tells the story of four families caught up in illegal gun trafficking and the ripple effect this has on their lives. This is the story of ... See full summary »
Stars: Colm Feore, Elisha Cuthbert, Gregory Smith, Shawn Doyle
Votes: 328