Highest-Rated Movies about 'Detroit', Sort by Popularity

Betrayed (2018), State of the Union (2019), Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002), The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1999), The Five Heartbeats (1991), RoboCop (1987), Detroit (2017), Beverly Hills Cop (1984) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Detroit movies.

#17. Gridlock'd (1997)

Storyline: After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are hampered by seemingly endless red tape, as they are shuffled from one office to another while being chased by drug dealers and the police.

Plot Keywords: addict, police officer, criminal, drug dealer, musician, friend, raw ...

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#18. Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

Storyline: Based on a true story. Shortly after World War II, Preston Tucker is a grandiose schemer with a new dream, to produce the best cars ever made. With the assistance of Abe Karatz and some impressive salesmanship on his own part, he obtains funding and begins to build his factory. The whole movie also has many parallels with director Coppola's own efforts to build a new movie studio of his own.

Plot Keywords: entrepreneur, designer, wife, investor, senator, positive, rousing ...

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#20. Four Brothers (2005)

Storyline: 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 trying to solve the case may also not be what they seem.

Plot Keywords: foster mother, foster brother, crime boss, hockey player, husband, police officer, tense ...

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#21. The Hardys Ride High (1938)

Storyline: Sixth of the Judge Hardy series. Judge James K. Hardy is brought the fabulous news from attorney George Irving, that he could be the heir to 2 million dollars. In order to claim the inheritance, he and his family must leave for Detroit. The disinherited heir Philip 'Phil' Westcott, adopted son of the deceased relative, has to leave the fabulous mansion Detroit. But the playboy Phil ain't going down without a fight. He decides on a charm offensive. First with Polly Benedict and foremost Andrew 'Andy' Hardy, the son of Judge Hardy. Various complications follow.—Robert

Plot Keywords: father, son, aunt, judge, daughter, friend, amusing ...

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#22. For Love of the Game (1999)

Storyline: A Detroit pitcher Billy Chapel, reflects on his life in major league baseball, after he finds out his girlfriend moves to London for a job. Thus forcing the ball player to analyze his life and how his career as a player, and his life without her will change, thus altering his priorities between his career winding to a close, choosing what his path will be, the love of baseball or the love of his life?

Plot Keywords: baseball catcher, baseball pitcher, girlfriend, little girl, single mother, manager, inspiring ...

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#23. Mr. Mom (1983)

Storyline: The family man Jack Butler is happily married and lives with his beloved wife Caroline Butler and their children Alex, Kenny and Megan in a suburb of Detroit. Jack is an engineer that works in an automobile factory with his friends Stan and Larry and they go to the work in car pool with their boss Jinx. When Jack loses his job, Caroline looks for a job and finds in the advertising agency that belongs to Ron Richardson. Soon Caroline succeeds in holding an important account in the agency and climbs positions and responsibilities. Meanwhile Jack learns how hard the household chores and childcare are.

Plot Keywords: father, mother, housewife, engineer, child, boss, hilarious ...

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#24. Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)

Storyline: Three years after the events in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), the street-wise Detroit detective, Axel Foley, invades the posh city once more, after the assassination attempt on Captain Andrew Bogomil. Against the backdrop of a seemingly endless string of violent and well-orchestrated smash-and-grab robberies known as the "Alphabet Crimes", Detectives Billy Rosewood and John Taggart struggle to solve the case; nevertheless, in vain. Now, a lethally beautiful hitwoman linked to an international arms trafficking ring is the mysterious and elusive prime suspect. Can the brazen and sassy Axel and his partners solve this thorny case, too?

Plot Keywords: detective, partner, criminal, love interest, boss, hilarious, thrilling ...

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#25. White Boy Rick (2018)

Storyline: Set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the War on Drugs, WHITE BOY RICK is based on the moving story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe Jr., who became an undercover police informant and later a drug dealer, before he was abandoned by his handlers.

Plot Keywords: father, teenager, drug dealer, gunrunner, federal agent, informant, brash ...

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#26. Mickey One (1965)

Storyline: After incurring the wrath of the mob, a comic flees Detroit for Chicago taking the name "Mickey One" from a stolen Social Security card from a homeless bum he witnesses being beaten up and robbed. As he returns to the stage and becomes successful, he fears that the mob will track him down. He wishes to square himself with the mob, but doesn't know what he did to anger them or what his debt is.—<JeanneArmintrout@juno.com>

Plot Keywords: comedian, nightclub owner, tenant, woman, mobster, offbeat, brooding ...

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#27. Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991)

Storyline: From the rain of Japan, through threats of arrest for 'public indecency' in Canada, and a birthday tribute to her father in Detroit, this documentary follows Madonna on her 1990 'Blond Ambition' concert tour. Filmed in black and white, with the concert pieces in glittering MTV color, it is an intimate look at the work of the music performer, from a prayer circle with the dancers before each performance to bed games with the dance troupe afterwards.—Bruce Cameron <dumarest@midcoast.com>

Plot Keywords: madonna, friend, father, dancer, boyfriend, playful, frenetic ...

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#28. Crossing the Bridge (1992)

Storyline: An off-screen narrator, Mort Golden, takes us back to winter around 1975, the year he was 21. He and his two buddies, Tim and Danny, have a fateful trip over the bridge from Detroit into Canada. The three of them are going nowhere in life, although Mort has thoughts of being a writer, while his mom wants him to go to college. He and his pals contemplate making a quick fortune transporting drugs over the border in their beat-up Buick, "the war wagon." Mort's also hopelessly in love with a girl he dated briefly a couple years before. With border inspectors, Tim's temper, and Danny's bottled up emotions, is there any way this can end well?—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: aspiring writer, friend, jock, mother, uncle, drug trafficker, emotional ...

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#29. The First Auto (1927)

Storyline: Hank owns horses, stables horses and races horses. He favorite horse always wins and he is prosperous and will known. His son (Bob), however dreams only of the future of the horseless carriage and not of the horse. This causes problems between Hank and Bob. As the people in the town convert from horses to autos, Hank detests those who switch - so he looses his friends, his son Bob and finally his livery business. Bob leaves his flame Rose and goes to Detroit, gets involved with the auto industry and does very well. He does not forget Hank and promises to see him again, but Hank's hatred of the auto may cause the death of Bob.—Tony Fontana <tony.fontana@spacebbs.com>

Plot Keywords: father, son, horse, driver, mayor, amusing, melodramatic ...

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#30. In the Land of Women (2007)

Storyline: L.A. soft-porn writer Carter Webb is frustrated enough, after his actress girlfriend dumps him, to need a serious break. He decides to spend it with his grandmother, who can't really take care of herself and her Detroit suburb house anyway. Helpful Carter soon overcomes mishaps to bond with the foxy neighbor across the street and her daughters. Helping them actually helps him regain perspective and self-confidence.

Plot Keywords: writer, girlfriend, mother, grandmother, neighbor, daughter, moving ...

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