Carlos (2010), The Cove (2009), Break Loose (2013), Maria Full of Grace (2004), Sweet Sixteen (2002), Pusher (1996), Good Time (2017), Lammbock (2001) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Illegal Activities movies.
Storyline: Set in 1991 on the inner-city streets of Oakland, California, cocaine dealer Charles Cosby has his life changed forever when he writes a fan letter to the "Cocaine Godmother" Griselda Blanco, who is serving time at a nearby federal prison. Six months later, Cosby is a multi-millionaire, Blanco's lover, and the head of her $40 million a year cocaine business. Also known as "The Black Widow" for her propensity to permanently dispose of her men when she's done with them, Blanco will stop at nothing to ensure that Charles is faithful to her. Cosby soon learns that he's in way over his head.—Magnet Releasing edited w/ some masala
Plot Keywords: crime, documentary, drugs, gangsters, miami, true story, drug trafficking ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, Welles relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town private eye.
Plot Keywords: thriller, crime, mystery, dark, investigation, violence, underground ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Mr Nice is the true life story of Howard Marks who was born into a coal mining family in South Wales in 1940's and then made it to Oxford University to study nuclear physics during the swinging sixties. With the help of fellow students, Marks built a worldwide marijuana smuggling network which became responsible for the majority of the drug smoked in the Western world during the 1970s and 1980s. Marks' adventures led him to have dealings with the CIA, PLO, IRA and the Mafia and he even became an MI6 agent himself for a period. Howard Marks is played by the brilliant Rhys Ivans, who won much acclaim for his portrayal of the folk hero.—anon - copyright free.
Plot Keywords: biography, crime, comedy, drugs, true story, british, smuggling ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.
Plot Keywords: action, crime, thriller, drama, car chase, revenge, rural ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Hilde the Missionary Nun (Olympia Dukakis) narrates three separates stories, each directly concerning the A.I.D.S. crisis. From a Montréal based order, Hilde the Missionary Nun, Mary the Nun (Sandra Oh), and Clara the Novice (Chloë Sevigny) have just arrived in South Africa to work as nurses in a plantation's medical center. They learn that legend there has it that having sex with a virgin will transfer infection out from oneself. Because of this legend, an infant girl is raped. Clara, who also learns the main cause of the virus' spread within the plantation, does whatever she can to ensure that Hallyday, the Plantation Owner (Ian Roberts), flexes his economic power to right the wrongs on the plantation. Back in Montréal, Denys, the Porn Actor (Shawn Ashmore), has been cheating on his mandatory monthly H.I.V. tests, using his father's blood to pass as his own. As he believes he has been exposed to the virus, the negative results will allow him to continue working. When he is caught, Olive Cowie, the Porn Actor's Mother (Stockard Channing), learns the hard way of her son's true H.I.V. status and his occupation, and devises a strategy for his well-being. Denys also learns the consequences of his actions. And in China, pregnant Jin Ping, the Blood Smuggler (Lucy Liu) works on the black market trade of blood. She buys the blood of the majority of adults in one village, but only of those who qualify. After her visit, those who sold their blood begin to get sick. Tong Sam, the Rice Farmer (Tanabadee Chokpikultong), who was ill the day of the blood sale, and thus could not give, has to figure out why all of those around him are getting sick and dying, including members of his own family.—Huggo
Plot Keywords: canadian film, drama, globalization, healthcare, social issues, human nature, moral dilemma ...
Movie Details Click Here !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: crime, biography, drama, true story, drug trade, fbi, family struggle ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: After her ex-husband Carlos shoots Celeste three times in the gut, it's time to play dirty. In the fight for her godson, Rob, she hires three outlawed and redneck brothers to bring him back to her. But nothing can be that simple in the South. What begins as a small rescue mission rises to a southern battle royale. This odd team must shoot their way through gorgeous female assassins, Native American hunters, Federal agents, and a whole lot of metal coming after them, while protecting Celeste's innocent child.
Plot Keywords: action, crime, comedy, violence, brotherhood, revenge, road movie ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A strait-laced pharmacist's uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy-wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder.
Plot Keywords: comedy, drama, black comedy, marital crisis, midlife crisis, drug abuse, small town life ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Ten years ago, pool shark Kailey Sullivan (Famke Janssen) lost her only son, Gulley (Jaymie Dornan), in a bitter divorce custody battle. Now she wants to get him back, no matter what it takes. But, in order for Kailey to get enough money for fake passports so they can flee to Canada, she needs to win a big game of pool. With the help of her mentor, pool hall owner Quinette (Rip Torn), she's able to meet with Gulley in secret and also locate some competitors so she can have a game.
Plot Keywords: crime, drama, independent film, female lead, gambling, family, mother-son relationship ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Part-Indian foot fighter Billy Jack (Tom Laughlin) defends coeds against outlaw bikers in a California town.
Plot Keywords: action, crime, drama, adventure, western, violence, revenge ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Tim is a good kid. Tim is a criminal.
Plot Keywords: thriller, crime, drama, british film, independent film, social issues, poverty ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Alan Furnace is a young man with the perfectly proper, quiet life of a London school teacher. But beneath all of that decency lies a burning desire for excitement and he just found it. She's a woman unlike any other: Unruly Irish eyes, Latin lips... her name is Beatrice, but on the streets they call her B. Monkey. She's about to take him on an outrageous, dangerous and sexy ride through the wild side of London.—Babalu
Plot Keywords: crime, romance, thriller, british film, 1990s, gangster, music ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A young street magician (Jacob Latimore) is left to care for his little sister after their parents' passing, and turns to illegal activities to keep a roof over their heads. When he gets in too deep, his sister is kidnapped, and he is forced to use his magic and brilliant mind to save her.—Blumhouse
Plot Keywords: sci-fi, thriller, crime, magic, street culture, superpower, independent film ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Based loosely on the organized crime syndicates of the 20's and 30's, Billy Bathgate is the story of a young man's rise from gopher to right hand man in Dutch Schultz' gang. Having been impressed by the youth, Schultz takes him under his wing so to speak. Billy soon finds himself in a world where wealth and fortune live next door to danger and death.
Plot Keywords: crime, drama, gangster, usa, 1990s, historical, biographical ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Set in 1969, a twelve-year-old grows up in Key West with his mother, who is paying the bills by stripping at the local topless bar. The boy finds out about her activities and tries to convince her to stop, to no avail. A local restaurant owner hires him to collect fish from a boat out in the bay, and the boy discovers that the restaurant owner is using the fish to bring drugs in to shore. He steals one load and goes about selling it so his mother can afford to quit her job.—Ed Sutton <esutton@mindspring.com>
Plot Keywords: crime, drama, thriller, american film, 1990s, mother-son relationship, betrayal ...
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