Udta Punjab (2016)

A story that revolves around drug abuse in the affluent north Indian State of Punjab and how the youth there have succumbed to it en-masse resulting in a socio-economic decline.

Emma Mae (1976)

A Naive Country Girl from Mississippi comes to town with an aunt to the Big City. She takes up with her family and goes out with them and meets a guy. A loser, pill-popping head nothing who is involved with the local street gang. She Falls in love with him, but he gets arrested and goes to jail. With the $5K bail over his head, she tries a couple of ways both good and...Read all

Heat (1972)

An out-of-work actor (Joe Dallesandro) moves in with an ex-Hollywood star (Sylvia Miles) having daughter troubles.

Yardie (2018)

British crime drama film directed by Idris Elba based on the novel of the same name by Jamaican-born writer Victor Headley.

City of God (2002)

After forming a gang in Rio de Janeiro, a young man and his best friend descend from robbery to drug dealing and murder.

Carlito's Way (1993)

A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.

Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008)

A young hoodlum's rise from a small-time criminal to a powerful crime entrepreneur during the turbulent years before and after the fall of apartheid.

Trouble Man (1972)

A neighborhood "problem solver" is framed for murder by a couple of local crime bosses trying to get him out the way.

The Mack (1973)

Goldie returns from five years at the state pen and winds up King of the pimping game. Trouble comes in the form of two corrupt white cops and a crime lord who wants him to return to the small time.

Carlos Against the World (2002)

Dirty Money (1972)

A bank theft and a train robbery bring together a Frenchwoman (Catherine Deneuve), her criminal boyfriend (Alain Delon) and a detective (Richard Crenna).

Boyz n the Hood (1991)

Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence and future prospects.

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.

L.627 (1992)

This gritty police drama shows us the underbelly of the Parisian drug trade. Lulu is a tough streetwise narcotics cop who, like a Frank Serpico or a Dirty Harry Callahan, doesn't play by the rules or kowtow to his weak and/or corrupt superiors. Lulu thrives in this violent world, where sheer guts can overcome his squad's deficiencies of money and equipment. Despite th...Read all

Sweet Sixteen (2002)

Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.

Gangster (2006)

In Seoul, a gangster's alcoholic moll falls in love with another man.

Ill Manors (2012)

The lives of four drug dealers, one user, and two prostitutes are explored.

Small Faces (1995)

Three teenage brothers, gang-member Bobby, troubled mama's boy Alan and self-assured prankster Lex, reside in a downtrodden section of Glasgow, Scotland, circa 1968. But while Bobby and Alan are beginning to experience the power of raging hormones, the story focuses on Lex, who begins a downward spiral after he accidentally shoots the leader of Bobby's gang. Lex's coc...Read all