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1. Taxi Driver (1976)
R | 114 min | Crime, Drama
A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Albert Brooks
Votes: 922,161 | Gross: $28.26M
2. American Gangster (2007)
R | 157 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, whose real life inspired this partly biographical film.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Josh Brolin
Votes: 453,024 | Gross: $130.16M
3. 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: 154,940 | Gross: $57.50M
4. 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: 63,380
5. The French Connection (1971)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco
Votes: 135,878 | Gross: $15.63M
6. 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: 42,183 | Gross: $2.55M
7. Candyman (1992)
R | 99 min | Horror, Thriller
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
Director: Bernard Rose | Stars: Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley, Tony Todd, Kasi Lemmons
Votes: 100,286 | Gross: $25.79M
8. 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: 64,550 | Gross: $27.90M
9. Summer of Sam (1999)
R | 142 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino, Jennifer Esposito
Votes: 41,398 | Gross: $19.28M
10. Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
R | 117 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from a life of crime to pursue his passion of rap music.
Director: Jim Sheridan | Stars: 50 Cent, Joy Bryant, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Omar Benson Miller
Votes: 50,221 | Gross: $30.98M
11. 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: 14,255 | Gross: $3.04M
12. Kill the Messenger (2014)
R | 112 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA's role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contra insurgents in Nicaragua.
Director: Michael Cuesta | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims, Robert Pralgo
Votes: 48,783 | Gross: $2.45M
13. White Boy (2017)
TV-14 | 82 min | Documentary, Crime
In 1980's Detroit, 17 year-old Richard Wershe, Jr. allegedly ran a sophisticated inner-city drug dealing operation. Now, journalists, police, federal agents and hit men are speaking for the first time about the legend of "White Boy Rick."
Director: Shawn Rech | Stars: Richard Wershe Jr., Scott M. Burnstein, Dana Hathaway, Joe Swickard
Votes: 2,263
14. Tales of the Grim Sleeper (2014)
TV-MA | 110 min | Documentary, Crime
Nick Broomfield digs into the case of the notorious serial killer known as the Grim Sleeper, who terrorized South Central Los Angeles over a span of twenty-five years.
Directors: Nick Broomfield, Barney Broomfield, Marc Hoeferlin | Stars: Nick Broomfield, Lonnie David Franklin Jr., Donna, Steve
Votes: 3,223
15. Leo the Last (1970)
R | 104 min | Drama, Comedy
A social satire about the last heir of a dethroned family of European monarchs whose plans to return to power through revolution become secondary after he becomes fascinated by the life of a poor London black girl and her boyfriend.
Director: John Boorman | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Billie Whitelaw, Calvin Lockhart, Glenna Forster-Jones
Votes: 670
16. Unseen (II) (2016)
75 min | Documentary, Crime
In 2009, police discovered the bodies of eleven women decomposing in and around the home of a known sex offender. With access to the surviving victims, Unseen looks into how the murders of those women went unnoticed for so long.
Director: Laura Paglin | Stars: Vanessa Gay, Latundra Billups, Shawn Morris, Melvette Sockwell
Votes: 1,196
17. Mafia II: Definitive Edition (2020 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Drama
Part two of the crime drama saga. Following the rise of Vito Scaletta, son of Italian immigrants who moves to Empire Bay in America. Growing up and getting into a life of crime he befriends... See full summary »
Votes: 482
18. Nas: Time Is Illmatic (2014)
TV-14 | 74 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story behind Nas's groundbreaking debut album 'Illmatic, ' and the early life of one of the most talented rappers of all time. Featuring Pharrell Williams, Alicia Keys, Q-Tip, and Busta Rhymes.
Director: One9 | Stars: Nas, Cornel West, Pharrell Williams, Swizz Beatz
Votes: 3,339 | Gross: $0.11M
19. Backfire (II) (2017)
94 min | Crime, Drama
After a botched robbery escalates to homicide, a north Philly gun runner has to escape or outsmart the south Philly Italian mob as they close in for vengeance.
Director: Dave Patten | Stars: Black Deniro, Jowharah Jones, Byron Squally Vinson, Dominic Costa
Votes: 454
20. L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later (2017 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary, History
L.A BURNING: The Riots 25 Years Later is a 2-hour documentary film exploring the lives of the people at the flashpoint of the LA riots, 25 years after the uprising made national headlines and highlighted the racial divide in America.
Directors: One9, Erik Parker | Stars: George Holliday, John Singleton, Michael Winters, Henry Keith Watson
Votes: 204
21. Pariah: The Lives and Deaths of Sonny Liston (2019 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Overcoming the seemingly insurmountable odds that life threw his way, Liston became heavyweight champion of the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. Eight years later, he died but friends questioned the cause of his death.
Director: Simon George | Stars: Nigel Collins, Helen-Jean Long, Jerry Izenberg, Mike Tyson
Votes: 427
22. Gotham: The Fall and Rise of New York (2023)
Documentary, History
Once a failing city that by 1990 had over 2,200 murders and 93,000 violent robberies annually, New York went on to be the revitalized word capital.
Director: Matthew Taylor | Stars: Nicole Gelinas, Michael Goodwin, Larry Mone, Fred Seigel
Votes: 28
23. Detroit Connection Pt. 1: Leader of Y.B.I. (Milton Butch Jones) (2010)
60 min | Documentary
Young Boys Incorporated, also known as YBI, was among the first African-American drug cartels that operated on street corners and created the formula for modern day "super gang" drug dealing.
Director: Flip Willson | Stars: Sylvester 'Sil' Murray, Bay-Bay, BooZoo, Nathaniel Craft
24. Brownsville Black and White (2000)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, History
Brownsville Black and White is the story of sixty years of Black/Jewish relations in the Brooklyn Community of Brownsville. The film is a poignant examination of group cooperation, urban ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Broadman
Votes: 9
25.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
Child's Play
(1987)
TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Tormented by his shooting a 13-year-old kid, Crockett tries to reconnect with his estranged son while attempting to take down a gun runner.
Director: Vern Gillum | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 358
26.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
The Fix
(1986)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After Crockett and Tubbs arrest a dealer, at the bail hearing the judge sets a low bail. Crockett is curious if there's something wrong with him. So he investigates. It seems the man has a ... See full summary »
Director: Dick Miller | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 452
27.
Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode:
The Good Collar
(1986)
TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Crockett attempts to help a high-school football star achieve his dream, while others pressure him to help bring down a teenage drug lord.
Director: Mario DiLeo | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott
Votes: 467
28.
The Mark of a Killer (2019– )
Episode:
The Englewood Killer
(2021)
Documentary, Crime
Chicago police are investigating the murders of several women, whose bodies are discovered in abandoned buildings barefoot. Evidence indicates there is one offender, now police need to locate him.
Directors: Chad Cunningham, Wendy Greene | Stars: Michael Steinbach, Frank Luera, Andrew Burns, Pat Lalama
Votes: 12
29.
Women Behind Bars (2008– )
Episode:
Deborah Rolle & Gena Shaughnessy
(2009)
TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary
A woman who fatally shot her ex-husband while their children played in the next room claims self-defense. A cognitively impaired woman and her boyfriend are convicted in the stabbing death of her estranged husband. She claims innocence.
Director: Richard Swindell | Stars: Ashley Crary, Deborah Rolle, Stephanie Flood, Mary Brown
Votes: 17
30.
Mind of a Monster (2019–2021)
Episode:
The Grim Sleeper
(2021)
TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Crime
In 2001, Los Angeles Police Department's cold case unit reopened the files on a series of unsolved murders from the 1980s. As police search for DNA evidence to unlock these homicides which ... See full summary »
Stars: Lonnie David Franklin Jr., Cliff Shepard, Jermaine Jackson, Ray Davis
Votes: 39
31.
The Mark of a Killer (2019– )
Episode:
The Grim Sleeper
(2021)
Documentary, Crime
A cold blooded killer conceals his victim bodies with trash, discarding them like garbage in the back alleys across Los Angeles.
Directors: Chad Cunningham, Wendy Greene | Stars: Cliff Shepard, Dennis Kilcoyne, Paul Mize, Ana Garcia
Votes: 12
32.
Inside (2007– )
Episode:
L.A. Gang Wars
(2007)
Documentary
For gang members in South Central Los Angeles, the "hood" is a brutal war zone, where streets and reputations are vehemently defended, often to the death. National Geographic Channel goes ... See full summary »
Director: Steven Hoggard | Star: Brett Beyer
33.
First Blood (2022– )
Episode:
Anthony Sowell: The Cleveland Strangler
(2022)
TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, History
Anthony Sowell found the control he was so desperate for when he overpowered his first vulnerable victim -- a woman only hoping to connect with a friendly face.
Director: David Bispham | Stars: Jimmy L. Gates, Khadija Monk, Florence Bray, Melvin Smith
Votes: 9
34.
30 for 30 (2009– )
Episode:
Benji
(2012)
TV-G | 80 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In 1984, Chicago was in the heady grip of a Black Renaissance. Harold Washington was mayor, Michael Jordan had just signed with the Bulls, Oprah Winfrey was hosting a local morning show, ... See full summary »
Directors: Coodie, Chike Ozah | Stars: Nick Anderson, Darrin Andrews, Tim Bankston, Kenny Battle
Votes: 807
35.
Outlaw Empires (2012– )
Episode:
Crips
(2012)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter explores the complete story of an iconic American outlaw dynasty: the Crips. Insiders tell a story of escalating turf battles, danger, violence, and ... See full summary »
Director: Tiller Russell | Stars: Kershaun Scott, Kurt Sutter, Jeffery Bacot, Rayford Miles
Votes: 19
36.
Narco Wars (2020–2022)
Episode:
Chasing the Dragon: How Sgt. Smack Hooked Up Harlem
(2022)
Documentary, Crime, History
Against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, an army veteran and a country boy flood Harlem with a super strength heroin known as China White.
Director: Joost van der Valk | Stars: Lew Rice, Francine Lucas-Sinclair, Dickie Lucas, Ron Chepesiuk
37.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
What Will I Do with All the Power Media Is Handing Me? Use It for Good?
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News
Star: Scott Adams
38.
The Matt Walsh Show (2018– )
Leftist Protestors Throw Themselves in Front of a Train on Behalf of Violent Criminals
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Star: Matt Walsh
39.
America's Book of Secrets (2012–2021)
Episode:
The Drug Wars
(2013)
TV-14 | 43 min | Documentary
This episode uncovers the conspiracies behind America's 40-year drug campaign. Why does the U.S. Government classify marijuana and heroin as equally dangerous drugs, and will the move by ... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Adams, Darrell Issa, Jason Howerton, Michael Levine
Votes: 47
40.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The War on Disco
(2023)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Explore the culture war that erupted over the spectacular rise of disco music.
Stars: Rich King, Daphne Brooks, Jefferson Cowie, Adam Green
Votes: 74
41.
Your Welcome (2017– )
James Lindsay
(2023 Podcast Episode)
News, Talk-Show
Stars: Michael Malice, James Lindsay
43.
Coffee with Scott Adams (2018– )
CWSA 05/07/24
(2024 Podcast Episode)
News
Scott looks at such topics as Rivian's potential collaboration with Apple and Governor Hochul's policies. He also conducts an interview with author Carmen Simon about her book *Made You Look.*
Stars: Scott Adams, Carmen Simon
44.
Hap and Leonard (2016–2018)
Episode:
Mucho Mojo
(2017)
TV-MA | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hap and Leonard find themselves under investigation for a crime they didn't commit, and their sharp new lawyer Florida Grange may be their only chance to set things right.
Director: Maurice Marable | Stars: James Purefoy, Michael Kenneth Williams, Tiffany Mack, Cranston Johnson
Votes: 263
45.
CBS Reports (1959– )
Episode:
The Business of Heroin
(1964)
Documentary, News
A fascinating account of dope traffic. Jay McMullen labored two years on this hour documentary, shooting footage in six different countries.
Stars: Eric Sevareid, Jay McMullen, William Saunders, Bill Carrasso
46.
Red Right Hand: The Cleveland Strangler (2015– )
Episode:
The Cleveland Strangler: The Story of a Brutal Serial Killer & His Forgotten Victims
(2015)
Documentary
At least eleven Black women were raped and killed on Cleveland, Ohio's East Side between 2007 and 2009 by a man named Anthony Sowell. It is one of the worst cases of serial murder in recent... See full summary »
Stars: Clarence Booker, Donnita Carmichael, Wilbert L. Cooper, Vanessa Gay
47.
Vegas: The City the Mob Made (2009)
Episode:
Las Vegas Becomes a Modern City
(2009)
Documentary, Crime, History
Spectacle invades the city that never sleeps and a technological revolution takes place.
Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Eugene Moehring, Mike Weatherford, Anthony Curtis, Bob Faiss
48.
Drug Lords (2018)
Episode:
Frank Lucas & The Country Boys: Heroin Kings of New York
(2018)
TV-MA | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Frank Lucas does whatever it takes to become and remain the heroin king of New York. Meanwhile, three dedicated cops vow to bring him down.
Stars: Frank Lucas, Dickie Lucas, Benny Abruzzo, Lew Rice
Votes: 120
49.
American Dynasties: The Kennedys (2018)
Episode:
The Legend of Camelot
(2018)
42 min | Documentary, History
Numbed by grief after the assassination of her husband, Jackie crafts JFK's legacy, while Bobby becomes a champion of the dispossessed and the family's next great political hope.
Director: Jonathan Jones | Stars: Martin Sheen, Sally Bedell Smith, Richard Mahoney, Kate Andersen Brower
Votes: 54
50.
Passions (2017– )
Episode:
Richard Pryor by Romesh Ranganathan
(2017)
Comedian Romesh Ranganathan explores the genius of his idol Richard Pryor, heading to Los Angeles to talk to those who knew him best.
Director: Chris Cottam | Stars: Billy Grundfest, Tiffany Haddish, Kliph Nesteroff, Richard Pryor
Votes: 7