Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "drugs", "mexican-american"

1. Pulp Fiction (1994)

R | 154 min | Crime, Drama

The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster and his wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis

Votes: 2,223,586 | Gross: $107.93M

2. Up in Smoke (1978)

R | 86 min | Comedy, Music

Two stoners unknowingly smuggle a van - made entirely of marijuana - from Mexico to L.A., with incompetent Sgt. Stedenko on their trail.

Directors: Lou Adler, Tommy Chong | Stars: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Strother Martin, Edie Adams

Votes: 40,947 | Gross: $44.36M

3. 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: 64,548 | Gross: $27.90M

4. Ghosts of Mars (2001)

R | 98 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi

In 2176, a Martian police unit is sent to pick up a highly dangerous criminal at a remote mining post. Upon arrival, the cops find that the post has become a charnel house.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Pam Grier, Jason Statham

Votes: 58,004 | Gross: $8.43M

5. Touch of Evil (1958)

PG-13 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping and police corruption in a Mexican border town.

Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia

Votes: 109,882 | Gross: $2.24M

6. Fresh (1994)

R | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Death and violence anger a twelve-year-old drug courier, who sets his employers against each other.

Director: Boaz Yakin | Stars: Sean Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito, Samuel L. Jackson, N'Bushe Wright

Votes: 14,603 | Gross: $8.09M

7. Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

PG-13 | 86 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock n roller, Rodriguez.

Director: Malik Bendjelloul | Stars: Rodriguez, Stephen 'Sugar' Segerman, Dennis Coffey, Mike Theodore

Votes: 72,957 | Gross: $3.97M

8. Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Crime

Cheech and Chong live in a decrepit old house and drive their neighbour crazy with their loud music, weed smoking and general anarchy and slacker view on life. Then Chong meets Cheech's Texan cousin Red and things kick up a notch.

Director: Tommy Chong | Stars: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Evelyn Guerrero, Betty Kennedy

Votes: 14,974 | Gross: $41.68M

9. Nice Dreams (1981)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Crime

Disguised as ice cream vendors, Cheech and Chong make--and subsequently lose--millions of dollars selling a batch of marijuana with an unusual side effect.

Director: Tommy Chong | Stars: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Benita Barrie, Sandra Bernhard

Votes: 8,141 | Gross: $33.98M

10. Things Are Tough All Over (1982)

R | 90 min | Action, Comedy

Cheech and Chong are hired to drive a limo from Chicago to Las Vegas by two shady Arabs--Mr. Slyman (Cheech) and Prince Habib (Chong). Unbeknownst to them, five million dollars of dirty money has been stuffed throughout the car.

Director: Thomas K. Avildsen | Stars: Toni Attell, Mike Bacarella, Billy Beck, Don Bovingloh

Votes: 3,717 | Gross: $21.13M

11. Off the Map (2003)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama

An eleven-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries, and comes to terms with love and loss.

Director: Campbell Scott | Stars: Valentina de Angelis, Joan Allen, Sam Elliott, Amy Brenneman

Votes: 3,436 | Gross: $1.31M

12. El padrino (2004)

R | 128 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In the streets of East Los Angeles, Manny is a formidable drug dealer. Impressed by his extravagant lifestyle and prowess, his young son Kilo yearns to follow in his footsteps. Kilo ... See full summary »

Director: Damian Chapa | Stars: Damian Chapa, Sal Lopez, Emilio Rivera, Jennifer Tilly

Votes: 775

13. 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: 361

14. Crack House (1989)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In this bristling, urban drama, two teenage lovers must overcome tremendous odds to make it off the mean streets of L. A., or die trying. Features football legend Jim Brown.

Director: Michael Fischa | Stars: Jim Brown, Anthony Geary, Richard Roundtree, Cher Butler

Votes: 481 | Gross: $0.86M

15. Night Owl (2008)

110 min | Drama

Two gangsters from the barrio of East Los Angeles take part in a native Sweat Lodge ceremony where time is suspended and visions are revealed. Carlos, an ex-dope fiend, watches himself ... See full summary »

Director: Ramon Monxi Flores | Stars: Ashley Aguayo, Daniel Anthony, Amanda Balli, Eddie Cardenas

16. La Migra (2015)

111 min | Drama

Love is tested within criminal violence. A childhood crush defines these two from a border town. Romance blossoms as they stand on opposite sides of the law. They strive to untangle the web that threatens their romance and lives.

Director: Mark Maine | Stars: Michael Copon, Antoinette Kalaj, John Patrick Jordan, Marco Rodríguez

Votes: 33

17. Down Time (2001)

R | 90 min | Drama, Crime

A street hustler who makes all the wrong moves finds himself doing hard time in the penitentiary in this hard-edged drama. Slim is a small time drug dealer who tries to make that one big ... See full summary »

Director: Sean Wilson | Stars: William Van Noland, Peter Quartaroli, Sam McBride, Joy Garner

Votes: 451

18. El derecho de Jesús - The Right of Jesús (2008)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama

"el derecho de jesús / the right of jesús" is a character driven drama in which Jesús, a Mexican-American college student tries to overcome contemporary family issues and unstable love ... See full summary »

Director: Jesús Galindo | Stars: Antonio Rufino, Guadalupe Alarcon, William Colvin, Marcus DeAnda

Votes: 22

19. Fried (2022)

M | 12 min | Short, Comedy, Mystery

A man's attempts to eat breakfast are constantly interrupted, by the repeated appearances of a stoned out time traveler.

Director: Mars Fargo | Stars: Mars Fargo, Brian Lachowski