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1. 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: 453,029 | Gross: $130.16M
2. 12 Monkeys (1995)
R | 129 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a future world devastated by disease, a convict is sent back in time to gather information about the man-made virus that wiped out most of the human population on the planet.
Director: Terry Gilliam | Stars: Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Joseph Melito
Votes: 647,250 | Gross: $57.14M
3. My Brilliant Friend (2018– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama
A woman recounts the lifelong friendship and conflicts with a girl she met at primary school in Naples during the early 1950s.
Stars: Alba Rohrwacher, Margherita Mazzucco, Gaia Girace, Annarita Vitolo
Votes: 17,763
4. 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: 50,222 | Gross: $30.98M
5. 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: 48,784 | Gross: $2.45M
6. Iki Genç Kiz (2005)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama
About two teenage girls, Behiye and Handan, with contrasting characteristics and backgrounds.
Director: Kutlug Ataman | Stars: Hülya Avsar, Vildan Atasever, Feride Çetin, Sezgi Mengi
Votes: 1,681
7. The Two Escobars (2010)
104 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
A look at how the lives of Colombian footballer Andres Escobar and drug lord Pablo Escobar were intertwined, alongside the mysterious events that led to Andres' murder in 1994.
Directors: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist | Stars: María Ester Escobar, Francisco Maturana, Alexis García V., Jaime Gaviria Gómez
Votes: 2,205
8. Rom (2019)
79 min | Crime, Drama
Movie story revolves around the life, fate of street children, homeless, specializing in selling lottery results every afternoon.
Director: Tran Thanh Huy | Stars: Tran Anh Khoa, Anh Tu, Jayvee Mai The Hiep, Mai Tran
Votes: 636
9. 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
10. 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: 483
11. Shut Up Little Man (2011)
Unrated | 90 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
When two friends tape-recorded the fights of their violently noisy neighbors, they accidentally created one of the world's first 'viral' pop-culture sensations.
Director: Matthew Bate | Stars: Eddie Lee Sausage, Mitch Deprey, Daniel Clowes, Ivan Brunetti
Votes: 1,330 | Gross: $0.02M
12. Vai que Cola (2013– )
Comedy
Wanted by the police, a con man who once was a rich businessman goes hiding into a poor neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro.
Stars: Samantha Schmütz, Marcus Majella, Cacau Protásio, Catarina Abdalla
Votes: 332
13. Law and Disorder (1974)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
In the crime-ridden '70s New York City, two cops have had enough. They, along with few other disgruntled people decide to take the things into their own hands only to realize too late that they're in over their heads.
Director: Ivan Passer | Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Ernest Borgnine, Ann Wedgeworth, Anita Dangler
Votes: 330 | Gross: $1.60M
14. Lagunilla, mi barrio (1981)
TV-PG | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
Celos, pasión, y comedia en una historia romántica acerca de un hombre mayor que pierde su empleo y se va a vivir al barrio de la Lagunilla como anticuario. Ahí se enamora de la taquera a pesar de su muy distinta formación cultural.
Director: Raúl Araiza | Stars: Manolo Fábregas, Lucha Villa, Héctor Suárez, Leticia Perdigón
Votes: 79
15. Soldiers: Story from Ferentari (2017)
119 min | Drama
Adi (40), a shy and introverted anthropologist, who got recently dumped by his girlfriend, moves to Ferentari, the poorest and most notorious neighborhood of Bucharest. He wants to write a ... See full summary »
Director: Ivana Mladenovic | Stars: Dan Bursuc, Sorin Cocis, Cezar Grumazescu, Kana Hashimoto
Votes: 863
16. Teresa (1961)
TV-14 | 90 min | Drama
Teresa es una muchacha humilde que vive en una vecindad junto a sus padres, quienes trabajan arduamente para poder pagar los estudios de su hija. Teresa sueña con tener la gran vida llena ... See full summary »
Director: Alfredo B. Crevenna | Stars: Maricruz Olivier, Fernando Rey, Beatriz Aguirre, Luis Beristáin
Votes: 45
17. El águila descalza (1971)
90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Director: Alfonso Arau | Stars: Alfonso Arau, Ofelia Medina, Christa Linder, José Gálvez
Votes: 103
18. Gymnoi sto dromo (1969)
85 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Against the backdrop of social prejudice, a torrid affair between a rich heiress and a proud worker starts to bloom, against all odds. Are the star-crossed lovers meant to be together? Is there a future when you're naked in the street?
Director: Giannis Dalianidis | Stars: Nikos Kourkoulos, Zoi Laskari, Vagelis Seilinos, Sofia Roubou
Votes: 133
19. Donde nacen los pobres (1950)
89 min | Drama
Carmelita is a blind girl who is in love with Jesus aka chucho but he marries Blanca instead. A well-off girl who renounces her inheritance to marry Chucho.
Director: Agustín P. Delgado | Stars: Abel Salazar, Gloria Lozano, Amanda del Llano, José María Linares-Rivas
Votes: 12
20. El rey de México (1956)
TV-PG | 79 min | Comedy, Drama
"Pablo, un estibador en el mercado de la Ciudad de México, se elige para vivir durante una semana como el" "rey de México". "Vive con este personaje de comedia, una aventura de lujo!
Director: Rafael Baledón | Stars: Adalberto Martínez, Silvia Derbez, Elda Peralta, José Gálvez
Votes: 22
21. Me caí de la nube (1974)
TV-PG | 80 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Un pobre obrero esta profundamente enamorado de una mujer rica, pero ella no le pertenece. Mientras lucha por conquistarla, aprende una valiosa lección.
Director: Arturo Martínez | Stars: Cornelio Reyna, Sonia Amelio, Lorenzo de Monteclaro, Rosenda Bernal
Votes: 13
22. El organillero (1957)
84 min | Musical, Comedy, Drama
Director: Gilberto Martínez Solares | Stars: Antonio Espino, Verónica Loyo, Armando Arriola, Prudencia Grifell
Votes: 8
23. Un tipo a todo dar (1963)
105 min | Drama, Music
Director: Fernando Cortés | Stars: Javier Solís, Dacia González, Ángel Dupeyrón, Elsa Cárdenas
Votes: 24
24. Dicen que soy comunista (1951)
TV-PG | 109 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
This political-comedy by famed Director Alejandro Galindo, tells the story of Benito, (Aldalberto Martinez) a widower and blue-collar worker who wants the best for his young son. After ... See full summary »
Director: Alejandro Galindo | Stars: Adalberto Martínez, María Luisa Zea, Miguel Manzano, Joaquín Roche hijo
Votes: 26
25. La risa de la ciudad (1962)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
The underside of Mexico City: street performers, factory workers, a drunk, an old man with civic pride, a pickpocket, and others live and interact in a shantytown near the Basilica of Our ... See full summary »
Director: Gilberto Gazcón | Stars: José Elías Moreno, Joaquín Cordero, Alma Delia Fuentes, Adalberto Martínez
Votes: 15
26. A Week in Watts (2018)
91 min | Documentary
A Week in Watts is a feature length documentary that tells the story of six students in Watts, Los Angeles, involved in a program called Operation Progress - which gives youth scholarships ... See full summary »
Director: Gregory Caruso | Stars: Emada Tingirides, John Coughlin, Erik Shear, Eric Ortiz
Votes: 203
27. Lágrimas de mi barrio (1973)
95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Rubén Galindo | Stars: Cornelio Reyna, Ana Martín, Roberto 'Flaco' Guzmán, Chavita
Votes: 16
28. Ta didyma (1964)
82 min | Comedy
By a cruel fate, a pair of newborn twin brothers get separated, and one of them becomes a pampered Casanova, while the other, lands a job at the factory of his unknown sibling's stepdad. Will the polar opposite twins reunite?
Director: Kostas Karagiannis | Stars: Thanasis Vengos, Giorgos Gavriilidis, Marika Krevata, Despoina Stylianopoulou
Votes: 87
29. Property (1979)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
A group of likeable eccentrics whose sense of their own culture sparks them to try to buy up their houses from developers. Contradictions abound. Affectionate comic sense deftly captures the afterglow of a generation.
Director: Penny Allen | Stars: Walt Curtis, Lola Desmond, Cork Hubbert, M.G. Horowitz
Votes: 44
30. La chica del alacrán de oro (1990)
Comedy
Director: Víctor Manuel Castro | Stars: Rafael Inclán, Roberto 'Flaco' Guzmán, Alberto Rojas, Pedro Weber 'Chatanuga'
31. Psila ta heria Hitler (1962)
75 min | Drama
After many years, two good friends meet by chance during an excursion. Their joy is great as they both thought the other was dead. They start to reminisce about their common struggle for survival during the German occupation of Athens
Director: Roviros Manthoulis | Stars: Thanasis Vengos, Vasilis Diamantopoulos, Spyros Kalogirou, Vasilis Andreopoulos
Votes: 296
32. And Then There Were Four (1950)
26 min | Short
James Stewart narrates this short which introduces five different drivers and their loved ones. Each driver has at least one bad habit, and one will die by the end of the day.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Star: James Stewart
Votes: 32
33. Ratas de vecindad (1988)
90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In a neighborhood, the engineer Mayagón, degraded by gambling, is unable to earn enough money to pay for his wife's childbirth.
Director: Alberto Mariscal | Stars: Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Myrrah Saavedra, Ana Luisa Peluffo, Sergio Bustamante
Votes: 9
34. Cuanto vale tu hijo (1962)
87 min | Drama
Director: Mauricio de la Serna | Stars: Julio Aldama, Lilia Prado, Amanda del Llano, Roberto Ramírez Garza
Votes: 13
35. Einai megalos o kaimos (1964)
84 min | Drama
Behind her ailing father's back, a young woman who has a clandestine affair with a Wall-of-Death daredevil works as a singer to support them. What would happen if the parent knew her secret plans? Would he take it lying down?
Director: Hristos Kyriakopoulos | Stars: Nikos Xanthopoulos, Martha Vourtsi, Stefanos Stratigos, Efi Oikonomou
Votes: 34
36. Through the Needle (2014)
74 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
Biographical story about a 23 year old guy who is a heroin addict, and how it's ruining his life.
Director: Arturs Lapinskis | Star: Edijs Vitolins
Votes: 1,220
37. Anthismeni amygdalia (1959)
82 min | History, Romance
Against the backdrop of a romantic Athenian Easter at a small neighbourhood in turn-of-the-century Athens, a sensitive young woman has eyes only for a handsome intellectual. Can the almond tree's sweet pale petals inspire a great romance?
Director: Hristos Apostolou | Stars: Andreas Barkoulis, Kakia Analyti, Nikos Stavridis, Rita Mousouri
Votes: 64
38. Cuna de campeones (1990 Video)
78 min | Action, Drama
Director: Alejandro Todd | Stars: Sergio Goyri, Bruno Rey, Mónica Prado, Fernando Sáenz
39. La ciudad perdida (1950)
90 min | Crime, Drama
In a neighborhood a child is hidden at birth to separate him from the one who steals his parents' fortune. Growing up, he seeks revenge and discovers that the same one who stole his parents is the one who has murdered his girlfriend.
Director: Agustín P. Delgado | Stars: Martha Roth, Roberto Romaña, Esperanza Issa, José Baviera
40. To hamini (1960)
87 min | Drama, Romance
Having only her pride, a feisty street urchin meets a charming aristocrat, and an ardent romance beyond social classes begins; however, a stubborn denial leads to a head-on confrontation. Will the gamine and the nobleman find happiness?
Director: Odysseas Kosteletos | Stars: Nikos Kourkoulos, Kakia Analyti, Hristos Tsaganeas, Nitsa Tsaganea
Votes: 23
41. O Thanasis kai to katarameno fidi (1982)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
Thanasis, a kind-hearted man lives with his wife Froso and his mother in law in Athens. He is desperately trying to have a baby, while suffering hell on earth due to his mother in law, his boss and the difficult society of Greece in 1980s.
Director: Dinos Katsouridis | Stars: Thanasis Vengos, Vasia Trifylli, Betty Valassi, Christos Kalavrouzos
Votes: 109
42. Yo fui una callejera (1952)
106 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
Director: Joselito Rodríguez | Stars: Meche Barba, Abel Salazar, Antonio Aguilar, Fernando Fernández
Votes: 10
43. The Queen of the Kitchen (1969)
87 min | Comedy
When the talented daughter of the neighbourhood's taverner wins a difficult cooking contest, she starts living her dream, putting her relationship with her loyal fiancé in danger. Will the Queen of the Kitchen succeed in her love life?
Director: Kostas Karagiannis | Stars: Despoina Stylianopoulou, Giorgos Kappis, Giannis Fermis, Antonis Papadopoulos
Votes: 57
44. La pandilla se divierte (1959)
87 min | Family, Adventure, Action
Director: Julio Porter | Stars: Angélica María, Pablo Marichal, Alfonso Zulueta, María Cristina Ortiz
45. Triunfa la pandilla (1959)
115 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Julio Porter | Stars: Angélica María, Pablo Marichal, Alfonso Zulueta, María Cristina Ortiz
46.
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
47.
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
48.
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
49.
Becoming Evil: Sisterhood of Murder (2019– )
Episode:
International Serial Killers
(2019)
TV-14 | 53 min | Documentary, Crime
We examine the crimes of prolific international serial killers including Jack the Ripper, Pedro Lopez, the monster of the Andes, who killed over 110 people and Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper.
Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Dirk Duran-Gibson, Katherine Ramsland, Kirk Gill, Eric Hickey
Votes: 12
50.
The Irish Mob (2008–2016)
Episode:
Mickey Spillane: The Gentleman Gangster/Jimmy Coonan and the Westies Gang
(2008)
45 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Mickey Spillane, known as "the last of the gentleman gangsters,' and Jimmy Coonan, who led the much-feared Westies.
Director: Dathaí Keane | Stars: Robert Spillane, Jim McManus, T.J. English, Joseph Coffey