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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: 452,601 | Gross: $130.16M
2. Pride and Glory (2008)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora's Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.
Director: Gavin O'Connor | Stars: Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Noah Emmerich, Jon Voight
Votes: 63,288 | Gross: $15.71M
3. Righteous Kill (2008)
R | 101 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Two veteran New York City detectives work on a case of serial executions of criminals who escaped justice.
Director: Jon Avnet | Stars: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Carla Gugino, 50 Cent
Votes: 92,210 | Gross: $40.08M
4. The Last Five Years (2014)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
A struggling actress and her novelist lover each illustrate the struggle and deconstruction of their love affair.
Director: Richard LaGravenese | Stars: Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan, Tamara Mintz, Cassandra Inman
Votes: 10,747 | Gross: $0.14M
5. Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Det. Sgt. Mark Dixon wants to be something his old man wasn't: a guy on the right side of the law. Will Dixon's vicious nature get the better of him?
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill, Bert Freed
Votes: 9,962
6. City Island (2009)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
Prison guard Vince tells Molly from acting class, that one inmate is his 24 y.o. love child. Vince takes him home to stay with his family - straight A son with fat girl fetish, college dropout/stripper daughter and cute wife.
Director: Raymond De Felitta | Stars: Andy Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait, Emily Mortimer
Votes: 32,559 | Gross: $6.67M
7. The Baxter (2005)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Romance
In the style of a Howard Hawks comedy, Baxter follows the twists and turns of a young man's life during the two weeks before his wedding.
Director: Michael Showalter | Stars: Michael Showalter, Elizabeth Banks, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Williams
Votes: 4,935 | Gross: $0.18M
8. Mad Hot Ballroom (2005)
PG | 105 min | Documentary, Family, Music
The students of several New York City elementary schools learn ballroom dancing and compete in a city wide dance competition.
Director: Marilyn Agrelo | Stars: Heather Berman, Emma Therese Biegacki, Eva Carrozza, Evangelina Carrozzo
Votes: 3,551 | Gross: $8.12M
9. The Sleepy Time Gal (2001)
R | 108 min | Drama
A young woman, played by Martha Plimpton learns of her adoption and eventually quits her law firm job in NYC and goes on a journey to find her birth mother - played by Jaqueline Bissett.
Director: Christopher Munch | Stars: Jacqueline Bisset, Martha Plimpton, Nick Stahl, Amy Madigan
Votes: 425
10. Manito (2002)
Not Rated | 78 min | Drama, Family
Fifteen years ago, their Washington Heights neighborhood was dubbed the crack-cocaine capital of the world, but today it is transforming into one of the most vibrant, Spanish-speaking ... See full summary »
Director: Eric Eason | Stars: Leo Minaya, Jessica Morales, Franky G, Manuel Cabral
Votes: 596 | Gross: $0.18M
11. Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway (2017)
TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary
The remarkable story of how a group of inspired mavericks made an unlikely marriage of hip-hop and history the biggest musical show in America...and are getting ready to conquer the world.
Director: Elio Espana | Stars: Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jesse Green, Chris Jackson
Votes: 311
12. Anne B. Real (2003)
PG-13 | 91 min | Drama
The coming of age story of a young female rapper, who finds her inspiration by reading the Diary of Anne Frank.
Director: Lisa France | Stars: Carlos Leon, Eric Smith, Jackie Quinones, Sherri Saum
Votes: 3,851
13. The Barbershop (2018)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy
Benny, the best North Manhattan barber, inherits a building. He must choose either to sell it (thus ending the history and dreams of an immigrant neighborhood) or keep the Barbershop, center of the community where everything can happen.
Director: Waddys Jaquez | Stars: Rosmery 'Boquita' Almonte, Héctor Aníbal, Freddyn Beras Goico, Miguel Bucarelly
Votes: 18
14. Buena Gente (2009)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Romance
A young man attempts to reconcile with his ex-girlfriend & must then save her from a dangerous situation.
Director: Fabian Baez | Stars: Melissa Abreu, Jon Arthur, Fabian Baez, Rory Blondin
15. The Choice (III) (2016)
15 min | Short, Drama
After the death of his grandfather, Andy must now choose whether or not he should leave his neighborhood of Washington Heights or join the military.
Director: Carlos Deschamps | Stars: Jose Melendez, Daysha Williams, Ronald Gerber, Cesar Jimenez
16. New Dominican York (2008)
90 min | Documentary
In New York City Rafael is a poet outside the law, a different type of Dominican York: He runs an illegal numbers racket in uptown Manhattan, writes poetry, and prays each night to his ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Melguizo
17. Packing for Two (1999)
12 min | Comedy, Short
Sybil is an older widow about to go on a vacation with her friend Eleanor, but her dead husband Manny shows up. He does a little kvetching about not being invited along, and the ... See full summary »
Director: Lisa Namdar-Kaufman | Stars: Estelle Green, Frances Levy, Salem Ludwig
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Cocaine Trade Exposed (The Invisibles) (2020)
Episode:
Escobar's Successor
Documentary, Crime, History
From the ruins of Escobar's Colombian cocaine empire, a new drug lord emerges and goes on to become one of the most feared and dangerous traffickers ever.
Stars: Derek Maltz, John Barry, Jeremy McDermott, Peter Vincent