Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "reference-to-rodney-king"

1. American History X (1998)

R | 119 min | Crime, Drama

Living a life marked by violence, neo-Nazi Derek finally goes to prison after killing two black youths. Upon his release, Derek vows to change; he hopes to prevent his brother, Danny, who idolizes Derek, from following in his footsteps.

Director: Tony Kaye | Stars: Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Lien

Votes: 1,185,590 | Gross: $6.72M

2. Training Day (2001)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.

Director: Antoine Fuqua | Stars: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger

Votes: 472,522 | Gross: $76.63M

3. Crash (I) (2004)

R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption.

Director: Paul Haggis | Stars: Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Thandiwe Newton, Karina Arroyave

Votes: 448,914 | Gross: $54.58M

4. Straight Outta Compton (2015)

R | 147 min | Biography, Drama, History

The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.

Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr.

Votes: 218,368 | Gross: $161.20M

5. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)

PG-13 | 83 min | Comedy, Crime

Frank Drebin comes out of retirement to help Police Squad infiltrate a gang of terrorists planning to detonate a bomb at the Academy Awards.

Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, George Kennedy, O.J. Simpson

Votes: 111,785 | Gross: $51.13M

6. Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

R | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

John McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon in New York City, where he plans to rob the Federal Reserve Building.

Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson, Graham Greene

Votes: 407,976 | Gross: $100.01M

7. The Player (1992)

R | 124 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?

Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg

Votes: 65,737 | Gross: $21.71M

8. Freedom Writers (2007)

PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school.

Director: Richard LaGravenese | Stars: Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn

Votes: 85,342 | Gross: $36.61M

9. Street Kings (2008)

R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

An undercover cop, disillusioned by the death of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.

Director: David Ayer | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie, Chris Evans

Votes: 120,750 | Gross: $26.42M

10. Volcano (1997)

PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

A volcano erupts in downtown Los Angeles and a city official and a seismologist try to stop its inevitable flow through the city.

Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle

Votes: 81,516 | Gross: $49.32M

11. Get Him to the Greek (2010)

R | 109 min | Comedy, Music

A record company intern is hired to accompany out-of-control British rock star Aldous Snow to a concert at L.A.'s Greek Theater.

Director: Nicholas Stoller | Stars: Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss, Rose Byrne

Votes: 185,580 | Gross: $60.97M

12. Black Knight (2001)

PG-13 | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Martin Lawrence plays Jamal, an employee in Medieval World amusement park. After sustaining a blow to the head, he awakens to find himself in 14th century England.

Director: Gil Junger | Stars: Martin Lawrence, Marsha Thomason, Tom Wilkinson, Vincent Regan

Votes: 43,287 | Gross: $33.42M

13. 13th (2016)

TV-MA | 100 min | Documentary, Crime, History

An in-depth look at the prison system in the United States and how it reveals the nation's history of racial inequality.

Director: Ava DuVernay | Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker, Dolores Canales

Votes: 37,661

14. I Am Not Your Negro (2016)

PG-13 | 93 min | Documentary, History

Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.

Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X

Votes: 23,494 | Gross: $7.12M

15. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)

R | 86 min | Comedy

When a rookie filmmaker with the unfortunate name Alan Smithee realizes he's an unwitting studio puppet, being forced to make a big-budget action movie he knows is horrible, he steals the master reels and tries to make a deal.

Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Coolio, Chuck D, Eric Idle

Votes: 3,770 | Gross: $0.05M

16. LA 92 (2017)

R | 114 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, filmmakers examine that tumultuous period through rarely seen archival footage.

Directors: Daniel Lindsay, T.J. Martin | Stars: Henry Alfaro, Danny Bakewell, John D. Barnett, Bart Bartholomew

Votes: 6,900

17. Hexed (1993)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A clerk at the same hotel since 18, 30 y.o. Matthew breaks the monotony when his favorite model, Hexina, secretly stays at the hotel. He impersonates a caller and goes on a date with her. Things get deadly.

Director: Alan Spencer | Stars: Arye Gross, Claudia Christian, Adrienne Shelly, Ray Baker

Votes: 1,815 | Gross: $2.79M

18. Double Take (2001)

PG-13 | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a street hustler.

Director: George Gallo | Stars: Orlando Jones, Eddie Griffin, Gary Grubbs, Daniel Roebuck

Votes: 8,754 | Gross: $0.02M

19. The Fight That Never Ends (2021 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 90 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Tensions run high when a Jewish woman and a gang leader fall in love while fighting racial injustice against the backdrop of the Los Angeles 1992 Riots.

Director: Preston A. Whitmore II | Stars: Allen Payne, Christa B. Allen, Robert Ri'chard, Draya Michele

Votes: 102

20. Murder Rap: Inside the Biggie and Tupac Murders (2015)

Not Rated | 113 min | Documentary, Crime, Music

The inside story behind the Biggie and Tupac murder investigations is laid bare using police case files, taped confessions never before shown on film, and interviews with lead detective Greg Kading and other witnesses.

Director: Mike Dorsey | Stars: Imari Williams, Greg Kading, Frank Alexander, Xavien T. Bailey

Votes: 931

21. Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 (2017)

TV-MA | 144 min | Documentary, History

An in-depth look at the culture of Los Angeles in the ten years leading up to the 1992 uprising that erupted after the verdict of police officers cleared of beating Rodney King.

Director: John Ridley | Stars: Daryl Gates, Tom Bradley, Damian 'Football' Williams, Michael Moulin

Votes: 837

22. Confessions of a Superhero (2007)

R | 92 min | Documentary

Chronicles the lives of four mortal men and women who work as characters on the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard.

Director: Matthew Ogens | Stars: Christopher Lloyd Dennis, Maxwell Allen, Jennifer Wenger, Joe McQueen

Votes: 2,270

23. 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

24. Ferguson Rises (2021)

82 min | Documentary

Ferguson Rises is the inspiring story of the residents of Ferguson, Missouri, a small town that suffered a powerful loss and became the flash point for a modern day civil rights movement.

Director: Mobolaji Olambiwonnu | Stars: Jeffrey Amado Ahrens, Rasheen Aldridge, Dominique Alexander, Ank Ankenbrand

Votes: 56

25. Spin (1995)

57 min | Documentary

Pirated satellite feeds revealing U. S. media personalities' contempt for their viewers.

Director: Brian Springer | Stars: Larry Agran, Jim Bakker, Bill Beutel, Tom Brokaw

Votes: 523

26. SMW: Night of the Legends (1994 Video)

Sport

Bullet Bob Armstrong, Tracy Smothers and Road Warrior Hawk battle Jim Cornette's team of the Funk Brothers and Bruiser Bedlam, the controversial Gangstas speak their minds, The Dirty White ... See full summary »

Stars: Tony Anthony, Roger Barnes, Larry Booker, Whitey Caldwell

Votes: 11

27. Police Brutality Worse Than Rodney King: The Robert Leone Story (2012 Video)

37 min | Documentary, Short, Crime

The story of 31-year-old bipolar sufferer, Robert Charles Leone, who was stopped, tasered, beaten and abused by Pennsylvania State Troopers while innocently making his way home in March 2010.

Stars: Larry Hohol, Robert Charles Leone

28. Wrestling Gold: Before They Were Famous (2002 Video)

120 min | Action, Sport

James E. Cornette and Dave Meltzer comment on Smoky Mountain Wrestling matches from 1992-1994 featuring Chris Jericho, D-Lo Brown, Road Dogg Jesse Jammes, Lance Storm, Kane, Chris Candido and others before they became famous.

Stars: Chris Candido, Bob Caudle, Bryan E. Clark II, A.C. Connor

29. World War Amnesty (2017 Video)

78 min | News, Talk-Show

Stefan Molyneux and Tarl Warwick (aka Styxhexenhammer666) hash out their minor, but significant, differences re Donald Trump's handling of DACA.

Stars: Styxhexenhammer666, Stefan Molyneux

30. The Truth About the Las Vegas Shooting and Stephen Paddock (2017 Video)

39 min | Short, News

Stefan Molyneux reports on the important details we know so far about the Las Vegas mass shooter, Stephen Paddock.

Star: Stefan Molyneux

31. Birds of a Feather (1989–2020)
Episode: It Happened in Hollywood (1993)

TV-14 | Comedy

Years ago Auntie Sylvie told the sisters that they were adopted and now she has died they get to see their birth certificates, stating that their real father was called G. Hamilton. They ... See full summary »

Director: Charlie Hanson | Stars: George Hamilton, George Wendt, Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson

Votes: 31

32. Buddy Faro (1998)
Episode: Get Me Cody Swift (1998)

TV-PG | Drama

Buddy and Bob are investigating who's trying to kill a world-weary teen Hollywood star and heartthrob, Cody Swift, over his money. This was the last episode to air before the show's cancellation. The rest of the season was never shown.

Director: D.J. Caruso | Stars: Dennis Farina, Frank Whaley, Allison Smith, Charles Robinson

33. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: No Humans Involved (2004)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Grissom, Sofia and Greg investigate a gang shooting with two victims. Out of the blue, Greg finds the body of a young boy dumped in a trash bin. Sara and David Phillips join the ... See full summary »

Director: Rob Bailey | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 767

34. The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996)
Episode: Amends (1993)

Comedy

John solicits advice from Mahalia and a ride from Dexter when he attempts to reconnect with his son. Meanwhile, both Gene and his senile mother put on brave faces when he moves her to a different nursing home.

Director: John Whitesell | Stars: John Larroquette, Liz Torres, Gigi Rice, Daryl Mitchell

Votes: 39

35. The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996)
Episode: Freedom's Just Another Word for Nothing Left to Lose, But Then So's Desperate (1994)

Comedy

Mahalia attracts an admirer who wants to buy her a cheese sandwich. Dexter's impression of Carly's lousy mood moves John to cheer her up with a dance but unfortunately, Catherine walks in on them.

Director: John Whitesell | Stars: John Larroquette, Liz Torres, Gigi Rice, Daryl Mitchell

Votes: 36

36. The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996)
Episode: Grit (1994)

Comedy

Eggers (Elizabeth Berridge) develops a crush on John (John Larroquette) after he rescues her from a crazed gunman.

Director: John Whitesell | Stars: John Larroquette, Liz Torres, Gigi Rice, Daryl Mitchell

Votes: 36

37. The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996)
Episode: Rachel and Tony (1995)

Comedy

Unaware they are related, John's teens (Mayim Bialik and Omri Katz), meet, hit it off and leave together.

Director: John Whitesell | Stars: John Larroquette, Liz Torres, Gigi Rice, Daryl Mitchell

Votes: 35

38. The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996)
Episode: The Defiant One (1995)

Comedy

John sticks up for Dexter and Gene when they are profiled and arrested for just standing around outside a theater, but his tirade gets him arrested also.

Director: John Whitesell | Stars: John Larroquette, Liz Torres, Gigi Rice, Daryl Mitchell

Votes: 43

39. The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996)
Episode: Vacation (1994)

Comedy

Add a Plot

Director: John Whitesell | Stars: John Larroquette, Liz Torres, Gigi Rice, Daryl Mitchell

Votes: 36

40. South Park (1997– )
Episode: Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride (1997)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

Stan becomes distracted from the upcoming football game because his dog is gay, so he turns to the gayest man in town for advice, Big Gay Al.

Director: Trey Parker | Stars: Mary Kay Bergman, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes

Votes: 4,089

41. The Boondocks (2005–2014)
Episode: Return of the King (2006)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Martin Luther King comes out of a 32-year coma and Huey helps him to readjust. But Dr. King finds that his peaceful philosophy is no longer accepted in post-9/11 America.

Director: Kalvin Lee | Stars: Regina King, John Witherspoon, Cedric Yarbrough, Gary Anthony Williams

Votes: 724

42. Sleeper Cell (2005–2006)
Episode: Salesman (2006)

TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

FBI agent Darwyn Al-Sayeed must protect his cover and work with the terrorists to unmask their secret attack plan.

Director: Charles S. Dutton | Stars: Michael Ealy, Oded Fehr, Henri Lubatti, Thekla Reuten

Votes: 111

43. South Side (2019–2022)
Episode: Cold Cases (2019)

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy

Kareem and Quincy compete to see who can repossess the most in one day; Bluto defends himself in court.

Director: Michael Blieden | Stars: Sultan Salahuddin, Kareme Young, Quincy Young, Chandra Russell

Votes: 69

44. 9-1-1 (2018– )
Episode: Athena Begins (2019)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

When a murder weapon from a case close to Athena in the early '90s resurfaces, flashbacks to 1989 show how Athena joined the LAPD and became the police officer she is today.

Director: Tasha Smith | Stars: Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oliver Stark

Votes: 1,236

45. Dark Side of the Ring (2019– )
Episode: The Life and Crimes of New Jack (2020)

TV-MA | 44 min | Documentary, Drama, History

One of the most feared and controversial wrestlers of all time, New Jack's career reads like a criminal rap-sheet. Revealing the man behind the monster and his hardcore legacy.

Director: Jason Eisener | Stars: Chris Jericho, Jerome Young, James E. Cornette, Jim Fullington

Votes: 501

46. Part of the Problem (2018– )
The Great Scott Horton on Corona, Martial Law and Everything Else (2020 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

Add a Plot

Stars: Dave Smith, Scott Horton

47. S.W.A.T. (2017– )
Episode: 3 Seventeen Year Olds (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Hondo & his father confront the history of racial tension in Los Angeles between Law Enforcement & the Black community.

Director: Billy Gierhart | Stars: Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Lina Esco, Kenny Johnson

Votes: 766

48. The Ben Shapiro Show (2015– )
The Ribbon Bullies (2020 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

Add a Plot

Stars: Ben Shapiro, Kristen Bell, Bryce Dallas Howard, Kesha

49. S.W.A.T. (2017– )
Episode: Fracture (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Hondo is conflicted when asked to be the face of a campaign for the LAPD to reach out to the black community. The team searches for a lone bomber which triggers childhood flashbacks for Tan.

Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Lina Esco, Kenny Johnson

Votes: 404

50. Connecting... (2020)
Episode: Day 90 (2020)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

As the group gears up to attend a Black Lives Matter march, Ben struggles with various obstacles, including his mother Dayleen who has called everyone in her phonebook to prevent him from going. Guest starring Loretta Devine and Carl Tart.

Director: Martin Gero | Stars: Parvesh Cheena, Ely Henry, Jill Knox, Preacher Lawson

Votes: 11