Best Hispanic-South American Crime Dramas
by muybueno16 | created - 02 Jan 2014 | updated - 2 months ago | PublicAny movie-show containing Latino and South American crime organizations.
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1. The Shield (2002–2008)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Drama series following the lives and cases of dirty cop Vic Mackey and the corrupt LAPD unit under his command.
Stars: Michael Chiklis, Catherine Dent, Walton Goggins, Michael Jace
Votes: 88,069
2. Bound by Honor (1993)
R | 180 min | Crime, Drama
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt, Enrique Castillo
Votes: 34,005 | Gross: $4.50M
3. Two Coyotes (2001)
R | 83 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A drug runner takes over a lucrative drug business only to find his new found empire crumble when a deal goes bad.
Director: Jose Reyes Bencomo | Stars: Jorge Cordova, Nicholas Guilak, Joe Estevez, Ricardo Molina
Votes: 65
4. Breaking Bad (2008–2013)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer turns to manufacturing and selling methamphetamine with a former student in order to secure his family's future.
Stars: Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, Betsy Brandt
Votes: 2,135,092
5. Harsh Times (2005)
R | 116 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A tough-minded drama about two friends in South Central Los Angeles and the violence that comes between them.
Director: David Ayer | Stars: Christian Bale, Freddy Rodríguez, Eva Longoria, Chaka Forman
Votes: 68,563 | Gross: $3.34M
6. 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: 472,716 | Gross: $76.63M
7. City of God (2002)
R | 130 min | Crime, Drama
In the slums of Rio, two kids' paths diverge as one struggles to become a photographer and the other a kingpin.
Directors: Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund | Stars: Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele, Phellipe Haagensen
Votes: 800,818 | Gross: $7.56M
8. Traffic (2000)
R | 147 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jacob Vargas
Votes: 219,703 | Gross: $124.12M
9. Boulevard Nights (1979)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama
From executive producer Tony Bill comes a gritty and groundbreaking look at Los Angeles gang life in the city’s Mexican-American barrios.
Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Richard Yniguez, Danny De La Paz, Marta DuBois, James Victor
Votes: 758
10. American Me (1992)
R | 125 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A Mexican-American Mafia kingpin is released from prison, falls in love for the first time, and grows introspective about his gangster lifestyle.
Director: Edward James Olmos | Stars: Edward James Olmos, William Forsythe, Sal Lopez, Vira Montes
Votes: 10,354 | Gross: $13.09M
11. The Barrio Murders (2001)
Action, Crime, Drama
Director: JoJo Henrickson | Stars: Ruben Garfias, Nenna Quiroz, Robert Arevalo, Pedro Pano
Votes: 30
12. No Country for Old Men (2007)
R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon the aftermath of a drug deal gone wrong and over two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande.
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson
Votes: 1,059,822 | Gross: $74.28M
13. 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: 120,787 | Gross: $26.42M
Underused.
14. Desperado (1995)
R | 104 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Former musician and gunslinger El Mariachi arrives at a small Mexican border town after being away for a long time. His past quickly catches up with him and he soon gets entangled with the local drug kingpin Bucho and his gang.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Joaquim de Almeida, Cheech Marin
Votes: 197,618 | Gross: $25.63M
15. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 169,713 | Gross: $56.36M
16. Sabotage (2014)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Members of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house.
Director: David Ayer | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard, Olivia Williams
Votes: 66,251 | Gross: $10.51M
17. NCIS (2003– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Follows the Major Case Response Team (MCRT) from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), as they get to the bottom of criminal cases connected to Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
Stars: David McCallum, Sean Murray, Mark Harmon, Brian Dietzen
Votes: 162,964
Briefly recurring Latino cartel key subplot.
18. Bad Boys II (2003)
R | 147 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two loose-cannon narcotics cops investigate the flow of Ecstasy into Florida from a Cuban drug cartel.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Gabrielle Union, Jordi Mollà
Votes: 267,157 | Gross: $138.61M
19. Blow (2001)
R | 124 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States.
Director: Ted Demme | Stars: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths
Votes: 275,000 | Gross: $52.99M
20. Illegal Tender (2007)
R | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When the thugs who killed his father come looking for him, a young Latino man and his mother flee from their home.
Director: Franc. Reyes | Stars: Rick Gonzalez, Wanda De Jesus, Dania Ramirez, Michael Philip Del Rio
Votes: 2,749 | Gross: $3.05M
21. CSI: Miami (2002–2012)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An elite unit, led by an ex-homicide cop, which is linked to the Miami-Dade Police Department, uses all possible resources and skills at their disposal to solve complex crimes in cross-cultural Miami.
Stars: David Caruso, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, Rex Linn
Votes: 61,185
22. Collateral (2004)
R | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles.
Director: Michael Mann | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo
Votes: 432,994 | Gross: $101.01M
23. Valley of Angels (2008)
99 min | Drama
West Los Angeles - home of the young, rich and hip. It is also home to twenty-five year old Zachary "Zeus" Andrews. Transplanted from Chicago as a kid, Zeus never fit into the hip LA ... See full summary »
Director: Jon Rosten | Stars: George Katt, Danny Trejo, Caroline Macey, Heather Trzyna
Votes: 6,808
24. Recoil (I) (2011)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A cop turns vigilante after his family is murdered, exacting vengeance on the killers - and then on all criminals who have slipped through the system.
Director: Terry Miles | Stars: Steve Austin, Serinda Swan, Danny Trejo, Keith Jardine
Votes: 5,895
25. The Line (2009)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The unstable new kingpin of a Tijuana drug cartel is targeted by an assassin for elimination.
Director: James Cotten | Stars: Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia, Esai Morales, Armand Assante
Votes: 3,892
26. Ranchero (I) (2008)
Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama
A former ranch hand (Roger Gutierrez) confronts the realities of drug addiction and runs afoul of a local gangster after he moves to Los Angeles.
Director: Richard Kaponas | Stars: Roger Gutierrez, Brian Eric Johnson, Christina Woods, Danny Trejo
Votes: 151
27. Empire (2002)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A successful South Bronx drug dealer turns his back on his roots and gives money to a Wall Street broker to invest for him.
Director: Franc. Reyes | Stars: John Leguizamo, Peter Sarsgaard, Denise Richards, Vincent Laresca
Votes: 7,894 | Gross: $17.50M
28. 2 Guns (2013)
R | 109 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller
Two hardened criminals get into trouble with the US border patrol after meeting with a Mexican drug lord, and then revelations start to unfold.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, Bill Paxton
Votes: 225,321 | Gross: $75.61M
29. Man on Fire (2004)
R | 146 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In Mexico City, a former CIA operative swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken, Dakota Fanning, Radha Mitchell
Votes: 389,473 | Gross: $77.91M
30. Scarface (1983)
R | 170 min | Crime, Drama
In 1980 Miami, a determined Cuban immigrant takes over a drug cartel and succumbs to greed.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Steven Bauer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
Votes: 916,165 | Gross: $45.60M
31. Mexican Bloodbath (2010)
100 min | Action
Saltillo, a small dusty town south of the Mexican border, caught in a war of greed and corruption. A man named Bishop returns home after his parents are executed at the hands of a ruthless ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Arevalo | Stars: Gerardo Albarrán, Robert Arevalo, Noé Brito, Carlos Gallardo
Votes: 110
32. Elite Squad (2007)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In 1997 Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento has to find a substitute for his position while trying to take down drug dealers and criminals before the Pope visits.
Director: José Padilha | Stars: Wagner Moura, André Ramiro, Caio Junqueira, Milhem Cortaz
Votes: 110,231 | Gross: $0.01M
33. Elite Squad 2: The Enemy Within (2010)
Not Rated | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a prison riot, former-Captain Nascimento, now a high ranking security officer in Rio de Janeiro, is swept into a bloody political dispute that involves government officials and paramilitary groups.
Director: José Padilha | Stars: Wagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, André Ramiro, Milhem Cortaz
Votes: 86,752 | Gross: $0.10M
34. Carlito's Way (1993)
R | 144 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, John Leguizamo
Votes: 232,314 | Gross: $36.95M
35. Hunting of Man (2003)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
A universal story with Latino characters told in an unconventional way (like Forrest Gump and Amadeus) about a man who's trying to keep his hot-headed younger brother from carrying out revenge.
Director: Joe Menendez | Stars: Douglas Spain, JoJo Henrickson, Ruben Garfias, Jill-Michele Meleán
Votes: 706
36. Sin Nombre (2009)
R | 96 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A young Honduran girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the U.S. border.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Paulina Gaitan, Marco Antonio Aguirre, Leonardo Alonso, Karla Cecilia Alvarado
Votes: 34,045 | Gross: $2.53M
37. Savages (I) (2012)
R | 131 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Benicio Del Toro
Votes: 134,506 | Gross: $47.38M
38. Splinter (I) (2006)
R | 90 min | Crime, Thriller
A gang member, suffering from severe memory loss, searches for his brother's murderer. He secretly enlists the aid of the investigating Detective, while other members of his gang are mysteriously and sadistically murdered.
Director: Michael D. Olmos | Stars: Tom Sizemore, Edward James Olmos, Ivonne Coll, Enrique Almeida
Votes: 1,409 | Gross: $0.01M
39. The Snitch Cartel (2011)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The life of Andres Lopez Lopez during his years involved with the Colombian Cartel aka "Cartel Norte del Valle".
Directors: Carlos Moreno, Juancho Cardona | Stars: Manolo Cardona, Juana Acosta, Diego Cadavid, Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Votes: 1,342
40. The Colombian Connection (2014)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
1976 is a dangerous year in the Straits of Yucatan. Jack Hooks, a former cop set up by his corrupt partner is sent to jail for a drug crime he didn't commit. After being yanked out of ... See full summary »
Director: Julian Higgins | Stars: Robert Thorne, Tom Sizemore, Bertie Higgins, Bianca Malinowski
Votes: 297
41. Miss Bala (2011)
R | 113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After entering a beauty contest in Tijuana, a young woman witnesses drug-related murders and is forced to do the gang's bidding.
Director: Gerardo Naranjo | Stars: Stephanie Sigman, Noé Hernández, Irene Azuela, J.R. Yenque
Votes: 9,436
42. Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright (2010 Video)
R | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Charlie swindled $10 billion from investors. He manages to slip away from FBI in LA but is spotted in Tijuana. FBI's not alone. Mexican and Russian gangsters want him, too.
Director: R. Ellis Frazier | Stars: Aidan Quinn, Andy Garcia, Mario Van Peebles, Danny Pino
Votes: 1,486
43. La soga (2009)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama
In the Dominican Republic, Luisito a.k.a. 'La Soga' is a brave cop who revolts against his country's unscrupulous government. He risks all for justice to avenge his father's death in the midst of inhuman brutality and political corruption.
Director: Josh Crook | Stars: Manny Perez, Denise Quiñones, Juan Fernández, Paul Calderon
Votes: 846 | Gross: $0.21M
44. Forged (2010)
77 min | Action, Drama
An ex-thug and his son attempt to find a way to move past impossible circumstances to forge a bond that has been forever broken by the murder of the child's mother.
Director: William Wedig | Stars: Manny Perez, David Castro, Margo Martindale, Jamie Tirelli
Votes: 237
45. Dirty (2005)
R | 97 min | Crime, Thriller
Two gangbangers-turned-cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.
Director: Chris Fisher | Stars: Frank Alvarez, Clifton Collins Jr., Brittany Daniel, Keith David
Votes: 5,872 | Gross: $0.27M
46. Mi vida loca (1993)
R | 92 min | Crime, Drama
Mousie and Sad Girl are childhood best friends in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Hispanic neighborhood. But when Sad Girl becomes pregnant by Mousie's boyfriend, a drug dealer named ... See full summary »
Director: Allison Anders | Stars: Angel Aviles, Seidy Lopez, Jacob Vargas, Devine
Votes: 2,410 | Gross: $3.27M
47. Rockaway (2007)
R | 78 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A decorated war hero returns to the States after the brutal murder of his wife and child back home in Rockaway, Queens, and vows revenge against the network of neighborhood criminals responsible for their deaths.
Directors: Jeff Crook, Josh Crook | Stars: Nicholas Gonzalez, Mario Cimarro, Oleg Taktarov, Vitali Baganov
Votes: 432
48. Living the Life (2000)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama
Two childhood friends, now in a street gang, look to their dancing ability as a way out.
Director: Alex Munoz | Stars: Katrina Gibson, Jay Hernandez, Melida Prado, Yvette Cruise
Votes: 142
49. Hotel California (2008)
95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When Troy turned on crime boss Dmitri Debartolla he was forced to leave Los Angeles and lay low in Miami. After two years, and the loss of his leg in a shootout with a Cuban crime syndicate... See full summary »
Director: Geo Santini | Stars: Erik Palladino, Tyson Beckford, Simon Rex, Tatyana Ali
Votes: 317
50. Prison Break (2005–2017)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A structural engineer installs himself in a prison he helped design, in order to save his falsely accused brother from a death sentence by breaking themselves out from the inside.
Stars: Dominic Purcell, Wentworth Miller, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper
Votes: 579,155
51. Plata o Plomo (2010)
105 min | Drama
A young Colombian boy flees his country to avoid conflict. A longtime cousin in the U.S. introduces him to the world of illicit business, not knowing that the wing he's under is part of the dark organization that seeks vengeance.
Director: John Human | Stars: Johnny Acero, Marlon Vasgavi, Margarita Palacio, Oscar Escobar
Votes: 36
52. The Bastards (2008)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jesus and Fausto, two low-paid Mexican laborers working illegally across the border in LA, are offered big money and a sawn-off shotgun to break into the home of a drug addicted single mother and take her hostage.
Director: Amat Escalante | Stars: Jesus Moises Rodriguez, Rubén Sosa, Nina Zavarin, Kenny Johnston
Votes: 1,518
53. The Harder They Come (1972)
R | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Music
Wishing to become a successful reggae singer, a young Jamaican man finds himself tied to corrupt record producers and drug pushers.
Director: Perry Henzell | Stars: Jimmy Cliff, Janet Bartley, Carl Bradshaw, Ras Daniel Hartman
Votes: 7,031
54. Third World Cop (1999)
R | 98 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A police officer returns to his neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica to find himself in conflict with his childhood friend who is now the right-hand-man of the local gang-lord in a gun-running racket. Jamaica's highest-grossing film to date.
Director: Chris Browne | Stars: Paul Campbell, Mark Danvers, Carl Bradshaw, Winston 'Bello' Bell
Votes: 486 | Gross: $0.04M
55. The Bronx War (1991)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime
The Puerto Rican owner of a Bronx strip joint who also heads a street gang that deals in drugs and stolen credit cards gets involved in a war with a local black gang.
Director: Joseph B. Vasquez | Stars: Joseph B. Vasquez, Charmaine Cruz, Julian Scott Urena, André D. Brown
Votes: 120
56. Down for the Barrio (1996)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime
Hispanic man, just released from prison, returns to his neighborhood in order to get rid of his involvement with crime. But soon finds out that his own 11-year-old son is already involved with a gang.
Director: César Alejandro | Stars: Tony Plana, César Alejandro, Little Joe, Oscar Ruben Zamora-Rojo
Votes: 67
57. Never Down (2007)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama
Rico reunites with his ex-wife after serving a five year prison term for armed robbery. Upon Rico's release he encounters old and new forces conspiring to bring him down and tear him between what he holds dear and what he most fears.
Director: Robert Oppel | Stars: Robert LaSardo, Alejandra Gutierrez, Mary Kelsey, Laurel Astri
Votes: 137
58. The Bridge (I) (2013–2014)
TV-MA | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Two detectives work together to take down a serial killer operating on both sides of the Texas-Chihuahua border.
Stars: Demián Bichir, Diane Kruger, Thomas M. Wright, Ted Levine
Votes: 20,313
59. Vengeance (2004 Video)
R | 87 min | Action, Drama, Crime
Based on the true story of an old school Latino Hitman who goes through rehab and repentance after a near death experience, but is forced to fall back into his old ways when his daughter is killed by her jealous boyfriend.
Director: Daniel Zirilli | Stars: Danny Romo, Raul Julia-Levy, Damon Whitaker, Lorenzo De La Cruz
Votes: 102
60. Death of a Gangster (2012)
95 min | Drama
The East Side of Los Angeles, known for its drugs, violence and corruption is about to go to war. This Time, however, it's between two childhood friends who are forced to face a secret so ... See full summary »
Director: Kate Whitney | Stars: Jaime Arcos, Efren Arellano, Aurelio Bocanegra, Ivan Cervantes
Votes: 11
61. Drive-By Chronicles: Sidewayz (2009)
Action, Crime, Drama
A man fails his initiation to join a gang His brother is a workaholic and is trying to set his brother straight and help him get a job
Director: Kenneth Castillo | Stars: Alvaro Orlando, Tony Maggio, David Castañeda, Trevor Wilde
Votes: 77
62. Ghostown (2009)
105 min | Drama
They say if you die there, that your soul never leaves. It is a place where men think they are gods but act like devils. They say love doesn't exist there. Welcome to Ghostown.
Director: Kenneth Castillo | Stars: Daniela Melgoza, Lauren Birriel, Jeremiah Ocanas, Eddie Ruiz
Votes: 10
A.K.A. Drive-By Chronicles 2.
63. Confession of a Gangster (2010)
95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
About two girls with an intense friendship and a shared dream of moving to Hawaii. They decide that the best way to raise the money they need, is to rob the most prolific drug dealer in their neighborhood.
Director: Kenneth Castillo | Stars: Vanessa Alderete, Citlali Anton, Ivan Basso, Yeniffer Behrens
Votes: 18
A.K.A. Drive-By Chronicles 3.
64. Hearts of Men (2011)
90 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two twin brothers - one takes life, another saves lives. When one brother is murdered, the other is forced by a corrupt D.E.A. agent to take his place.
Director: Kenneth Castillo | Stars: J.R. Yenque, Ronnie Alvarez, David Fernandez Jr., Melina Lizette
Votes: 10
A.K.A. Drive-By Chronicles 4.
65. A Gangster's Word (2013)
Drama
In the neighborhood of Los Angeles, known for drugs, violence and corruption, a wage for war is about to get green lighted. Two brothers are forced to confront faith, loyalty, passion and a... See full summary »
Director: Kate Whitney | Stars: Goya Robles, JoLane Lentz, Nick Rey Angelus, Mauricio Mendoza
Votes: 40
66. Kill Kapone (2014)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Kill Kapone is a realistic, hyper-violent action/drama that follows gang member, Kapone through the gritty alleys of East L.A. while getting chased all day by his own vicious gang. The ... See full summary »
Director: Alfredo Ramos | Stars: Ronnie Alvarez, Noel Gugliemi, Rico Aiello, Lizett Alcaraz-Armstrong
Votes: 153
67. Once Upon a Time in the Hood (2004)
94 min | Action
In the gang infested neighborhoods nearby Chicago's Little Village, Raul follows in the footsteps of his older brother Freddy. Raul's destiny as a member of the Latin Crowns street gang ... See full summary »
Director: Juan Frausto | Stars: Eric Avilés, Aimee Bravo, Carmen Cenko, Ivan Chaparro
Votes: 123
68. Drive by (2002 Video)
R | 97 min | Action, Crime, Drama
This film is based on a true story about gang life on the streets of Chicago. Ceasar, a young teen, seeks acceptance and membership into the Brotherhood, a gang lead by his older brother, ... See full summary »
Director: Juan Frausto | Stars: Rebecca Foster, Mario Acosta, Leticia Andrade, Alfredo Ascencio
Votes: 395
69. Vatos (2002)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime
An ex-convict determined to go straight finds himself unwittingly drawn back into the lucrative drug trade.
Director: Paul Wynne | Stars: Gary Cruz, Maximillian Decker, Veronica Milagros, Ana Alicia Palma
Votes: 81
70. King's Man (2010)
TV-14 | 114 min | Drama
Children are targeted by a syndicate and forced into the sex trade. Distressed by the disappearance of her nieces while returning to Mexico Laura turns to a local minister who believes that God can help him get back the missing children.
Director: Brenton Covington | Stars: Joe Estevez, Doua Moua, Jose Rosete, Jon Lee Brody
Votes: 64
71. Narx (2011)
Not Rated | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama
This urban drama is based on a shocking true story. An undercover cop puts his life on the line to fight corruption in his department, while trying to take down the biggest Drug Kingpin of ... See full summary »
Director: Alex Maisonette | Stars: Fat Joe, Chris Mulkey, Rocky A. Passafaro, Salvatore Franciosa
Votes: 81
72. End of Watch (2012)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves.
Director: David Ayer | Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, America Ferrera
Votes: 268,997 | Gross: $41.00M
73. In the Blood (I) (2014)
R | 108 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
When her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.
Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Gina Carano, Cam Gigandet, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Danny Trejo
Votes: 13,111
74. El Traspatio (2009)
122 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The true story of the border town of Juarez, Mexico where since the mid-1990s thousands of women have gone missing or turned up as sun-burnt corpses in the desert. Can new police captain Blanca Bravo stop the savagery?
Director: Carlos Carrera | Stars: Ana de la Reguera, Asur Zagada, Marco Pérez, Ivan Cortes
Votes: 1,598
75. Extreme Justice (1993)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A rogue cop joins an elite L.A.P.D. unit who secretly operate as a vigilante death squad, but soon begins to question their methods.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Scott Glenn, Chelsea Field, Yaphet Kotto
Votes: 1,386
76. Kingpin (2003)
R | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A drug cartel leader and his family try to keep what is "rightfully" theirs.
Stars: Yancey Arias, Brian Benben, Bobby Cannavale, Angela Alvarado
Votes: 1,197
77. Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (1990)
PG-13 | 270 min | Crime, Drama
An undercover DEA stationed in Mexico exposed large-scale marijuana trafficking, which led to his own murder and a high-profile investigation into government corruption.
Stars: Steven Bauer, Elizabeth Peña, Miguel Ferrer, Benicio Del Toro
Votes: 669
78. Cartel War (2010)
R | 94 min | Action, Crime, Drama
L.A. undercover cops disregard the law to bring down the most powerful drug mob in the U.S. Loosely based on Mexico's once most powerful drug cartel leader, this journey into the drug underworld cuts to the bone and through the heart.
Directors: Jack Lucarelli, Troy Price | Stars: Jack Lucarelli, Mercedes Dela Cruz, Roberto Sanchez, Sandra Luesse
Votes: 241
79. Borderline Coyotes (2012– )
22 min | Action, Crime
Three brothers work as Coyotes for the biggest Mob Boss in Los Angeles. This pack of Coyotes specializes in human smuggling: they bring people across the United States border from Mexico ... See full summary »
Stars: Roberto Sanchez, Maximillian Decker, Franco Vega, Janelle Froehlich
Votes: 26
80. Gang Related (2014)
46 min | Action, Crime, Drama
As kid, Ryan Lopez got connected to gang boss Javier Acosta. He's now detective in LAPD's Gang Task Force. While secretly passing info on to Javier, he's a good cop 95% of the time.
Stars: Ramón Rodríguez, Jay Hernandez, RZA, Sung Kang
Votes: 6,363
81. Law & Order: LA (2010–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Los Angeles police detectives investigate crimes and district attorneys prosecute the offenders.
Stars: Corey Stoll, Rachel Ticotin, Alfred Molina, Terrence Howard
Votes: 2,828
82. The Devil's in the Details (2013)
R | 100 min | Thriller
After serving a brutal tour of duty, veteran soldier Thomas Conrad is looking forward to a peaceful life at home with his family. But a drug cartel's ruthless enforcer has other plans for him.
Director: Waymon Boone | Stars: Ray Liotta, Emilio Rivera, Joel Mathews, Raymond J. Barry
Votes: 881
83. The Take (2007)
R | 96 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After he's shot during a heist in East L.A., an armored truck driver wrestles with rehabilitation and tracking down the man who committed the crime.
Director: Brad Furman | Stars: John Leguizamo, Tyrese Gibson, Rosie Perez, Bobby Cannavale
Votes: 2,454
84. Latin Dragon (2004)
R | 101 min | Action, Adventure
A decorated war hero and covert agent, Danny Silva returns home to East L.A. and finds his neighborhood has been taken over by violent street gangs headed by the brutally corrupt Bishop Thorn.
Director: Scott Thomas | Stars: Fabian Carrillo, Gary Busey, Lorenzo Lamas, Robert LaSardo
Votes: 393
85. 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: 358
86. Cell 211 (2009)
113 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.
Director: Daniel Monzón | Stars: Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann, Antonio Resines, Manuel Morón
Votes: 70,763
87. City of Men (2007)
R | 106 min | Crime, Drama
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
Director: Paulo Morelli | Stars: Douglas Silva, Darlan Cunha, Jonathan Haagensen, Rodrigo dos Santos
Votes: 16,295 | Gross: $0.31M
88. Through the Valley (I) (2008)
89 min | Drama
An innocent man framed for murder, and the system that just wants another minority conviction.
Director: Juan C.vazquez | Stars: Pablo Bracho, Punkin Michels, Angela D. Smith, Samantha Esteban
Votes: 75
89. CSI: NY (2004–2013)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Forensic scientists and investigators of the New York City Police Department unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths.
Stars: Gary Sinise, Carmine Giovinazzo, Hill Harper, Eddie Cahill
Votes: 49,580
90. Cage Fight (2012)
97 min | Action
An illegal immigrant must fight for his life in an underground, "No Holds Barred" Cage Fight tournament in exchange for help in finding his family. Only the strongest will survive!
Director: Enrique Murillo | Stars: Martin Aguilar, Alberto Alvarado, Lorena Bernal, Leila Ciancaglini
Votes: 58
91. Line of Duty (2013)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Four friends from the rough side of town grow apart when two are consumed by a life of crime, and the other two become FBI agents sent deep undercover - to bring down those childhood friends.
Director: Bryan Ramirez | Stars: Jeremy Ray Valdez, Walter Perez, Fernanda Romero, Will Rothhaar
Votes: 942 | Gross: $0.05M
92. Tiger Heart (1996)
PG-13 | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A teen martial arts expert and his martial arts class take on a bunch of thugs headed by a devious real estate developer who is forcing a community to sell out their property so he can build a mall.
Director: Georges Chamchoum | Stars: Ted Jan Roberts, Carol Potter, Jennifer Lyons, Robert LaSardo
Votes: 416
93. Combustion (2013)
Not Rated | 99 min | Action
Ari works with her boyfriend and another criminal, where she seduces rich men and the 2 men rob them. She seduces Mikel. Her partners aren't happy until he joins them in illegal car racing. And Mikel's rich fiancee...?
Director: Daniel Calparsoro | Stars: Alberto Ammann, Álex González, Adriana Ugarte, Luis Zahera
Votes: 3,349
94. Pimp Bullies (2011)
R | 78 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Five suspects holding a piece of the truth behind an unsolved crime.
Director: Alfonso Rodríguez | Stars: Catalina Rodriguez, Gerardo Celasco, Ving Rhames, Lizbeth Santos
Votes: 323
95. In Plain Sight (2008–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon must hunt down witnesses for federal cases in the witness protection program while also managing a rather dysfunctional family and her own personal life.
Stars: Mary McCormack, Frederick Weller, Paul Ben-Victor, Nichole Hiltz
Votes: 12,820
96. Heist (I) (2009)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Crime
Leader of a Los Angeles gang must save his brother from a Colombian drug cartel.
Directors: Rick Cooper, Rick Jordan | Stars: Rick Jordan, Christian Mendez, Erik David Barber, Tim Aslin
Votes: 102
97. Contraband (2012)
R | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
To protect his brother-in-law from a drug lord, a former smuggler heads to Panama to score millions of dollars in counterfeit bills.
Director: Baltasar Kormákur | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Giovanni Ribisi, Kate Beckinsale, Robert Wahlberg
Votes: 126,313 | Gross: $66.53M
98. Smile Now Cry Later (2013)
TV-14 | 85 min | Drama
Mickey Jones is an all-American rockabilly, complete with slicked-back hair and smokes rolled in his sleeve. Yet, behind his cool demeanor he is plagued by an abusive past. Enter Laura ... See full summary »
Director: Kate Whitney | Stars: Sabrina Páez, Patrick Nuo, David Fernandez Jr., Joyce Alvarado
Votes: 25
99. Hell (2010)
NC-17 | 149 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.
Director: Luis Estrada | Stars: Damián Alcázar, Joaquín Cosio, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, María Rojo
Votes: 12,086
100. Mala Leche (2004)
Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two marginal youths who are friends fail miserably on their first drug transaction. Risking their lives, they embark on an uncontrolled crime spree in order to repay the money within two days.
Directors: León Errázuriz, Bobby Wood | Stars: Juan Pablo Ogalde, Mauricio Diocares, Adela Secall, Luis Dubó
Votes: 256
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