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1. West Side Story (2021)
PG-13 | 156 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez
Votes: 95,964
2. Harry Brown (2009)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Director: Daniel Barber | Stars: Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, David Bradley, Charlie Creed-Miles
Votes: 91,479 | Gross: $1.82M
3. In the Dark (2017)
TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As she deals with an unexpected pregnancy, D.I. Helen Weeks must return to the hometown she loathes, to help her childhood best friend who is in the centre of a media frenzy following the abduction of two teenage girls.
Stars: MyAnna Buring, Ben Batt, David Leon, Jamie Sives
Votes: 3,568
4. South Central (1992)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama
A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.
Director: Stephen Milburn Anderson | Stars: Glenn Plummer, Byron Minns, Lexie Bigham, Vincent Craig Dupree
Votes: 6,745 | Gross: $1.37M
5. Prayer of the Rollerboys (1990)
R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In a dystopian near future America, a young man infiltrates a powerful drug dealing rollerblading youth gang that runs his town in order to end their reign for good.
Director: Rick King | Stars: Corey Haim, Patricia Arquette, Christopher Collet, Julius Harris
Votes: 2,779
6. Switchblade Sisters (1975)
R | 91 min | Action, Crime, Drama
The leader of an inner-city girl gang is challenged when a new girl moves into the neighborhood.
Director: Jack Hill | Stars: Robbie Lee, Joanne Nail, Monica Gayle, Asher Brauner
Votes: 4,288 | Gross: $0.05M
7. 1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982)
R | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a post-apocalyptic New York City, a policeman infiltrates the Bronx, which has become a battleground for several murderous street gangs.
Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: Mark Gregory, Fred Williamson, Vic Morrow, Christopher Connelly
Votes: 4,092
8. The Dark Horse (2014)
R | 124 min | Biography, Drama
A brilliant but troubled New Zealand chess champion finds purpose by teaching underprivileged children about the rules of chess and life.
Director: James Napier Robertson | Stars: Cliff Curtis, James Rolleston, Kirk Torrance, James Napier Robertson
Votes: 6,593 | Gross: $0.06M
9. Wild Thing (1987)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A child witnesses drug dealers murder his parents. He escapes and grows up wild in the city's slums. Years later he emerges to help the residents of the area who are being terrorized by street gangs and drug dealers.
Director: Max Reid | Stars: Robert Knepper, Kathleen Quinlan, Robert Davi, Maury Chaykin
Votes: 725
10. The Right Temptation (2000)
R | 95 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A detective falls for the man she's supposed to be investigating; dire complications follow.
Director: Lyndon Chubbuck | Stars: Kiefer Sutherland, Rebecca De Mornay, Dana Delany, Adam Baldwin
Votes: 1,301
11. The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas (2012)
Not Rated | 116 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
At the Mexican-Guatemalan border, young teenage lovers Sabina and Jovany, both Hondurans, accidentally meet again after some years apart. She plans to get to the United States and dreams ... See full summary »
Director: Luis Mandoki | Stars: Joaquín Cosio, Greisy Mena, Fernando Moreno, Angelina Peláez
Votes: 1,119
12. Girl Gang (1954)
Not Rated | 63 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A sleazy gangster has a gang of young girls commit robberies and prostitution for him by getting them hooked on drugs.
Director: Robert C. Dertano | Stars: Gloria Victor, Timothy Farrell, Harry Keaton, Lou Monson
Votes: 354
13. 96 Minutes (2011)
R | 93 min | Drama, Thriller
The story of 4 lives slammed together in a shocking moment. Intercutting between a carjacking and the separate stories of the 4 kids in Atlanta, we watch as they hurtle toward a life-changing end.
Director: Aimee Lagos | Stars: Brittany Snow, Evan Ross, Sharon Conley, Justin Martin
Votes: 3,404
14. Terrain vague (1960)
100 min | Drama
Young Danny, better known as Tomb, is the toughest in a street gang in Paris. She dresses as a boy and fights like a man.
Director: Marcel Carné | Stars: Danièle Gaubert, Roland Lesaffre, Maurice Caffarelli, Constantin Andrieu
Votes: 223
15. Lone and Angry Man (1965)
87 min | Drama, Western
Spaghetti Western icon Anthony Steffen stars as Shenandoah, a man of mystery who joins a vicious band of highwaymen after passing a near impossible and death defying initiation. When the ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Caiano | Stars: Anthony Steffen, Eduardo Fajardo, Arturo Dominici, Luciana Gilli
Votes: 339
16. The Magnificent Six and ½: Ghosts and Ghoulies (1968)
30 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Whizz and Pee Wee would like to join the club , but first they must spend an hour in a haunted house.
Director: Harry Booth | Stars: Len Jones, Ian Ellis, Brinsley Forde, Suzanne Togni
Votes: 20
17. Bumrush (2011)
127 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After a series of police operations to bikers and the Italian mafia has come to upset the balance of power between Montreal criminal groups, the strip club the Kingdom, long recognized as a... See full summary »
Director: Michel Jetté | Stars: Emmanuel Auger, Paul Dumas Frappier, Pat Lemaire, Dara Lowe
Votes: 171
19. On the Downlow (2004)
Not Rated | 84 min | Drama
Isaac and Angel are two young Latinos involved in a south side Chicago gang. They have a secret in a world where secrets are forbidden.
Director: Tadeo Garcia | Stars: Tony Sancho, Michael Cortez, Donato Cruz, Felipe Camacho
Votes: 187
21. Lock Her Room (2003)
17 min | Drama, Short, Thriller
Wanting to be in The Apostle's gang, Johnny agrees to do solitary in an abandoned locker room. He's ready to hang tough and prove he ain't no punk in the game of survival...Three days in, ... See full summary »
Director: Kai Soremekun | Stars: Douglas Smith, Tania Gunadi, Jason Tobin, D'Lo
Votes: 17
23.
CSI: NY (2004–2013)
Episode:
The Fall
(2005)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A shopkeeper is shot dead in his wine shop by a gang of teenagers. On the other side of the city, a Hollywood producer is found dead during a party at his apartment.
Director: Norberto Barba | Stars: Gary Sinise, Melina Kanakaredes, Carmine Giovinazzo, Vanessa Ferlito
Votes: 321
24.
The F.B.I. Files (1998–2009)
Episode:
The Initiation
(2003)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
Three men murder a innocent man as part of an initiation into a Cleveland Ohio biker gang.
Director: Joe Wiecha | Stars: James Kallstrom, Anthony D. Call, Stephen Kemble, Stuart Shoaff
Votes: 29
25.
EastEnders (1985– )
Episode:
Episode #1.1411
(1997)
TV-PG | 28 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Penelope Shales | Stars: Steve McFadden, Gillian Taylforth, Deepak Verma, Shobu Kapoor
26.
The Closer (2005–2012)
Episode:
Four to Eight
(2007)
Not Rated | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A suspected gang retaliation double murder takes a different turn, and Brenda continues to feel ill.
Director: Arvin Brown | Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett
Votes: 425
27.
Urban Legends (2007–2011)
Episode:
Cheating Death
(2007)
25 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
We kick off with the legend of a junkie who got shot at close range, found the Lord and then miraculously coughed out the bullet lodged in his chest. Then, we meet a German on a business ... See full summary »
Director: Luke Campbell | Stars: Michael Allcock, Jadeep Bhangue, Kimberly Frary, Michael Giel
Votes: 21
28.
Outlaw Bikers (2007– )
Episode:
Masters of Mayhem
(2007)
Documentary, Crime, History
The Mongols motorcycle club meets undercover agent Billy Queen.
Stars: Billy Queen, Budd Johnson, Scott Ereckson, Donald Jarvis
29.
The Chicago Code (2011)
Episode:
Cabrini Green
(2011)
TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Alderman Gibbons befriends the teenage boy who tried to shoot him so that he can get the name of the gang leader who issued the order. Meanwhile, Wysocki discovers that a bombing may be connected to a 1970s radical group.
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Jason Clarke, Jennifer Beals, Matt Lauria, Devin Kelley
Votes: 121
30.
Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2015)
Episode:
Boom Boom Pow: Part 2
(2011)
TV-PG | 22 min | Drama, Romance
After really messing up at the end of the semester, Drew's grounded for Spring Break and lonely without girlfriend Bianca. But when he begins to worry that B might be unfaithful, he sneaks ... See full summary »
Director: Stefan Brogren | Stars: Jordan Todosey, Justin Kelly, Melinda Shankar, Aislinn Paul
Votes: 91
31.
Outlaw Empires (2012– )
Episode:
Nuestra Familia
(2012)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Established in the California prison system as a way for members from Northern California to fend off violence from the Mexican Mafia, Nuestra Familia has become renowned for its ... See full summary »
Director: Tiller Russell | Stars: Johnny Angel Martinez, Kurt Sutter, Angel Botello, Anthony Aria
Votes: 13
32.
S.W.A.T. (2017– )
Episode:
Pariah
(2023)
TV-14 | Action, Adventure, Crime
When faced with a series of random shootings, one SWAT member's family connections could be the key to stopping the next attack. Hondo prepares to meet Nichelle's parents for the first time. Tan helps Luca navigate a sensitive situation.
Director: Cherie Gierhart | Stars: Shemar Moore, Alex Russell, Kenny Johnson, David Lim
Votes: 324
33.
Outlaw Empires (2012– )
Episode:
Aryan Brotherhood
(2012)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An outgrowth of the racial desegregation of the late 1960s, the Aryan Brotherhood had its origins in American prisons. But as the decades passed, it widened its influence past prison walls ... See full summary »
Director: Tiller Russell | Stars: Fred M., Kurt Sutter, Michael T., John Greschner
Votes: 17
34.
Outlaw Empires (2012– )
Episode:
Crips
(2012)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime, History
Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter explores the complete story of an iconic American outlaw dynasty: the Crips. Insiders tell a story of escalating turf battles, danger, violence, and ... See full summary »
Director: Tiller Russell | Stars: Kershaun Scott, Kurt Sutter, Jeffery Bacot, Rayford Miles
Votes: 19
35.
Outlaw Empires (2012– )
Episode:
American Bikers
(2012)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, Crime, History
What all began with a love for bikes and freedom of riding turned into the popularization of the American outlaw biker gangs. The dynasty lives to this day, though it has moved beyond just ... See full summary »
Director: Marielle Woods | Stars: Kurt Sutter, Rick, John, Chuck Zito
Votes: 19
36.
American Horror Story (2011– )
Episode:
Chapter 1
(2016)
TV-MA | 42 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Matt and Shelby, a couple from Los Angeles, leave the city and move into a mysterious house in North Carolina, where strange things begin to occur.
Director: Bradley Buecker | Stars: Kathy Bates, Sarah Paulson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lily Rabe
Votes: 5,128
37.
Riverdale (2017–2023)
Episode:
Chapter Eighteen: When a Stranger Calls
(2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Betty turns to Archie for help after receiving an ultimatum; Veronica's old friend comes to town, but his plans for a wild night takes an unexpected turn.
Director: Ellen S. Pressman | Stars: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse
Votes: 2,003