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My Ultimate list of some of the great gang related films that influenced me as I was growing up. Feel free to leave a comment about some of the films....
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- DirectorEric KarsonStarsOlivier GrunerPeter KwongTheresa SaldanaTenant helps landlord fight off local street gang.Also starring: Gregory Cruz, Alma Beltran, Mark Dacascos, Bruce Locke, Mike Moroff, Joey Naber, Tony Valentino, Daniel Villarreal, Gilbert Rosales
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsElisabeth ShueMaia BrewtonKeith CooganA babysitter must battle her way through the big city after being stranded there with the kids she's looking after.Also starring: Calvin Levels, Vincent D'Onofrio, Penelope Ann Miller, George Newbern, John Ford Noonan, Bradley Whitford, Ron Canada, John Davis Chandler, Lolita Davidovich, Clark Johnson, Sam Moses, Juan Ramirez, Andrew Shue (uncredited extra)
- DirectorEdward James OlmosStarsEdward James OlmosWilliam ForsytheSal LopezA Mexican-American Mafia kingpin is released from prison, falls in love for the first time, and grows introspective about his gangster lifestyle.Also starring: Panchito Gomez, Richard Coca, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Danny De La Paz, Daniel Villareal, Jacob Vargas, Manny Perry, William Smith, Tom Bower
- DirectorDavid J. BurkeStarsVing RhamesTerrence HowardChazz PalminteriA notorious gangster nicknamed "Animal" must reconcile his past in order to make a future for his criminally-minded son.Also starring: Faizon Love, Wes Studi, Paula Jai Parker, Taraji P. Henson, Beverly Todd
- DirectorSteve BuscemiStarsWillem DafoeEdward FurlongDanny TrejoA young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.Also starring: Seymour Cassel, Mickey Rourke, Tom Arnold, John Heard, J.C. Quinn, Steve Buscemi
- DirectorAnatole LitvakStarsEdward G. RobinsonHumphrey BogartClaire TrevorA brilliant Park Avenue doctor becomes a criminal in order to do research into the criminal mind.Also starring: Donald Crisp, John Litel, Thurston Hall, Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom, Ward Bond, Vladimir Sokoloff, Susan Hayward (scenes deleted) William Haade (uncredited), Ronald Reagan (voice: uncredited)
- DirectorSam FirstenbergStarsMichael DudikoffSteve JamesJames BoothA senator is targeted by the Pentangle, a right wing paramilitary group. His pal, a former CIA agent and martial artist, tries to help him. The group kidnaps the agent's sister and tries to hunt him down, "The Most Dangerous Game" style.Also Starring: John P. Ryan, Karl Johnson, Marc Alaimo, Allison Gereighty, Loren Farmer, Rick Boyle, Kane Hodder
- DirectorJohn SingletonStarsAlexsandra WrightTyrese GibsonTaraji P. HensonIn South Central L.A., a misguided 20-year-old African-American man, a "baby boy", faces the commitments of real life.Also starring: , A.J. Johnson, Ving Rhames, Snoop Dogg, Freez Luv, Mo'Nique,
- DirectorRick RosenthalStarsSean PennReni SantoniJim MoodyChicago crime kid Mick O'Brien is sent to reform school after accidentally killing a rival's kid brother.Co-starring: Esai Morales, Ally Sheedy, Clancy Brown, Robert Lee Rush, John Zenda, Alan Ruck, Tony Mockus Jr., Dean Fortunato, Lawrence Mah, Rick Rosenthal, Jason Gedrick(uncredited)
- DirectorRichard BrooksStarsGlenn FordAnne FrancisLouis CalhernA new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty.Also starring: John Hoyt, Richard Kiley, Sidney Poitier, Vic Morrow, Rafael Campos, Paul Mazursky, Jamie Farr (as Jameel Farah) Richard Deacon (uncredited) James Drury (uncredited) Emil Sitka (uncredited)
- DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsDamian ChapaJesse BorregoBenjamin BrattBased 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.Also starring: Victor Rivers, Delroy Lindo, Tom Towles, Carlos Carrasco, Teddy Wilson, Raymond Cruz, Valente Rodriguez, Lanny Flaherty, Billy Bob Thornton, Jenny Gago, Lupe Ontiveros, Gary Carlos Cervantes, Thomas F. Wilson, Karmin Murcelo, Mike Genovese, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo, Peter Mark Vasquez, Roberto Contreras, Evelyn Guerrero, Luis Contreras, David Dunard, David Labiosa, Christine Avila, Roxann Dawson (uncredited) , Richard Masur (uncredited)
- DirectorMichael PressmanStarsRichard YniguezDanny De La PazMarta DuBoisFrom executive producer Tony Bill comes a gritty and groundbreaking look at Los Angeles gang life in the city’s Mexican-American barrios.Also starring: Betty Carvalho, Carmen Zapata, Victor Millan, Gary Carlos Cervantes, Daniel Zacapa, Robert Covarrubias, Harry Caesar, Christine Avila, John Fiedler, Ángel Salazar, Thomas Rosales Jr. (stunts)
One of a number of 1979 "gang movies" which were first released in that year. The pictures included Walk Proud (1979), The Warriors (1979), Boulevard Nights (1979) and The Wanderers (1979). Then hot on the heels in 1980 came John Carpenter's Escape from New York (1981).). - DirectorJohn SingletonStarsCuba Gooding Jr.Laurence FishburneHudhail Al-AmirFollows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.Also starring: Ice Cube, Angela Bassett, Morris Chestnut, Nia Long Jessie Lawrence Ferguson, Desi Arnez Hines II, Regina King, Vonte Sweet, Whitman Mayo John Singleton (uncredited)
- DirectorJoel SilbergStarsLucinda DickeyAdolfo QuinonesMichael ChambersA struggling young jazz dancer meets up with two break-dancers. Together they become the sensation of the street crowds.Also starring: Christopher McDonald, Phineas Newborn III, Bruno Falcon, Timothy Solomon, Ana Sánchez, Ice-T, Ric Mancino, Jean-Claude Van Damme (uncredited)
- DirectorSam FirstenbergStarsLucinda DickeyAdolfo QuinonesMichael ChambersA developer tries to bulldoze a community recreation center. The local breakdancers try to stop it.Also starring: Harry Caesar, Steve Notario, Lu Leonard, Ice-T, Bruno Falcon, Donovan Leitch Jr., Lela Rochon, Ana Sánchez
- DirectorErnest R. DickersonStarsDamon WayansAdam SandlerJames CaanTwo criminals, Keats and Moses, end their friendship, when Keats turns out to be an undercover cop. Many years later, the two are forced to work together when Keats is assigned to protect Moses as a witness.Also starring: James Farentino, Kristen Wilson, Bill Nunn, Monica Potter, Xander Berkeley, David Labiosa, Conrad Goode, Sven-Ole Thorsen (uncredited)
- DirectorAbel FerraraStarsJames RussoRichard PanebiancoSari ChangA modern day Romeo & Juliet story is told in New York when an Italian boy and a Chinese girl become lovers, causing a tragic conflict between ethnic gangs.Co-starring: Russell Wong, Joey Chin, Judith Malina, James Hong, Robert Miano, Paul Hipp, Lum Chang Pang, Robert LaSardo,
- DirectorJohn IrvinStarsHarvey KeitelStephen DorffTimothy HuttonA retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with the loot they stole.Co-starring: Wade Dominguez, Michael Jai White, Lucy Liu, Flex Alexander, Reno Wilson, Philip Tan, Fred Lerner, Elliott Gould(uncredited)
- DirectorMark L. LesterStarsPerry KingMerrie Lynn RossTimothy Van PattenA new teacher at a troubled inner-city high school soon ends up clashing with a delinquent punk posse who run the institute with an iron fist.Also starring: Stefan Arngrim, Michael J. Fox, Keith Knight, Lisa Langlois, Neil Clifford, Al Waxman, Erin Noble, and Teenage Head
- DirectorDennis HopperStarsSean PennRobert DuvallMaria Conchita AlonsoAn experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control.Also starring: Grand L. Bush, Don Cheadle, Gerardo Mejía, Glenn Plummer, Rudy Ramos, Sy Richardson, Trinidad Silva, Damon Wayans, Bruce Beatty, R.D. Call, Seymour Cassel, Gary Carlos Cervantes, Courtney Gains, Leon, Tina Lifford, Mario Lopez, Micole Mercurio, Jack Nance, JoMarie Payton, Tony Todd, Peter Mark Vasquez, Frank Aragon
- DirectorJohn CornellStarsPaul HoganLinda KozlowskiJohn MeillonAustralian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.Co-starring: Steve Rackman, Gerry Skilton, Hechter Ubarry, Juan Fernandez, Charles S. Dutton, Kenneth Welsh, Dennis Boutsikaris, Carlos Carrasco, Luis Guzman, Colin Quinn, Maggie Blinco
- DirectorAlex TurnerStarsHenry ThomasPatrick FugitNicki AycoxA group of Confederate soldiers hole up in an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank and find themselves at the mercy of supernatural forces.Co-starring: Mark Boone Junior, Isaiah Washington, Muse Watson, Russell Durham Comegys, Donna Biscoe
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsCharles BronsonHope LangeVincent GardeniaA New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad after his wife is murdered by street punks. In self-defense, the vengeful man kills muggers on the mean streets after dark.Co-starring: William Redfield, Stuart Margolin, Stephen Elliott, Jack Wallace, Jeff Goldblum, Christopher Logan, Gregory Rozakis, Helen Martin, Hank Garrett, Christopher Guest, Paul Dooley(uncredited), Olympia Dukakis(uncredited) Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs(uncredited) Eric Laneuville(uncredited) Len Lesser(uncredited) Al Lewis(uncredited) Robert Miano(uncredited) Damien Leake(uncredited)
- DirectorJohn FlynnStarsJan-Michael VincentTheresa SaldanaDanny AielloAn out-of work merchant seaman single-handedly tames a powerful street gang "The Souls" that has been terrorizing his neighborhood on New York City's Lower East Side.Also starring: Lenny Montana, Art Carney, Santos Morales, Frank Pesce, James Victor, Joseph Campanella, Tony Sirico, Tom Reese, Chino 'Fats' Williams, Tony DiBenedetto (uncredited bit)
- DirectorJames WanStarsKevin BaconJohn GoodmanKelly PrestonNick Hume is a mild-mannered executive with a perfect life, until one gruesome night he witnesses something that changes him forever. Transformed by grief, Hume eventually comes to the disturbing conclusion that no length is too great when protecting his family.Also starring: Aisha Tyler, Jordan Garrett, Matt O'Leary, Edi Gathegi, Hector Atreyu Ruiz, Dennis Keiffer, Rich Ceraulo, Yorgo Constantine, Leigh Whannell, Kanin Howell, Freddy Bouciegues, Casey Pieretti
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisAlan RickmanBonnie BedeliaA New York City police officer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.Also starring: William Atherton, Hart Bochner, James Shigeta, Paul Gleason, Alexander Godunov, De'voreaux White, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Dennis Hayden, Al Leong, Robert Davi, Grand L. Bush, Rick Ducommun, Rebecca Broussard, Betty Carvalho, Tracy Reiner, Fred Lerner
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsBruce WillisWilliam AthertonBonnie BedeliaJohn McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.Also starring: Franco Nero, William Sadler, John Amos, Dennis Franz, Art Evans, Fred Dalton Thompson, Tom Bower, Don Harvey, Tony Ganios, Robert Patrick, John Leguizamo, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Mark Boone Junior, Tom Everett, Colm Meaney, Robert Costanzo
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsBruce WillisJeremy IronsSamuel L. JacksonJohn 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.Co-starring: Colleen Camp, Larry Bryggman, Sam Phillips Kevin Chamberlin, Aldis Hodge, Edwin Hodge, Joe Zaloom, Patrick Borriello, Ali A. Wahhab (uncredited)
- 19961h 29mR6.5 (62K)53MetascoreDirectorParis BarclayStarsShawn WayansMarlon WayansKeenen Ivory WayansA parody of several U.S. films about being in the 'Hood', for instance Boyz n the Hood (1991), South Central (1992), Menace II Society (1993), Higher Learning (1995) and Juice (1992).Co-starring: Suli McCullough, Darrel Heath, Helen Martin, Lahmard J. Tate, Chris Wayans, Kim Wayans, Vivica A. Fox, Toshi Toda, Omar Epps, Faizon Love, Bernie Mac, Antonio Fargas, LaWanda Page, Yvette Wilson, Guy Torry, Damien Dante Wayans, J.W. Smith, Paula Jai Parker, Alex Thomas, Virginia Watson
- DirectorLuc BessonStarsRobert De NiroMichelle PfeifferDianna AgronThe Manzoni family, a notorious Mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France, under the Witness Protection Program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard.Also starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Jimmy Palumbo, Domenick Lombardozzi, Jon Freda, Vincent Pastore, Michael J. Panichelli Jr., Paul Borghese, Anthony Desio, Ted Arcidi, David Belle, Raymond Franza, Dominic Chianese, Joseph Dimartino (uncredited)
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodGian Maria VolontèMarianne KochA wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.Co-starring: Sieghardt Rupp, Antonio Prieto, José Calvo, Margarita Lozano, Mario Brega, Bruno Carotenuto
- DirectorPeter ManoogianStarsGary FrankRay Parker Jr.Jan-Michael VincentAn insurance salesman inadvertently gets trapped after dark in an apartment building that is terrorized by a street gang called "The Vampires."Also starring: Tony Todd, Stacey Dash, Deon Richmond, Robert Lee Rush, Theo Caesar, Kadeem Hardison, Derrick Simmons, Ángel Ramírez
- DirectorHart BochnerStarsJon LovitzTia CarrereLouise FletcherRichard Clark has just left the well-known Wellington Academy to teach at Marion Barry High School. Now, he will try to inspire the D-average students into making good grades and try to woo a fellow teacher.Also starring: Malinda Williams, Guillermo Díaz, John Neville, Brian Hooks, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Marco Rodríguez, Nicholas Worth, Ricky Harris, Manny Perry (stunts) Leo Lee (Stunts) Gilbert Rosales (stunts)
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsIda LupinoHumphrey BogartAlan CurtisAfter being released from prison, notorious thief Roy Earle is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery of a California resort.Co-starring: Joan Leslie, Henry Hull, Henry Travers, Barton MacLane, Cornel Wilde, Donald MacBride, Willie Best, Robert Strange, and Zero the Dog as 'Pard' UNCREDITED: Dorothy Appleby, James Flavin, Louis Jean Heydt
- DirectorXavier GensStarsTimothy OlyphantDougray ScottOlga KurylenkoA gun-for-hire known only as Agent 47 hired by a group known only as 'The Organization' is ensnared in a political conspiracy, which finds him pursued by both Interpol and the Russian military as he treks across Russia and Eastern Europe.Co-starring: Ulrich Thomsen, Henry Ian Cusick, Michael Offei, Eriq Ebouaney, James Faulkner
- DirectorStuart HeislerStarsJack PalanceShelley WintersLori NelsonAfter aging criminal Roy Earle is released from prison he decides to pull one last heist before retiring - by robbing a resort hotel.*REMAKE of "High Sierra" (1941)*
Co-starring: Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, Lon Chaney Jr., Earl Holliman, Perry Lopez, Richard Davalos, Howard St. John, Olive Carey, Ralph Moody, James Millican, UNCREDITED: Nick Adams, Paul Brinegar, Mae Clarke, Ed Fury, Dennis Hopper, Hugh Sanders, Mickey Simpson, Dub Taylor, Robert Williams - DirectorDoug McHenryStarsAllen PayneJada Pinkett SmithBokeem WoodbineTwo brothers, survivors of family tragedy, take different life paths: one falls for a high-spirited waitress and dreams of success, the other follows a life of petty crime. Their lives reconnect in shattering fashion.Co-starring: Eddie Griffin, Suzzanne Douglas, Lisa Nicole Carson, Lahmard J. Tate, Forest Whitaker, Bebe Drake, Sean Hutchinson, Burleigh Moore, Sandra 'Pepa' Denton, Lew Temple
- DirectorNoel NosseckStarsHarry HamlinJoseph BottomsDeborah Van ValkenburghA group of friends race their high-powered cars up and down a dangerous and deadly mountain road known as Mulholland Drive to see who can claim the title of "King of the Mountain."Also starring: Dennis Hopper, Dan Haggerty, Seymour Cassel, Buddy Joe Hooker, Cassandra 'Elvira' Peterson, William Forsythe, Joey Camen, Gary Hudson, Vincent Guastaferro, Anthony De Longis, and Lee Garlington (uncredited extra)
- DirectorJames Gavin BedfordStarsJon SedaMario LopezTonantzin CarmeloTurf wars. Violent betrayals. A family torn apart by greed and jealousy. And one man who wants to rule the gang-ravaged streets of East L.A.Also starring: Vincent Castellanos,Danny Parker-Lopes, David Labiosa, Liz Torres, Manny Perez, Adam Rodriguez, Ricki Lopez, Danielle Camastra, John Eddins, Rolando Molina, Isabella Donato, Laura Cerón, Alex Miranda, F.J. Rio Irene Olga López
- DirectorJohn MackenzieStarsBob HoskinsHelen MirrenPaul FreemanAn up-and-coming gangster is tested by the insurgence of an unknown, very powerful threat.Also starring: Eddie Constantine, Paul Freeman, P.H. Moriarty, Pierce Brosnan, Stephen Davies, Paul Barber, Dexter Fletcher
- DirectorMartin DavidsonStephen VeronaStarsSylvester StalloneHenry WinklerPerry KingTwo members of a social club in 1950s Brooklyn have more interest in romance than in rumbles.Co-starring: Susan Blakely, Maria Smith, Renee Paris, Dolph Sweet, Ray Sharkey, Caren Kaye, Armand Assante, Brooke Adams(uncredited)
- DirectorLen WisemanStarsBruce WillisJustin LongTimothy OlyphantJohn McClane and a young hacker join forces to take down master cyber-terrorist Thomas Gabriel in Washington D.C.Co-starring: Cliff Curtis. Kevin Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Sung Kang, Chris Ellis, Matt O'Leary, Cyril Raffaelli, Tim Russ, Edoardo Costa, Yancey Arias,
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonJoanne SamuelHugh Keays-ByrneIn a self-destructing world, a vengeful Australian policeman sets out to stop a violent motorcycle gang.Also starring: Tim Burns, Roger Ward, Sheila Florence, Vincent Gil, Geoff Parry, Lulu Pinkus, Max Fairchild
- DirectorGeorge MillerStarsMel GibsonBruce SpenceMichael PrestonIn the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland, a cynical drifter agrees to help a small, gasoline-rich community to get rid of a horde of bandits.Also starring: Vernon Wells, Kjell Nilsson, Emil Minty, Virginai Hey, William Zappa, Harold Baigent, Max Fairchild, Arkie Whiteley
- DirectorGeorge MillerGeorge OgilvieStarsMel GibsonTina TurnerBruce SpenceAfter being exiled from the most advanced town in post apocalyptic Australia, a drifter travels with a group of abandoned children to rebel against the town's queen.Also starring: Frank Thring, Angelo Rossitto, Paul Larson, Angry Anderson, Robert Grubb, George Spartels, Edwin Hodgeman, Helen Buday, Tom Jennings
- DirectorJohn SturgesStarsYul BrynnerSteve McQueenCharles BronsonSeven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.Also starring: Horst Buchholz, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, Brad Dexter, Jorge Martinez de Hoyos, Vladimir Sokoloff, Enrique Lucero, Robert J. Wilke, Val Avery, Whit Bissell, Bing Russell, Jose Chavez Trowe (uncredited) Robert Contreras (uncredited) Jim Davis (uncredited) Victor French (uncredited) Joseph Ruskin (uncredited) Rosenda Monteros, Rico Alaniz, Pepe Hern, John A. Alonzo
- DirectorAlbert HughesAllen HughesStarsTyrin TurnerLarenz TateJune Kyoto LuA young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.Also starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Glenn Plummer, Reginald Ballard, Khandi Alexander, James Pickens Jr., Jada Pinkett Smith, Arnold Johnson, Vonte Sweet, Clifton Powell, Too $hort, Bill Duke, Charles S. Dutton, Rolando Molina, Clifton Collins Jr., Tony Valentino, Daniel Villarreal, Thomas Rosales Jr. (stunts)
- DirectorTony BillStarsChris MakepeaceAdam BaldwinMatt DillonWhen a boy comes to a new school and gets harassed by a bully, he acquires the services of the school's most feared kid as a bodyguard.Also starring: Hank Salas, Joan Cusack, Dean Devlin, Ruth Gordon, Martin Mull, John Houseman, Craig Richard Nelson, George Wendt, Jennifer Beals,
- DirectorLarry CohenFred WilliamsonStarsFred WilliamsonJim BrownPam GrierWhen a gang shoots his father, Bookman (Fred Williamson) returns to his hometown, rounds up some of his own people and begins an all-out war to restore the neighborhood to its rightful sense of justice.Also starring: Isabel Sanford, Oscar Brown Jr., Richard Roundtree, Ron O'Neal, Christopher B. Duncan, Eddie Bo Smith Jr., Dru Down, Robert Forster, Charles Napier, Wings Hauser, Frank Pesce, The Bishop Don Magic Juan
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsGeorge ClooneyJennifer LopezVing RhamesA career bank robber breaks out of jail, and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a U.S. Marshal he has kidnapped.Co-starring: Catherine Keener, Dennis Farina, Don Cheadle, Albert Brooks, Luis Guzmán, Isaiah Washington, Wendell B. Harris Jr., Connie Sawyer, Keith Loneker, Paul Calderon, Nancy Allen, Samuel L. Jackson (uncredited) Michael Keaton (uncredited)
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsC. Thomas HowellMatt DillonRalph MacchioIn a small Oklahoma town in 1964, the rivalry between two gangs, the poor Greasers and the rich Socs, heats up when one gang member accidentally kills a member of the other.Also starring: Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Tom Cruise, Glenn Withrow, Diane Lane, Leif Garrett, Tom Waits, Gailard Sartain, William Smith, Sofia Coppola, Heather Langenkamp (scenes deleted)
- DirectorJonathan KaplanStarsMatt DillonMichael Eric KramerPamela LudwigA group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada after the death of one of their own.Also starring: Harry Northup, Ellen Geer, Lane Smith,
- DirectorMark DiSalleStarsJeff SpeakmanJohn DyeMakoAn expert in "kenpo" karate avenges his Koreatown friend, slain by a mobster in Los Angeles.Also starring: Mariska Hargitay, Dante Basco, Beau Starr, Seth Sakai, Professor Toru Tanaka, Clyde Kusatsu, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Roger Yuan, James Lew, Leo Lee, Ray Sua, Branscombe Richmond, Thomas Rosales Jr., Al Leong (uncredited)
- DirectorChristopher CainStarsJim BelushiLouis Gossett Jr.Rae Dawn ChongA teacher is assigned to be the principal of a violent, crime-ridden high school.Also starring: Esai Morales, Jacob Vargas, Reggie Johnson, Kelly Jo Minter, J.J. Cohen,
- DirectorNicholas RayStarsJames DeanNatalie WoodSal MineoA rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.Also starring: Corey Allen, William Hopper, Dennis Hopper, Edward Platt, Nick Adams, Chuck Hicks (uncredited), Dick Wessel (uncredited)
- DirectorBurt KennedyStarsYul BrynnerRobert FullerJulián MateosTwo survivors of the original Magnificent Seven, Chris and Vin, recruit four new members to re-form the outfit and defend several Mexican villages from vicious bandits.Also starring: Claude Akins, Elisa Montés, Fernando Rey, Emilio Fernández, Rodolfo Acosta, Jordan Christopher,
- DirectorJames FoleyStarsAidan QuinnDaryl HannahKenneth McMillanA motorbike riding loner rebel on the high school football team wins a date with a cute, rich cheerleader. At the high school dance, her boyfriend's behavior leads to a breakup - opening doors.Also starring: Lois Smith, Adam Baldwin, Dan Hedaya, Billy Jayne, Toni Kalem, Jennifer Grey, Haviland Morris, Adam LeFevre,
- DirectorTim HunterStarsCrispin GloverKeanu ReevesIone SkyeA high school slacker commits a shocking act and proceeds to let his friends in on the secret. However, the friends' reaction is almost as ambiguous and perplexing as the crime itself.Co-starring: Dennis Hopper, Joshua John Miller, Roxana Zal, Josh Richman, Phillip Brock, Tom Bower, Leo Rossi, Jim Metzler, Taylor Negron
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMatt DillonMickey RourkeDiane LaneAbsent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.Also starring: Diana Scarwid, Vincent Spano, Nicolas Cage, Chris Penn, Laurence Fishburne, William Smith, Glenn Withrow, Tom Waits, Sofia Coppola, Tracey Walter
- DirectorSimon NuchternStarsGeorge KennedyRichard LynchKaren BlackA vicious biker gang is intent on destroying a small town in Arizona. A war veteran visiting an old friend and a few locals with nothing to lose go to war with the gang's ruthless leader.Co-starring: Lance Henriksen, Leo Gordon, William Forsythe, Mickey Jones, Sam Kinison, Biff Yeager
- DirectorDanny SteinmannTom DeSimoneStarsLinda BlairJohn VernonRobert DryerA teenage vigilante seeks revenge on a group of violent thugs who raped her handicapped sister and killed her best friend.Also starring: Claudette Nevins, Robert Downey Jr., Panchito Gómez, Catya Sassoon, Francis X. McCarthy, Art Evans,
- DirectorPaul WendkosStarsDavid CarradineRichard DysartDennis FarinaIn May of 1946, Alcatraz inmate Bernie Coy initiates a carefully thought out plan to escape the island prison. His plan, carried out with five accomplices, falls apart when they can't obtain a key to unlock a door leading to the yard.also starring: Howard Hesseman, David Morse, Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul Sanchez, Tom Reese, Fred Lerner, Johnny Weissmuller Jr.
- DirectorStephen Milburn AndersonStarsGlenn PlummerByron MinnsLexie BighamA 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.Also starring: Vickilyn Reynolds, Starletta DuPois, Carl Lumbly
- DirectorRamón MenéndezStarsEdward James OlmosEstelle HarrisMark PhelanThe story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout-prone students to learn calculus.also starring: Carmen Argenziano, Rosanna DeSoto, Bodie Olmos, Daniel Villarreal, Lou Diamond Phillips, Betty Carvalho, James Victor, Andy Garcia, Frank Aragon (uncredited)
- DirectorMatty RichStarsGeorge T. OdomAnn D. SandersLawrence Gilliard Jr.A young man living in poverty makes a plan to rob a drug dealer and change the life of his family.Co-starring: Matty Rich, Mark Malone, Ali A. Wahhab, Joseph A. Thomas
- DirectorIrving LernerStarsChristopher KnightFrank GorshinVenetia StevensonA young man tries to escape the South Side of 1920s Chicago."Also starring: Jack Nicholson, Robert Casper, Dick Foran, Jay C. Flippen, Phil Arnold (uncredited) Stanley Adams (uncredited)
- DirectorRobert MandelStarsTom BerengerRaymond CruzWilliam ForsytheShale's Mercenary team is retired after a (not so) covert mission in Cuba. He becomes a substitute teacher at his teacher fiancee's Miami high school to get those behind kneecapping her. His team helps him.Also starring: Richard Brookes, Diane Venora, Glenn Plummer, Sharron Corley, Marc Anthony, Ernie Hudson, Cliff De Young, Rodney A. Grant,
- DirectorSteven PearlStarsOwen StadeleEdoardo BalleriniChristopher CousinsA mercenary masquerades as a teacher in order to enter a tough urban school and wreak his revenge upon his brother's killer.Also starring: Susan May Pratt, Michael Michele, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., B.D. Wong, Angel David,
- DirectorVictoria HochbergStarsGiselle AnthonyLennard CamarilloRobert CovarrubiasMarta is a 14-year-old girl whose dreams of having a perfect quinceañera are halted when she discovers that her family has a secret that will impact their ability to stay in the United States. A resourceful Marta, however, has a plan.Co-starring: Panchito Gómez, Tony Plana, Susan Ruttan, Jerry Stiller, Liz Torres
- DirectorBusby BerkeleyStarsJohn GarfieldClaude RainsThe Dead End KidsA champion boxer on the lamb, believed to have committed murder while drunk, takes refuge and finds redemption at a farm for delinquent youths.Co-starring: May Robson, Gloria Dickson, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Gabriel Dell, Bernard Punsly, Robert Gleckler, John Ridgely, Barbara Pepper, Ward Bond, Louis Jean Heydt, Frank Riggi, Dick Wessel, Arthur Housman (uncredited)
- DirectorLarry GrossStarsAdam BaldwinDeborah ForemanRene AuberjonoisThe Cobras, a vicious street gang, rule an embattled high school with their violent brand of terror. But they're headed for a showdown when an ex-gang-member-gone-good challenges their brutal reign.Also starring: Danny De La Paz, Panchito Gómez, Ed Lauter, Scott McGinnis, Mario Van Peebles, Dean Devil, Gina Gershon, and Wings Hauser (uncredited cameo)
- DirectorPhil JoanouStarsCasey SiemaszkoAnnie RyanRichard TysonA nerd gets himself in hot water with the new bully, a quiet bad boy who challenges him to fight on the grounds of their high school after the day's end.Co-starring: Jonathan Wise, Jeffrey Tambor, Philip Baker Hall, John P. Ryan, Liza Morrow, Mike Jolly, Charles Macaulay, Mitch Pileggi, Caitlin O'Heaney, Shirley Stoler, Yeardley Smith
- DirectorDJ PoohStarsBrian HooksN'Bushe WrightFaizon LoveRob has 2 strikes and 3 strikes now means 25 to life. Leaving prison, he's picked up in a stolen car later stopped by the police. Can he prove his innocence before he's caught?Co-starring: Starletta DuPois, George Wallace, David Alan Grier, Dean Norris, Meagan Good, Mo'Nique, De'aundre Bonds, Antonio Fargas, Mike Epps, Kurt 'Big Boy' Alexander, Vincent Schiavelli, Phil Morris, DJ Pooh, Richard Fancy, David Leisure, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Jascha Washington, Anthony Anderson (uncredited) Simon Rhee (stunts)
- DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsDenzel WashingtonEthan HawkeScott GlennA rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.Also starring: Harris Yulin, Raymond J. Barry, Cliff Curtis, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Macy Gray, Eva Mendes, Jaime Gomez, Raymond Cruz, Noel Gugliemi, Samantha Esteban, Seidy Lopez, Kyjel N. Jolly, Terry Crews (uncredited) Peter Greene (uncredited) Tierre Turner (stunt coordinator)
- DirectorRobert AldrichStarsGary CooperBurt LancasterDenise DarcelDuring the Mexican Rebellion of 1866, an unsavory group of American adventurers are hired by the forces of Emporer Maximilian to escort a countess to Vera Cruz.Also starring: George Macready, Jack Elam,Ernest Borgnine, James McCallion, Morris Ankrum,Henry Brandon, Archie Savage, Jack Lambert, Charles Bronson (as Charles Buchinsky), Sara Montiel (as Sarita Montiel)
- DirectorRobert L. CollinsStarsRobby BensonSarah HolcombHenry DarrowA young Chicano gang member in Los Angeles comes to realize that the gang life is not what he really wants but doesn't know how to get out.C0-starring: Trinidad Silva, Ji-Tu Cumbuka, Eloy Casados, Daniel Faraldo, Gary Carlos Cervantes, Panchito Gómez, Ángel Salazar
- DirectorPhilip KaufmanStarsKen WahlKaren AllenJohn FriedrichThe Wanderers is a teenage, Italian gang in Bronx, NYC, 1963. They have their confrontations with other gangs. Drugs and weapons are uncool. Adult life awaits them.Co-starring: Alan Rosenberg, Jim Youngs, Tony Ganios, Linda Manz, William Andrews, Erland van Lidth, Val Avery, Dolph Sweet, Michael Wright, Samm-Art Williams, Burtt Harris, Olympia Dukakis, Ken Foree, Danny Aiello III, Wayne Knight (uncredited)
- DirectorWalter HillStarsMichael BeckJames RemarDorsey WrightA street gang known as the Warriors must fight its way from the Bronx to its home turf on Coney Island when its members are falsely accused of assassinating a respected gang leader.Also starring: David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Marcelino Sánchez, Terry Michos, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, David Patrick Kelly, Mercedes Ruehl, J.W. Smith, Steve James, Irwin Keyes, Sonny Landham, Robert Townsend (uncredited) Thomas G. Waites (uncredited),
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsJames CagneyVirginia MayoEdmond O'BrienA psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.Also starring: Steve Cochran, John Archer, Ian MacDonald (uncredited) Robert Osterloh (uncredited) G. Pat Collins (uncredited)
- DirectorArt LinsonStarsChris PennIlan Mitchell-SmithEric StoltzA high-school wrestler parties with his buddy at a swinging-singles apartment complex.Also starring: Lea Thompson, Rick Moranis, Hart Bochner, Robert Ridgely, Jack Kehoe, Michael Bowen, Angel Salazar, Randy Quaid, Dick Rude, Sherilyn Fenn, Leo Penn, Lee Ving, Dean Devlin, Ben Stein, Kevin Peter Hall, Ted White, Kitten Natividad, Ron Wood, Nancy Wilson, Ashley St. Jon, Tommy Swerdlow, Hildy Brookes, William Bramley, Reginald Farmer, Robert Chestnut, Leigh Lombardi,Keone Young, Brin Berliner
- DirectorLaslo BenedekStarsMarlon BrandoMary MurphyRobert KeithTwo rival motorcycle gangs terrorize a small town after one of their leaders is thrown in jail.Also starring: Jay C. Flippen, Hugh Sanders, Ray Teal, Will Wright, Robert Osterloh, Yvonne Doughty, William Vedder, Timothy Carey (uncredited), John Doucette (uncredited), Richard Farnsworth (uncredited) Mort Mills (uncredited), Jerry Paris (uncredited)
- DirectorAlbert PyunStarsIce-TErnie Hudson Jr.T.J. StormA high-level government hit squad is sent into the streets in order to complete a deadly mission.Also starring: Vincent Klyn, Romany Malco, Snoop Dogg,
- DirectorTony KayeStarsEdward NortonEdward FurlongBeverly D'AngeloLiving 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.
- DirectorRichard ComptonStarsTom BakerWilliam SmithCarl StepplingGang of bikers try to save people in a mining disaster.
- DirectorLee MaddenStarsDon StroudLuke AskewLarry BishopAngel is the biker who joins a commune of hippies near a small town. When the town rednecks attack them, Angel calls up some of his bad biker buddies to exact revenge.
- DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJames CagneyPat O'BrienHumphrey BogartA priest tries to stop a gangster from corrupting a group of street kids.
- DirectorPaul Michael GlaserStarsStephen LangMichael CarmineLauren HollyFive juvenile lost causes are sent to the Everglades where a war veteran tries to reform them using survival tactics. Their new skills and resolve are tested when a Miami drug lord targets them for trying to clean up their neighborhood.
- DirectorJulien TempleStarsMickey RourkeFrank SengerAdrien BrodyParoled after 8 years in prison, Bullet's picked up by his brother and a friend. Bullet assaults a drug dealer and two customers. Things escalate.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKeith GordonJohn StockwellAlexandra PaulA nerdish boy buys a strange car with an evil mind of its own and his nature starts to change to reflect it.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsAl PacinoSean PennPenelope Ann MillerA 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.
- DirectorLee FrostStarsWilliam SmithTony YoungMichael HaynesA Green Beret returns home from the Vietnam war to find that a gang of murderous bikers has killed his fiancee. He calls on several of his Green Beret buddies to come and help him take revenge on the gang.
- DirectorSeymour RobbieStarsJoe NamathAnn-MargretWilliam SmithA motorcycle rebel saves a woman from his gang and fights an outlaw guru for supremacy.
- DirectorRod HolcombStarsJohn TravoltaMarilu HennerJoey LawrenceA Miami social worker, Scott, helps a fatherless boy. When the boy goes missing, Scott looks for him everywhere, incl. in a crack dealing gang.
- DirectorJohn N. SmithStarsMichelle PfeifferGeorge DzundzaCourtney B. VanceLouAnne, a retired US marine, becomes a teacher in a Californian high school. But her mostly Latino and black students from an impoverished and racially segregated locality do not easily embrace her.
- DirectorWilliam WylerStarsSylvia SidneyJoel McCreaHumphrey BogartThe lives of a young man, a young woman, an notorious gangster, and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsCharles BronsonJill IrelandVincent GardeniaArchitect Paul Kersey once again becomes a vigilante when he tries to find the five street punks who murdered his daughter and housekeeper, this time on the dark streets of Los Angeles.
- DirectorMichael WinnerStarsCharles BronsonDeborah RaffinEd LauterArchitect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.
- DirectorAddison RandallStarsTony BravoKamar de los ReyesLawrence Hilton-JacobsBitter rivalry and endless warfare take over the streets of East L.A.
- DirectorRob CohenStarsVin DieselPaul WalkerMichelle RodriguezLos Angeles police officer Brian O'Conner must decide where his loyalty really lies when he becomes enamored with the street racing world he has been sent undercover to destroy.
- DirectorJohn SingletonStarsPaul WalkerTyrese GibsonCole HauserFormer cop Brian O'Conner is called upon to bust a dangerous criminal and he recruits the help of a former childhood friend and street racer who has a chance to redeem himself.