Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "barrio"

1. 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: 34,154 | Gross: $4.50M

2. In the Heights (2021)

PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

In Washington Heights, a sympathetic New York bodega owner saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.

Director: Jon M. Chu | Stars: Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera

Votes: 52,173

3. Terrified (2017)

Not Rated | 87 min | Horror

When strange events occur in a neighborhood in Buenos Aires, a doctor specializing in the paranormal, her colleague, and an ex police officer decide to investigate further.

Director: Demián Rugna | Stars: Maximiliano Ghione, Norberto Gonzalo, Elvira Onetto, George L. Lewis

Votes: 22,656

4. Bright (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 117 min | Action, Fantasy, Thriller

A detective must work with an Orc to find a powerful wand before evil creatures do.

Director: David Ayer | Stars: Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace, Edgar Ramírez

Votes: 201,789

5. Colors (1988)

R | 120 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control.

Director: Dennis Hopper | Stars: Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, Maria Conchita Alonso, Randy Brooks

Votes: 29,867 | Gross: $46.62M

6. Stand and Deliver (1988)

PG | 103 min | Biography, Drama

The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout-prone students to learn calculus.

Director: Ramón Menéndez | Stars: Edward James Olmos, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris

Votes: 22,375 | Gross: $13.99M

7. Goal! The Dream Begins (2005)

PG | 118 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

The extremely talented Santiago Muñez is spotted by a Newcastle United scout and given a chance at professional football.

Director: Danny Cannon | Stars: Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, Anna Friel, Leonardo Guerra

Votes: 66,032 | Gross: $4.28M

8. A Better Life (2011)

PG-13 | 98 min | Drama, Romance

A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.

Director: Chris Weitz | Stars: Demián Bichir, José Julián, Eddie 'Piolin' Sotelo, Joaquín Cosio

Votes: 16,545 | Gross: $1.76M

9. Barrio Boy (2022)

80 min | Drama

A Latine barber in a macho world faces a tough road ahead when feelings develop for a handsome stranger during a hot and sweaty summer in Brooklyn.

Director: Dennis Shinners | Stars: Dennis Garcia, James Physick, Keet Davis, Manny Ureña

Votes: 115

10. 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: 761

11. The Big Fix (1978)

PG | 108 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller

An ex-'60s radical now working as a private eye is hired by an old flame to investigate a political smear campaign. The case becomes more dangerous as it unfolds.

Director: Jeremy Kagan | Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Anspach, Bonnie Bedelia, John Lithgow

Votes: 2,402

12. Talento de barrio (2008)

R | 107 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A young drug dealer falls in love while facing disruption among the men in his gang, and being offered a career as a Reggaetón singer.

Director: José Iván Santiago | Stars: Daddy Yankee, Maestro Yek, Katiria Soto, César Farrait

Votes: 891 | Gross: $1.67M

13. Lambada (I) (1990)

PG | 104 min | Drama

Kevin Laird is a Beverly Hills school teacher by day and a mystery man by night. Using his lambada dance moves to first earn the kid's respect and acceptance, Kevin then teaches them ... See full summary »

Director: Joel Silberg | Stars: J. Eddie Peck, Melora Hardin, Adolfo Quinones, Leticia Vasquez

Votes: 1,183 | Gross: $4.26M

14. I Witness (2003)

R | 95 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After 27 bodies are discovered in a collapsed tunnel in Tijuana, a man tries to unravel the mystery before becoming the next victim.

Director: Rowdy Herrington | Stars: Jeff Daniels, James Spader, Portia de Rossi, Clifton Collins Jr.

Votes: 1,584

15. Walkout (2006 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 110 min | Drama

A teacher becomes a mentor to Chicano high-school students protesting injustices in schools in 1968.

Director: Edward James Olmos | Stars: Alexa PenaVega, Michael Peña, Yancey Arias, Laura Harring

Votes: 1,576

16. The War on Democracy (2007)

Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary

Venezuela, Guatemala, Cuba, Chile, Salvador, Bolivia: people's struggle for democracy versus US imperialism in Latin America since the 1950s, backing coups and supporting dictatorships.

Directors: Chris Martin, John Pilger, Sean Crotty | Stars: John Pilger, Philip Agee, Salvador Allende, George Bush

Votes: 2,528

17. Rodrigo D: No futuro (1990)

93 min | Crime, Drama, Music

Rodrigo and his friends are bored teenagers living in Medellin. Rodrigo wants to start a punk band. The youths mainly loaf around the hillside shanty towns and, for kicks, steal a bike or car, or shoot someone.

Director: Víctor Gaviria | Stars: Ramiro Meneses, Carlos Mario Restrepo, Jackson Idrian Gallego, Vilma Díaz

Votes: 1,063

18. The Streets of L.A. (1979 TV Movie)

94 min | Drama

The true story of an Anglo woman's venture into the Mexican-American barrio to seek restitution from vandals who slashed her tires.

Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Robert Webber, Michael C. Gwynne, Audrey Christie

Votes: 39

19. Así es la vida... (2000)

98 min | Drama, Romance

Based on the Greek tragedy MEDEA, this is a present day Mexican version, set in the seediest possible milieu of Mexico City. A woman abandoned by her husband, is thrown out of her apartment... See full summary »

Director: Arturo Ripstein | Stars: Arcelia Ramírez, Patricia Reyes Spíndola, Luis Felipe Tovar, Ernesto Yáñez

Votes: 355

20. In Case of Emergency (2017)

79 min | Comedy

One woman's sometimes raunchy, always funny internal battle of status versus substance.

Director: Stefanie Kay Sparks | Stars: Stefanie Kay Sparks, Andrea Morales, Jenni Ruiza, Annapurna Sriram

Votes: 13

21. Knight Watchmen (2002 Video)

Not Rated | 80 min | Crime

A Science-Fiction Detective drama set in the Republic of Texas in 2024.

Director: Brett William Mauser | Stars: Zoltan Bajkai, Frank Brantley, Capone, Aileen Corpos

Votes: 8

22. Bridge to Somewhere

Thriller | Completed

Best friends Bobby and Johnny, are robbed of their childhood innocence when they witness an event that will change the course of their lives forever.

Director: Michael Lozano | Stars: Noel Gugliemi, Chelsea Rendon, Bobby Soto, Cesar Garcia

23. Bungalow 13 (1948)

Approved | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Private detective Christopher Adams chases a precious antique jade lion through the Mexican cafes, auto courts, and the seamy side of Los Angeles.

Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Tom Conway, Margaret Hamilton, Richard Cromwell, James Flavin

Votes: 13

24. Modesta (1955)

35 min | Short, Drama

A barrio woman's rebellion against her abusive husband blossoms into a full-fledged movement when other women from her community join in the fight against oppression.

Director: Benjamin Doniger | Stars: Antonia Hidalgo, Juan Ortiz Jiménez, Barrio Sonadora Community

Votes: 105

25. Blood of Havana (2010)

2 min | Short, Drama

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Director: Harmony Korine | Star: Charles-Marie Anthonioz

Votes: 79

26. I Am Joaquin (1969)

20 min | Documentary, Short, History

This short film is based on the poem by the same title published by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales in 1967.

Director: Luis Valdez | Star: Luis Valdez

Votes: 158

27. Please, Don't Bury Me Alive! (1976)

81 min | Crime, Drama

This independent film, a slice-of-barrio- life that was shot and exhibited in South Texas. It is a compelling film about the dilemmas facing a young Chicano in the spring of 1972 amid the Chicano Movement.

Director: Efrain Gutierrez | Stars: Efrain Gutierrez, Jose Armando, Margarita Armando de Hoyas, Diana Doss

Votes: 33 | Gross: $0.30M

28. Blessings of the Land (1959)

TV-PG | 111 min | Drama

A young married couple, Maria and Jose (Rosa Rosal and Tony Santos) start life together creating a lanzones orchard in the countryside. They have four children - Miguel (Leroy Salvador), ... See full summary »

Director: Manuel Silos | Stars: Rosa Rosal, Tony Santos, Leroy Salvador, Carmencita Abad

Votes: 111

29. One Story (2013)

85 min | Drama

Third-generation Mexican teenagers Angie and Josh Navarro from Laguna Beach's upper class estates, are forced to move into their grandparent's house in the barrio. It is there they will ... See full summary »

Director: Clint Nitkiewicz Hernandez | Stars: Jessie Nickson, Tadie Acosta, Manny Alvarez Jr., Martin J. Ayala

30. Barrio Tales: Tops, Kites and Marbles (2008)

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Director: Efrain Gutierrez | Stars: Tony Ayala Sr., Kelsey Badillo, Jacob Brown, David Cantu

31. Alice Bungisngis and her Wonder Walis (2012– )

30 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

The series is set in a fictional barrio, where most people still believe in witchcraft and sorcerers are still exist; and in an orphanage where the main protagonist grew up. The story ... See full summary »

Stars: Bea Binene, Jake Vargas, Derrick Monasterio, Lexi Fernandez

32. Slums: Cities of Tomorrow (2013)

Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, Biography, News

From the heart of the planet's slums and squats, individuals have taken over these marginalized worlds and erected cities in their own image.

Director: Jean-Nicolas Orhon | Stars: Robert Neuwirth, Nicolas Reeves, Jeremy Seabrook

Votes: 43

33. Runnin' at Midnite (2001)

R | 110 min | Drama

Runnin' at Midnite is based on street reality. It is about boys who have lost hope and turn to a midnight basketball league to have a safe place to be when darkness falls.

Director: Pablo Toledo | Stars: Paul Appleby, Daniel Chacón, Melody Chubb, Michael Ray Clark

Votes: 25

34. Amor chicano es para siempre (1977)

101 min | Drama

A young Chicano couple struggles to balance work, college and marriage, pitting the husband's machismo and self-sacrifice against the wife's desire for agency and companionship.

Director: Efrain Gutierrez | Stars: Henry Balderrama, Jimmy Deliganis, Josefina Faz, Sylvia Garcia

Votes: 8

35. The Gay Senorita (1945)

Approved | 69 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Business development prompts an effort to drive out the residents of the Mexican portion of a California town. Against the move is the growing love for a senorita.

Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Jinx Falkenburg, Jim Bannon, Steve Cochran, Corinna Mura

Votes: 22

36. Gloaming (2013)

16 min | Short, Horror, Thriller

When a group of college students find themselves amidst a zombie epidemic, they take refuge in the basement of a nearby building. But as they work to seal out the dead, when things go awry, they realize they have sealed themselves in.

Director: Phillip Morgan | Stars: Rufus Burns, Cullen Deady, Cameron Johnston, Joseph Lee

37. Suplicio (2016)

90 min | Comedy, Drama

An unemployed man, overwhelmed by problems, attempts to jump from a ninth floor. A crowd gathers in the street trying to convince him of not ending his life.

Director: Bladimir Abud | Stars: Manolo Ozuna, Rafael Alduey, Eva Arias, Oscar Carrasquillo

38. Devour (ii) (2021)

Short, Drama

A struggling chef confronts an old flame after she shows up unannounced in search of a familiar meal.

Director: Victoria Diana | Stars: Kelli Barrett, Andrea Morales, Roger Yeh

39. Indelatino's 'El muerto'

R | 13 min | Short, Adventure, Drama

When two friends are entrusted to take care of "El Muerto" - the stash- by their oppressive barrio boss, loyalties divide as they overcome and succumb to their greed the closer they get to "the stash".

Director: Williamson Quintero | Stars: Norman Santiago, Oscar H. Guerrero, Leonardo Castro, Noel Ernesto

40. Boulangerie de Barrio (2018)

8 min | Short, Comedy

Two entrepreneur bakers decide to add some special ingredient to their cupcakes. Everything goes smooth until a shipment gets misplaced. Now they not only will have to face some very displeased customer but also the Interpol.

Director: Roberto Chávez Bañuelos | Stars: Vladimir Bruciaga, Laura Foucher, Josue Guerra, Gerardo Oñate

41. Tres Pesos (2008)

58 min | Documentary, Music

Unfolding in three chapters of rare intimacy and candour, TRES PESOS offers an insight into the everyday lives of young Cuban reggaeton musicians. Living in the neglected outskirts of ... See full summary »

Director: Ruth Cross

42. The Go! Brothers: The Go! Bros (2018 Music Video)

Music

Music video for the song The Go. Bros by The Go. Brothers. Follow the musical life of these two brothers from their childhood until now.

Director: Daniel Moreno

43. La aparición (1985 Music Video)

4 min | Musical

In the popular barrio of San Miguel, every night a young and pretty black woman sees an apparition that tempts her, while the neighbors dance in a ritual.

Directors: Luis Palomo, Ricardo Méndez | Stars: Aldid de Freitas, Víctor Reyes, Aníbal Danzie, Carlos A. Moreno

44. The Hitchhiker (1983–1991)
Episode: Hired Help (1987)

TV-MA | 28 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Cold ruthless Kay Mason runs a garment factory and treats her illegal Mexican immigrant workers in a cruel inhumane manner. Kay meets her match in Victor, a handsome mysterious young Mexican in whom Kay develops an amorous interest.

Director: Mai Zetterling | Stars: Fernando Allende, Karen Black, Louis Di Bianco, Page Fletcher

Votes: 79

45. Hunter (1984–1991)
Episode: Fagin 1986 (1986)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Hunter and McCall's investigation of a teenager's death leads them to a contemporary Fagin who commands a group of barrio boys to commit crimes for him.

Director: Douglas Heyes | Stars: Fred Dryer, Stepfanie Kramer, Trinidad Silva, Doug Toby

Votes: 101

46. Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001)
Episode: Division Street (2001)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Crime

Boomer Knight runs a youth center in a gang neighborhood to keep the children from joining the gangs. Walker helps him organize basketball tournaments. The drug dealers try to intervene by kidnapping him.

Director: Mike Norris | Stars: Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Sheree J. Wilson, Judson Mills

Votes: 122

47. Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001)
Episode: The Covenant (1995)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Crime

A local gang is destroying businesses and starting turf wars. They threaten one of Walker's karate classmates and force him to join the gang. The Rangers must save him and stop the turf wars.

Director: Tony Mordente | Stars: Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Noble Willingham, Sheree J. Wilson

Votes: 115

48. Rick Steves' Europe (2000–2023)
Episode: Sevilla (2004)

TV-G | 26 min | Documentary, Reality-TV

We'll explore flamboyant Sevilla, where orange trees ring lacy palaces, bullfighting is still a cultural event, and little girls dream of growing up to become flamenco dancers.

Director: Simon Griffith | Star: Rick Steves

Votes: 19

49. Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2012– )
Episode: Far and Away (2024)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Journalist Sunny Hostin and actor Jesse Williams learn that their ancestors come from very diverse places.

Stars: Henry Louis Gates Jr., Sunny Hostin, Jesse Williams

Votes: 28