Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "east-los-angeles-california"

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: 33,984 | Gross: $4.50M

2. 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: 22,306 | Gross: $13.99M

3. 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: 10,346 | Gross: $13.09M

4. 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: 29,789 | Gross: $46.62M

5. Bring It on: Fight to the Finish (2009 Video)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Sport

Lina Cruz and her family move from the urban streets of East Los Angeles to the sunny beach town of Malibu, where at her new school, she attempts to beat competitive cheer coach Avery in the Spirit Championships.

Director: Bille Woodruff | Stars: Christina Milian, Vanessa Born, Gabrielle Dennis, War Shazar

Votes: 9,548

6. My Family/Mi familia (1995)

R | 128 min | Drama

A man makes his way from Mexico to Los Angeles in the 1920s and gets married and raises a big family there. The movie follows the children until they get married and start their families in the 1960s.

Director: Gregory Nava | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Esai Morales, Edward James Olmos, Rafael Cortes

Votes: 4,493 | Gross: $11.08M

7. Real Women Have Curves (2002)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory.

Director: Patricia Cardoso | Stars: America Ferrera, Lupe Ontiveros, Ingrid Oliu, George Lopez

Votes: 8,232 | Gross: $5.84M

8. Born in East L.A. (1987)

R | 85 min | Comedy

When an L.A. born American citizen is mistaken for a Mexican illegal alien and deported to Mexico, he has to do everything he can to get across the border.

Director: Cheech Marin | Stars: Cheech Marin, Daniel Stern, Paul Rodriguez, Kamala Lopez

Votes: 6,555 | Gross: $17.36M

9. From Prada to Nada (2011)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A Latina spin on Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility": two spoiled sisters who have been left penniless after their father's sudden death are forced to move in with their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles.

Director: Angel Gracia | Stars: Camilla Belle, Alexa PenaVega, Kuno Becker, Tina French

Votes: 15,614 | Gross: $3.02M

10. 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: 16,536 | Gross: $1.76M

11. The New Centurions (1972)

R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama

An idealistic rookie cop joins the L.A.P.D. to make ends meet while finishing law school, and is indoctrinated by a seasoned veteran. As time goes on, he loses his ambitions and family as police work becomes his entire life.

Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: George C. Scott, Stacy Keach, Jane Alexander, Scott Wilson

Votes: 3,283

12. Quinceañera (2006)

R | 90 min | Drama

As Magdalena's 15th birthday approaches, her simple, blissful life is complicated by the discovery that she's pregnant. Kicked out of her house, she finds a new family with her great-granduncle and gay cousin.

Directors: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland | Stars: Emily Rios, Jesse Garcia, Chalo González, Jesus Castanos

Votes: 4,296 | Gross: $1.69M

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: 1,182 | Gross: $4.26M

14. Zoot Suit (1981)

R | 103 min | Drama, Musical

When barrio leader Henry Reyna and his friends are unjustly convicted on circumstantial evidence, activist lawyers Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant racially motivated miscarriage of justice to win them their freedom.

Director: Luis Valdez | Stars: Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos, Charles Aidman, Tyne Daly

Votes: 1,342 | Gross: $3.26M

15. 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: 759

16. Lowriders (2016)

PG-13 | 98 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

A young street artist in East Los Angeles is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider car culture, his ex-felon brother and his need for self-expression.

Director: Ricardo de Montreuil | Stars: Gabriel Chavarria, Demián Bichir, Theo Rossi, Tony Revolori

Votes: 2,732 | Gross: $6.16M

17. 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: 1,572

18. 9 Full Moons (2013)

Not Rated | 103 min | Drama, Romance

The wildly enigmatic, hard-partying Frankie compensates for her loneliness with different men, until she falls for Lev, a solitary musician with a radically different personality.

Director: Tomer Almagor | Stars: Amy Seimetz, Bret Roberts, Donal Logue, Foster Timms

Votes: 400

19. 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

20. American Pastime (2007)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

The dramatic impact World War II had on the home front as American families of Japanese descent were uprooted from their daily lives and placed in internment camps in the Western United States in the early 1940s.

Director: Desmond Nakano | Stars: Aaron Yoo, Olesya Rulin, Carleton Bluford, Sami Roe

Votes: 775

21. Heartbreaker (1983)

R | 90 min | Romance, Drama

Beto the leader of the car club "the golden knights" falls in love with Kim, but Hector also have an interest in Kim.

Director: Frank Zuniga | Stars: Fernando Allende, Dawn Dunlap, Peter Gonzales Falcon, Miguel Ferrer

Votes: 124

22. The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998)

PG | 77 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

A suit makes wishes of the one wearing it come true.

Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Esai Morales, Edward James Olmos, Clifton Collins Jr.

Votes: 719

23. Sunset Grill (1993)

R | 105 min | Thriller

Ryder Hart is a disgraced ex-cop who is now a low-rent private investigator. His estranged wife, Anita, runs the Sunset Grill, and is now involved with Jeff, a Police Detective who used to ... See full summary »

Director: Kevin Connor | Stars: Peter Weller, Lori Singer, Stacy Keach, Alexandra Paul

Votes: 520

24. East Side Story (I) (2006)

Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Romance

The arrival of Anglo newcomers to an East L.A. Latino neighborhood rocks the quiet world of a handsome young local who is torn between the family restaurant and life as a big city chef.

Director: Carlos Portugal | Stars: René Alvarado, David Berón, Gladise Jiminez, Steve Callahan

Votes: 1,674

25. Mosquita y Mari (2012)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama

After being assigned as study partners, two Chicana high schoolers find a bond that confuses them at times.

Director: Aurora Guerrero | Stars: Fenessa Pineda, Venecia Troncoso, Joaquín Garrido, Laura Patalano

Votes: 975

26. 3 Flowers

Crime, Drama | Filming

A Mexican-American story that explores the legacy of one gang through the roots of a grandfather, son, and grandson surviving the 40's, 70's, and 90's in East Los Angeles.

Director: Christopher Baiza | Stars: Alejandro Morales, Israel López Reyes, David Blak, Moises Rodriguez

27. Can't Be Stopped (2022)

102 min | Documentary

Hollywood's own "Can't Be Stopped" crew is one of the most influential and recognizable graffiti crews to emerge out of the U.S. is Since its inception in the early 1980's, the initials ... See full summary »

Director: Cody Smith | Stars: 2Mex, Marc 7, Alchemist, Brandon '2Tone' Anderson

Votes: 54

28. Angel (II) (2019)

90 min | Fantasy

A homeless Latino kid in East LA must face the devil and his demons as he performs miracles to save the local community.

Director: Jimmy Blondell | Stars: Ricky Garcia, Mia Cole, Jacob Young, Erwin Raphael McManus

Votes: 33

29. The Black Eyed Peas: Where Is the Love? (2003 Music Video)

4 min | Drama, Music

In the official music video for The Black Eyed Peas' song "Where is the Love", will.i.am and Taboo drive around East L.A. in a black panel van with question marks on it, asking what's going on in the world.

Director: Will.i.am | Stars: The Black Eyed Peas, Apl.de.Ap, Fergie, Taboo

Votes: 97

30. Dish (2009)

Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Comedy, Drama

Emo kids Israel and Louie walk around their east Los Angeles neighborhood dishing about their high school classmates. After listening to Louie boast about his sexual escapades, Israel decides he has some catching up to do.

Director: Brian Krinsky | Stars: Matthew Monge, Lainnie Felan, Gabriel Romero, Jeff Martin

Votes: 249

31. The Way (II) (2010)

PG-13 | 107 min | Drama

The saga about a young Latino boy who due to circumstances joins a gang and ultimately winds up in prison. After he does his time he meets a man who helps him from falling back into the gang life. In essence he finds "The Way".

Director: Barry Shay | Stars: Alex Alvardo, Lorraine Amaya, Ruben Amaya, George Angelo

Votes: 16

32. Los Four/Murals of Aztlan (1974)

Documentary

Los Four documents the first exhibition of Chicano artists held at a major art museum, the Los Angles County Museum of Art, in 1974. Los four (1973-1983) was an influential Chicano art ... See full summary »

Director: James Tartan | Stars: Carlos Almarez, David Rivas Botello, Roberta de la Rocha, Gronk

33. Toy Tiger (I) (2009)

98 min | Documentary

From 1972 to 1976, Nova Scotia's Art Hafey terrorized California boxing rings with his punching power and is forever remembered as one of the most deserving fighters not to receive a shot ... See full summary »

Director: Brad Little | Star: Art Hafey

Votes: 8

34. The Accidental Death of Joey by Sue (2010)

Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In the wake of Dia Day Los Muertos, a young couple has 24 hours to decide if their love should live or die. With Sue afraid of love and Joey afraid of not figuring out what he did wrong in ... See full summary »

Directors: Neal Thibedeau, Sarah Louise Wilson | Stars: Steve Talley, Mercedes LeAnza, Lin Shaye, Vanessa Libertad Garcia

Votes: 29

35. East LA Interchange (2015)

57 min | Documentary, History

East LA Interchange follows the evolution of working-class, immigrant Boyle Heights from multicultural to predominantly Latino and a center of Mexican-American culture. Boyle Heights was ... See full summary »

Director: Betsy Kalin | Stars: Greg Boyle, Josefina Lopez, George J. Sanchez, Danny Trejo

Votes: 56

36. Cruzin TV (2004– )

Music

"Cruzin TV" is a show that explores the culture and music of car show enthusiasts. From Lowriders to Dub and Euro cars, each show captures urban culture and lifestyle. Shows are shot in ... See full summary »

Stars: Noel Gugliemi, Daisy Pinedo, Queeni, Paul Ramirez

37. Brothers in Blood (2009)

29 min | Short, Action, Crime

How far can a brother go for honor and love to his family? Specially when his past hides secrets.

Director: Frederico Beja | Stars: Heather Tocquigny, Eloy Méndez, Roberto Villalobos, Robert A. Macias

Votes: 20

38. Gronk's Tormenta: A Method (2009)

12 min | Documentary, Short

An autobiographical and poetic lineage of the inspirations behind Chicano artist Gronk's masterful work's of art. Set against the landscape of his opening night at The Carnegie Museum, ... See full summary »

Director: Roberto S. Oregel | Stars: Ramon Garcia, Gronk

39. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: The Night Stalker, Part 2: I Will Be Avenged (2020)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

A tip from a teenage boy leads to the identity of the Night Stalker and twenty-four hours later a mob of angry citizens track him down and capture him.

Director: Brett Kelly | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Glynn Martin, Cliff Linedecker, Casey Jordan

Votes: 29

40. Cesar 911 (2014– )
Episode: Attack Dogs (2014)

TV-PG | 44 min | Reality-TV

College football coach Steven has recruited Cesar to help tackle a major problem: One of his star football players is risking his future for his aggressive Rottweiler who has attacked two dogs in the neighborhood.

Stars: Cesar Millan, Jason Willinger

Votes: 12