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1. Havoc (2005)
R | 85 min | Crime, Drama
Two affluent suburban girls clash with the Latino gang culture of East Los Angeles.
Director: Barbara Kopple | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, Shiri Appleby, Michael Biehn
Votes: 20,423
2. 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: 473,264 | Gross: $76.63M
3. Up in Smoke (1978)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Music
Two stoners unknowingly smuggle a van - made entirely of marijuana - from Mexico to L.A., with incompetent Sgt. Stedenko on their trail.
Directors: Lou Adler, Tommy Chong | Stars: Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Strother Martin, Edie Adams
Votes: 40,932 | Gross: $44.36M
4. 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: 269,280 | Gross: $41.00M
5. Boyz n the Hood (1991)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama
Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
Director: John Singleton | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II
Votes: 154,781 | Gross: $57.50M
6. 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: 34,081 | Gross: $4.50M
7. Straight Outta Compton (2015)
R | 147 min | Biography, Drama, History
The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr.
Votes: 218,605 | Gross: $161.20M
8. The Brady Bunch Movie (1995)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy
The original 1970s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
Director: Betty Thomas | Stars: Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Christine Taylor, Christopher Daniel Barnes
Votes: 24,391 | Gross: $46.58M
9. Machete (2010)
R | 105 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.
Directors: Ethan Maniquis, Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Danny Trejo, Michelle Rodriguez, Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba
Votes: 204,120 | Gross: $26.59M
10. McFarland, USA (2015)
PG | 129 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Jim White moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach, and at his new school he turns seven disappointing students into one of the best cross-country teams in the region.
Director: Niki Caro | Stars: Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Ramiro Rodriguez, Carlos Pratts
Votes: 42,272 | Gross: $44.47M
11. Cobra (1986)
R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far-reaching plans.
Director: George P. Cosmatos | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni, Andrew Robinson
Votes: 79,664 | Gross: $49.04M
12. 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: 10,392 | Gross: $13.09M
13. One Eight Seven (1997)
R | 119 min | Drama, Thriller
15 months after being stabbed 9 times by a student at work as a high school teacher in NYC, Mr. Garfield is working in LA as a substitute teacher come full-time. He refuses to be a victim anymore.
Director: Kevin Reynolds | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan, Clifton Collins Jr.
Votes: 25,128 | Gross: $5.72M
14. 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: 29,843 | Gross: $46.62M
15. 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: 22,356 | Gross: $13.99M
16. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime
Carl "CJ" Johnson, a member of the Grove Street street gang, comes home after a family tragedy to find it overtaken by crime and corruption, which he must take back before things become worse.
Stars: Young Maylay, Faizon Love, Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker, Clifton Powell
Votes: 44,545
17. Ride Along 2 (2016)
PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.
Director: Tim Story | Stars: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter, Benjamin Bratt
Votes: 63,111 | Gross: $91.22M
18. Death Wish II (1982)
R | 89 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Architect 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.
Director: Michael Winner | Stars: Charles Bronson, Jill Ireland, Vincent Gardenia, J.D. Cannon
Votes: 18,159 | Gross: $16.10M
19. The Principal (1987)
R | 109 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A teacher is assigned to be the principal of a violent, crime-ridden high school.
Director: Christopher Cain | Stars: Jim Belushi, Louis Gossett Jr., Rae Dawn Chong, Michael Wright
Votes: 11,811 | Gross: $19.73M
20. Chico and the Man (1974–1978)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
The relationship between a cranky old mechanic and a twentysomething Chicano.
Stars: Jack Albertson, Scatman Crothers, Freddie Prinze, Della Reese
Votes: 1,231
21. 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: 6,571 | Gross: $17.36M
22. 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: 4,504 | Gross: $11.08M
23. 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: 2,412 | Gross: $3.27M
24. Small Town Crime (2017)
R | 91 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
An alcoholic ex cop finds a woman on the roadside, left for dead. He offers to find the killer pro bono as P.I. Her granddad hires him. Things get nasty.
Directors: Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms | Stars: John Hawkes, Anthony Anderson, Octavia Spencer, Robert Forster
Votes: 12,482
25. The Defiant Ones (2017)
TV-MA | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
"The Defiant Ones" examines the partnership between Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre - one the son of a Brooklyn longshoreman, the other straight out of Compton - and their leading roles in a chain of transformative events in contemporary culture.
Stars: Stevie Nicks, Bono, Dr. Dre, Tom Petty
Votes: 15,682
26. 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: 3,291
27. Together Brothers (1974)
PG | 94 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama
A group of ghetto kids try to find out who killed a popular police officer.
Director: William A. Graham | Stars: Ahmad Nurradin, Anthony Wilson, Nelson Sims, Kenneth Bell
Votes: 245 | Gross: $0.55M
28. Pimp My Ride (2004–2009)
TV-PG | 30 min | Reality-TV
Xzibit finds the owner of a ruined car and takes it to the West Coast Customs for a renovation.
Stars: Xzibit, Beau Boeckmann, Mad Mike, Toy Holmes
Votes: 5,071
29. 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: 2,737 | Gross: $6.16M
30. 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
31. 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: 760
32. 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: 1,343 | Gross: $3.26M
33. La Mission (2009)
R | 117 min | Drama
A single-parent ex-con in a tough minority neighborhood finds his personal values challenged when he discovers his son is gay.
Director: Peter Bratt | Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Alex Hernandez, Christopher Borgzinner, Jeremy Ray Valdez
Votes: 1,989 | Gross: $1.04M
34. I Got the Hook Up (1998)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
Two small-time scam artists, Black and Blue, sell boomboxes and broken TVs from their van in a parking lot. When a shipment of cellular phones comes to them by mistake, they soon find themselves targeted by the FBI and gangsters.
Director: Michael Martin | Stars: Master P, Anthony Johnson, Gretchen Palmer, Frantz Turner
Votes: 2,419 | Gross: $10.31M
35. El padrino (2004)
R | 128 min | Action, Crime, Drama
In the streets of East Los Angeles, Manny is a formidable drug dealer. Impressed by his extravagant lifestyle and prowess, his young son Kilo yearns to follow in his footsteps. Kilo ... See full summary »
Director: Damian Chapa | Stars: Damian Chapa, Sal Lopez, Emilio Rivera, Jennifer Tilly
Votes: 774
36. Twisted Metal (1995 Video Game)
T | Action, Crime, Fantasy
On Christmas Eve of 2005, demonic Calypso is organizing his tenth annual Twisted Metal car combat deathmatch contest on the streets of L.A. Whoever wins gets to make one wish and Calypso has to grant it, but usually with a sinister twist.
Director: Michael D. Jackson | Stars: Charles Lance, Aimée Leigh, Dean Andre, Robert Goodens
Votes: 555
37. Walk Proud (1979)
PG | 102 min | Drama
A 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.
Director: Robert L. Collins | Stars: Robby Benson, Sarah Holcomb, Henry Darrow, Pepe Serna
Votes: 367
38. Vatos Locos (2011 Video)
Not Rated | 77 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Chicano brothers on the streets of LA.
Director: Damian Chapa | Stars: Damian Chapa, Gabriel Tang, Ricco Chapa, Oscar Duens
Votes: 230
39. 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
40. Mexican Gangster (2008)
R | 89 min | Action
Johnny Sun and his little brother are Mexican-American gangsters.
Director: Damian Chapa | Stars: Damian Chapa, Christine Manoukian, Amor Sanchez, John Loretto
Votes: 155
41. Record City (1977)
PG | 90 min | Comedy
Bizarre and funny employees and customers pass through the popular Record City music store in Los Angeles during a live radio concert in the parking lot, hosted by a wild disc jockey wearing half a monkey costume.
Director: Dennis Steinmetz | Stars: Joe Abdullah, Jeff Altman, Sylvia Anderson, Leonard Barr
Votes: 287
42. The Offspring: Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) (1998 Music Video)
3 min | Music
A music video for The Offspring's Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) song.
Director: McG | Stars: The Offspring, Nika Futterman, Dexter Holland, Greg K
Votes: 463
43. Ice Cube: It Was a Good Day (1993 Music Video)
6 min | Music
Ice Cube performs in the music video "It Was a Good Day" from the album "The Predator" recorded for Priority Records. The music video begins with a girl on a bike arriving at a house. Ice ... See full summary »
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: Ice Cube, Terry Gray, Jerome Muhammad, Ronn Riser
Votes: 112
44. King Rikki (2002)
R | 91 min | Drama
Turf 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.
Director: James Gavin Bedford | Stars: Jon Seda, Mario Lopez, Tonantzin Carmelo, Tim Perez
Votes: 219
45. 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
46. Cruisin' (2014)
TV-MA | 78 min | Comedy
Four groups of friends hit the boulevard for an evening of cruising. Loyalties will be tested, lives threatened, love lost... all in the name of a good time.
Director: John F. Uranday | Stars: Devin Begley, Maris Croatto, Dolle-Girl, Joe Rudy Guerrero Jr.
Votes: 34
47. Chicano Blood (2008 Video)
Unrated | 89 min | Action, Adventure
A former gang member is pulled back into his former violent world after a Russian gang vying for control of the local drug trade kills his wife. Taking a solemn pledge to seek vengeance for... See full summary »
Director: Damian Chapa | Stars: Damian Chapa, Sian Vilaire, Joanna Pacula, Luis Arrieta
Votes: 89
48. Lowriders vs Zombies from Space (2018)
56 min | Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
A micro-budget independent film made by an (almost) all-Latino cast and crew. Inspired by sci fi classics and B Movies, the film pairs unlikely heroes with unlikely weapons in an attempt to save the Earth!
Director: David F. Mendez | Stars: Mario Herrera, Cristina Cruz Rodríguez, Addy Cardenas, Daniel Aguilar
Votes: 70
49. 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
50. The Price of the American Dream (2001)
97 min | Drama
Director: Jackie Torres | Stars: Jackie Torres, Mario Ramirez Reyes, Rebeca Silva, Carlos Méndez
Votes: 70