Inner city movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant inner city movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, independent film, tense, bleak, crime drama and emotional films and TV shows about / with inner city, urban, poverty, urban decay, survival, coming of age, street life, redemption, violence and moral ambiguity plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Action genres shot in USA, Germany, Ireland and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as inner city: Death Wish (1974), Blankman (1994), American Gun (2005), Downtown: A Street Tale (2004), Shadow Fighter (2017), Pigs (1984), 17000 Block (2005), East Side/West Side (1963), The Bronx Zoo (1987), Inner City Rats (2019).
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List of inner city movies
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
After his wife is murdered by street punks, a pacifistic New York City architect becomes a one-man vigilante squad, prowling the streets for would-be muggers after dark.
Style:
cult classic, controversial, grindhouse, harsh, disturbing ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
vigilantism, vigilante, violence, revenge, vengeance, rape, police, gunfight, architect, gang, female nudity, hospital ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, honolulu hawaii, new york state ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Darryl is a childlike man with a genius for inventing various gadgets out of junk. When he stumbles on a method to make his clothes bulletproof, he decides to use his skills to be the lowest budgeted superhero of all.
Style:
parody, humorous, laugh out loud, black comedy, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, family outing, teens
Plot:
blaxploitation, vigilante, secret identity, gangster, superhero, african american, gadget, urban decay, brother brother relationship, inventor, masked man, black ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
chicago, illinois, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Seemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student -- Distinctly American -- all affected by the proliferation of guns in American society.
Style:
thought provoking, emotional, realistic, serious, sincere ...
Plot:
single mother, family relations, on the road, family problems, teenage life, single parent, dealing with death, human nature, working class, death in the family, parents and children, brother brother relationship ...
Time:
year 2005, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, oregon, virginia
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A group of street kids find that the only way to make it through the day is to hold onto their dreams while their reality is eating out of dumpsters, turning tricks and squatting in abandoned buildings.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
street life, homelessness, survival, urban setting, urban ghetto life, life is a bitch, city life, orphan, hopes, friendship, poverty, social issues ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A homeless ex-boxer and an inner-city kid's unlikely bond, helps them face their future, while fighting the tragedy from their past!
Style:
thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
ex boxer, tragedy, boxer, boxing, redemption, homeless man, confronting the past, life is a bitch, troubled past, homeless, social problems, tragic past ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Grim tale of marginalized souls in an apocalyptic Dublin inner city. Jimmy takes up residence in a derelict and once elegant house in a no-go inner area. He is soon joined by other squatters, George a business man trying to retain some dignity, ...
Style:
bleak, grim, independent film, apocalyptic, melancholic ...
Plot:
social realism, poverty, urban decay, homelessness, unemployment, desperation, paranoia, survival, moral ambiguity, prostitution, violence, estrangement ...
Time:
80s
Place:
dublin ireland, ireland
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Set against the backdrop of Detroit's underworld, 17000 Block tells the story of Buck, a young man trapped in the middle of a street family rivalry - he is coerced, by his unscrupulous Uncle Eddie, to pull a robbery. When the job goes bad Buck ...
Style:
crime drama, dark, realistic, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
street life, moral ambiguity, urban decay, on the run, robbery, survival, tragedy, coercion, crime family, poverty, violent, coming of age ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
detroit, midwest
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
East Side/West Side is an American drama series starring George C. Scott, Elizabeth Wilson, Cicely Tyson, and later on, Linden Chiles. The series aired for only one season and was shown Monday nights on CBS.
TV Guide ranked it #6 on their 2013 list ...
Style:
suspense, tension, period piece, vintage
Plot:
social worker, social issues, child abuse, drug abuse, racial tension, realism, social commentary, compassion, black, urban decay, bureaucracy, grief ...
Time:
60s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Bronx Zoo is a 1987 NBC drama series directed by Allan Arkush and Paul Lynch. It lasted two seasons before cancellation.
Style:
multicultural, period piece, inspirational
Plot:
high school, urban, education, interracial relations, social issues, teacher student relationship, community, racial tension, realism, neighborhood, youth culture, teacher ...
Time:
80s
Place:
bronx new york city, new york
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Black market gun deals, petty scams, convenience store stick-ups, and drug-fueled parties reveal glimpses into the lives of young misfits and low level criminals across New York City.
Style:
dark comedy, crime drama, rough, humorous, tension ...
Plot:
street life, urban, street crime, realism, streetwise, urban decay, scam, survival, poverty, black market, violence, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A struggling inner-city mother sacrifices everything to give her son a good education. Unwilling to allow her son to stay in a dangerous school, she launches a movement that could save his future - and that of thousands like him.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, realistic, motivational, political drama
Plot:
poverty, hardship, education, single mother, black, urban, social activism, mother son relationship, determination, biopic, interracial relations, underdog ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Amidst the chaos of massive budget cuts and school closures, a young female teacher introduces men's rugby to an inner-city North Philadelphia high school.
Style:
emotional, realistic, independent film
Audience:
teens
Plot:
urban, resilience, perseverance, teacher, determination, high school, underdog, teamwork, education, struggle, rugby, friendship ...
Place:
philadelphia
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Knightwatch is a television drama aired by ABC as part of its fall 1988 lineup. It had been promoted as an original series in light of summer reruns continuing into the fall due to the 1988 Writers Guild of America Strike.
Knightwatch centers ...
Style:
crime drama, action drama, detective, tense
Plot:
vigilante, redemption, martial arts, youth culture, urban, social realism, coming of age, young adult, city, vigilantism, gang, gang member ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Portrayal of life on the streets of Manchester, giving an insight into the young unsettling lives of city kids.
Style:
tense, suspense, unusual plot structure, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
revenge, father son relationship, police, murder, drug dealer, murder of father, kidnapping, jealousy, muslim, racism, male female relationship, urban ...
Place:
manchester, britain
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
GRIMY is the story of an undercover officer named Rogers. (Maurandis Berger) He is the only one who can get in close enough to these criminals that terrorize neighborhoods with drugs and violence. He is often assigned to neighborhoods that he grew ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, dark, intense ...
Plot:
undercover, gang, police, drug, rivalry, outlaw, drug dealer, danger, undercover agent, criminal, real life, informant ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: West Germany, Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
War Dancing tells the tale of Slammer, a small-time hood whose life changes when he is allowed to take part in a music video shoot. He begins to feel that a career in music might get him on the right track, but the video's choreographer ...
Style:
emotional, period piece, independent film
Audience:
teens
Plot:
underdog, urban, perseverance, determination, choreography, dance, street dance, rivalry, competition, ambition, redemption, hip hop ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
los angeles
Is relevant?
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The suburb that is a society in a society, a place where young guys do anything for respect. A place where criminality and violence is a part of life. The movie is about Malik, a guy without family and land of origin, and who has made crime and ...
Style:
crime drama, intense, tension, bleak, grim ...
Plot:
gang, violence, survival, youth, respect, urban, social commentary, moral ambiguity, desperation, male protagonist, alienation, poverty ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Action, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A street Gang that is also a rap group try to get a record contract
Style:
colorful, independent film
Plot:
hip hop, street gang, gang, rap, urban, ambition, friendship, dream, youth, loyalty, rivalry, underdog ...
Time:
80s, year 1986
Place:
miami
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A young girl with a background of urban poverty and juvenile crime, attempts to become a fashion model. The hypocrisy and double standards of society are juxtaposed against the confusion and frustration she feels as she struggles to become part of a ...
Style:
emotional, bleak, period piece, independent film
Plot:
female protagonist, struggle, modeling, poverty, young woman, urban, survival, ambition, street life, coming of age, working class, aspiration ...
Time:
80s, year 1980
Place:
melbourne
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Fresh out of juvenile prison, Tommy has sworn off the drugs. But when the going gets tough, the only support he finds is from his best friend Sule - who has "the master plan": one last drug deal to finance their own auto body shop.
Style:
crime drama, tension, bleak, suspense, sociological
Plot:
juvenile prison, prison, friendship, drug deal, brotherhood, urban, criminal underworld, second chance, loyalty, survival, desperation, street life ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Complex, urgent, and intensely engaging, Money and Violence is an immersive and revealing glimpse inside a brutal and little-understood subculture. Drugs, petty larceny, and casual violence.
Style:
suspenseful, intense, crime drama, psychological, thrilling ...
Plot:
violent, gang, criminal underworld, survival, street life, battles, problem, bandit, organized crime, criminal gang, fight, violence ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A gritty urban thriller inspired by real events, Adios Vaya Con Dios is the authentic story of two friends within the world of Chicago's Latino street gangs. A day of reckoning approaches for Rory, a rising Irish-Mexican street lieutenant for ...
Style:
crime drama, tension, dark, suspense, independent film ...
Plot:
gang, street life, violence, street gang, urban, loyalty, retribution, friendship, neighborhood, redemption, organized crime, betrayal ...
Place:
chicago
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Action
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
L.A.'s top Latino gang leader is release from jail on a technicality, swearing to kill both the cop who put him away and the priest who testified against him.
Style:
crime drama, dark, action drama, tense, brutal ...
Plot:
violent, gangster, revenge, gang war, streetwise, mature, urban, urban decay, law enforcement, vigilante justice, racial tension, anti hero ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Born in the New Jersey public housing, the young Johnny Jones (Robert Crayton) in his life has known only abuse and poverty. Pushed over the edge, Johnny Jones suffers a mental breakdown and ignites a killing spree never seen in history, leaving a ...
Style:
slasher, bleak, disturbing, detective, scary ...
Plot:
serial killer, killing spree, trauma, abuse, mental breakdown, killing, murder, anger, serial murder, homicidal maniac, murderer, multiple murder ...
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The four Friends Lukas, Julius, Gino and Sanchez are trying to survive the everyday life in Neukölln, Berlin between Drugs, Gangs, Rap, Violence and Boredom. Until they are one day making a serious decision with serious consequences because of a ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, harsh, captivating, grim ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
gang, friendship, coming of age, teenage boy, life, survival, street life, friends, violence, group of friends, best friend, drug ...
Place:
berlin germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The film follows children growing up in the projects, where they juggle the pressures of school and street life.
Style:
captivating, realistic, emotional, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
teenager, drug dealing, teenage life, life is a bitch, grownups, youth, poverty, coming of age, criminal, drug dealer, saving a life, fighting the system ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
High school senior Brandon is drowning in responsibilities when his world is turned upside down after being robbed at gunpoint by the girl of his dreams.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, dramatic, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
teenage boy, teenager, coming of age, teenage protagonist, responsibility, city life, relationship problems, male female relationship, relationships, love story, love affair, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california
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Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A group of homeless misfits must fight for survival when they discover a plot to exterminate every homeless person in the city.
Style:
dark, bleak, tense, political, black comedy ...
Plot:
body horror, homelessness, urban decay, city, survival, class struggle, desperation, social commentary, conspiracy, angry, underdog, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
cape town south africa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
There is no honor without truth. When gang wars spin out of control in downtown Washington D.C., one man steps onto the battlefirld to hunt down a ruthless killer. A young man has been released from prison and is determined to build a new life for ...
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, rough, serious, crime drama ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, drug dealing, redemption, investigation, police corruption, friendship, tough law enforcer, police investigation, criminal heroes, law enforcement, partner, going straight ...
Place:
usa, washington d.c., los angeles
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Juan Garcia is a boy on the threshold of manhood living in a gang-controlled neighborhood. His role models could not be further apart: his older sister Angie, a single mom, struggling to gain a foothold in the white corporate world and his uncle ...
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
coming of age, gang, poverty, teenage life, gang member, criminal gang, family problems, criminal, life is a bitch, teenager, bandit, social problems ...
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