Street riots movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant street riots movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, realistic, psychological, suspense, serious and tense films and TV shows about / with street riots, riot, police, death, violence, chaos, society, redemption, fight and kiss plots mostly in Drama, Action and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as street riots: Bad Film (2012), Hate (1995), 1992 (2022), Plastic City (2008), Samaritan (2022), Billy Elliot: The Musical Live (2014), Billy Elliot (2000), Clash (2016), City of Men (2007), Rocky V (1990).
List of street riots movies
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Near the end of the 20th century on Tokyo's Chuo train line, just before Hong Kong's return to Chinese control, masses of people go on a rampage, and love runs wild.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, independent film, experimental ...
Plot:
life is a bitch, social problems, social issues, underground, subculture, vigilante, performance art, street riots, experimental narrative, anti establishment, political unrest, found footage ...
Time:
90s
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
223K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Aimlessly whiling away their days in the concrete environs of their dead-end suburbia, Vinz, Hubert, and Said -- a Jew, African, and an Arab -- give human faces to France's immigrant populations, their bristling resentment at their social ...
Style:
bleak, art house, disturbing, cult classic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
racism, rebel, poverty, skinhead, youth, ghetto, brutality, police brutality, friendship, rebellion, urban ghetto life, misfit ...
Time:
20th century, year 1995, 90s
Place:
paris france, france, middle east, europe
Is relevant?
2K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In 1992, Mercer is desperately trying to rebuild his life and his relationship with his son amidst the turbulent Los Angeles uprising following the Rodney King verdict. Across town, another father and son put their own strained relationship to the ...
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, hood, psychological thriller, tension ...
Plot:
looting, racial tension, street riots, racial injustice, foul language, african american protagonist, urban violence, social commentary, father, brother, son, assault ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Brazil, China, Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Yuda, a Chinese immigrant, and his adopted son Kirin, who he saved being eaten by a tiger in the jungle, stand at the head of a massive pirated goods operation that brings in both money and influence. But their empire is crumbling, as corrupt ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspense, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
gangster, rivalry, gang, downfall, family business, pirate, parents and children, immigrant, police corruption, dishonesty, haunted by the past, search for father ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil, sao paulo, brazil, latin america
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61K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Thirteen year old Sam Cleary suspects that his mysteriously reclusive neighbor Mr. Smith is actually the legendary vigilante Samaritan, who was reported dead 20 years ago. With crime on the rise and the city on the brink of chaos, Sam makes it his ...
Style:
intense, tense, captivating, suspense, exciting ...
Plot:
superpower, superhero, villain, old man, epic battle, heroes, little boy, battles, bandit, uncover truth, young boy, single mother ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
A talented young dancer has to learn to fight for his dream despite social and parental disapproval.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, thought provoking, sincere ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dancing, society, dancer, dance, live performance, gender roles, dream, follow your dream, ambitious, ambition, ambitious man, dancer's life ...
Time:
80s, year 1984
Place:
northern england
Is relevant?
151K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set against the background of the 1984 Miner's Strike, Billy Elliot is an 11 year old boy who stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family's set ways, ...
Style:
touching, inspirational, feel good, uplifting, emotional ...
Audience:
date night, family outing, kids, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
coming of age, ballet, working class, father son relationship, dancing, audition, gay, childhood, friendship, follow your dream, lgbtq, poverty ...
Time:
20th century, y2k, year 2000, 90s, year 1985 ...
Place:
england, london, northern england, europe
Is relevant?
6K
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Egypt, France, Germany, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Inspired by a real event , Clash takes place almost entirely in a riot van during a demonstration in Cairo after the removal of President Morsi in 2013.
Style:
suspense, emotional, rough, disturbing, political ...
Plot:
arab, muslim, egyptian revolution, humiliation, death, riot, protest, chaos, street riots, lynching, claustrophobia, nurse ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s
Place:
egypt, africa, middle east, maghreb, cairo egypt ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Brazil, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle of a war between rival drug gangs from Rio's favelas.
Style:
tense, bleak, harsh, suspense, rough ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
friendship, street gang, favela, slum, coming of age, betrayal, brutality, relationships, drug lord, society, gang war, best friend ...
Time:
year 2008, year 2007, future, 70s, 21st century
Place:
rio de janeiro, brazil, south america, latin america
Is relevant?
160K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky's career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.
Style:
inspirational, saga, serious, realistic, action packed ...
Audience:
manly, teens, family outing, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, boxer, fight, underdog, betrayal, training, father son relationship, boxing trainer, showdown, street fight, gym, fistfight ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, russia
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Set against the backdrop of the 2011 UK summer riots, Jamie, a young female offender who possesses a remarkable voice, meets a determined social worker who inspires her to use it.
Style:
crying
Plot:
urban, black, street riots, traumatic childhood, jealous friend, social worker, coming of age, prison sentence, death of son, robbery, girl, choir ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A geologist (John Corbett) investigates a sinkhole under New Orleans that might engulf the city during Mardi Gras.
Style:
suspense, captivating, exciting
Plot:
disaster, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, evacuation, natural disaster, mardi gras, riot, climate, police, street riots, heroes, female politician, saxophonist ...
Place:
new orleans
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After he loses his job, his father, and his girlfriend, Jan's life is a shambles. Then suddenly he meets freakish street musician Vera, and a bittersweet romance unfolds...
Style:
captivating, semi serious, realistic, sentimental, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
police, existential crisis, escape, new love, street riots, love and romance, politics, dealing with death, buddies, fall in love, human nature, couple relations ...
Time:
90s
Place:
berlin germany, europe, germany
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, 'Hotel Artemis' follows the Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals.
Style:
suspense, perverse, exciting, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
hotel, cyberpunk, organized crime, spy, female warrior, nurse, crime boss, female killer, survival, riot, agoraphobia, mystery woman ...
Time:
future, 2020s, near future
Place:
los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History
Country: India
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The story is based in Banaras and is about a Hindu Priest Chaturvedi (Pankaj Kapoor) who follows the scriptures to practice Hindu religion. When a child is abandon by a woman and brought in his house by his daughter - after initial hesitation but ...
Style:
realistic, atmospheric, psychological, captivating, spiritual ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
hindu, adoption, religion, clergy, salvation, parents and children, family relations, family life, babies and infants, society, family problems, priest ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
TV show
Story:
Delete imagines a disaster in our all-too-fragile digital world where all computers could become dangerously self-aware with one systematic purpose–to destroy mankind. Faced with possible extinction, there is only one way out–create a second ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, captivating
Plot:
human versus computer, artificial intelligence, computer, danger, hacker, uncover truth, chaos, escapades, heroes, technology gone awry, cyberspace, technology ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, Sweden, Denmark, Ireland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Susan is a scientist searching for answers to important questions. So important that she has given up on other things, like love - until she meets Micheal. Susan and Michael find themselves embarking on a sensual adventure while the world around ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, philosophical, cerebral, thought provoking ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
love, love story, love affair, pandemic, female nudity, one night stand, male full rear nudity, epidemic, chaos, food, human existence, blindness ...
Time:
distant future, year 2011, future
Place:
glasgow scotland, scotland, iran, canada
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