Street gang movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant street gang movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, hood, rough, tense and bleak films and TV shows about / with street gang, gang, gangster, violence, urban, murder, mafia, society, criminal and blood plots mostly in Crime, Drama and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as street gang: The Warriors (1979), Menace II Society (1993), The Wanderers (1979), Gangs of New York (2002), Tenement (1985), Blue Story (2019), The Outsiders (1983), City of Men (2007), Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009), Snitch'd (2003).
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' ...
Style:
cult classic, neo noir, retro, grindhouse, grim ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
survival, street gang, gang, gang war, gang member, subway, violence, warrior, gangster, chase, murder, graffiti ...
Time:
future, 70s, year 1979, near future, 80s
Place:
new york, coney island brooklyn new york city, bronx new york city, usa, north america ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Menace II Society is a coming of age tale detailing the summer after its protagonist Caine (Tyrin Turner) graduates from high school. This is Caine's story, which details real life in today's tough inner city.
Style:
stylized, bloody, serious, rough, hood ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
ghetto, hip hop, friendship, african american, urban ghetto life, murder, police brutality, violence, coming of age, gangster, organized crime, street gang ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 70s, year 1993
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, south central los angeles, north america
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The streets of the Bronx are owned by 60’s youth gangs where the joy and pain of adolescence is lived. Philip Kaufman tells his take on the novel by Richard Price about the history of the Italian-American gang ‘The Wanderers.’
Style:
grindhouse, cult classic, hood, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, cheerleader, street gang, street gangster, american football, rock and roll, bullying, gang, high school, bare chested male, male pubic hair, male orgasm ...
Time:
year 1979, year 1963, 20th century, 60s, 80s
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa, new jersey, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
It's 1863. America was born in the streets. Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by ...
Style:
tense, rough, bloody, epic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
revenge, gang, vengeance, gangster, organized crime, street gang, violence, betrayal, racism, courage, violent, gang war ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1800s, 1860s, 50s ...
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Action, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A drug-dealing band of violent street thugs terrorize the tenants of a South Bronx apartment building
Style:
disturbing, terrifying, controversial, grindhouse, hood ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, exploitation, revenge, apartment building, urban decay, rape, home invasion, ghetto, street gang, violence, city, drug overdose ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Feature adaptation of Rapman's YouTube series about two young friends who become rivals in a street war.
Style:
hood, heartbreaking, dark, tense, controversial ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ghetto, street gang, gang member, bandit, gang, teenager, criminal gang, gunfight, gang violence, youth, friends, rivalry ...
Place:
london
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108K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
When two poor greasers, Johnny, and Ponyboy are assaulted by a vicious gang, the socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events.
Style:
teen, homoerotic, melancholic, intense, hood ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, pre-teens, kids, girls' night ...
Plot:
coming of age, gang, teen angst, dysfunctional family, street gang, teenager, book, brother brother relationship, small town, friendship, juvenile delinquent, rebellious teenager ...
Time:
60s, year 1964, 1900s, 1950s, future ...
Place:
oklahoma, oklahoma city, usa, north america
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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
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Various stories of how crack cocaine has infiltrated the inner-city streets. Based on Buddy Giovinazzo's novel "Life is Hot in Cracktown".
Style:
disturbing, serious, thought provoking, realistic, bleak ...
Plot:
underage girl, street gang, transgression, urban ghetto life, outdoor sex, oral sex, coming of age, life is a bitch, juvenile delinquency, society, addiction, drug abuse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, manhattan new york city
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216
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When the South Side Gang and the Cut Throat Mafia start a drug war at a local high school in Santa Ana, CA, detective McClure goes undercover to investigate the brutal murder of a young Latina student. The gang members are the key suspects but ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, suspenseful, independent film ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
undercover, police detective, criminal heroes, gang, police investigation, juvenile delinquency, gangster, working undercover, urban ghetto life, police corruption, life is a bitch, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Redemption tells the story of Stan "Tookie" Williams, founder of the Crips L.A. street gang. Story follows his fall into gang-banging, his prison term, and his work writing children's novels encouraging peace and anti-violence ...
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, bleak, crime drama ...
Plot:
redemption, death row, prison, gang, gangster, brutality, justice, adaptation, human spirit, hopes, journalism, life is a bitch ...
Time:
20th century, future, 80s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
An adrenalized drama with darkly comedic undertones that explores a notorious outlaw motorcycle club’s (MC) desire to protect its livelihood while ensuring that their simple, sheltered town of Charming, California remains exactly that, charming. ...
Style:
serious, exciting, sexy, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
biker, motorcycle gang, motorcycle, prison, organized crime, gang, group of criminals, power struggle, friends, young man, arms dealing, police corruption ...
Time:
2010s, y2k, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, northern california
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father. Dito recalls his childhood growing up in a violent neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., with friends Antonio, ...
Style:
emotional, period piece, harsh, rough, intense ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
coming of age, childhood, friendship, urban ghetto life, foul language, street kid, swimming pool, gangster, loss of friend, depression, anger, life is a bitch ...
Time:
80s, 2000s, year 2006, y2k, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, california, america, usa, north america ...
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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: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.
Style:
serious, tense, rough, hood, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
bullying, gang, urban ghetto life, ghetto, juvenile delinquency, coming of age, urban, teenage life, social decay, gangster, friendship, teenage love ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
london, england, united kingdom, britain, europe
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290K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.
Style:
emotional, suspense, independent film, harsh, brutal ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
gunfight, latinos, gang member, cop, fighting crime, street gang, shooting, urban ghetto, police officer, police, police investigation, police protagonist ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, year 2011, 70s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, south central los angeles, south america, usa ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Mouse desperately wants to join The Midnight Clique, the infamous Baltimore dirt bike riders who rule the summertime streets. When Midnight’s leader, Blax, takes 14-year-old Mouse under his wing, Mouse soon finds himself torn between the ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, uplifting, exciting, hood ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
motorcycle chase, motorcycle race, motorcycle racing, biker gang, 14 year old boy, legal, breaking the law, motorcycle, african american, street gang, life, street life ...
Place:
baltimore
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.
Style:
cult classic, brutal, independent film, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
hip hop, gang, ghetto, african american, poverty, coming of age, urban ghetto life, street gang, juvenile delinquency, rapper, gangster, teenager ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s, year 1991, year 1984
Place:
los angeles, south central los angeles, california, america, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In Monterrey, Mexico, a young street gang spends their days dancing to slowed-down cumbia and attending parties. After a mix-up with a local cartel, their leader is forced to migrate to the U.S. but quickly longs to return home.
Style:
psychological, suspense, captivating, tense, hispanic ...
Plot:
subculture, gang, deportation, immigrant, alienation, gang war, immigration, war on drugs, party, homeless, loneliness, teenager ...
Place:
new york
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6K
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Two gangbangers-turned-cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, hood ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
dirty cop, police corruption, gang, street gang, drug dealing, guilt, internal affairs, investigation, law enforcement, tough law enforcer, working undercover, murder ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
los angeles, south america, latin america, cuba
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing cocaine for Lulu. Via lucky ...
Style:
hood, tense, rough, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
urban ghetto life, gang, ghetto, african american gangster, organized crime, roman empire, urban, rapper, drug, gangster, drug lord, black ...
Time:
80s, year 2002, 20th century, year 1986
Place:
harlem, new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After being wrongfully expelled from Harvard University, American Matt Buckner flees to his sister's home in England. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of ...
Style:
serious, homoerotic, disturbing, factual, intense ...
Audience:
boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
soccer, gang, hooligan, hooliganism, friendship, self discovery, subculture, buddies, friends, uninhibited rivalry, obsession, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
england, london, britain, europe, harvard university
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In Cheonan, a serial murder case takes place, but the case becomes more and more of a mystery. Only Tae-suk, a cop, immediately senses that all the cases are by the same killer and starts investigation. One day, Dong-soo, a gang boss, got attacked ...
Style:
suspense, tense, twisted, factual, bloody ...
Plot:
gang, serial killer, murder mystery, korean gangster, gangster, police, mafia, revenge, vengeance, investigation, forensics, homicide detective ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
south korea
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Jamaica
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A raw urban drama about two friends raised on the dangerous streets of Kingston, Jamaica. Biggs and Wayne take on the "Shotta" way of life to survive. As young boys, they begin a life of crime, eventually moving to the US where they begin ...
Style:
hood, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang violence, gangster, street gang, urban, police chase, criminal heroes, social decay, black, immigrant, partner, disorder, drug dealing ...
Place:
caribbean, miami, usa, florida, jamaica
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In a post-apocalyptic New York City, a policeman infiltrates the Bronx, which has become a battleground for several murderous street gangs.
Style:
grindhouse, inspirational, grim, cult classic, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang warfare, street gang, biker, post apocalyptic, bike, gang war, wasteland, social decay, mafia, monster, motorcycle, throne ...
Time:
future, year 1982, 90s, year 1990, near future
Place:
new york, usa, new york state, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", ...
Style:
cult classic, intense, entertaining, bad ending, serious ...
Plot:
gang, street gang, prison gang, drug abuse, prison, gangster, destiny, male nudity, jail, ghetto, violence spree, drug addiction ...
Time:
20th century, year 1993, 90s, 70s, 80s
Place:
los angeles, california, ecuador, south america, usa ...
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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Set on the border, where Mexico becomes the crucible and the fearsome gangs of today’s Mexican countryside, the gauntlet, to freedom. The stories of a girl living in Honduras and hungering for a brighter future, and two teen gang members, for whom ...
Style:
road movie, serious, disturbing, bleak, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gang, immigrant, u.s. mexico border, street gang, juvenile delinquency, gang member, social problems, family reunited, mexican drug cartel, illegal immigrant, rape, death ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
latin america, mexico, south america, central america, mexico city ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A progressive graduate student finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap as a thesis subject becomes a competitive obsession.
Style:
tense, humorous, psychological, sincere, lyrical ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hip hop, hip hop culture, college, profanity, stereotypes, contests and competitions, rivals, musician's life, ambition, society, underdog, african american ...
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Genre: Crime
Country: Lithuania
TV show
Story:
Based on real-life events that took place in Lithuania at the end of the 20th century. At a time when criminal groups prevailed and corruption was rampant in the authorities, the biggest source of income for Lithuanian gangs was smuggling ...
Style:
tense, crime drama, captivating, dark, brutal ...
Plot:
smuggling, gang, gang war, criminal underworld, organized crime, street gang, everyday life, criminal gang, criminal, bandit, crime boss, gang member ...
Time:
90s
Place:
lithuania
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in the aftermath of Jax Teller’s death, Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes is fresh out of prison and a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexi border. Now, EZ must carve out his new identity in a town where he was once the golden boy ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, rough, serious, spectacular ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
motorcycle gang, street gang, latinos, organized crime, motorcycle, drug traffic, gang war, power struggle, threat, lifestyle, outlaw, rivalry ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
southern california, california
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