Gang violence movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant gang violence movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out tense, realistic, suspenseful, crime drama, bleak and serious films and TV shows about / with gang violence, gang, revenge, violence, urban, gangster, murder, friendship, corruption and redemption plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Action genres shot in USA, UK, Mexico and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as gang violence: The Naked City (1989), Blue Story (2019), Freedom Writers (2007), The Golden Dream (2013), Havoc (2005), Colors (1988), Miss Bala (2019), Dhurandhar (2025), West Side Story (1961), Alien Warrior (1985).
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List of gang violence movies
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A gritty tale of survival set against a city ripe with violence and corruption. The Naked City tells the tale of Alfonso and Aurelia, who with their infant daughter flee the scene of a traffic accident they inadvertently caused, leaving several ...
Style:
crime drama, suspense, dark, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
violence, city, urban, survival, violence against women, moral dilemma, gang, desperation, victimization, murder, hostage, hotel ...
Place:
mexico city
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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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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Style:
inspirational, touching, feel good, sentimental, rough ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, teen drama ...
Plot:
high school, teacher, dedicated educator, teachers and students, lifestyle change, racism, teenage life, strong female lead, mentor, school teacher, bonding, idealism ...
Time:
year 2007, 20th century, year 1961, year 1999, year 2006 ...
Place:
california, los angeles, long beach california, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, Spain, Guatemala
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A group of Central-American teen-agers depart from the slums of Guatemala City escaping poverty and violence, towards the promised land of California.
Style:
serious, road movie, touching, sincere, rough ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
u.s. mexico border, immigrant, border crossing, on the road, hopes, mexican american border, coming of age, friendship, slaughterhouse, teenage boy, wagon train, follow your dream ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
mexico, central america, guatemala, usa, latin america
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A wealthy Los Angeles teen and her superficial friends wants to break out of suburbia and experience Southern California's "gangsta" lifestyle. But problems arise when the preppies get in over their heads and provoke the wrath of a ...
Style:
sexy, sexual, erotic, disturbing, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
youth, nudity, sex scene, hip hop culture, sex with a stranger, society, teenager, juvenile delinquency, hip hop, female nudity, making love, brutality ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.
Style:
realistic, hood, psychological, serious, exciting ...
Plot:
police, gang, gangster, hip hop, buddy cop, chase, gunfight, mafia, urban, cop, gang member, partner ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, south central los angeles, venice beach california ...
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14K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength.
Style:
exciting, captivating, suspense, emotional, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
mob boss, corruption, beauty queen, cia agent, drug lord, danger, undercover, slave trade, female spy, drug cartel, sex slave, sniper ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
tijuana mexico, california, mexico, los angeles, san diego california ...
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112K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 214 min.
Story:
After the hijacking of IC-814 in 1999 and the Parliament attack in 2001, India’s Intelligence Bureau Chief, Ajay Sanyal devised an indomitable mission to intrude and rupture the terrorist network in Pakistan, by infiltrating the underworld mafia ...
Style:
suspenseful, noir, intense, serious, political thriller ...
Plot:
terrorism, gang violence, patriotism, espionage, betrayal, spy thriller, revenge, underworld, conspiracy, deception, loyalty, cat and mouse ...
Time:
2000s, 90s
Place:
pakistan, mumbai india, asia, india
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 153 min.
Story:
In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the neighborhood streets. Tensions are ...
Style:
romantic, stylized, tear jerker, neo noir, aesthetic ...
Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
forbidden love, rivalry, tragic love, dance, street gang, gang, broadway, interracial relations, shakespeare, racism, dancing, love story ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, year 1961, 50s, 1930s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, empire state building manhattan new york city
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Genre: Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An alien being is sent to Earth from his home planet with the assignment of stopping Great Evil. Great Evil turns out to be Mr. One, a Black drug dealer with a gang of Hispanic minions, whose hobby is raping White women. The alien, who decides to ...
Style:
action packed, dark, bleak, psychotronic, independent film
Plot:
gang leader, rape, gang violence, pimp, male nudity, bum, hobo, alien, extraterrestrial, justice, super powers, vigilante justice ...
Time:
80s
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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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116K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The daily lives of prisoners in Emerald City, an experimental unit of the Oswald Maximum Security Prison where ingroups - Muslims, Latinos, Italians, Aryans - stick close to their mutual friends and terrorizes their mutual enemies.
Style:
realistic, suspenseful, rough, disturbing, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
prison life, prison, convict, confined, violence spree, rape, gang, gay, gang violence, strong sexual content, prison rape, aryan brotherhood ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york
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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: 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: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
After a chance encounter, headstrong Kathy is drawn to Benny, member of Midwestern motorcycle club the Vandals. As the club transforms into a dangerous underworld of violence, Benny must choose between Kathy and his loyalty to the club.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, psychological thriller, crime drama, surprise ending ...
Plot:
biker gang, gangster, interview, motorcycle gang, motorcycle, biker, gang, motorcycle club, husband wife relationship, picnic, gang member, bike ...
Time:
70s, year 1965, year 1973, 60s, year 1968 ...
Place:
chicago, illinois, florida, north america
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Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Lion-Maru G is a Japanese tokusatsu series that aired from October 1, 2006 to November 24, 2006 in Japan, lasting 13 episodes. It is the third part in the Lion-Maru trilogy, following Kaiketsu Lion-Maru and Fuun Lion-Maru. The "G" is short ...
Style:
exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
gang, gang violence, lion, superhuman powers, reincarnation, tiger, superhuman, super powers, true crime, criminal underworld, crime fighter, supernatural ability ...
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A drama about a Maori family lving in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.
Style:
disturbing, brutal, depressing, controversial, realistic ...
Plot:
relationships, gang, violent, children, dysfunctional family, indigenous people, child abuse, domestic abuse, redemption, ghetto, working class, family relations ...
Time:
20th century, year 1994, 90s
Place:
new zealand, oceania
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Story:
While law enforcement works overtime to cure Illville’s drug problem, Officer Jimmy Lynch kills a teenage boy. Unbeknownst to Jimmy, the boy is the nephew of the notorious drug lord, Slim.
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, dark, noir ...
Plot:
drug trade, gang violence, violent, retribution, moral ambiguity, revenge, corrupt system, corruption, urban decay, male protagonist, crime family, power struggle ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
The leader of the Diaz cartel goes missing, his troubled son Jerry takes charge and as he changes the way his father did business a DEA agent works to bring down the cartel not knowing what he got himself into.
Style:
crime drama, satirical, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
drug cartel, drug traffic, violent, criminal underworld, gang violence, organized crime, family business, heir, gang, bandit, criminal gang, satire ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
mexico
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Genre: Crime, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Dandupalayam is a Tamil crime thriller based on true incidents involving the notorious Dandupalyam gang. With over 350 thefts, 150 murders, and 90 rape attempts, the story uncovers hidden truths.
Style:
crime thriller, disturbing, intense, brutal, tense ...
Plot:
murder, violence, gang violence, true crime, theft, police investigation, rape, gangster, criminal underworld, crime spree, law enforcement, corruption ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Kill Kapone follows a gang member through the gritty alleys of East L.A. while getting chased all day by his own vicious gang.
Style:
crime drama, brutal, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
gang, gang violence, violence, hunted, urban, manhunt, gang leader, revenge, betrayal, retribution, homicide, chase ...
Place:
south america
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Rowan's life spirals when Finn is coerced into a botched drug deal by a local gang. With Finn's life on the line and a violent gang leader encroaching on her life, Rowan is faced with recouping the money that Finn lost.
Style:
tense, crime drama, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
organized crime, drug, desperation, gang violence, drug deal, protective parent, gang war, crime boss, threat, drug traffic, life is a bitch, drug smuggling ...
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Genre: Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
A bar fight leaves up-and-coming professional footballer Andy injured and out of the game. Needing money to support his pregnant wife and himself, he buys an ice cream van and gets to work. When a gang of Polish drug runners starts to irritate him, ...
Style:
tense, captivating, harsh, intense, bleak ...
Plot:
hooliganism, violence, gang violence, drug traffic, drug, financial problem, gang, gang war, outlaw gang, social problems, criminal, bandit ...
Place:
britain
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Marcus Williams is a city detective who is unwillingly thrust into a partnership with Minister Samuel Gray to solve a gang-related shooting. As the mismatched duo begin their journey, they soon discover the incident is part of something bigger, and ...
Style:
detective, emotional, crime thriller, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
investigation, gang violence, gang war, buddy cop, street life, partnership, shooting, city, murder mystery, teamwork, friendship, redemption ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Struggling to overcome cycles of betrayal, revenge and violence, the Traoré brothers continue to fight for a brighter future in a seedy Paris suburb.
Style:
crime drama, thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
revenge, criminal, street life, gang violence, violence, brotherhood, brother brother relationship, brothers, life is a bitch, social problems, moral ambiguity, social commentary ...
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Juan is a teenager in a gang-infested LA barrio. When his Uncle Manny invites him out on a joy ride, the situation goes bad. Juan is accused of a crime he did not commit. Now Juan is caught between loyalty to his uncle and the Law.
Style:
crime drama, tense, emotional, hispanic
Plot:
gang violence, coming of age, street life, wrongful accusation, family conflict, loyalty, teenage angst, identity, sibling relationship, misplaced guilt, peer pressure, social realism ...
Place:
los angeles, south america
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Logan, an ex-gang leader, has left the gang life to raise his daughter Tori. But when Tori is murdered by an opposing gang in town, Logan must choose forgiveness or revenge.
Style:
crime drama, tense, dark, crime thriller, suspenseful ...
Plot:
forgiveness, revenge, grief, gang violence, redemption, retribution, loss, vigilante justice, father daughter relationship, child murder, moral dilemma, protective parent ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The tale of a gang killing near a south-east London council estate.
Style:
realistic, rough, slasher, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
gang, chaos and mayhem, life is a bitch, injustice, city life, estate, teenage life, gang violence, murder, investigation, loss, street life ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Marc, an unexperienced medical doctor from Germany arrives at the Hospital Universitario del Valle in Cali, Colombia for his internship and soon finds himself in-between a raging gang war in Siloé, a Cali barrio. In the hospital he has to care ...
Style:
crime drama, intense, tense, intercultural, emotional ...
Plot:
violent, gang violence, social realism, moral dilemma, mature, urban decay, friendship, alienation, poverty, isolation, loyalty, coming of age ...
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Sang-ho is an ordinary high school student. His dream is to enter the military academy under the influence of his father who is an army colonel. As entering high school, he became friends with Jae-gu, Chang-bae, Kyung-chul, Hong-kyu and Sang-sik. ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, disturbing, psychological, crime drama ...
Plot:
gang war, gang, youth, gang violence, high school, gangster, lifestyle, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, schoolboy, school, fistfight, fight ...
Time:
2000s
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