| Breathless (2008) | 7.5 | |
| The Torpedoes (2014) | 7.6 | |
| Flickering Lights (2000) | 7.5 | |
| Pure (2002) | 6.8 | |
| The Corner (2000) | 8.5 |
Going straight movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant going straight movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, emotional, harsh, melancholic and psychological films and TV shows about / with going straight, hopes, redemption, friendship, violence, prison, family relations, runaway, parents and children and storytelling plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Action genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as going straight: The Chaperone (2011), Gun Hill Road (2011), Pure (2002), The White Sound (2001), A Gang Story (2011), Boy A (2007), 28 Days (2000), Breakout Kings (2011), The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005), Gettin' Square (2003).
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List of going straight movies
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
An ex-con on the run from his criminal past, hides out from those he ratted on by chaperoning a field trip to New Orleans.
Style:
humorous, not serious, sentimental, realistic, action comedy ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, hopes, going straight, crime gone awry, on the run, family relations, chase, heroes, parents and children, disorder, redemption, job seeking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new orleans, usa, louisiana
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
An ex-con returns home to the Bronx after three year in prison to discover his wife estranged and his teenage son exploring a sexual transformation that will put the fragile bonds of their family to the test.
Style:
sincere, realistic, serious, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
family relations, transsexual, lgbt, gay, homecoming, going straight, starting over, redemption, family problems, estrangement, dysfunctional family, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, bronx new york city, africa
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3K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A young boy trying to deal with his mother's heroin addiction befriends a waitress who helps him cope with the tough situation.
Style:
sincere, touching, emotional, serious, gloomy ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
rehabilitation, addiction, drug abuse, youth, parents and children, prostitute, dysfunctional family, teenage life, going straight, friendship, life is a bitch, hopes ...
Place:
london, europe, england
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Lukas, a young schizophrenic man, has to deal with a new town, a new relationship, and the paranoia in his head.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, mindfuck, transgressive
Plot:
schizophrenia, going straight, mental illness, sibling relationship, friendship, haunted by the past, insanity, brother sister relationship, hippie, addiction, paranoid schizophrenia, psychological disorder ...
Place:
germany, spain, europe
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After growing up in a poor gypsy camp, Edmond Vidal, aka Momon, has retained a sense of family, unfailing loyalty and pride in his origins. Most of all, he has remained friends with Serge Suttel, with whom he first discovered prison life - for ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
going straight, organized crime, friendship, gypsy, gypsy camp, gang, hopes, friends, buddies, prison, mafia, murder ...
Time:
70s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, lyon, europe
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40K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of a young ex-con Jack, newly released from serving a prison sentence for a murder he committed as a child.
Style:
psychological, touching, suspense, heartbreaking, compassionate ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
redemption, juvenile delinquency, childhood, haunted by the past, going straight, bullying, melancholy, released from prison, teen angst, rehabilitation, violent, starting over ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
nebraska, britain, united kingdom, england, europe ...
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57K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment programs ...
Style:
touching, realistic, intense, emotional, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
addiction, drug addiction, wedding, rehabilitation, drug addict, alcoholism, dysfunctional family, going straight, doctors and patients, siblings relations, life is a bitch, drug abuse ...
Time:
year 2000, 20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city, new jersey
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Driven by the fact that there are few things more dangerous than a prisoner who has just escaped, and tired of following protocol and resorting to outdated methods of law enforcement, veteran U.S. Marshals Charlie Duchamp and Ray Zancanelli are ...
Style:
realistic, exciting, suspenseful, serious, thrilling ...
Plot:
convict, wanted, fugitives, going straight, law enforcement, chase, expert, partner, unlikely partners, manhunt, team, prison ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Like his father, Tom is a real estate agent who makes his money from dirty, and sometimes brutal, deals. But a chance encounter prompts him to take up the piano and become a concert pianist. He auditions with the help of a beautiful, young virtuoso ...
Style:
tense, sincere, neo noir, lyrical, stylized ...
Plot:
violence, gangster, piano, going straight, father son relationship, musician, storytelling, dysfunctional family, teachers and students, gang war, family relations, follow your dream ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe, china
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Gettin' Square is about starting over, keeping clean and going straight. Barry Wirth is fresh out of prison and determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But like his mate Johnny 'Spit' Spiteri and reformed gangster turned ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, action comedy ...
Plot:
going straight, criminal heroes, starting over, buddies, nothing goes right, crime gone awry, hopes, friendship, prisoner, prison, chef, marijuana ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia, new zealand
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A parolee battles a gangster for the affections of a reclusive movie star.
Style:
visually appealing, melancholic, brutal, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fall in love, gangster, revenge, violence, love and romance, organized crime, going straight, mentor, brother sister relationship, runaway, criminal heroes, dishonor among criminals ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
london, england, europe, los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
15 years ago, Luiza decided to make a fresh start in Spain. She left her 3-year-old daughter Cristina in the care of her relatives and took off. When she returns to Romania, the woman learns some shocking truths that were kept hidden from her: ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, captivating, touching, humorous ...
Plot:
longing, going straight, adoption, starting over, redemption, rehabilitation, orphan, single parent, family relations, drug dealing, addiction, drug abuse ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
romania, spain
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.
Style:
touching, serious, hood, crime drama, feel good ...
Plot:
hopes, going straight, family relations, parents and children, street kid, society, urban ghetto life, black lives matter, gang, blaxploitation, urban, black ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, indiana, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Fresh out of a long stretch in prison, Virgil Bliss (Clint Jordan) vows to go straight in this gritty, character-driven drama. But finding a job, a wife and a sense of purpose doesn't come easy when you're living in a halfway house ...
Style:
realistic, serious, psychological, independent film
Plot:
prostitute, going straight, prison, starting over, downfall, redemption, haunted by the past, society, rehabilitation, unlikely criminals, life is a bitch, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, brooklyn new york city, florida ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
A recovering alcoholic becomes involved with his boss's wife, a former cocaine addict.
Style:
serious, psychological, realistic, sexual, sexy ...
Plot:
addiction, hopes, going straight, friendship, obsession, self discovery, dysfunctional family, love affair, alcohol abuse, rehabilitation, writer's life, downfall ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: Puerto Rico
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A young drug dealer falls in love while facing disruption among the men in his gang, and being offered a career as a Reggaetón singer.
Style:
realistic, serious, tense, captivating, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
fall in love, going straight, moral dilemma, hidden identity, life is a bitch, youth, love and romance, disorder, gangster, swashbuckler, urban, music ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
latin america, puerto rico
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Miles Montego has it all - cars, boats, good looks, mansion, money, women, but more importantly, he has a past.
Style:
christian film, touching, serious, disturbing, sincere ...
Plot:
christianity, religious conversion, faith, fall in love, criminal, christian, going straight, human spirit, in love, redemption, hopes, haunted by the past ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A God-fearing bluesman takes to a wild young woman who, as a victim of childhood sexual abuse, is looking everywhere for love, but never quite finding it.
Style:
sexy, emotional, cult classic, sexual, erotic ...
Plot:
captive, sex scene, destiny, trauma, nymphomaniac, promiscuous woman, sex addict, outdoor sex, sexual harassment, nervous breakdown, sexualized violence, unfaithful girlfriend ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
tennessee, southern usa, mississippi, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France, Belgium, Italy
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.
Style:
feel good, harsh, sincere, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
community service, working class, moral dilemma, misfit, caper, going straight, fish out of water, food, one last chance, society, buddies, goodhearted ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 70s, 21st century
Place:
scotland, europe, edinburgh scotland, glasgow scotland, england ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
Style:
hood, stylized, harsh, serious, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hip hop, ghetto, rap, rapper, gangster, urban ghetto life, redemption, music, urban, rags to riches, male pubic hair, gang ...
Time:
year 2005, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, new jersey
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel for help and finds that Sobel needs some serious help himself as he has inherited the family ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, sexy, stylized ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
organized crime, prison, mafia, mob hit, gangster, therapy, childhood trauma, ex convict, death of father, heist, car chase, depression ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, las vegas
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for ...
Style:
intense, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
bank robber, vengeance, greed, bank robbery, haunted by the past, stolen gold, going straight, on the run, criminal's revenge, rivalry, obsessive quest, dishonesty ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, year 1961, 60s, 20th century
Place:
california, monterey california, mexico, latin america, usa ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
TV show
Story:
Small Time Gangster is an Australian drama series produced by Boilermaker-Burberry Entertainment for Movie Extra subscription television channel.
The series follows the adventures of Tony Piccolo, a man who works hard to support his wife Cathy and ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, crime drama, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
gangster, midlife crisis, going straight, couples, family relations, couple relations, chance, unfulfillment, secret life, friendship, rivalry, quitting job ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
australia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Biopic of Spain's Juan Carlos Delgado "El Pera", a young delinquent in the 1980's who is a car pilot and a sport journalist nowadays.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, captivating, stylized
Plot:
kids in trouble, coming of age, going straight, juvenile delinquency, hopes, youth, car chase, nudity, father hits son, older woman younger man relationship, female nudity, robbery ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
spain, madrid
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Josh McManus, a traveling salesman with a cloudy past, finds himself in a dusty West Texas town at the wrong time. After a crippling series of earthquakes throws the entire world into chaos, a traveling salesman will have to fight his way through a ...
Style:
serious, suspenseful, suspense, tense, biblical ...
Plot:
apocalypse, christian, religious, gang, faith, small town, good versus evil, going straight, wrong place wrong time, rivalry, society, danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, texas
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
As her family falls apart, seventeen year old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where her survival is uncertain.
Style:
emotional, captivating, serious, realistic, semi autobiographical ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
police dog, dysfunctional family, depression, juvenile delinquency, teenage life, alcoholic, going straight, family problems, coming of age, youth, hopes, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, usa, new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Annecy is no tourist destination for three working-class Algerian brothers and their father, in the months after their mother has died. Marc is deeply troubled: he tries to stiff drug dealers and then plots revenge. Christophe is released from jail, ...
Style:
sentimental, emotional, touching, serious, gloomy ...
Plot:
gay, lgbt, three brothers, lgbtq, redemption, gay love, hot guys, transsexual, male nudity, gay brother, gay lead character, dysfunctional family ...
Place:
alps, paris france
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A joinery instructor at a rehab center refuses to take a new teen as his apprentice, but then begins to follow the boy through the hallways and streets.
Style:
psychological, bleak, meditative, compassionate, atmospheric ...
Plot:
obsession, youth, redemption, forgiveness, apprentice, going straight, teenage life, family problems, parents and children, teachers and students, working class, death in the family ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 90s, future, 21st century
Place:
france, belgium, usa, europe, los angeles ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A woman stuck in a stale marriage struggles to raise her children and manage her secret drug habit. But when winter comes to her small town, her balancing act begins to come crashing down.
Style:
emotional, sincere, touching, serious, scary ...
Plot:
addiction, infidelity, rehabilitation, cocaine, dysfunctional family, going straight, family life, working class, drug abuse, destructive relationship, life is a bitch, cliche ...
Place:
new york, new york state, usa
Is relevant?
20K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son.
Style:
sincere, emotional, harsh, rough, art house ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
homeless, redemption, poverty, youth, dysfunctional family, baby, black market, going straight, social decay, society, life is a bitch, human nature ...
Time:
2000s, year 2005, 90s, 21st century
Place:
belgium, france, europe, tokyo
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