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Directed by F. Gary GrayOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Historical,
MusicalThemes Dance films,
Medical-themed films,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about drugs,
Films about racism,
Hip hop films,
Musical films,
Gangster films,
HIV/AIDS in filmActors Aldis Hodge,
Paul Giamatti,
Neil Brown, Jr.,
O'Shea Jackson Jr.,
Corey Hawkins,
Jason MitchellRating77%
In 1986, Eric "Eazy-E" Wright enters a crack-house to sell drugs, but, it is soon raided by the police, who gain entry into the house via a battering ram. Eazy escapes through the house's rear window. Later, Eazy goes to a club with Lorenzo "MC Ren" Patterson to see friends Andre "Dr. Dre" Young, O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson and Antoine "DJ Yella" Carraby, who perform the song "Gangsta Gangsta", while Eazy and Ren stand in the audience. After Dre leaves the club, he is arrested after breaking up a fight involving his brother, Tyree. Eazy bails him out the next day. The next morning, Dre talks to Eazy about investing money into a start-up record label, in order to record a track that Cube has written. Cube and Dre want rappers H.B.O.(Homeboys Only) to record the track. Eazy agrees to fund the project. After a conflict arises during the recording session, H.B.O. leaves and Dre convinces Eazy to perform the track. They record and release "Boyz-n-the-Hood". Jerry Heller approaches Eazy and asks if he can be their manager. The group accepts Heller's offer. While performing "Dopeman", they garner the attention of Bryan Turner, a producer at Priority Records, with which they sign. Afterwards, N.W.A commences recording their debut album, "Straight Outta Compton", with Heller. During one of the sessions, they are harassed by some police officers. Frustrated by the situation, Cube writes "Fuck tha Police".Directed by Craig BolotinOrigin USAGenres Drama,
ThrillerThemes Films about education,
Films about music and musicians,
Hip hop films,
Gangster films,
Films about school violenceActors Usher,
Forest Whitaker,
Judd Nelson,
Rosario Dawson,
Robert Ri'chard,
Sara GilbertRating60%
The film starts off in an urban neighborhood in Queens, the events are narrated by Julius Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone (Robert Ri'chard), who introduces his former classmates/friends at Lincoln High School: Lester DeWitt (Usher Raymond), who lost his father, hard-working student Stephanie Williams (Rosario Dawson), who is aiming high and yearns to leave Lincoln as soon as possible, gangster/thug Rodney J. Templeton (Fredro Starr) who gets into fights with other students; rebellious classmate Lynn Sabatini (Sara Gilbert) who is already a couple of months pregnant; and Robert Tremont a.k.a. "Rivers" (Clifton Collins, Jr.), a close friend of both Lester and Ziggy. , 2h7
Directed by Brad FurmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Biography,
Historical,
CrimeThemes Mafia films,
Medical-themed films,
Films about drugs,
Gangster filmsActors Bryan Cranston,
Diane Kruger,
Benjamin Bratt,
Yul Vazquez,
John Leguizamo,
Elena AnayaRating69%
During the 1980s, DEA agent Robert Mazur uses his undercover alias "Bob Musella" to become a pivotal player for drug lords cleaning their dirty cash. Later, he infiltrates the world's largest cartels and helps discover the money-laundering organization of drug lord Pablo Escobar., 2h34
Directed by Clint EastwoodOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
MusicalThemes Medical-themed films,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about drugs,
Jazz films,
Musical filmsActors Forest Whitaker,
Diane Venora,
Samuel E. Wright,
Keith David,
Bill Cobbs,
Diane SalingerRating70%
Ce film est une interprétation cinématographique de la vie de Charlie Parker, alias "Bird" (Yardbird en VO), jazzman visionnaire et musicien accompli qui éleva le saxophone à un niveau d'expression inédit. Le film dépeint alternativement la jeunesse et la maturité de cet homme et de ce créateur de génie, sa carrière et ses drames personnels., 1h42
Directed by Robert RodríguezOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
Adventure,
WesternThemes Spy films,
Medical-themed films,
Films about music and musicians,
Films about drugs,
Sports films,
Martial arts films,
Musical filmsActors Antonio Banderas,
Salma Hayek,
Johnny Depp,
Mickey Rourke,
Eva Mendes,
Danny TrejoRating62%
El Mariachi is recruited by CIA agent Sheldon Sands to kill General Emiliano Marquez, a corrupt Mexican Army officer who has been hired by Mexican drug lord Armando Barillo to assassinate the President of Mexico and overthrow the government. Many years before, El Mariachi and his wife Carolina confronted Marquez in a shootout and wounded the general; in retaliation, Marquez took the lives of Carolina and their daughter in an ambush. In addition to El Mariachi, Sands persuades former FBI agent Jorge Ramírez to come out of retirement and kill Barillo, who had murdered his partner Archuleta in the past. Furthermore, AFN operative Ajedrez is assigned by Sands to tail Barillo., 1h31
Directed by Brad FurmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
CrimeThemes Jeu,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Poker,
Children's filmsActors Ben Affleck,
Gemma Arterton,
Justin Timberlake,
Anthony Mackie,
David Costabile,
John HeardRating56%
Richie Furst used to have a lucrative career on Wall Street; this history prevents him from receiving tuition assistance at Princeton, so he funds his master's degree by referring students to online gambling, for which he receives a cut. After the dean threatens to expel him for these activities, Richie tries to win his tuition using his excellent poker skills in online gambling, but he loses all his money to a cheater, something he is able to prove by statistics., 1h58
Directed by Brad FurmanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
CrimeActors Matthew McConaughey,
Marisa Tomei,
Ryan Phillippe,
Josh Lucas,
John Leguizamo,
Michaela ConlinRating72%
Criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller (Matthew McConaughey) operates around Los Angeles County, mostly from the back seat of his black Lincoln Town Car, chauffeured by Earl (Laurence Mason). Most of Haller's career has been defending garden-variety criminals, including a local biker club led by Eddie Vogel (Trace Adkins)., 1h35
Directed by Ernest R. DickersonOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Action,
CrimeThemes Dance films,
Films about music and musicians,
Transport films,
Hip hop films,
Road movies,
Chase films,
Gangster filmsActors Omar Epps,
Tupac Shakur,
Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins,
Khalil Kain,
Samuel L. Jackson,
Cindy HerronRating70%
Bishop (Tupac Shakur), Q (Omar Epps), Raheem (Khalil Kain), and Steel (Jermaine 'Huggy' Hopkins) are four African-American friends growing up together in Harlem. They regularly skip school, instead spending their days hanging out at Steel's apartment, at a neighborhood arcade, and also a record store where they steal LPs for Q's DJ interests. Generally, they are harassed daily by the police or a Puerto Rican gang led by Radames (Vincent Laresca). , 2h20
Origin USAGenres Drama,
Biography,
Historical,
MusicalThemes Dance films,
Films about music and musicians,
Hip hop filmsActors Demetrius Shipp Jr.,
Danai Gurira,
Lauren Cohan,
Katerina Graham,
Annie Ilonzeh,
Jamal WoolardRating59%
En 1995, alors que le rappeur Tupac Shakur purge sa peine pour les crimes dont il a été reconnu coupable (dont un viol), dans la prison de Dannemora, un réalisateur et son équipe viennent l'interviewer. Il leur raconte son enfance, sa relation avec sa mère Afeni, ses débuts dans le rap ou encore ses débuts au cinéma avec Juice, son amitié avec The Notorious B.I.G., jusqu'au braquage comploté contre lui. Ce film retrace sa vie de son enfance jusqu’à sa mort tragique., 1h58
Directed by Jim SheridanOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Thriller,
Musical theatre,
Action,
Adventure,
Musical,
CrimeThemes Dance films,
Films about music and musicians,
Hip hop films,
Musical films,
Gangster filmsActors 50 Cent,
Terrence Howard,
Joy Bryant,
Bill Duke,
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje,
Omar Benson MillerRating55%
Marcus (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson) is a quiet young boy who adores his loving mother (Serena Reeder), and the two live a relatively comfortable life as his mother is a local drug dealer. She often has to leave him with his grandparents to be looked after while she takes care of her business. After she is brutally murdered in an apparent drug deal gone wrong, Marcus heads down the wrong road himself.