The Cinematic Urban Experience
American Cinema has been fascinated with urban inner-city life and culture and for many decades these movies have been relecting the raw, gritty side of the urban experience. Below is a list of movies that touch on gangs, hip hop, drugs, organized crime, prisons and the inner-city life. If you know of any other movies that are not inlcuded, list them on our message board .
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2008
American Drug War (2008)
BLOODS: The Rise Of The Bloods Gang (2008)
Crippin' - The History of the West Coast Crips (2008)
Hell up in East Harlem: The Original Purple City (2008)
Hood 2 Hood Part II (2008)
Made in America (2008)
Murder City, Detroit: 100 Years of Murder and Violence (2008)
The Rayful Edmond Story Part II (2008)
Superfly: The True, Untold Story of Frank Lucas 2008
2007
18th Street Gang v. MS 13 (2007)
Alpo Martinez, (2007)
American Gangster - Season One
Gangsta Chronicles: Black Gangstas, Chaz Williams (2007)
Bloodline (2007)
The Breakdown of Cocaine Cowboys (2007)
Calvin Klein Bacote: A Gangsta Chronicles Documentary (2007)
Cocaine Cowboys (2007)
The Freddie Myers Story (2007)
Gangbangin' Fo' Life Vol. 2- (2007)
Hijos de la Guerra - (2007)
Pelican Bay A.K.A. Gangbanger University - (2007)
Trenton Live in Harlem (2007)
Tupac Assassination: Conspiracy or Revenge (2007)
2006
American Kids: Inner City (2006)
Assault: Real Street Fights - (2006)
Cocaine City - Drugs on Music Vol. 6
Concrete Hell - (2006)
Gangbangin' Fo' Life - (2006)
Hip Hop Police (2006)
Infamy (2006)
The Larry Hoover Story (2006)
The Noonie G Story (2006)
The Real Rick Ross Story (2006)
Rep Yo Set (2006)
Why We Bang - rereleased (2006)
TATS CRU: The Mural Kings (2006)
The World's Most Dangerous Gang - MS 13 (2006)
2005
Bangin': Livin' with Colors (2005)
Bastards of the Party - (2005)
Beef III (2005)
Cheddar DVD Magazine Vol. 2 (2005)
Cocaine Country: Manuel Noriega (2005)
Ghetto Brawls: Queen of the Hood
Hood to Hood (2005) (V)
Hustle & Flow (2005)
King of Kings (2005)
L.A. Street Life, Vol. 1: Dead Homies (2005)
Life of Rayful Edmond (2005) (V)
New Orleans Exposed (2005) (V)
Original 50 Cent (2005) (V)
State Property 2 (2005)
Straight Outta Hunters Point (2005) (V)
2004
Beef 2 (2004)
Chronicles of Junior Mafia (2004)
Donnie's Story: The Life of Donald Goines (2004)
Lethal Attraction: Why Americans Love Guns (2004)
Why We Bang (2004)
F.E.D.S. (2004) (V)
Redemption: The Stan "Tookie" Williams Story (2004) (tv)
Scarface 4 Life (2004)
2003
Beef (2003)
C Walk: It's a Way of Livin' (2003)
City of God (2003)
Game Over (2003)
Gangsta King: Raymond Ice Washington (2003) (tv)
Inside Hip Hop (2003)
The Larry Davis Story (2003) (V)
Latin Kings: A Street Gang Story (2003)
2002
8 Mile (2002)
Biggie and Tupac (2002)
Empire (2002)
Gang Tapes (2002)
Gangs of New York (2002)
Pablo Escobar: The King of Coke (2002)
Paid in Full (2002)
State Property (2002) (V)
Tupac Shakur - Thug Angel: The Life of an Outlaw (2002)
2001
Baby Boy (2001)
Blue Hill Avenue (2001)
Sacred Is the Flesh (2001)
Training Day (2001)
Tupac Shakur: Before I Wake (2001)
Wash, The (2001)
Welcome to Death Row (2001)
2000
Romeo Must Die (2000)
Shaft (2000)
Snatch (2000)
Three Srikes (2000)
1999
The Breaks (1999)
Thicker Than Water (1999)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1999)
In Too Deep (1999)
1998
American History X (1998)
Belly (1998)
Caught Up (1998)
Players Club (1998)
Replacement Killers (1998)
Streets Is Watching (1998) (V)
1997
One Eight Seven (1997)
First Time Felon (1997)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Hoodlum (1997)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Oz (1997)
1995
Avenging Angel (1995)
Casino (1995)
Losing Isaiah (1995)
New Jersey Drive (1995)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
1994
Fresh (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Blood In, Blood Out aka Bound by Honor (1993)
1993
Carlito's Way (1993)
Mencace II Society (1993)
Mi vida loca (1993)
Outfit, The (1993)
True Romance (1993)
Untouchables, The (1993)
1992
American Me (1992)
Hoffa (1992)
Juice (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
South Central (1992)
1991
Boyz N the Hood (1991)
Mobsters (1991)
New Jack City (1991)
1990
The Godfather III (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
1989
Lock Up (1989)
An Innocent Man (1989)
Lean on Me (1989)
1988
Colors (1988)
Judgement (1989)
Kuraingu furman (1988)
1987
The Untouchables (1987)
The Principal (1987)
Penitentiary III (1987)
1986
3:15 aka Moment of Truth (1986)
1985
Krush Groove (1985)
Beat Street (1984)
Breakin' (1984)
Scarface (1983)
Bad Boys (1983)
Scarface (1983)
StyleWars (1983)
Boulevard Knights (1979)
Warriors, The (1979)
The Godfather (1974)
Mean Streets (1973)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
The Godfather II (1972)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
West Side Story (1961)
The Wild One (1951)
All Through The Night (1942)
The Big SHot (1942)
High Sierra (1941)
Each Dawn I Die (aka Killer Meets Killer (1939)
Invisible Stripes (1939
Little Tough Guy (1938)
Dead End aka Cradle of Crime (1937)
His Fighting Blood (1935)
Temptation (1935)
Scarface: Shame of a Nation(1932)
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