Urban Drama
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    Movies

    Princesas (2006)

    Two prostitutes (Candela Peña, Micaela Nevárez) in Madrid, initially rivals, bond over their common...

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    Movies

    The End of Violence (1997)

    Police investigate the sudden disappearance of a Hollywood producer (Bill Pullman) who specialized...

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    City of God (2003)

    After forming a gang in Rio de Janeiro, a young man and his best friend descend from robbery to drug...

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    Blackboard Jungle (1955)

    A dedicated teacher attempts to restore order in an inner-city high school where teenage lawlessness...

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    Filth and Wisdom (2008)

    Three London flat-mates (Eugene Hutz, Holly Weston, Vicky McClure) toil at demeaning jobs while...

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    American History X (1998)

    A brutal skinhead (Edward Norton) emerges from prison reformed and tries to show his neo-Nazi...

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    Honey (2003)

    A dancer/choreographer (Jessica Alba) organizes a benefit to raise money for a new studio for...

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    Dirty Pretty Things (2003)

    A hotel receptionist (Sergi López) runs a racket where desperate immigrants each give up a kidney in...

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    Movies

    Saturday Night Fever (1977)

    A Brooklyn paint-store clerk (John Travolta) dons a white suit and becomes king of the dance floor...

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    Mean Streets (1973)

    Small-time hoods (Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel) hang out in a bar and get into big trouble in New...

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    Movies

    Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007)

    A young woman (Greta Gerwig) experiments with various relationships, as she searches for personal...

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    Movies

    In Old Chicago (1938)

    The O'Learys' lives take an unexpected turn when their cow kicks over a lantern and starts the...

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    Step Up 2 The Streets (2008)

    A street dancer (Briana Evigan) enrolls at Maryland School of the Arts and teams up with a talented...

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    Sweet Nothing (1996)

    A man gets caught in the vicious circle of drug abuse, when he decides to celebrate the birth of his...

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    Movies

    Up the Down Staircase (1967)

    The experiences of a young female English teacher in an inner-city New York high school.

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    Death Wish (1974)

    A New York architect (Charles Bronson) turns vigilante hit man after thugs attack his wife (Hope...

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    Music of the Heart (1999)

    After her husband leaves abruptly, a woman (Meryl Streep) becomes a teacher in an East Harlem school...

  • The Man of the Year picture
    Movies

    The Man of the Year

    An unemployed salesman (Murilo Benício) finds a new calling as a vigilante-for-hire after he kills a...

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    Movies

    Magnolia (1999)

    Coincidence, divine intervention and fate link several people (Jason Robards, Julianne Moore, Tom...

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    Movies

    Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

    After too many years on the job, an EMS paramedic (Nicolas Cage) begins an emotional descent during...

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    Clockers (1995)

    A Brooklyn man confesses to a drug dealer's murder, but a veteran detective (Harvey Keitel) instead...

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    Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

    A loser (Al Pacino) robs a Brooklyn bank with his stupid buddy (John Cazale) to pay for his lover's...

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    The Panic in Needle Park (1971)

    A woman from Indiana becomes addicted to heroin when she falls in love with a larcenous New York...

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    Movies

    Stand and Deliver (1988)

    Los Angeles high-school teacher Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos) leads a street punk (Lou...

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    Movies

    Wall Street (1987)

    Oliver Stone's tale of the career of an ambitious stockbroker and his involvement with a ruthless...

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    Movies

    Cleo From 5 to 7 (1962)

    A French singer (Corrine Marchand) shops, cries, sings and visits friends while awaiting the results...

  • The Lovers on the Bridge picture
    Movies

    The Lovers on the Bridge (1999)

    A homeless addict (Denis Lavant) and a young painter (Juliette Binoche) with failing eyesight forge...

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    Movies

    Chelsea Walls (2002)

    A writer, a painter, two poets and a pair of musicians deal with their careers and romance at a New...

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    Movies

    King of the Gypsies (1978)

    Not surprisingly, this fascinating dissection of Gypsy life in America was vilified by several...

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    Movies

    The Young Savages (1961)

    An assistant district attorney discovers one of the hoodlums he must prosecute is the son of a...