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Dangerous Cartels Gangs & Outlaws

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  • Benjamin Bratt, Jesse Borrego, and Damian Chapa in Blood In, Blood Out (1993)

    1. Blood In, Blood Out

    19933hR47Metascore
    7.9 (37K)
    Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo.
    DirectorTaylor HackfordStarsDamian ChapaJesse BorregoBenjamin Bratt
  • Damian Chapa, Monica Ramon, and Amor Sanchez in Mexican Gangster (2008)

    2. Mexican Gangster

    20081h 29mR
    3.8 (158)
    Johnny Sun and his little brother are Mexican-American gangsters.
    DirectorDamian ChapaStarsDamian ChapaChristine ManoukianAmor Sanchez
  • Jennifer Tilly and Damian Chapa in El padrino (2004)

    3. El padrino

    20042h 8mR
    4.7 (795)
    In the streets of East Los Angeles, Manny is a formidable drug dealer. Impressed by his extravagant lifestyle and prowess, his young son Kilo yearns to follow in his footsteps. Kilo resolves to learn how to prosper in the drug world, and his new life as a dealer begins. Starting off small, dealing to the high school and college market, Kilo discovers that the drug business is very profitable. With a little help from the well-connected, seductive daughter of a Colombian gangster, he becomes a drug kingpin with a nationwide monopoly on drug-running. While conquering the drug world, Kilo falls in love with a local Latina who quickly becomes pregnant. Shortly thereafter, Kilo is involved in a drug deal with a wired frat boy that goes bad, and he is imprisoned. His exciting, stylish life as a drug lord seems to have come to a halt. But prison life does not stop Kilo from running his operation. He enlists the support of other prisoners including Crips, Bloods, and a very powerful Jamaican mobster, and is able to expand his drug empire. Not only is his business booming, he is also hired by the governor to kill another inmate in return for an early release. It seems like a perfect opportunity for Kilo to get back to his family, but this job leads to a world of trouble for him after his release. He is now a free man and a new father with a drug franchise covering both coasts. He is living a life of luxury in a huge mansion with a Mercedes in the driveway. Several years after his release, his drug-using father Manny comes back into his life and Kilo reluctantly welcomes him back with a job overseeing all of his drug-runners. Everything is perfect. Watching his son grow up has a profound effect on him and he limits his dealing to marijuana. This business decision slows down his profits. Also, a conservative judge and the attorney general become suspicious of his early release and its relation to the murdered prisoner. The feds are now determined to bring Kilo's operation down. Arrests of his posse are piling up and, profits are plummeting. Everything is going entirely too wrong, and Kilo can't stop it. In a world where a man wants everything, he could end up with nothing.
    DirectorDamian ChapaStarsDamian ChapaSal LopezEmilio Rivera
  • Damian Chapa and Annet Mahendru in El Padrino II: Border Intrusion (2011)

    4. El Padrino II: Border Intrusion

    20111h 30m
    5.6 (86)
    A man who rose to be the most powerful drug trafficker in the world is trapped by the FBI and must confront the man who now controls the business.
    DirectorDamian ChapaStarsDamian ChapaAnnet MahendruJeff McCredie
  • Damian Chapa, Ricco Chapa, and Gabriel Tang in Vatos Locos (2011)

    5. Vatos Locos

    20111h 17mNot RatedVideo
    4.0 (243)
    Chicano brothers on the streets of LA.
    DirectorDamian ChapaStarsDamian ChapaGabriel TangRicco Chapa
  • William McNamara, Damian Chapa, Paz de la Huerta, Christian Serritiello, Mariano 'Big Dawg' Mendoza, Oliver Gruber, Michael Tari, Nicola Mayerl, Gerald Clarke, Ustinovk Freites, and Richie Pierce in Streets of East L.A. (2016)

    6. Streets of East L.A.

    20161h 21mUnrated
    3.9 (75)
    Chicano gangster Micky Solis finds that his family has been slaughtered by the Chinese mob. His whole life force turns to finding the killers. A slick lawyer (Angus MacFadyen) leads Micky to a "nun" (Paz De La Huerta) who shows him who the killers are that took his family from him. Micky unleashes a war of bullets and emotions on the family until each one dies by the same sword they wielded. The only thought on Micky's mind is REVENGE: VENGANZA.
    DirectorDamian ChapaStarsPaz de la HuertaWilliam McNamaraDamian Chapa
  • Chicano Blood (2008)

    7. Chicano Blood

    20081h 29mUnratedVideo
    4.0 (93)
    A former gang member is pulled back into his former violent world after a Russian gang vying for control of the local drug trade kills his wife. Taking a solemn pledge to seek vengeance for his wife's murder, he plunges deeply into the arena of kidnapping and murder.
    DirectorDamian ChapaStarsDamian ChapaSian VilaireJoanna Pacula
  • William Forsythe, Edward James Olmos, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in American Me (1992)

    8. American Me

    19922h 5mR66Metascore
    7.1 (11K)
    A Mexican-American Mafia kingpin is released from prison, falls in love for the first time, and grows introspective about his gangster lifestyle.
    DirectorEdward James OlmosStarsEdward James OlmosWilliam ForsytheSal Lopez
  • South Central (1992)

    9. South Central

    19921h 38mR64Metascore
    6.8 (7.2K)
    A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.
    DirectorStephen Milburn AndersonStarsGlenn PlummerByron MinnsLexie Bigham
  • Vivica A. Fox, Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, and Kimberly Elise in Set It Off (1996)

    10. Set It Off

    19962h 3mR62Metascore
    6.9 (20K)
    Desperation drives four inner-city women to bank robbery in Los Angeles, then they start mistrusting each other.
    DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsJada Pinkett SmithQueen LatifahVivica A. Fox
  • Larenz Tate and Tyrin Turner in Menace II Society (1993)

    11. Menace II Society

    19931h 37mR76Metascore
    7.5 (68K)
    A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
    DirectorsAlbert HughesAllen HughesStarsTyrin TurnerLarenz TateJune Kyoto Lu
  • Snoop Dogg and Tyrese Gibson in Baby Boy (2001)

    12. Baby Boy

    20012h 10mR55Metascore
    6.5 (18K)
    In South Central L.A., a misguided 20-year-old African-American man, a "baby boy", faces the commitments of real life.
    DirectorJohn SingletonStarsAlexsandra WrightTyrese GibsonTaraji P. Henson
  • Judd Nelson, Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, and Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)

    13. New Jack City

    19911h 37mR61Metascore
    6.6 (41K)
    A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.
    DirectorMario Van PeeblesStarsWesley SnipesIce-TAllen Payne
  • Dead Presidents (1995)

    14. Dead Presidents

    19951h 59mR
    6.9 (26K)
    A Vietnam vet adjusts to life after the war while trying to support his family, but the chance of a better life may involve crime and bloodshed.
    DirectorsAlbert HughesAllen HughesStarsLarenz TateKeith DavidChris Tucker
  • Salma Hayek, John Travolta, Benicio Del Toro, Blake Lively, and Taylor Kitsch in Savages (2012)

    15. Savages

    20122h 11mR59Metascore
    6.4 (137K)
    Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.
    DirectorOliver StoneStarsAaron Taylor-JohnsonTaylor KitschBlake Lively
  • Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel (1992)

    16. Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel

    19922 epsTV Mini Series
    6.6 (128)
    A D.E.A. Agent in Columbia confronts the Cartel, who is known for killing opponents. A former Cartel employee in prison offers assistance, and another Federal Agent poses as a money launderer to take down the Cartel.
    StarsAlex McArthurDennis FarinaJulie Carmen
  • Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story (2004)

    17. Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story

    20042hRTV Movie
    6.3 (3.3K)
    The story of Stan "Tookie" Williams, the former leader of the "Crips" gang. Stan wrote award-winning children's books, brokered peace treaties between warring gangs, and won a Nobel Peace Prize nomination before he was executed.
    DirectorVondie Curtis-HallStarsJamie FoxxLynn WhitfieldLee Thompson Young
  • Russell Crowe, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Charlie Hunnam, George MacKay, and Orlando Schwerdt in True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)

    18. True History of the Kelly Gang

    20192h 4mR75Metascore
    6.0 (14K)
    Australian bushranger Ned Kelly and his gang flee from authorities during the 1870s.
    DirectorJustin KurzelStarsGeorge MacKayEssie DavisNicholas Hoult
  • Clint Eastwood in The Mule (2018)

    19. The Mule

    20181h 56mR58Metascore
    7.0 (163K)
    A ninety-year-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran turns drug mule for a Mexican cartel.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodBradley CooperLaurence Fishburne
  • Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, James Le Gros, and John Philbin in Point Break (1991)

    20. Point Break

    19912h 2mR60Metascore
    7.3 (216K)
    An F.B.I. Agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers.
    DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsPatrick SwayzeKeanu ReevesGary Busey
  • Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro, and Emily Blunt in Sicario (2015)

    21. Sicario

    20152h 1mR82Metascore
    7.7 (514K)
    An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.
    DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsEmily BluntJosh BrolinBenicio Del Toro
  • Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro in Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)

    22. Sicario: Day of the Soldado

    20182h 2mR61Metascore
    7.1 (182K)
    The drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro.
    DirectorStefano SollimaStarsBenicio Del ToroJosh BrolinIsabela Merced
  • Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: Last Blood (2019)

    23. Rambo: Last Blood

    20191h 29mR26Metascore
    6.1 (116K)
    Rambo must confront his past and unearth his ruthless combat skills to exact revenge in a final mission.
    DirectorAdrian GrunbergStarsSylvester StallonePaz VegaSergio Peris-Mencheta
  • El Mariachi (1992)

    24. El Mariachi

    19921h 21mR73Metascore
    6.8 (74K)
    A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him.
    DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsCarlos GallardoConsuelo GómezJaime de Hoyos
  • Antonio Banderas in Desperado (1995)

    25. Desperado

    19951h 44mR55Metascore
    7.1 (205K)
    Former musician and gunslinger El Mariachi arrives at a small Mexican border town after being away for a long time. His past quickly catches up with him and he soon gets entangled with the local drug kingpin Bucho and his gang.
    DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsAntonio BanderasSalma HayekJoaquim de Almeida

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