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  • Brinsley Forde in Babylon (1980)

    1. Babylon

    19801h 35m80Metascore
    7.3 (2.1K)
    The movie centres around Brindsley Forde's character Blue. He fronts a reggae sound system based in South West London (Brixton). The film captures the trials and tribulations of young black youths in troubled London in the early eighties.
    DirectorFranco RossoStarsDavid N. HaynesTrevor LairdVictor Romero Evans
  • Ray Winstone in Nil by Mouth (1997)

    2. Nil by Mouth

    19972h 8mR76Metascore
    7.3 (11K)
    A rough, short-tempered patriarch of a working-class family sees his life and the relationships around him slowly unravel.
    DirectorGary OldmanStarsRay WinstoneKathy BurkeCharlie Creed-Miles
  • The Long Good Friday (1980)

    3. The Long Good Friday

    19801h 54mR82Metascore
    7.5 (28K)
    An up-and-coming gangster is tested by the insurgence of an unknown, very powerful threat.
    DirectorJohn MackenzieStarsBob HoskinsHelen MirrenPaul Freeman
  • Underground (1998)

    4. Underground

    19981h 33m
    6.0 (151)
    A 15-year-old drug dealer's world turns upside down when he ends up on the run from dangerous criminals during one chaotic night in London's underworld.
    DirectorPaul SpurrierStarsBilly SmithZoe SmaleNick Sutton
  • Willie Dynamite (1974)

    5. Willie Dynamite

    19741h 42mR
    6.4 (1.4K)
    A social worker tries to get a pimp to change his ways.
    DirectorGilbert MosesStarsRoscoe OrmanDiana SandsThalmus Rasulala
  • Shadows (1958)

    6. Shadows

    19581h 27mPG86Metascore
    7.2 (13K)
    Cassavetes' jazz-scored improvisational film explores interracial friendships and relationships in Beat-Era (1950s) New York City.
    DirectorJohn CassavetesStarsBen CarruthersLelia GoldoniHugh Hurd
  • Tube Tales (1999)

    7. Tube Tales

    19991h 24mPG-13
    6.1 (1.5K)
    Nine stories based on the true-life experiences of London Underground passengers.
    DirectorsGaby DellalStephen HopkinsBob HoskinsStarsJason FlemyngDexter FletcherKelly Macdonald
  • Robert Hooks in Trouble Man (1972)

    8. Trouble Man

    19721h 39mR
    6.7 (1.7K)
    A neighborhood "problem solver" is framed for murder by a couple of local crime bosses trying to get him out of the way.
    DirectorIvan DixonStarsRobert HooksPaul WinfieldRalph Waite
  • Pressure (1976)

    9. Pressure

    19762h 6m
    7.2 (363)
    A British-born younger son of an immigrant family from Trinidad finds himself adrift between two cultures.
    DirectorHorace OvéStarsHerbert NorvilleOscar JamesFrank Singuineau
  • Quadrophenia (1979)

    10. Quadrophenia

    19792hR79Metascore
    7.2 (22K)
    Jimmy Cooper loathes his dead-end job and his working-class parents. He seeks solace with his mod clique, scooter riding, and drugs, only to be disappointed.
    DirectorFranc RoddamStarsPhil DanielsLeslie AshPhil Davis
  • Detroit 9000 (1973)

    11. Detroit 9000

    19731h 46mR
    6.3 (1.2K)
    After a fundraiser for a black politician is robbed, Detroit police put two detectives, one white and one black, on the case, who try to work together under boiling political pressure.
    DirectorArthur MarksStarsAlex RoccoHari RhodesVonetta McGee
  • Cassie McFarlane in Burning an Illusion (1982)

    12. Burning an Illusion

    19821h 46m
    6.9 (220)
    A young black woman in England becomes increasingly frustrated with her life with her lazy, demanding boyfriend, and with the help of friends seeks something better.
    DirectorMenelik ShabazzStarsCassie McFarlaneVictor Romero EvansBeverley Martin
  • Ben Kingsley and Ray Winstone in Sexy Beast (2000)

    13. Sexy Beast

    20001h 29mR79Metascore
    7.3 (73K)
    Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.
    DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsRay WinstoneBen KingsleyIan McShane
  • Jimmy Cliff in The Harder They Come (1972)

    14. The Harder They Come

    19722hR
    6.9 (7.3K)
    Wishing to become a successful reggae singer, a young Jamaican man finds himself tied to corrupt record producers and drug pushers.
    DirectorPerry HenzellStarsJimmy CliffJanet BartleyCarl Bradshaw
  • Fred Williamson and Gloria Hendry in Black Caesar (1973)

    15. Black Caesar

    19731h 27mR
    6.4 (4.2K)
    Raised in Harlem, Tommy Gibbs becomes a successful mob boss but he clashes with the rival Mafia and his old enemy, dirty cop McKinney.
    DirectorLarry CohenStarsFred WilliamsonGloria HendryArt Lund
  • Sorted (2000)

    16. Sorted

    20001h 42mR
    6.0 (1.3K)
    A young lawyer gets more than he bargains for while investigating his brother's mysterious death.
    DirectorAlexander JovyStarsMatthew RhysSienna GuilloryBen Moor
  • The Firm (2009)

    17. The Firm

    20091h 30m
    5.8 (6.7K)
    Football hooligans organize themselves into firms that represent their favorite team.
    DirectorNick LoveStarsPaul AndersonCalum MacNabDaniel Mays
  • Mick Jagger and James Fox in Performance (1970)

    18. Performance

    19701h 45mR69Metascore
    6.7 (12K)
    A violent East London gangster undergoes a transformation of identity while hiding from his former colleagues in the home of a jaded Bohemian rock star and his two girlfriends.
    DirectorsDonald CammellNicolas RoegStarsJames FoxMick JaggerAnita Pallenberg
  • Reggae in a Babylon (2005)

    19. Reggae in a Babylon

    200555mPG-13
    6.8 (193)
    The young, gifted and black generation of the 70's who started the British Reggae movement is captured in this unique documentary. Groove to the smooth sounds and see rare footage.
    DirectorWolfgang BüldStarsAswadAlton EllisJimmy Lindsay
  • David Hemmings and Veruschka von Lehndorff in Blow-Up (1966)

    20. Blow-Up

    19661h 51mNot Rated82Metascore
    7.4 (71K)
    A fashion photographer unknowingly captures a death on film after following two lovers in a park.
    DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniStarsDavid HemmingsVanessa RedgraveSarah Miles
  • Punk in London (1977)

    21. Punk in London

    19771h 51mTV-MA
    6.8 (570)
    A contemporary documentary covering the Great British punk rock explosion of 1977.
    DirectorWolfgang BüldStarsGaye AdvertJack AirportArturo Bassick
  • Masculine Feminine (1966)

    22. Masculine Feminine

    19661h 43mNot Rated93Metascore
    7.4 (18K)
    A romance between young Parisians, shown through a series of vignettes.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsChantal GoyaMarlène JobertCatherine-Isabelle Duport
  • Disco Godfather (1979)

    23. Disco Godfather

    19791h 38mR
    5.2 (1.9K)
    Rudy Ray Moore's fourth in a series of cult favorites finds him playing an ex-cop called back into action to stop an angel dust producer. The angel dust hallucinations alone are well worth the price of admission!
    DirectorJ. Robert WagonerStarsRudy Ray MooreCarol SpeedJimmy Lynch
  • John Travolta and Karen Lynn Gorney in Saturday Night Fever (1977)

    24. Saturday Night Fever

    19771h 58mR77Metascore
    6.8 (91K)
    Anxious about his future after high school, a 19-year-old Italian-American from Brooklyn tries to escape the harsh reality of his bleak family life by dominating the dance floor at the local disco.
    DirectorJohn BadhamStarsJohn TravoltaKaren Lynn GorneyBarry Miller
  • Clockers (1995)

    25. Clockers

    19952h 8mR71Metascore
    6.9 (24K)
    Young drug pushers in the projects of Brooklyn live hard dangerous lives, trapped between their drug bosses and the detectives out to stop them.
    DirectorSpike LeeStarsHarvey KeitelJohn TurturroDelroy Lindo

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