
Movies with gritty vibe

1281. Clockers
Crime Drama Mystery Narcotics Crime Psychological Drama1995•2h 8min
United States
Director: Spike Lee
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Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike’s older brother turns himself in as the killer. Detective Rocco Klein doesn’t buy the story, however, setting out to find the truth, and it seems that all the fingers point toward Strike & Rodney.
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1282. Desperado
Thriller Action Crime Epic Action Narcotics Crime1995•1h 44min
United States
Director: Robert Rodriguez
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El Mariachi plunges headfirst into the dark border underworld when he follows a trail of blood to the last of the infamous Mexican drug lords, Bucho, for an action-packed, bullet-riddled showdown. With the help of his friend and a beautiful bookstore owner, El Mariachi tracks Bucho, takes on his army of desperados, and leaves his own trail of blood.
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Former Marine Louanne Johnson lands a gig teaching in a pilot program for bright but underachieving teens at a notorious inner-city high school. After having a terrible first day, she decides she must throw decorum to the wind. When Johnson returns to the classroom, she does so armed with a no-nonsense attitude informed by her military training and a fearless determination to better the lives of her students -- no matter what the cost.
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1284. Kids
Drama Crime Coming-of-Age Drama Narcotics Crime1995•1h 31min
United States
Director: Larry Clark
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A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.
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1285. The Usual Suspects
Drama Crime Thriller Organized Crime Mind Game Thriller1995•1h 46min
United States
Director: Bryan Singer
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Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.
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1286. Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Action Thriller Buddy Action Investigation Suspense1995•2h 8min
United States
Director: John McTiernan
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New York detective John McClane is back and kicking bad-guy butt in the third installment of this action-packed series, which finds him teaming with civilian Zeus Carver to prevent the loss of innocent lives. McClane thought he'd seen it all, until a genius named Simon engages McClane, his new "partner" -- and his beloved city -- in a deadly game that demands their concentration.
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1287. Bad Boys
Action Comedy Crime Thriller Buddy Action1995•1h 59min
United States
Director: Michael Bay
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Marcus Burnett is a henpecked family man. Mike Lowrey is a footloose and fancy free ladies' man. Both Miami policemen, they have 72 hours to reclaim a consignment of drugs stolen from under their station's nose. To complicate matters, in order to get the assistance of the sole witness to a murder, they have to pretend to be each other.
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1288. Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
Action Adventure Science Fiction Alien Invasion Sci-Fi Epic Action1994•1h 48min
Japan
Director: Kensho Yamashita
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A mysterious extraterrestrial being resembling Godzilla rapidly approaches Earth. The monster, dubbed SpaceGodzilla, lands to challenge the King of the Monsters.
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1289. The Shawshank Redemption
Drama Crime Psychological Drama Prison Crime1994•2h 22min
United States
Director: Frank Darabont
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Imprisoned in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates -- including an older prisoner named Red -- for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
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1290. Léon: The Professional
Crime Drama Action Organized Crime Tragic Drama1994•1h 51min
France
Director: Luc Besson
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Professional hitman Leon grows close to his young neighbor Mathilda after, without intending to, he saves her from death when corrupt police officers brutally murder her family. Left an orphan, Mathilda wants Leon to teach her how to kill so she can avenge her younger brother’s death.
