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Movies with smoky vibe

Crows Zero II

1. Crows Zero II

Action Adventure Crime Comedy Martial Arts Action
7.2
20092h 13min

Overview

Genji and his victorious G.P.S. alliance find themselves facing down a new challenge by the students of Hosen Academy, feared by everyone as 'The Army of Killers.' The two schools, in fact, have a history of bad blood between them. And the simmering embers of hatred are about to flare up again, burning away any last remnants of the truce they had so rigorously observed until now.

Themes

Rivalry between schools, Gang codes under pressure, Friendship tested by violence, Ambition and status pursuit, Destructive loyalty, Power struggles and truces

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Filmin
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Fast & Furious

2. Fast & Furious

Action Crime Drama Thriller Vehicle-Driven Action
6.5
20091h 47min

Overview

When a crime brings them back to L.A., fugitive ex-con Dom Toretto reignites his feud with agent Brian O'Conner. But as they are forced to confront a shared enemy, Dom and Brian must give in to an uncertain new trust if they hope to outmaneuver him. And the two men will find the best way to get revenge: push the limits of what's possible behind the wheel.

Themes

Loyalty under pressure, Risk and reward, Deception and trust, Family ties under strain, Competition and alliance, Crime and law tension

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Pineapple Express

3. Pineapple Express

Action Comedy Crime High-Concept Comedy Narcotics Crime
6.9
20081h 51min

Overview

A stoner and his dealer are forced to go on the run from the police after the pothead witnesses a cop commit a murder.

Themes

Loyalty under threat, Witness under pressure, Drug culture vs law, Crime and pursuit risk, Trust in allies

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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American Gangster

4. American Gangster

Drama Crime Organized Crime
7.8
20072h 37min

Overview

Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who smuggled heroin into the United States on American service planes returning from the Vietnam War, before being detained by a task force led by Newark Detective Richie Roberts.

Themes

Class inequality, Family loyalty under pressure, Monopolistic distribution and legitimacy, Social climbing via crime, Deception and power dynamics, Corruption and law enforcement

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Eastern Promises

5. Eastern Promises

Thriller Crime Mystery Organized Crime Investigation Suspense
7.6
20071h 40min

Overview

A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.

Themes

Deception and manipulation, Power under threat, Mob family loyalty, Female agency under duress, Institutional complicity, Trafficking and exploitation

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Planet Terror

6. Planet Terror

Horror Action Thriller Zombie Horror Epic Action
7.0
20071h 45min

Overview

Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend El Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.

Themes

Survival under siege, Weaponized biochemistry, Outbreak containment pressure, Authority versus civilians, Ethical strain of science, Immunity as cure hope

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Walk the Line

7. Walk the Line

Drama Music Romance Music Biopic Entertainment Industry Drama
7.8
20052h 16min

Overview

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

Themes

Drug dependency pressures, Family conflict and reconciliation, Fame versus personal stability, Partnership under strain, Creative ambition vs chaos

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
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London

8. London

Drama Romance Relationship Drama Bittersweet Romance
6.3
20051h 32min

Overview

London is a drug laden adventure that centers on a party in a New York loft where a young man is trying to win back his ex-girlfriend.

Themes

Substance fueled impulses, Unresolved longing vs distance, Destructive party dynamics, Temporary intimacy and longing, Departure and detachment, Feigned sympathy and manipulation

Available on

Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Hustle & Flow

9. Hustle & Flow

Crime Drama Music Entertainment Industry Drama Organized Crime
7.3
20051h 56min

Overview

With help from his friends, a Memphis pimp in a mid-life crisis attempts to become a successful hip-hop emcee.

Themes

Midlife crisis drives ambition, Drug dealer impulses, Hip-hop aspiration grows, Rap music push, Prostitution risk rises, Pimp dynamics emerge

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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Lords of Dogtown

10. Lords of Dogtown

Drama Coming-of-Age Drama
7.1
20051h 47min

Overview

The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship.

Themes

Risk and reward, Commercial pressure, Fame over authenticity, Youth ambition, Subculture rise, Group loyalty under strain

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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