Movies tagged as "street"

Angel Eyes [2001, USA ] starting from $1.99

The Deeper You Look. The More You Will Find.

Genres: Drama, Romance, Thriller Actors: Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel, Jeremy Sisto, Terrence Howard, Sonia Braga, Victor Argo, Monet Mazur, Shirley Knight, Daniel Magder, Guylaine St-Onge, Connor McAuley, Jeremy Ratchford, Peter MacNeill, Eldridge Hyndman, Kari Matchett Directors: Luis Mandoki, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   While pursuing a suspect one night, Chicago Police officer Sharon Pogue (Jennifer Lopez) nearly becomes the victim of a fatal ambush until a mysterious stranger, Catch (Jim Caviezel) intervenes, disarms the assassin and saves Sharon's life. Is it a stroke of luck? A twist of fate? Or just a concerned citizen who happened to pass by at the right time and wasn't afraid to get involved? Maybe, But Sharon and Catch have met once before. As the two fall in love, they discover the truth about each other and are forced to deal with the secrets from their past.

Basketball Diaries, The [1995, USA ] starting from $1.99

The true story of the death of innocence and the birth of an artist

Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama, Sport Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Lorraine Bracco, Marilyn Sokol, James Madio, Patrick McGaw, Mark Wahlberg, Roy Cooper, Bruno Kirby, Jimmy Papiris, Nick Gaetani, Alexander Chaplin, Ben Jorgensen, Josh Mostel, Juliette Lewis, Michael Imperioli Directors: Scott Kalvert, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, Jim's life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his mind. A best friend who is dying of leukemia, a coach ("Swifty") who takes unacceptable liberties with the boys on his team, teenage sexual angst, and an unhealthy appetite for heroin — all of these begin to encroach on young Jim's dream of becoming a basketball star. Soon, the dark streets of New York become a refuge from his mother's mounting concern for her son. He can't go home and his only escape from the reality of the streets is heroin for which he steals, robs and prostitutes himself. Only with the help of Reggie, an older neighborhood friend with whom Jim "picked up a game" now and then, is he able to begin the long journey back to sanity.

Blues Brothers, The [1980, USA ] starting from $1.99

They'll never get caught. They're on a mission from God.

Genres: Action, Comedy, Music, Musical Actors: John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn, Murphy Dunne, Willie Hall, Tom Malone, Lou Marini, Matt Murphy, Alan Rubin, Carrie Fisher, Directors: John Landis Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   After the release of Jake Blues from prison, he and brother Elwood go to visit the old home where they were raised by nuns. They learn the church stopped its support and will sell the place to the education authority, and the only way to keep the place open is if the $5000 tax on the property is paid within 11 days. The brothers want to help and decide to put their blues band back together and raise the the money by staging a big gig. As they set off on their "mission from god" they seem to make more enemies along the way. Will they manage to come up with the money in time?

Booty Call [1997, USA ] starting from $1.99

Some guys will do anything for a little somethin' somethin'.

Genres: Comedy Actors: Jamie Foxx, Tommy Davidson, Amy Monique Waddell, Wiley Moore, Vivica A. Fox, Tamala Jones, Kam Ray Chan, Ric Young, Ammie Sin, Scott LaRose, Bernie Mac, Olivia Yap, Bill MacDonald, John Moraitis, Karen Robinson, Directors: Jeff Pollack Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   Bunz and Rushon are two best buddies who are looking forward to dating two ladies, Lysterine and Nikki. When the two boys get their lives altogether, they all fall in love. But will their lives stay peaceful?

C.H.U.D. [1984, USA ] starting from $1.99

Ugly. Slobbering. Ferocious. Carnivorous.

Genres: Horror Actors: John Heard, Daniel Stern, Christopher Curry, Kim Greist, Laure Mattos, Brenda Currin, Justin Hall, Michael O'Hare, Cordis Heard, Vic Polizos, Eddie Jones, Sam McMurray, Frank Adu, Ruth Maleczech, J.C. Quinn, Directors: Douglas Cheek Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   A rash of bizarre murders in New York City seems to point to a group of grotesquely deformed vagrants living in the sewers. A courageous policeman, a photo journalist and his girlfriend, and a nutty bum, who seems to know a lot about the creatures, band together to try and determine what the creatures are and how to stop them.

New Jack City [1991, USA ] starting from $1.99

They're a new breed of gangster. The new public enemy. The new family of crime.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller Actors: Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock, Mario Van Peebles, Michael Michele, Bill Nunn, Russell Wong, Bill Cobbs, Christopher Williams, Judd Nelson, Vanessa Williams, Tracy Camilla Johns, Anthony DeSando, Nick Ashford, Directors: Mario Van Peebles Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   In 1989, Nino Brown, a small time drug dealer, is convinced by one of his fellow thugs that the wave of the future is in the cocaine derivative, crack. Brown sees potential in crack and sets out to establish himself as chief kingpin by killing off his rivals and even going as far as to take over a whole apartment complex. Out to stop him are undercover cops Scottie Appleton and Nick Paretti. Appleton especially wants to get Nino because of the fact that he murdered Scottie's mother as part of a gang initiaton. Also involved is Pookie, a former crackhead who wants to bring down Nino as well.

Woodsman, The [2004, USA ] starting from $1.99

What's the worst thing you ever did?

Genres: Drama Actors: Eve, Kevin Bacon, David Alan Grier, Kyra Sedgwick, Benjamin Bratt, Carlos Leon, Michael Shannon, Kevin Rice, Mos Def, Hannah Pilkes, Jessica Nagle, Liam Daniels, Joey Hazinsky, Clara Infinity Daniels, Ashley C. Coombs Directors: Nicole Kassell, Download: DVD   DivX   PDA   After twelve years in prison, Walter arrives in an unnamed city, moves into a small apartment across the street from an elementary school, gets a job at a lumberyard, and mostly keeps to himself. A quiet, guarded man, Walter finds unexpected solace from Vickie, a tough-talking woman who promises not to judge him for his history. But Walter cannot escape his past. A convicted sex offender, Walter is warily eyed by his brother-in-law, shunned by his sister, lives in fear of being discovered at work, and is hounded by a suspicious local police officer, Detective Lucas. After befriending a young girl in a neighborhood park, Walter must also grapple with the terrible prospect of his own reawakened demons.