New Jack City(1991)

Combined Rating:
59
Combined Critics Rating: 49

A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.



Pusher(1996)

Combined Rating:
59
Combined Critics Rating: 48

A drug pusher grows increasingly desperate after a botched deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug lord.



Ulee's Gold(1997)

Combined Rating:
58
Combined Critics Rating: 64

A reclusive beekeeper slowly pulls his dysfunctional family back together, but not without having to fight his son's previous dastardly cohorts.



The Corruptor(1999)

Combined Rating:
58
Combined Critics Rating: 53

With the aid from a New York City policeman, a top immigrant cop tries to stop drug-trafficking and corruption by immigrant Chinese Triads, but things get complicated when the Triads try to bribe the policeman.



Jesus' Son(1999)

Combined Rating:
58
Combined Critics Rating: 63

A young man turns from drug addiction and petty crime to a life redeemed by a discovery of compassion.



Basquiat(1996)

Combined Rating:
57
Combined Critics Rating: 50

The troubled, brief life of Jean-Michel Basquiat, a world renowned artist struggling with drug addiction and his own identity.



54(1998)

Combined Rating:
57
Combined Critics Rating: 46

The famous 1970s New York City nightclub seen and told through the eyes of a young employee.



Awakenings(1990)

Combined Rating:
56
Combined Critics Rating: 37

The victims of an encephalitis epidemic many years ago have been catatonic ever since, but now a new drug offers the prospect of reviving them.



Animal Factory(2000)

Combined Rating:
55
Combined Critics Rating: 52

A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.



The Replacement Killers(1998)

Combined Rating:
54
Combined Critics Rating: 42

A troubled hitman seeks aid from a forger to help him get papers to China. However, the drug lord has hired replacements to finish the job, and kill the hitman.



Carlito's Way(1993)

Combined Rating:
48
Combined Critics Rating: 24

A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C.



Georgia(1995)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 56

Sadie is desperately looking up to her older sister Georgia who is a famous C&W artist. Sadie wants to be a famous artist like her sister, but is always doing everything wrong. Her ...



Night Falls on Manhattan(1996)

Combined Rating:
46
Combined Critics Rating: 47

A newly elected District Attorney finds himself in the middle of a police corruption investigation that may involve his father and his partner.



Bad Influence(1990)

Combined Rating:
45
Combined Critics Rating: 44

Michael, a wimpy young executive, is about to get pulverized by a jealous boyfriend in a bar when a handsome, mysterious stranger steps in--and then disappears. Later that night, while ...



Predator 2(1990)

Combined Rating:
44
Combined Critics Rating: 19

Amidst a territorial gang war in 1997, a sophisticated alien hunter stalks the citizens of Los Angeles and the only man between him and his prey is veteran L.A.P.D. officer, Lieutenant Mike Harrigan.



RoboCop 2(1990)

Combined Rating:
44
Combined Critics Rating: 21

Cyborg law enforcer RoboCop returns to protect the citizens of old Detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue OCP member secretly creates a new, evil RoboCop 2.



American Me(1992)

Combined Rating:
43
Combined Critics Rating: 41

A Mexican-American Mafia kingpin is released from prison, falls in love for the first time, and grows introspective about his gangster lifestyle.



The Mod Squad(1999)

Combined Rating:
42
Combined Critics Rating: 37

Three minor delinquints (Danes, Ribisi, and Epps) are recruited by a cop (Farina) working undercover to bust a cop/drug ring. When the officer who recruited them is killed, they go above ...



Return to Paradise(1998)

Combined Rating:
39
Combined Critics Rating: 27

Two friends must choose whether to help a third friend who was arrested in Malaysia for drug possession.



King of New York(1990)

Combined Rating:
38
Combined Critics Rating: 17

A former drug lord returns from prison determined to wipe out all his competition and distribute the profits of his operations to New York's poor and lower classes in this stylish and ultra violent modern twist on Robin Hood.




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