A Better Place Than This

I Want to Live!

Brazen perpetual offender Barbara Graham tries to go straight but she finds herself implicated in a murder and sent to death row.

I Want to Live!

1958 · Movie

7.4

The Unforgivable

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

The Unforgivable

2021 · Movie

6.1

Control

Lee Ray Oliver, a death row inmate, is given a second chance at life if he agrees to undergo a new chemical treatment used to modify behavior.

Control

2004 · Movie

6.7

Light Sleeper

John LeTour is a recovering drug user who suffers insomnia and still deals to a high-end New York clientele, even though he’s trying to move on from the business. John’s professional midlife crisis becomes something more acute — and dangerous — when he re-encounters an old flame while a string of seemingly drug-related murders rocks the city.

Light Sleeper

1992 · Movie

The Baker

A quiet, stoic man, lives a monk-like existence in self-imposed exile. When his estranged son is killed in a drug deal gone bad, he is left to look after a granddaughter he never knew existed, and he is forced back into a life he tried to put behind him.

The Baker

2023 · Movie

Adulthood

After serving six years for killing his schoolmate, a young man learns that someone is out for revenge.

Adulthood

2008 · Movie

All Day and a Night

While serving life in prison, a young man looks back at the people, the circumstances and the system that set him on the path toward his crime.

All Day and a Night

2020 · Movie

Clemency

Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.

Clemency

2019 · Movie

6.6

They Made Me a Fugitive

After being framed for a policeman's murder, a criminal escapes prison and sets out for revenge.

They Made Me a Fugitive

1947 · Movie

Another Day in Paradise

In the hope of a big score, two junkie couples team up to commit various drug robberies which go disastrously wrong, leading to dissent, violence, and murder.

Another Day in Paradise

1998 · Movie

6.4

South of Heaven

Convicted felon Jimmy gets early parole after serving twelve years for armed robbery. Upon his release, he vows to give Annie, his childhood love, now dying from cancer, the best last year of her life – unfortunately it’s not that simple.

South of Heaven

2021 · Movie

Knock on Any Door

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.

Knock on Any Door

1949 · Movie

Contraband

When his brother-in-law runs afoul of a drug lord, family man Chris Farraday turns to a skill he abandoned long ago—smuggling—to repay the debt. But the job goes wrong, and Farraday finds himself wanted by cops, crooks and killers alike.

Contraband

2012 · Movie

6.1

Empire

Big time drug dealer Victor Rosa is looking to get out of the game and sees his chance with a big deal with a new friend who happens to be a Wall St. stockbroker. Thinking this will be his chance to go out on top, Victor soon finds out that he's been double crossed and his last option is to get revenge.

Empire

2002 · Movie

Rampage

Liberal district attorney decides to seek the death penalty for a man who slaughtered a family at Christmastime, then drank their blood. He escapes, though, and starts killing again.

Rampage

1987 · Movie

5.8

She Made Them Do It

"She Made Them Do It" follows the twisted life of Sarah Pender, a charismatic, intelligent young woman who would become one of the country’s most sought after fugitives.

She Made Them Do It

2012 · Movie

Road of No Return

Road of no Return follows the final nine days in the lives of four atypical hit men who are secretly brought together in a covert operation to fight the drug trafficking epidemic in the country.

Road of No Return

2009 · Movie

5.8

White Elephant

An ex-marine enforcer must battle his conscience and code of honor when he is forced to do things for the mob.

White Elephant

2022 · Movie

6.0

The Truth About Emanuel

A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

The Truth About Emanuel

2013 · Movie

7.1

Above the Rim

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.

Above the Rim

1994 · Movie

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6.9

Layer Cake

When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...

Layer Cake

2004 · Movie

7.6

American Gangster

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.

American Gangster

2007 · Movie

8.1

Elite Squad

In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged.

Elite Squad

2007 · Movie

Death Wish II

Paul Kersey is again a vigilante trying to find five punks who murdered his housekeeper and daughter in Los Angeles.

Death Wish II

1982 · Movie

6.6

Johan Falk: National Target

Frank Wagner goes deeper undercover to infiltrate Europe's most dangerous Mafia, the Russian-est, consisting of ex - KGB officers.

Johan Falk: National Target

2009 · Movie

6.0

The Shepherd: Border Patrol

A Texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA.

The Shepherd: Border Patrol

2008 · Movie

7.1

Murder in the First

A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.

Murder in the First

1995 · Movie

Chiko

This is the story of Isa, who grows up in a Hamburg suburb. It might be one of the world's richest cities but every beast has its belly and here, in the very underbelly, Chiko lives in a world where violence, staking and keeping a claim, and drug taking are the norm. Where down is not an option, Chiko is determined to rise to the top, whatever and whomever it costs.

Chiko

2008 · Movie

4.4

American Violence

A psychologist interviews a death row inmate to determine whether or not a stay of execution should be granted.

American Violence

2017 · Movie

Double Clutch

A prisoner on death row feels suicidal in his cell. However, he finds a glimmer of hope from his daughter's letter and the lawyer's suggestion that they make use of a breach in the law.

Double Clutch

2011 · Movie

6.8

Deep Cover

Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.

Deep Cover

1992 · Movie

Road of No Return

Road of no Return follows the final nine days in the lives of four atypical hit men who are secretly brought together in a covert operation to fight the drug trafficking epidemic in the country.

Road of No Return

2009 · Movie

6.9

Yield to the Night

Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.

Yield to the Night

1956 · Movie

7.0

3 Nights

When the corpse of mobster Miguel "el chino" Sanabria surfaces, everyone thinks his death is the result of an argument during the heat of the moment. That is, everyone except Officer Ferran (Victor Mayo), who believes something more menacing was at fault. Along with Picasso (Juanko Vellido), the last person to see Sanabria alive, Ferran sets out to find the truth behind the murder -- and learns something about his own destiny in the process.

3 Nights

2001 · Movie

Nuns on the Run

Set up by their boss to be knocked off following a final heist, soon-to-retire crooks Brian Hope and Charlie McManus get wind of their impending demise and run off with the spoils of their crime. Fleeing their boss, the drug dealers they robbed, the police, and Brian's angry girlfriend, the duo take refuge in a training convent for nuns. In disguise, they convince Sister Superior that they're nuns, a charade they're forced to maintain as their enemies arrive.

Nuns on the Run

1990 · Movie

7.4

The Life of David Gale

A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.

The Life of David Gale

2003 · Movie

6.4

White Boy Rick

The story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became an undercover informant for the police during the 1980s, and was ultimately arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.

White Boy Rick

2018 · Movie

5.5

Swedish Package Holiday

Three intertwined stories about Serbian truck driver who is involved into drug trafficking without knowing, Czech family who live by the road which makes them a lot of troubles since many cars crash into their house, and a bus full of Swedish grannies who go on a Trans-European package holiday.

Swedish Package Holiday

1989 · Movie

7.2

Violent Cop

A detective breaks all rules of ethical conduct while investigating a colleague’s involvement in drug pushing and Yakuza activities.

Violent Cop

1989 · Movie