Dead End

7.1

1937

93 mins

CrimeDrama

The lives of a young man and woman, an infamous gangster and a group of street kids converge one day in a volatile New York City slum.

Crime Wave

Year : 1953Rating : ⭐ 7.1

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.

Each Dawn I Die

Year : 1939Rating : ⭐ 6.9

A corrupt D.A. with governatorial ambitions is annoyed by an investigative reporter's criticism of his criminal activities and decides to frame the reporter for manslaughter in order to silence him.

Angels with Dirty Faces

Year : 1938Rating : ⭐ 7.5

Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.

Kiss of Death

Year : 1947Rating : ⭐ 7.1

An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.

'G' Men

Year : 1935Rating : ⭐ 6.6

James “Brick” Davis, a struggling attorney, owes his education to a mobster, but always has refused to get involved with the underworld. When a friend of his is gunned down by a notorious criminal, Brick decides to abandon the exercise of the law and join the Department of Justice to capture the murderer.

The Brotherhood of Justice

Year : 1986Rating : ⭐ 6.0

High-school students start a vigilante group in their neighbourhood but, as their power increases, they become more abusive and dangerous.

5 Against the House

Year : 1955Rating : ⭐ 5.9

Former war-time Army buddies now students in college decide to rip off a Reno casino.

The Mechanic

Year : 1972Rating : ⭐ 6.7

Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. It's made him very rich, but as he hits middle age, he's so depressed and lonely that he takes on one of his victim's sons, Steve McKenna, as his apprentice. Arthur puts him through a rigorous training period and brings him on several hits. As Steven improves, Arthur worries that he'll discover who killed his father.

The Glass Key

Year : 1942Rating : ⭐ 6.7

A crooked politician finds himself being accused of murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during a re-election campaign.

Glengarry Glen Ross

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An examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office. Unscrupulous salesmen try to hawk dubious real estate to suckers.

The Rise

Year : 2012Rating : ⭐ 6.6

After being released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, Harvey Miller has revenge on his mind. He recruits his three best friends to help him rob the local drug kingpin whose betrayal put him away in the first place.

This Gun for Hire

Year : 1942Rating : ⭐ 7.0

Sadistic killer-for-hire Philip Raven becomes enraged when his latest job is paid off in marked bills. Vowing to track down his double-crossing boss, nightclub executive Gates, Raven sits beside Gates' lovely new employee, Ellen, on a train out of town. Although Ellen is engaged to marry the police lieutenant who's hunting down Raven, she decides to try and set the misguided hit man straight as he hides from the cops and plots his revenge.

They Made Me a Fugitive

Year : 1947Rating : ⭐ 6.6

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

The Public Enemy

Year : 1931Rating : ⭐ 7.3

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

Witness to Murder

Year : 1954Rating : ⭐ 6.3

A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.

Plunder Road

Year : 1957Rating : ⭐ 6.9

A spectacular heist starts to unravel as the crooks take it on the lam.

Where the Day Takes You

Year : 1992Rating : ⭐ 6.1

King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto leader of a group of teenage runaways, King acts as a mentor to troubled kids such as gay hustler Little J and junkie Greg. When Heather, a beautiful girl from Chicago, starts hanging out with King and his crew, it changes the dynamic of the gang. However, it seems as though nothing will alter their dangerous lifestyle.

Little Caesar

Year : 1931Rating : ⭐ 6.9

A small-time hood shoots his way to the top, but how long can he stay there?

Scarlet Street

Year : 1945Rating : ⭐ 7.6

Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she's really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty and Johnny find out that art dealers are interested in Chris's work, they con him into letting Kitty take credit for the paintings. Cross allows it because he is in love with Kitty, but his love will only let her get away with so much.

Knock on Any Door

Year : 1949Rating : ⭐ 6.2

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