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Movies: Best "east los angeles" Movies

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Bound by Honor(1993)

R
| 3h | Crime, Action, Drama, Thriller
4.0/5 (with 517 votes)

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.

Directed by Taylor Hackford - With Damian Chapa, Jesse Borrego, Benjamin Bratt, Delroy Lindo, Raymond Cruz, Danny Trejo, ...

Colors(1988)

R
| 2h | Action, Crime, Drama
3.3/5 (with 184 votes)

A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.

Directed by Dennis Hopper - With Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, María Conchita Alonso, Trinidad Silva, Don Cheadle, Damon Wayans, ...
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American Me(1992)

R
| 2h 5min | Crime, Drama
3.7/5 (with 157 votes)

During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.

Directed by Edward James Olmos - With William Forsythe, Pepe Serna, Edward James Olmos, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Eric Close
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Havoc(2005)

R
| 1h 25min | Crime, Drama
2.6/5 (with 124 votes)

A wealthy Los Angeles teen and her superficial friends wants to break out of suburbia and experience Southern California's "gangsta" lifestyle. But problems arise when the preppies get in over their heads and provoke the wrath of a violent Latino gang. Suddenly, their role-playing seems a little too real.

Directed by Barbara Kopple - With Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, Shiri Appleby, Alexis Dziena, Freddy Rodriguez, Michael Biehn, ...
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Lowriders(2017)

PG-13
| 1h 39min | Drama, Action, Crime
3.4/5 (with 44 votes)

A young street artist in East Los Angeles is caught between his father's obsession with lowrider car culture, his ex-felon brother and his need for self-expression.

Directed by Ricardo de Montreuil - With Melissa Benoist, Eva Longoria, Theo Rossi, Tony Revolori, Demián Bichir, Cress Williams, ...
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Born in East L.A.(1987)

R
| 1h 25min | Comedy
2.9/5 (with 43 votes)

Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without speaking a word of Spanish!

Directed by Cheech Marin - With Daniel Stern, Paul Rodriguez

Boulevard Nights(1979)

R
| 1h 42min | Drama
3.6/5 (with 18 votes)

A focus on life in a gang, Boulevard Nights portrays the dangers of street violence. Richard Yniguez plays a young Chicano who tries to get out of the gang, but he keeps finding himself drawn back into it.

Directed by Michael Pressman - With Victor Millan, Marta DuBois, Daniel Zacapa, Carmen Zapata, Gary Carlos Cervantes
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Mi Vida Loca(1994)

R
| 1h 32min | Crime, Drama
3.7/5 (with 14 votes)

Mousie and Sad Girl are childhood best friends in a contemporary Los Angeles poor Hispanic neighborhood. But when Sad Girl becomes pregnant by Mousie's boyfriend, a drug dealer named Ernesto, the two become bitter enemies. While their dispute escalates towards violence, the violence of the world around them soon also impacts their lives.

Directed by Allison Anders - With Jacob Vargas, Salma Hayek, Danny Trejo, Seidy López, Jason Lee, Spike Jonze, ...

East Side Story(2006)

1h 28min | Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
2.6/5 (with 14 votes)

Diego is a gay but closeted Hispanic chef living in East Los Angeles who works in the restaurant operated by his grandmother. Frustrated by the secretive lifestyle he shares with his similarly closeted lover, Pablo, Diego finds himself attracted to Wesley, one of the openly gay Caucasian men he feels are gentrifying his neighborhood. Their relationship pushes Diego to consider the possibility of a life he had never imagined.

Directed by Carlos Portugal - With René Alvarado
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Con Esperanza(2020)

14min | Kids & Family, Drama, Music, Documentary

When Ruben, a young Chicano musician, is caught between his mother’s expectations and his own hopes, he is forced to make a decision that will change his life forever. Based on true events, “Con Esperanza” follows Ruben on his journey of pursuing his dreams, balancing both the traditional and financial expectations of his Mother.