THEME EXPLORATION

street gang violence

43 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Gomorrah
Gomorrah
2008 · Matteo Garrone
Au Hasard Balthazar
Au Hasard Balthazar
1966 · Robert Bresson
Colors
Colors
1988 · Dennis Hopper
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
Ali Zaoua Prince of the Streets
2000 · Nabil Ayouch
My Crasy Life
My Crasy Life
1991 · Jean-Pierre Gorin
The Cool World
The Cool World
1964 · Shirley Clarke
Black
Black
2015 · Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah
Once Upon a Time in High School
Once Upon a Time in High School
2004 · Yoo Ha
Young and Dangerous
Young and Dangerous
1996 · Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
The Act of Killing
The Act of Killing
2012 · Joshua Oppenheimer
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance
1994 · Michael Haneke
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
Alles dreht sich, alles bewegt sich
1929 · Hans Richter
A Brighter Summer Day
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · Edward Yang
Oldboy
Oldboy
2003 · Park Chan-wook
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Capernaum
Capernaum
2018 · Nadine Labaki
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
A Letter to Uncle Boonmee
2009 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
Wild Tales
Wild Tales
2014 · Damián Szifron
City of God
City of God
2002 · Fernando Meirelles
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Naked
Naked
1993 · Mike Leigh
The Milk of Sorrow
The Milk of Sorrow
2009 · Claudia Llosa
The Tribe
The Tribe
2014 · Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi
25 Watts
25 Watts
2001 · Juan Pablo Rebella
7 Boxes
7 Boxes
2012 · Juan Carlos Maneglia
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Cabaret Balkan
Cabaret Balkan
1998 · Goran Paskaljević
From Afar
From Afar
2015 · Lorenzo Vigas
Matador
Matador
1986 · Pedro Almodóvar
The Sin
The Sin
1965 · Henry Barakat
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · Maysles Brothers
Injustice
Injustice
2025 · Max Boekbinder & Jim Batt
Stepbrothers
Stepbrothers
1958 · Miyoji Ieki
Utøya: July 22
Utøya: July 22
2018 · Erik Poppe
A Touch of Sin
A Touch of Sin
2013 · Jia Zhangke
Ghost in the Cell
Ghost in the Cell
2026 · Joko Anwar
Kattalan
Kattalan
2026 · Paul George
Scary Movie
Scary Movie
2026 · Michael Tiddes
The Long Walk
The Long Walk
2025 · Francis Lawrence
Hello, Late Homecomers
Hello, Late Homecomers
1978 · John Woo
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Martin Scorsese USA

Scorsese's films like Gangs of New York and The Departed explore street violence and gang culture with psychological depth and moral complexity.

 Fernando Meirelles Brazil

Meirelles's City of God presents a visceral, unflinching portrait of gang violence and poverty in Rio de Janeiro's favelas.

 Takashi Miike Japan

Miike's Fudoh and other yakuza films examine organized crime and gang hierarchies with stylistic intensity and brutal honesty.