20 movies like The Cool World, ordered by similarity : Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison(1951), Woodpeckers(2017), Sweet Sixteen(2002), Papillon(2017), Rescue Dawn(2006), Sangre de Mi Sangre(2007), Four Minutes(2006), Bottom of the 9th(2019), The Quiet One(1949), Prison Song(2001), South Central(1992), Shepherds and Butchers(2016) ...
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1964
105 Minutes
Hampton Clanton Yolanda Rodríguez Bostic Felton Gary Bolling Carl Lee Clarence Williams III Gloria Foster Georgia Burke
gang member thug son prostitute gritty emotional powerful harlem, n.y. ghetto violence poverty race relations growing up quest fall 1960s
A look at the horrors of Harlem ghetto slum life filled with drugs, violence, human misery, and a sense of despair due to the racial prejudices of American society.
6.6/10
Drama
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Steve Cochran David Brian Philip Carey Ted de Corsia Scott Forbes Michael Tolan Dick Wesson Paul Picerni William Campbell
warden prison guard prisoner prison official sergeant inmate brooding intense engaging emotional brutal bleak folsom state prison reformation prison life prison riot prison break humanity human rights escape
At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.
Drama
2017
106 Minutes
Jean Jean Ramón Emilio Candelario Judith Rodriguez Jose Cruz Manuel Raposo Karina Valdez Aleja Johnson Carlota Carretero Keunis Álvarez Orestes Amador
prison guard prisoner prisoners messenger gangsters love interest romantic interest romantic rival rival dark disturbing emotional engaging gripping intense moving passionate powerful raw tense
Incarcerated in the Dominican Republic, an inmate uses sign language to communicate with his imprisoned girlfriend at an adjacent institution.
7.4/10
Drama
UK|Germany|Spain
2002
106 Minutes
Martin Compston William Ruane Annmarie Fulton Michelle Abercromby Michelle Coulter Gary McCormack Tommy McKee
teen boy stepfather mother grandfather prisoner drug dealer tense gutsy emotional greenock, scotland port city prison street house apartment imprisonment drugs ambition theft teenage rebellion
Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.
7.2/10
Adventure, History, Biography, Drama
USA|Czech Republic|Spain
2017
133 Minutes
Charlie Hunnam Rami Malek Roland Møller Nina Senicar Tommy J. Flanagan Eve Hewson Christopher Fairbank Brian Vernel
convict innocent man prison guard prisoner escape artist friend tense bleak thrilling suspenseful incredible intricate prison island prison cell paris french guiana apartment prison prison break
Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
7.3/10
War, Drama, History
USA|Luxembourg
2006
125 Minutes
Christian Bale Steve Zahn Jeremy Davies Galen Yuen Abhijati "Meuk" Jusakul Chaiyan "Lek" Chunsuttiwat Teerawat "Ka-Ge" Mulvilai Yuttana Muenwaja Kriangsak Ming-Olo Pat Healy Toby Huss
pilot prisoner survivor military officer prisoner of war thrilling gritty laos prison camp jungle escape bombing mental illness hope violence torture escape quest 1960s
A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
6.9/10
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Argentina
2007
111 Minutes
Jorge Adrián Espíndola Armando Hernández Jesús Ochoa Paola Mendoza Eugenio Derbez Leonardo Anzures Jean Brassard Barbara Danicka
son con artist father prostitute police officer gritty moving powerful new york city mexico restaurant father/son relationship illegal immigration prostitution identity theft impersonation smuggling adventure growing up pursuit
A Mexican boy smuggles himself to Brooklyn to meet his long-lost father - only to have his identity stolen upon arrival by an impostor who seeks to steal the fathers' fortune.
4.6/10
Drama
Germany
2006
112 Minutes
Monica Bleibtreu Hannah Herzsprung Sven Pippig Richy Müller Jasmin Tabatabai Nadja Uhl Kathrin Kestler Stefan Kurt
old woman pianist music teacher prisoner young woman intense raw brutal emotional disturbing melodramatic prison germany prison life violence classical music piano talent love temptation
Divided into four chapters - Son, Daughter, Father and Mother - "Four Windows" is a look inside the brains of a not-so-normal German family. Son leaves for school but actually cruises the ... See full summary »
5.6/10
Drama
USA
2019
111 Minutes
Joe Manganiello Sofía Vergara Kevin William Paul Denis O'Hare Michael Rispoli Vincent Pastore James Madio Burt Young
baseball player girlfriend gang member prisoner baseball coach emotional intense powerful positive golf course prison crime scene staten island, n.y. apartment baseball field second chance baseball life after prison fall pursuit
After serving 17 years in prison for a violent mistake he made in his youth, a once-aspiring baseball player returns to his Bronx neighborhood.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
1949
65 Minutes
Donald Thompson Clarence Cooper Sadie Stockton Estelle Evans Paul Baucum Sidney Meyers
young boy psychiatrist counselor teacher juvenile delinquent mute person moving sad powerful harlem, n.y. wiltwyck school for boys ghetto esopus, n.y. new york city small town race troubled childhood psychiatry rehabilitation poverty
A documentary account of the rehabilitation at the Wiltwyck School of an emotionally disturbed Black boy who is unwanted, misunderstood, and inwardly tortured.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
2001
100 Minutes
Q-Tip Fat Joe Mary J. Blige Elvis Costello Danny Hoch Patrick McDade Seth Meier Darrin O'Brien Brian A. Wilson
juvenile delinquent mother stepfather lawyer bully drug dealer gritty brooding bleak housing project prison ghetto courtroom urban poverty prison life mother/child relationship artistic struggle legal battle accidental death fall
A young man lives and learns while growing up on the street and in and out of correctional facilities.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1992
99 Minutes
Glenn Plummer Byron Keith Minns Lexie D. Bigham Vincent Craig Dupree LaRita Shelby Kevin Best Allan Hatcher Christian Coleman Ivory Ocean Starletta DuPois Carl Lumbly
gang member girlfriend son best friend convict father gripping brutal moving south central los angeles prison street gangs drug addiction mentorship father/son relationship self-discovery prison transformation
A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.
6.8/10
Drama
South Africa|USA|Germany
2016
106 Minutes
Andrea Riseborough Steve Coogan Deon Lotz Robert Hobbs Garion Dowds Marcel van Heerden Nicola Hanekom Eduan van Jaarsveldt Carel Nel
lawyer prison guard judge wife murderer prisoner prisoners death row inmate brutal chilling emotional gripping intense moving powerful raw sad shocking south africa cape town
A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.
6.8/10
Drama
UK
1967
101 Minutes
Carol White John Bindon Queenie Watts Kate Williams Laurie Asprey James Beckett Ray Barron Hilda Barry Ken Campbell Ron Clarke Ellis Dale
young woman single mother abusive husband son aunt associate cheeky crafty emotional endearing gritty london prison home bar law office single mothers theft life lessons divorce
A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices, she has a child with an abusive thief at a young age who quickly ends up in prison. One day, her son goes missing and she briefly comes to grips with what is most important to her.
7.1/10
Romance, Crime, Drama
USA
2018
119 Minutes
Kiki Layne Stephan James Regina King Colman Domingo Teyonah Parris Michael Beach Aunjanue Ellis Dave Franco Diego Luna Pedro Pascal Emily Rios
daughter fiancé wrongly accused mother pregnant woman emotional gritty tense tender powerful harlem, n.y. prison apartment street subway family wrongful conviction love relationships parenthood
A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
2008
96 Minutes
Micheal J. Smith Sr. JimMyron Ross Tarra Riggs Johnny McPhail
father twin widow son uncle mother bleak emotional powerful calm mississippi delta convenience store backyard school radio station house suicide grief father figure family dysfunction
A drama set in the Mississippi delta, where one man's suicide affects three people's lives.
4.8/10
Crime, Drama
Australia
2009
94 Minutes
Ross McCall Marina Sirtis Treva Etienne Graham McTavish Deobia Oparei Terence Jay Luke Massy Suzanne May
prisoners prison life prison guard girlfriend gang member gory frightening gritty street football game prison football field prison release parole freedom corruption kidnapping film rivalry rescue
In the tradition of "Crash" comes this explosive new Australian drama. 19 year-old Matt struggles to rebuild his life after a tragic car accident. For a while he finds comfort in the arms ... See full summary »
9.3/10
Drama
USA
1994
142 Minutes
Tim Robbins Morgan Freeman Bob Gunton William Sadler Clancy Brown Gil Bellows James Whitmore Mark Rolston Jeffrey DeMunn
innocent man prisoner warden guard banker friend powerful emotional gripping maine prison mexico beach field store murder escape corruption freedom friendship
Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency.
Crime, Drama
2002
131 Minutes
Alexandre Rodrigues Matheus Nachtergaele Seu Jorge Leandro Firmino Phellipe Haagensen Jonathan Haagensen Douglas Silva Roberta Rodrigues
photographer drug dealer criminal reporter gang member brother bleak powerful rio de janeiro slum street newsroom hideout family home poverty troubled youth gangs drug trafficking violence growing up
After forming a gang in Rio de Janeiro, a young man and his best friend descend from robbery to drug dealing and murder.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
Canada
2016
101 Minutes
Clive Owen Jaeden Martell Maria Bello Robert Forster Tim Blake Nelson Patton Oswalt Matthew Modine Stephen Tobolowsky
carpenter thief son father family mother charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted moving playful canada small town home father/son relationship fatherhood bonding life lessons growing up
A divorced father and his eight-year-old son are about to spend a somewhat predictable weekend together, nevertheless, when a valuable toolbox gets stolen, the search for the thieves will soon turn into a true family bonding.
Crime, Drama, Action
2013
91 Minutes
Lene Maria Christensen Roland Møller Dulfi Al-Jabouri Gustav Dyekjær Giese Oscar Dyekjær Giese Annemieke Bredahl Peppink Nicholas Westwood Kidd Sandra El-Hussein Clement Black Petersen Marina Vorobyeva Jelena Bundalovic
young man brother gang member friend brooding brutal dark disturbing gritty raw tense copenhagen inner city crime poverty ambition violence power underdog rivalry
Casper lives in one of Copenhagen's most impoverished areas and does what it takes to survive. When organized crime moves into the community, Casper digs in to resist being run out.
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