Here we've displayed a list of the best Bronx, N.y. films : Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures(2001), Scratch(2001), Pimp(2018), The Warriors(1979), Die Hard With a Vengeance(1995), Doubt(2008), The Wanderers(1979), City Island(2009), Blind Faith(1998), I Like It Like That(1994), It Came From Kuchar(2009), From Nowhere(2016) ... ...
Documentary, Biography
USA
2001
141 Minutes
Paul Mazursky Irene Kane James B. Harris Marie Windsor Richard Schickel Christiane Kubrick
director actor producer film critic daughter wife fascinating amusing inspiring los angeles bronx, n.y. movie set school house stanley kubrick filmmaking rise transformation 1990s
The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise.
Documentary
USA
2001
90 Minutes
Bonner Bellew
dj producer mc musician fan gritty inspiring bronx, n.y. san francisco nightclub hip-hop turntablism innovation discovery rise underdog 2000s
The story of the hip-hop DJ from the birth of hip-hop to the invention of scratching and "beat-juggling" vinyl, to the more recent "turntablism" movement. Underdogs and virtuosos who have radically changed the way we hear and create music.
Crime, Drama
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Keke Palmer Haley Ramm Aunjanue Ellis Vanessa Morgan Mike E. Winfield Edi Gathegi DMX Paige Searcy Ashley Blankenship Jose Guns Alves DeShawn White
pimp gangster lesbian touching bronx, n.y. prostitution underdog fall 21st century
An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female Pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki.
Action
USA
1979
90 Minutes
Michael Beck James Remar Dorsey Wright Brian Tyler David Harris Tom McKitterick Marcelino Sánchez Terry Michos Deborah Van Valkenburgh Roger Hill David Patrick Kelly
gang member leader radio host police officer brooding campy tense manhattan park subway coney island bronx, n.y. gangs framed pursuit murder truce battle quest revenge
In the near future, a charismatic leader summons the street gangs of New York City in a bid to take it over. When he is killed, The Warriors are falsely blamed and now must fight their way home while every other gang is hunting them down.
Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1995
128 Minutes
Bruce Willis Jeremy Irons Samuel L. Jackson Graham Greene Colleen Camp Larry Bryggman Anthony Peck Nick Wyman Sam Phillips
detective electrician terrorist thief mercenary resident thrilling suspenseful brash gritty witty new york city subway harlem, n.y. shop brooklyn, n.y. bronx, n.y. terrorism race relations police work
John McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon in New York City, where he plans to rob the Federal Reserve Building.
Drama
USA
2008
104 Minutes
Meryl Streep Philip Seymour Hoffman Amy Adams Viola Davis Alice Drummond Audrie Neenan Susan Blommaert Carrie Preston John Costelloe Lloyd Clay Brown Joseph Foster
priest nun mother student somber intricate bronx, n.y. school church child molestation roman catholicism faith temptation sacrifice 1960s
A Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1979
113 Minutes
Ken Wahl John Friedrich Karen Allen Toni Kalem Alan Rosenberg Linda Manz Erland van Lidth de Jeude Olympia Dukakis
gang member teen boy teen girl leader gritty unrestrained touching quirky bronx, n.y. street high school gangs teenage rebellion love coming of age growing up rivalry adventure 1960s
The Wanderers is a teenage, Italian gang in Bronx, NYC, 1963. They have their confrontations with other gangs. Drugs and weapons are uncool. Adult life awaits them.
Comedy
USA
2009
103 Minutes
Andy Garcia Julianna Margulies Steven Strait Emily Mortimer Ezra Miller Dominik García-Lorido Carrie Baker Reynolds Hope Glendon-Ross Alan Arkin Louis Mustillo Jee Young Han
prison guard ex-convict wife daughter father son hilarious touching bronx, n.y. prison audition school family home island family forgiveness father/son relationship responsibility love new life
Prison guard Vince tells Molly from acting class, that one inmate is his 24 y.o. love child. Vince takes him home to stay with his family - straight A son with fat girl fetish, college dropout/stripper daughter and cute wife.
Crime, Drama
USA
1998
117 Minutes
Charles S. Dutton Courtney B. Vance Kadeem Hardison Lonette McKee Garland Whitt Karen Glave Jeff Clarke Nancy Herard Jim Jones Alex Karzis Dan Lett
lawyer teenager police chief uncle nephew gripping somber tense bronx, n.y. courtroom race relations troubled youth murder case family forced confession underdog quest 1990s
In 1957, black lawyer John Williams has to defend his nephew Charlie, who is accused of strangling a white boy to death. John doesn't believe Charlie did it, and although Charlie confesses,... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1994
105 Minutes
Luna Lauren Velez Jon Seda Tomas Melly Desiree Casado Isaiah Garcia Jesse Borrego Lisa Vidal Griffin Dunne Rita Moreno
husband wife son executive musician emotional endearing bronx, n.y. troubled youth marriage crime poverty career labor discovery transformation rise 1990s
Lisette and husband Chino face marital difficulties. She is fed up with the kids, while he has job troubles. His mother Rosaria hates Lisette and the neighborhood tramp has designs on Chino... See full summary »
Comedy, Documentary
USA
2009
86 Minutes
John Waters B. Ruby Rich Buck Henry Atom Egoyan George Kuchar Mike Kuchar
filmmaker identical twin professor director fan john waters charming creative bronx, n.y. san francisco movie set university family home george kuchar mike kuchar filmmaking outsider cult films rise underdog
The definitive documentary about the zany, underground filmmaking twins, George and Mike Kuchar.
Drama
USA
2016
89 Minutes
Julianne Nicholson Denis O'Hare J. Mallory McCree Octavia Chavez-Richmond Chinasa Ogbuagu Raquel Castro Tashiana Washington Sydni Beaudoin Jim Norton Portia Johnson
professor student administrator girl boy disheartening emotional intricate touching high school classroom apartment bronx, n.y. immigration political asylum family ties american dream discovery escape growing up
Three undocumented Bronx teenagers are graduating from high school while navigating the treacherous waters of trying to get their papers to stay in the US.
Crime, Drama
USA
1981
125 Minutes
Paul Newman Ed Asner Ken Wahl Danny Aiello Rachel Ticotin Pam Grier Kathleen Beller
police officer colleague boy police chief nurse suspenseful moving police station bronx, n.y. street police corruption murder violence cover-up disapproval justice discovery pursuit 1980s
In New York City, South Bronx's main police precinct is nicknamed Fort Apache by its employees who feel like troopers surrounded by hostiles in a wild west isolated outpost.
Drama
USA
1999
142 Minutes
John Alberto Leguizamo Adrien Brody Mira Sorvino Jennifer Esposito Anthony LaPaglia Bebe Neuwirth Patti LuPone Ben Gazzara Joe Lisi Michael Badalucco Michael Rispoli
serial killer husband wife punk rocker porn star gritty tense emotional new york city bronx, n.y. serial murders friendship hedonism infidelity city life sex mystery wretched excess fall 1970s
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American Northeast Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another.
Musical
USA
1984
105 Minutes
Rae Dawn Chong Guy Davis John Chardiet Leon W. Grant Saundra Santiago Mary Alice Lee Chamberlin Robert Taylor Hope Clarke Duane Jones
b-boy composer manager dj rapper graffiti artist lighthearted inspiring emotional bronx, n.y. subway street nightclub apartment abandoned building culture clash hip-hop romance showdown friendship
An aspiring DJ, from the South Bronx, and his best friend, a promoter, try to get into show business by exposing people to hip-hop music and culture.
Musical
USA
1985
94 Minutes
Blair Underwood LisaGay Hamilton Richard Gant Daniel Simmons Russell Simmons Charles Stettler Rick Rubin Sal Abbatiello Karen Moss Chad Elliot
business owner music producer rapper brother dj run-d.m.c. cool spirited amusing inspiring bronx, n.y. apartment club street new york city business rap music rags to riches competition musical performance
The story of a man who has started a new hip-hop/rap label called Krush Groove.
Drama
USA
1946
95 Minutes
husband wife brother-in-law sister son office worker emotional touching bronx, n.y. apartment employment office marriage unemployment pregnancy financial troubles world war ii struggle love underdog 1940s
Incidents of a marriage are recalled in flashback.
Drama
France|USA
2000
104 Minutes
Guillaume Canet Burt Young Monica Trombetta Nick Sandow Jay Rivera Tony Lo Bianco Norman Matlock
frenchman grandfather boy landlord cop dark gritty emotional france new york city bronx, n.y. father/son relationship unlikely allies missing persons friendship foreign land pursuit discovery 2000s
Daniel Moulin goes to New York on a business trip and decides to take advantage of his time in the Big Apple to try and locate the father he never knew. The only thing he has to go on however is an address in the Bronx that is 25 years old.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
117 Minutes
Eric Bana Edgar Ramírez Olivia Munn Sean Harris Joel McHale Chris Coy Dorian Missick Mike Houston Lulu Wilson Olivia Horton Antoinette LaVecchia
police sergeant partner priest demon wife daughter chilling creepy dark bronx, n.y. bronx zoo police station interrogation room house bedroom crime demons exorcism danger evil
New York police officer Ralph Sarchie investigates a series of crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest, schooled in the rites of exorcism, to combat the possessions that are terrorizing their city.
Comedy
USA
1997
86 Minutes
Nick Scotti Anthony Barrile Anthony DeSando Craig Chester Domenick Lombardozzi Molly Price Christopher Lawford David Deblinger Jennifer Esposito
actor friend brother fiancée homosexual roommate charming amusing apartment stage family home bronx, n.y. manhattan performance family homophobia italian-americans acceptance misunderstanding growing up
Warren has an extra room in his apartment (and is five months behind on the rent) after his lover moves out, so a friend places an ad on his behalf for a GWM roommate. Frankie, a pizza ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1995
90 Minutes
Michael Imperioli Mira Sorvino Paul Calderon Billie Neal Brian Tarantina Patrick Breen Richard Bright Maria Tucci Chris Marquette Michele Casey John E. O'Keefe
computer programmer co-worker drug dealer wife daughter mother-in-law gritty somber dark brooding bronx, n.y. apartment building office drug addiction drug trade family dysfunction financial troubles failing marriage fall transformation
Angel celebrates the birth of his daughter by taking his first hit of crack cocaine. With the hesitant support of his wife, Monika, he joins a friend of his to deal drugs for a short time--... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1996
104 Minutes
Lainie Kazan Joseph Bologna Joseph Bologna Barbara Carrera Renee Taylor Paul Sorvino Angelina Jolie Nathaniel Marston William Hickey Abe Vigoda Dick Van Patten
father mother daughter son doctor friend charming positive bronx, n.y. family home restaurant church american dream business italian culture immigrants young love family feud rivalry forbidden love
Romeo & Juliet gets transplanted to the Bronx.
Drama, Music
USA
2007
87 Minutes
Omarion Grandberry Giancarlo Esposito Victor Rasuk Zulay Henao James McCaffrey Melonie Diaz Kellita Smith Malik Yoba Pras Charles Duckworth Cisco Reyes
rapper estranged father half brother young woman mother music executive powerful melodramatic inspiring bronx, n.y. puerto rico club airport beach studio aspirations new life family music industry dancing
A young man from the South Bronx dreams of making it as a rapper, until a run-in with local thugs forces him to hide in Puerto Rico with the father he never knew.
Crime, Drama
1960
74 Minutes
Ronald Foster Luana Patten Grant Richards Carl Milletaire Dayton Lummis Bernard Fein Carleton Young Hugh Sanders Philip Jackson Michael Johnson Gil Frye
gangster wife crime boss priest district attorney police officer brash gritty thrilling gripping bronx, n.y. church gathering distillery government offices house albany, n.y. theft gang war murder mobsters
A Tommy-gun killer (Ronald Foster) with a pregnant wife (Luana Patten) works for bootleggers in the 1920s Bronx.
Documentary
2008
99 Minutes
runner visionary champion immigrant mayor volunteer inspiring fascinating bronx, n.y. street central park manhattan, n.y. bridge staten island, n.y. running new york city marathon fitness fred lebow quest
In the 1970s, Fred Lebow's perseverance and passion for running lead to the creation of the world-famous New York City Marathon.
Drama
2004
110 Minutes
Anson Mount Erica Leerhsen Jake Weber Jamey Sheridan Robert Vaughn Dan Hedaya Pedro Barreira Sage Doviak Mark Blum Keith Randolph Smith Tracie Thoms
lawyer estranged wife mafia boss ceo psychopath offbeat tense emotional manhattan, n.y. bronx, n.y. crack house office courtroom lawsuit scam affair drug addiction oil business death threat forbidden love
A young lawyer (Anson Mount) gets mixed up with a gangster (Jake Weber) and a drug-addicted witness (Erica Leerhsen).
Comedy, Drama
1991
89 Minutes
Doug E. Doug Mario Joyner John Alberto Leguizamo Nestor Serrano Kimberly Russell
actor clerk militant ladies' man police officer amusing bronx, n.y. new york city street car nightclub friendship race relations male bonding ambition growing up quest transformation 1990s
Willie (Doug E. Doug), Tom (Mario Joyner), Johnny (John Alberto Leguizamo) and Vinny are fast-talkers from the South Bronx looking for a party.
Romance
1970
90 Minutes
Gene Wilder Margot Kidder Eileen Colgen May Ollis Seamus Forde David Kelly Danny Cummins Liz Davis
exchange student mother father irishman charming quirky lighthearted dublin new york city bronx, n.y. modernization adaptation working class cross-cultural romance adventure love transformation 20th century
A manure collector (Gene Wilder) loves and loses both his job and an American college student (Margot Kidder) in Dublin.