Documentary, Crime
In the 1980s, ruthless Colombian cocaine barons invaded Miami with a brand of violence unseen in this country since Prohibition-era Chicago - and it put the city on the map. "Cocaine Cowboys" is the true story of how Miami became the drug, murder and cash capital of the United States, told by the people who made it all happen.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Port of New York
Atlantic City
Less Than Zero
River's Edge
Jack Irish: Dead Point
Clubbed
Essex Boys
One False Move
Rush
Ley Lines
Dolemite
Mr. Untouchable
Assignment
The Town
Starsky & Hutch
2 Days in the Valley
Go
Half Baked
Menace II Society
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
SIMILAR MOVIES
Port of New York
IMDB 4.7 | Nov , 1949
Two narcotics agents go after a gang of murderous drug dealers who use ships docking at the New York harbor to smuggle in their contraband.Atlantic City
IMDB 6.8 | Sep , 1980
In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.Less Than Zero
IMDB 6.4 | Nov , 1987
A college freshman returns to Los Angeles for Christmas at his ex-girlfriend's request, but discovers that his former best friend has an out-of-control drug habit.River's Edge
IMDB 6.5 | Oct , 1986
A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, each must decide whether to turn their friend in to the police, or to help him escape the consequences of his dreadful deed.Jack Irish: Dead Point
IMDB 6.8 | Apr , 2014
Jack Irish is thrown into a world of club owners, drug dealers and killers when he is hired by a judge to find a mysterious red book.Clubbed
IMDB 6.7 | Oct , 2008
An underworld drama set in the early 1980s, about a lonely factory worker whose life is transformed when he becomes a nightclub doorman.Essex Boys
IMDB 5.6 | Jul , 2000
Billy has just scored an entry-level position with the local crime cartel. His first job is to mind Jason, a newly released thug with a vicious temper. Jason thinks it's his job to teach Billy about crime, drugs and women. Little does he know that Billy has his eyes on Jason's own wife, Lisa. When an ecstasy deal goes bad, Jason vows revenge on the boss, while Billy looks to take out Jason. Before long, bodies start turning upOne False Move
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 1991
Following a series of drug deals and murders, three criminals -- Fantasia, Ray Malcolm and Pluto -- travel from Los Angeles to Houston, finally arriving in a small Arkansas town to go into hiding. Two detectives from the LAPD, who are already on the case, contact the town's sheriff, Dale Dixon, to alert him of the fugitives' presence in the area. Underestimating Dixon, the criminals have no idea what they are about to face.Rush
IMDB 6.7 | Dec , 1991
Undercover cop Jim Raynor (Jason Patric) is a seasoned veteran. His partner, Kristen Cates (Jennifer Jason Leigh), is lacking in experience, but he thinks she's tough enough to work his next case with him: a deep cover assignment to bring down the notoriously hard-to-capture drug lord Gaines (Gregg Allman). While their relationship turns romantic during the assignment, they also turn into junkies, and will have to battle their own addictions if they want to bring down Gaines once and for all.Ley Lines
IMDB 6.4 | May , 1999
The story follows a trio of Japanese youths of Chinese descent who escape their semi-rural upbringing and relocate to Shinjuku, Tokyo, where they befriend a troubled Shanghai prostitute and fall foul of a local crime syndicate. Like many of Miike's works, the film examines the underbelly of respectable Japanese society and the problems of assimilation faced by non-ethnically Japanese people in Japan.Dolemite
IMDB 5.9 | Apr , 1975
Dolemite is a pimp who was set up by Willie Greene and the cops, who have planted drugs, stolen furs, and guns in his trunk and got him sentenced to 20 years in jail. One day, Queen B and a warden planned to get him out of Jail and get Willie Green and Mitchell busted for what they did to him.Mr. Untouchable
IMDB 6.6 | Oct , 2007
The true-life story of a Harlem's notorious Nicky Barnes, a junkie turned multimillionaire drug-lord. Follow his life story from his rough childhood to the last days of his life.Assignment
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2013
Richard, a local streetwise guy, becomes aware that his favourite coastal walk has some unsavoury characters appearing far too often for his liking. After getting hold of a local stoner, information is leaked as to who is dropping off what and where. Richard is soon able to intercept the Assignments. The consequences of his actions will affect him and his close family forever.The Town
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 2010
Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.Starsky & Hutch
IMDB 5.8 | Mar , 2004
Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy Bear and persuasive criminal Reese Feldman.2 Days in the Valley
IMDB 6.2 | Sep , 1996
In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men, a mistress, a nurse, a vindictive ex-wife, a wealthy art dealer and his lovelorn assistant, a suicidal writer and his dog, and a bitter cop and his partner.Go
IMDB 7 | Apr , 1999
A supermarket clerk decides to step in for an absent drug dealer, setting off an explosive, comedic chain of events.Half Baked
IMDB 6.3 | Jan , 1998
Three lovable party buds try to bail their friend out of jail. But just when the guys have mastered a plan, everything comes dangerously close to going up in smoke.Menace II Society
IMDB 7.5 | May , 1993
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
IMDB 6 | Feb , 1993
An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. Two cops partner to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the nation by distributing their wares via the 'Wilderness Girls' cookie drive.