A recently-released convict becomes the most powerful pimp in Oakland, but tragedy ensues when his activities draw the ire of two corrupt cops and the crime lord he once worked for.
Casts Max Julien, Don Gordon, Richard Pryor, Carol Speed, George Murdock, Dick Anthony Williams, Terrible Tom, Ted Ward, Frank Ward, Roger E. Mosley
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Taxi Driver
Samaritan Girl
Down by Law
It's Not Good for a Man to Be Alone
Vivre Sa Vie
Joe Bullet
The juvenile
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
Shaft's Big Score!
Shaft
True Romance
Casino
Shaft in Africa
Klute
Midaq Alley
Black Belt Jones
Dolemite
Fallen Gods
Love, Money, Love
Let the Cat Out of the Bag
SIMILAR MOVIES
Taxi Driver
IMDB 8.1 | Feb , 1976
Suffering from insomnia, disturbed loner Travis Bickle takes a job as a New York City cabbie, haunting the streets nightly, growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city.Samaritan Girl
IMDB 7 | Mar , 2004
Jae-Young is an amateur prostitute who sleeps with men while her best friend Yeo-Jin "manages" her, fixing dates, taking care of the money, and making sure the coast is clear. When Jae-Young falls in love with one of those men, she suppresses her feelings towards him in respect of her friend who's jealous.Down by Law
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 1986
A disc jockey, a pimp and an Italian tourist escape from jail in New Orleans.It's Not Good for a Man to Be Alone
IMDB 6.1 | May , 1973
Martín is a tormented and solitary man who hides a shameful and unspeakable secret: he lives with a life-size doll which he treats as if it were his wife. This idyliic, loving existence will be gravely threatened when a prostitute, her daughter, and a pimp enter his life.Vivre Sa Vie
IMDB 7.7 | Sep , 1962
Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.Joe Bullet
IMDB 5.1 | Jan , 1973
When local soccer team The Eagles fall prey to a series of onslaughts from a mysterious gangster only a week before the championship final, the team turns to the one man that can help save their chances at victory – Joe Bullet (Ken Gampu). Joe will have to battle against villainous henchmen, escape booby-trap bombs and bring his martial arts expertise to the fore in order to survive an attack from a deadly assassin. In the end he will have to infiltrate the mysterious gangster’s hide-out in a dangerous cat-and-mouse rescue mission to save not only The Eagles’ two kidnapped star players, but that of his beautiful love interest, Beauty (Abigail Kubeka). The odds will be stacked against him, but he’s the man that fights crime, the man that no one can tie down! Joe Bullet!The juvenile
IMDB 0 | Oct , 1955
A good young man accidentally joins a group of leg breakersCleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
IMDB 5.8 | Jul , 1975
When fellow operatives and friends disappear during a mission in Hong Kong, Cleopatra Jones comes to help. She discovers the disappearance involves The Dragon Lady, a feared lipstick lesbian who runs a casino and the local drug trade.Shaft's Big Score!
IMDB 6.1 | Jun , 1972
John Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client.Shaft
IMDB 6.4 | Jun , 1971
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.True Romance
IMDB 7.5 | Sep , 1993
Clarence marries hooker Alabama, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood, while the owners of the coke try to reclaim it.Casino
IMDB 8 | Nov , 1995
In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.Shaft in Africa
IMDB 6.1 | Jun , 1973
Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.Klute
IMDB 6.8 | Jun , 1971
A high-priced call girl is forced to depend on a reluctant private eye when she is stalked by a psychopath.Midaq Alley
IMDB 7.1 | May , 1995
Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel, is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma, who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita, the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband.Black Belt Jones
IMDB 6.1 | Jan , 1974
Jones is a secret agent who has gone into semi-retirement, concentrating instead on teaching the martial arts to inner city youths. The karate school is run by a kindly old coot named Pops. His gambling debts, however, bring the local thug, Pinky, down on him. To make matters worse, Pinky is then hired by some white thugs who want to get a hold of the property Pops' school occupies so they can build a shopping mall. When things get heavy, Black Belt Jones leaps into action. Only he's not alone. Pops' daughter, Sidney, shows up to lend a hand, proving herself every bit as agile and powerful a martial artist as Jones.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.Fallen Gods
IMDB 5.9 | Jan , 2008
In the manner of a well run Greek tragedy, leaving aside one of its components, dragging in its passing narrative certainty by the viewer that violent death is the hallmark of so much misfortune purifier, Los Dioses Rotos crowns the very successful arrival of Ernesto Daranas to the feature domains and with it, the team that accompanied him, including the actors.Love, Money, Love
IMDB 3.9 | Aug , 2000
David, a recently fired scrapyard worker and Marie, a prostitute, both about 20 years old, meet on New Year's Eve in Berlin and decide to run away together. As David's arm is plastered from an accident Marie continues to prostitute herself to finance their restless journey through the Ruhr area. Their love and their will to survive guide them though all problems.Let the Cat Out of the Bag
IMDB 5.3 | Jan , 2005
Waitress Doris meets a stranger on a train to Leipzig. This well-dressed thirty-something man decides to follow her, as they are drawn to each other, but neither seem prepared to admit to their loneliness.