A fifteen-year-old boy wants to buy a gun from an adult racketeer named Priest, in order to become president of the gang to which he belongs, and to return them to active "bopping" (gang fighting) which has declined in Harlem.
Elena Gallenti is an anthropology graduate student struggling to complete her thesis on 'modern mean...
A widower and his daughter deal with the death of the man's wife.
Gypo is the story of a working class family in Margate, Kent, a town where immigrants have become th...
Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, ...
Four female cons who have formed a band in prison get a chance to play at a police ball outside the ...
Haley is a naturally gifted athlete but, with her social behavior, the teen seems intent on squander...
Selma's mother died giving birth to her, and Selma's step aunt is living proof that men only cause t...
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barri...
After her husband deserts her, working-class mother Ray Eddy is in great need of money to find a hom...
Four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with "The Sisterhood of the Travel...
After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ne...
Two friends fall in love with the same girl and end up in a situation that can only make everyone un...
When Ashtray moves to South Central L.A. to live with his father (who appears to be the same age he ...
African-American Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs is arrested on suspicion of murder by Bi...
When French criminal Corey gets released from prison, he resolves to never return. He is quickly pul...
Four young people, tired of working life, decide that they can earn money from crime than they can f...
Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of d...
A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letter...
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood...
Jackie is a CCTV operator. One day, a man shows his face on her monitor, a man she hoped never to se...