English Gang Movies
by nathanm96 | created - 17 Jul 2015 | updated - 4 weeks ago | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Kidulthood (2006)
R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.
Director: Menhaj Huda | Stars: Aml Ameen, Red Madrell, Noel Clarke, Adam Deacon
Votes: 19,792
2. Adulthood (2008)
99 min | Crime, Drama
The story revolves around Sam who is released from prison and has to face the people he hurt on a daily basis.
Director: Noel Clarke | Stars: Noel Clarke, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Adam Deacon, Jacob Anderson
Votes: 13,157
3. Brotherhood (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Sam is facing up to the new world. He realizes it also comes with new problems and new challenges and which will require old friends to help him survive new dangers.
Director: Noel Clarke | Stars: Noel Clarke, Arnold Oceng, Red Madrell, Adjoa Andoh
Votes: 4,316
4. Fallout (2008 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Two detectives, one black and one white, investigate the murder of a studious black teenager. Adapted by the playwright from his 2002 play.
Director: Ian Rickson | Stars: Lanre Malaolu, Hugh Wilkinson, Aml Ameen, Jumayn Hunter
Votes: 224
5. Blue Story (2019)
R | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
A gang war dooms the lifelong bond of south London friends in this acclaimed crime drama that features its writer-director as a rapping Greek chorus.
Director: Rapman | Stars: Micheal Ward, Richie Campbell, Rohan Nedd, Sean Sagar
Votes: 8,214
6. Victim (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Drama
A career criminal breaks free from his gangland life only to find himself the target of retaliation.
Director: Alex Pillai | Stars: Ashley Chin, Ashley Madekwe, Jason Maza, Anna Nightingale
Votes: 449
7. Harry Brown (2009)
R | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
An elderly ex-serviceman and widower looks to avenge his best friend's murder by doling out his own form of justice.
Director: Daniel Barber | Stars: Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, David Bradley, Charlie Creed-Miles
Votes: 91,404 | Gross: $1.82M
8. Bullet Boy (2004)
R | 89 min | Drama
In one of East London's most volatile neighborhoods, pride, rivalry and revenge are the only codes on the street. Touted as a British Boyz in the Hood, Bullet Boy is a gripping and ... See full summary »
Director: Saul Dibb | Stars: Ashley Walters, Luke Fraser, Leon Black, Clare Perkins
Votes: 2,744
9. Offender (2012)
Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Justice needs to be served at Britain's most notorious young offenders institute.
Director: Ron Scalpello | Stars: Joe Cole, English Frank, Kimberley Nixon, Shaun Dooley
Votes: 4,883
10. Out of Control (2002 TV Movie)
90 min | Crime, Drama
Powerful, moving drama following the lives of three teenage boys sent to a young offenders' institution.
Director: Dominic Savage | Stars: Joanne Adams, Marvin Benoit, Mark Benton, Teon Blake
Votes: 194
11. Screwed (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 110 min | Crime, Drama
The film is a semi-biographical story based on the experiences of former prison guard Ronnie Thompson who spent seven years working in some of the UK's most dangerous prisons. Based on ... See full summary »
Director: Reg Traviss | Stars: James D'Arcy, Noel Clarke, Frank Harper, Kate Magowan
Votes: 2,305
12. Shifty (2008)
Not Rated | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Shifty, a young crack cocaine dealer in London, sees his life quickly spiral out of control when his best friend returns home. Stalked by a customer desperate to score at all costs, and ... See full summary »
Director: Eran Creevy | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Daniel Mays, Jason Flemyng, Nitin Ganatra
Votes: 3,113
13. Ill Manors (2012)
Not Rated | 121 min | Crime, Drama, Music
The lives of four drug dealers, one user, and two prostitutes are explored.
Director: Plan B | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Sliem Ben-Salah, Ed Skrein, Lee Allen
Votes: 11,245
14. Shank (2010)
Unrated | 90 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
An action film for the youth generation, set in a decaying future London. A gang set out on a chase to avenge the murder of one of their own.
Director: Mo Ali | Stars: Kedar Williams-Stirling, Adam Deacon, Ashley Thomas, Michael Socha
Votes: 4,286
15. 1 Day (2009)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama
1 Day follows 24 hours in the life of Flash, an inner-city hustler who's day steadily gets worse when he finds out local gang leader Angel is being released from prison and wants his £500k he left with him for safekeeping.
Director: Penny Woolcock | Stars: Dylan Duffus, Orhan Whyte, Yohance Watson, Duncan Tobias
Votes: 593
16. West 10 LDN (2008 TV Movie)
Unrated | Drama
A collection of tower blocks and concrete expanse, it has its own rules and codes, its own distinctive languages and culture, both old and new. It is a tightly knit community that is on ... See full summary »
Director: Menhaj Huda | Stars: Noel Clarke, Ashley Walters, Ashley Madekwe, Duane Henry
Votes: 166
17. Hoodies vs. Hooligans (2014)
Not Rated | 95 min | Thriller
The Guvnors is a violent thriller set amongst the clans and firms of South East London, bringing two generations together in brutal conflict.
Director: Gabe Turner | Stars: Tom Davis, Doug Allen, Rochelle Neil, Vas Blackwood
Votes: 3,368
18. Sket (I) (2011)
83 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When a young woman is cruelly and indiscriminately attacked by a notorious gang led by violent Trey, her 16-year-old sister Kayla wants revenge and will stop at nothing to get it, even if ... See full summary »
Director: Nirpal Bhogal | Stars: Lily Loveless, Riann Steele, Aimée Kelly, Emma Hartley-Miller
Votes: 1,646
19. Attack the Block (2011)
R | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A teen gang in South London defend their block from an alien invasion.
Director: Joe Cornish | Stars: John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Alex Esmail, Leeon Jones
Votes: 111,454 | Gross: $1.02M
20. Anuvahood (2011)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Meet Kenneth. He thinks he's got the moves. He thinks he's got the swagger. He thinks he can spit bars. But in reality, he's a WASTEMAN!
Directors: Adam Deacon, Daniel Toland | Stars: Adam Deacon, Femi Oyeniran, Ollie Barbieri, Darwood Grace
Votes: 5,386
21. Step Back (2021)
28 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Follow 16 year old Marcus, played by Xavien Russell (Top Boy 1&2) who is embroiled in gang culture and goes through a spate of making the wrong decisions. But what if he could go back and change his decisions?
Director: Richard Kattah | Stars: Tapiwa Gochera, Ange Marcel Kassi, Angie Le Mar, Michaela Leslie
Votes: 27
22. Top Boy (2011–2023)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Two London drug dealers ply their lucrative trade at a public housing estate in East London.
Stars: Ashley Walters, Kano, Jasmine Jobson, Little Simz
Votes: 39,886
23. Starred Up (2013)
Not Rated | 106 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Eric Love, 19, is locked up in prison. On his first day, he assaults another inmate and several guards. He's offered group therapy and his dad, an inmate as well, tries to talk sense into him. Can he be rehabilitated?
Director: David Mackenzie | Stars: Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend, Sam Spruell
Votes: 48,704 | Gross: $0.03M
24. Rollin' with the Nines (2006)
Not Rated | 96 min | Crime, Action, Drama
Former small-time criminals get back into crime to help a friend settle a debt.
Director: Julian Gilbey | Stars: Vas Blackwood, Robbie Gee, Naomi Taylor, Terry Stone
Votes: 1,201
25. Vendetta (I) (2013)
Not Rated | 106 min | Action, Thriller
Special ops interrogation officer Jimmy Vickers tracks down a gang who slaughtered his parents. With police closing in & his old unit on his trail, he has to to evade capture long enough to complete his gruesome crusade.
Director: Stephen Reynolds | Stars: Danny Dyer, Vincent Regan, Roxanne McKee, Alistair Petrie
Votes: 4,372
26. Yardie (2018)
Not Rated | 101 min | Crime, Drama
British crime drama film directed by Idris Elba based on the novel of the same name by Jamaican-born writer Victor Headley.
Director: Idris Elba | Stars: Antwayne Eccleston, Fraser James, Aml Ameen, Rayon McLean
Votes: 3,273 | Gross: $0.04M
27. Shooters (2001)
72 min | Crime, Drama
In this docudrama, non-professionals with criminal backgrounds re-enact ad-libbed scenes of life in Liverpool's underworld.
Director: Dan Reed | Stars: Paul Attah, Ali Awad, Desmond Bayliss, Franny Bennett
Votes: 583
28. Sumotherhood (2023)
97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
This British crime comedy sees two hapless friends run into trouble after an attempted bank robbery goes wrong.
Director: Adam Deacon | Stars: Adam Deacon, Jennifer Saunders, Jazzie Zonzolo, Richie Campbell
Votes: 1,022
29. The Man Inside (I) (2012)
99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A thriller centered on a young boxer trying to distance himself from his father's gangster past and the relationship with his trainer.
Director: Dan Turner | Stars: Peter Mullan, Michelle Ryan, Ray Panthaki, David Harewood
Votes: 1,371
30. Gassed Up (2023)
102 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Ash, who is trying to earn money to raise his 14-year-old sister and send his mother to rehab, gets caught up with an organized crime ring led by a young and charismatic Albanian immigrant.
Director: George Amponsah | Stars: Stephen Odubola, Taz Skylar, Craige Middleburg, Steve Toussaint
Votes: 393
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