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The Outsiders

IMDB Rating: 6.80
14198 votes

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Based on the S.E. Hinton novel of the same name. The tension between two groups: The Greasers and The Socials "Socs" puts Ponyboy Curtis (Howell) and his best friend Johnny Cade (Macchio) in a bad spot. One night at the movies, Ponyboy and Johnny fall in love with Sherri "Cherry" Valance (Lane) and Marcia (Meyrink) once they get Dally Winston (Dillon), the toughest and meanest of the Greasers to stop attempting to "score" Cherry and Marcia. What Johnny and Ponyboy don't know is that Cherry and Marcia are girls for the snobbish, popular, and rich group, the Socs. Once Johnny kills Bob Sheldon (Garrett), the toughest and meanest member of the Socs, this begins as the Socs demand a rumble against the Greasers.
Actors
Dallas 'Dally' WinstonMatt Dillon
Johnny CadeRalph Macchio
Ponyboy CurtisC. Thomas Howell
Also posted in 1983, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating | Comments (0)

L.A. Confidential

IMDB Rating: 8.40
78925 votes

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LA in the 50's: someone's killing imprisoned mob boss Mickey Cohen's gang. The police, led by Captain Dudley, convince wiseguys from Jersey, Cleveland, and elsewhere to go home. Rich developer, Pierce Patchett, runs a stable of high-class hookers who are ringers for movie stars. The plot to replace Cohen blindsides three plainclothes cops: White watched his father beat his mother to death then vanish, he punishes abusers with quick violence; Exley's father was a hero cop killed mysteriously, he seeks justice by the book; Vicennes, a clothes horse, consults for a Dragnet-like TV show. Will they escape corruption and murder, will they find their own morality?
Actors
Det. Sgt. Jack VincennesKevin Spacey
Officer Wendell 'Bud' WhiteRussell Crowe
Sgt. Edmund Jennings 'Ed' ExleyGuy Pearce
Also posted in 1997, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Mystery, Thriller | Comments (0)

Scarface

IMDB Rating: 8.00
38403 votes

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When Castro opened the port at Mariel Harbor, thousands of Cubans fled to the United States. One is a young tough named Antonio (Tony) Montana, who, with his friend Manny Ray, starts in with Miami's cocaine trade. He survives attack by chainsaw after a deal goes bad, and several other attempts by other dealers to eliminate him. Eventually the grandiose Montana becomes head of a cocaine cartel. But his enemies start coming after him, and his paranoia threatens to drive Montana's empire into the ground...
Actors
Tony MontanaAl Pacino
Manny RiberaSteven Bauer
ElviraMichelle Pfeiffer
Also posted in 1983, Action, Crime, Drama, High IMDB rating, Thriller | Comments (0)