Series/movies about ghetto criminal?
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esl-354-806682 — 13 years ago(April 25, 2012 06:19 PM)
Hello, i am on 5 season of one of my favourite show "The Wire". The part i like is about all those criminal black people in ghettos, i saw movie "Clockers" about drug dealers on the street which is similar like in "The Wire" if we skip all the polce/political part. So i am searching any type of TV series or movies which is about black people living in ghetto and drug dealers.
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opark_77 — 13 years ago(October 07, 2012 05:07 PM)
The Corner is a must watch for fans of The Wire. David Simon's later series Treme has some crime elements and is concerned with the working class musical neighborhood that it takes its title from but do not expect The Wire; I love it but many The Wire fans didn't. The movie Paid in Full has a few The Wire alumni and fits your description. The movies Juice and American Gangster are also worth checking out. Have you seen the classics of the hood movie genre Menace II Society and Boyz in the Hood?
I'll second Do The Right Thing, great film and from the director of Clockers.
Southland is worth a look. The Shield is a better LA crime series in my opinion.
The miniseries Thief and The Kill Point is worth checking out, its bank robbers not ghetto but has plenty that The Wire fans will enjoy.
If you are up for the written word then George Pelecanos' Drama City is a great place to start but all of his stuff is great.
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opark_77 — 13 years ago(October 07, 2012 05:09 PM)
The Corner is a must watch for fans of The Wire. David Simon's later series Treme has some crime elements and is concerned with the working class musical neighborhood that it takes its title from but do not expect The Wire; I love it but many The Wire fans didn't. The movie Paid in Full has a few The Wire alumni and fits your description. The movies Juice and American Gangster are also worth checking out. Have you seen the classics of the hood movie genre Menace II Society and Boyz in the Hood?
I'll second Do The Right Thing, great film and from the director of Clockers.
Southland is worth a look. I'll also second The Shield, which is a better LA crime series in my opinion. Both have ghetto settings but are much more law enforcement oriented.
The miniseries Thief and The Kill Point are worth checking out, its bank robbers not ghetto but has plenty that The Wire fans will enjoy.
If you are up for the written word then George Pelecanos' Drama City is a great place to start but all of his stuff is stellar.
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