Movies Like My Struggle

STREET CODE

2018

When two former friends go to war on the inner-city streets of Detroit, only one will be left standing when the morning comes. Best friends since childhood, Tyrone and Jose got rich early doing the only thing they knew.. pimpin & hustlin, but when Ty's brother is murdered and Jose is accused, their friendship will be destroyed by vengeance and murder.

Street Hoopz

2017

A young drug hustler is hiding where no one will ever find him... Behind his High school basketball jersey! Erick is a high school baller caught up in a dangerous web of deceit. Erick practices his own deadly brand of street balling. He sets up drug deals, then robs and kills the dealers.

L'uomo proiettile

1995

The Unforgivable

2021

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

Above the Rim

1994

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.

The Enforcer

2022

A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to save the young girl from the deadly organization he’s spent his life building.

The Day I Died: Unclosed Case

2020

The detective Hyun-soo tries to track down a girl who disappeared off of a cliff during a stormy night.

The Woman with the Rubber Gloves

2024

School cleaner Mirna partakes in an historic strike advocating for an improvement in staff salaries and rights, but finds that the system—and the people—easily find ways to exploit her good intentions.

The Toth Family

1969

The Toth family resides in Northern Hungary. The couple has a daughter and a son, the latter a member of the armed forces. When his weary major is ordered to take a vacation, the son talks him into a visit to his family home. Comedy ensues when the Toths go overboard trying to make things pleasant for the visiting major in hopes of an easier life for their son the soldier.

Chasing Dream

2019

A young man and woman meet each other and forge a special connection due to violent circumstances and debt issues. He is a prize fighter who wants to be champion of the world, she is a talented singer who dreams of major success. Both will do anything to achieve their dreams, fighting with everything they can in this life so there’s no regrets in the next.

Siberian Education

2013

The story of a gang of children growing up in a community of banished criminals, in a forgotten corner of the former Soviet Union. This community rejects the world outside. The only law it obeys… is its own. Against this backdrop two best friends, Kolyma and Gagarin, gradually become fierce enemies as they find themselves on opposite sides of the strict code of honour of the ‘honest criminal’ brotherhood.

Blindfire

2020

A police officer who while responding to a violent hostage call, kills the African American suspect only to later learn of his innocence. Sensing this was a set-up, and facing repercussions, he must track down the person responsible while examining his own accountability and the ingrained racism which brought him to this point.

State Property

2002

A Philadelphia gang member becomes a drug kingpin and starts a feud with vicious rivals in his quest for the American Dream.

The Mack

1973

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.

Mob Town

2019

Based on the true story of the notorious 1957 ‘mob summit’ in upstate New York. Spearheaded by Vito Genovese, more than 50 leaders of the organized crime syndicates from around the country converged on the sleepy town to discuss upcoming expansion plans. Their plans are foiled when local police trooper Ed Croswell discovers their activities and, consequently, exposes the mob to the American public. Croswell’s actions shed light on the massive web of corruption and changed the face of law enforcement forever.

A Crooked Somebody

2018

An attention-seeking psychic is kidnapped and tries to use the situation to boost his popularity.

Òlòtūré

2019

In Lagos, Nigeria, young, naive Nigerian journalist Òlòtūré goes undercover to expose the shady underworld of human trafficking. Unused to this brutal environment, crawling with ruthless traders and pimps, Òlòtūré finds warmth and friendship with Blessing, Linda and Beauty, the prostitutes she lives with. However, she gets drawn into their lifestyle and finds it difficult to cope. In her quest to uncover the truth, she pays the ultimate price - one that takes her to the verge of no return.

Ill Manors

2012

Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban poverty.