los angeles

Menace II Society | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
7.5 (48720 votes)
Budget
3,500,000.00$
Sobering and incisive, this cautionary drama centers on a street tough 18-year-old facing a moral quandary while trying to turn his life around.

The Long Goodbye | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
7.6 (23763 votes)
Budget
1,700,000.00$
Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

Farewell, My Lovely | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
7.1 (6122 votes)
Budget
2,500,000.00$
LA private eye Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle (Charlotte Rampling) and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden. Soaked in 1940s period detail, Farewell, My Lovely is a neo noir remake of the 1944 film but it follows the original Raymond Chandler's novel more closely.

Genre
IMDB
7.1 (92762 votes)
Budget
50,000,000.00$
Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family's past, Adonis Creed is up against the challenge of his life.

Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
4.3 (43241 votes)
A tough cop's (Sylvester Stallone) seemingly frail mother (Estelle Getty) comes to stay with him and progressively interferes in his life. She buys him an illegal MAC-10 machine pistol and starts poking around in his police cases. Eventually, the film draws to a denouement involving the title of the film and the revelation that even though she seems frail and weak she is capable of strong actions in some circumstances, i.e. when her son is threatened by thugs and she shoots herself in the shoulder.

Tango & Cash | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
6.4 (108226 votes)
Budget
55,000,000.00$
Ray Tango and Gabriel Cash are narcotics detectives who, while both being extremely successful, can't stand each other. Crime Lord Yves Perret, furious at the loss of income that Tango and Cash have caused him, frames the two for murder. Caught with the murder weapon on the scene of the crime, the two have no alibi. Thrown into prison with most of the criminals they helped convict, it appears that they are going to have to trust each other if they are to clear their names and catch the evil Perret.

Genre
IMDB
6.8 (94208 votes)
Budget
4,000,000.00$
It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening's room service is serving up one unbelievable happening after another.

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
6.2 (43065 votes)
An LA detective is murdered because she has microfilm with the recipe to make cocaine cookies. A "Lethal Weapon" style cop team tries to find and stop the fiends before they can dope the nation by distributing their wares via the "Wilderness Girls" cookie drive.

The Last Boy Scout | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
7 (105943 votes)
Budget
29,000,000.00$
When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.

2 Days in the Valley | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
6.5 (17913 votes)
In a sleepy bedroom community of LA's San Fernando Valley, the murder of a professional athlete by two hit men sets into motion a chain of events that puts the mundane lives of a dozen residents on a collision course. This clever tale tells the story of two hit men, a mistress, a nurse, a vindictive ex-wife, a wealthy art dealer and his lovelorn assistant, a suicidal writer and his dog, and a bitter cop and his partner.

Genre
IMDB
7.6 (792 votes)
Budget
19,000,000.00$
A busy executive learns during a meeting that his mother may be dying and rushes home to her side. He ends up being his father's caretaker and becomes closer to him than ever before. Estranged from his own son, the executive comes to realize what has been missing in his own life.

Swimming with Sharks | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
7 (24514 votes)
Budget
700,000.00$
A young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss.

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