Top 20 movies like Epitáfio
Top 20 Movies like Epitáfio
- 1. My American Dream
- 2. 8 Mile
- 3. Princesses
- 4. Hannibal Rising
- 5. California Schemin'
- 6. The Bonfire of the Vanities
- 7. Street Fighting Men
- 8. Bones
- 9. The Defiant Ones
- 10. My Beautiful Laundrette
- 11. I Passed for White
- 12. Big Fella
- 13. In the Dark
- 14. You Got Served
- 15. Crossover
- 16. Ouanga
- 17. The Sheriff
- 18. Detroit
- 19. La parole est au témoin
- 20. Akeelah and the Bee
1. My American Dream
Disputed with his father, Jay does everything he can to adapt himself to the city life as an immigrant.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
2. 8 Mile
For Jimmy Smith, Jr., life is a daily fight just to keep hope alive. Feeding his dreams in Detroit's vibrant music scene, Jimmy wages an extraordinary personal struggle to find his own voice - and earn a place in a world where rhymes rule, legends are born and every moment… is another chance.
It has an average vote of 7.136 on TMDB.
3. Princesses (Princesas)
Caye is a young prostitute whose family is unaware of her profession. She meets her striking Dominican neighbour Zulema, an illegal immigrant, after she finds her in the bathroom, badly beaten up. They strike up a close friendship unbeknownst to Caye's xenophobic co-workers.
It has an average vote of 6.744 on TMDB.
4. Hannibal Rising
The story of the early, murderous roots of the cannibalistic killer, Hannibal Lecter – from his hard-scrabble Lithuanian childhood, where he witnesses the repulsive lengths to which hungry soldiers will go to satiate themselves, through his sojourn in France, where as a med student he hones his appetite for the kill.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
5. California Schemin'
In the late 90’s, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd had their musical ambitions consistently ridiculed for having the 'wrong' accents so they went for broke and reinvented themselves as Californian rappers. The duo re-recorded their own tracks with fake accents and turned up in London claiming to be an established duo on the Cali scene as well as childhood friends with Eminem. They quickly bagged themselves a record deal, a hefty sum in advances, and an appearance on MTV... until it all came crashing down.
6. The Bonfire of the Vanities
After his mistress runs over a black teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight; A down-and-out reporter breaks the story and opportunists clamber to use it to their advantage.
It has an average vote of 5.542 on TMDB.
7. Street Fighting Men
In a rapidly changing America where mass inequality and dwindling opportunity have devastated the black working class, three Detroit men must fight to build something lasting for themselves and future generations.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
8. Bones
Over 20 years after his death, local legend and benefactor Jimmy Bones returns as a ghost to avenge those who killed him and restore his neighborhood.
It has an average vote of 4.8 on TMDB.
9. The Defiant Ones
Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.
It has an average vote of 7.145 on TMDB.
10. My Beautiful Laundrette
A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.
It has an average vote of 6.735 on TMDB.
11. I Passed for White
A young woman falls in love and marries, but withholds from her husband information about her family.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
12. Big Fella
Singing Marseilles docker Joe is hired by wealthy English couple, the Oliphants, to find their missing son Gerald. When Joe finds him, he learns Gerald escaped of his own will and takes him to stay with a local singer, who offers a refuge from his repressed white parents.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
13. In the Dark
A Hollywood messenger must endure cruelty and humiliation as he struggles for a chance to succeed. But when he's offered a lucrative opportunity, he must decide between compromising his closest friendship or giving his racist bosses the retribution they so richly deserve.
It has an average vote of 3.4 on TMDB.
14. You Got Served
At Mr. Rad's Warehouse, the best hip-hop crews in Los Angeles compete for money and respect. But when a suburban crew crashes the party, stealing their dancers - and their moves - two warring friends have to pull together to represent the street. Starring hip-hop sensations Marques Houston, Omari Grandberry, Lil' Kim and comedian Steve Harvey.
It has an average vote of 6.337 on TMDB.
15. Crossover
The clock strikes midnight, money changes hands, the crowd is on their feet, and the court is alive with fast-paced razzle-dazzle basketball. These players don't play for a school or a pro team. They play for the street and it's underground...way underground.
It has an average vote of 3.7 on TMDB.
16. Ouanga
In Haiti, a black female plantation owner enacts a voodoo curse, and revives zombies for revenge on a white male neighbor, who has chosen a white woman over her for marriage.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
17. The Sheriff
A rape case opens racial divisions in a small town. A black sheriff and his white deputy investigate allegations that a wealthy white businessman raped a black college student.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
18. Detroit
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.
It has an average vote of 7.297 on TMDB.
19. La parole est au témoin (La parole est au témoin)
Mustapha, a cab driver in Paris, charges a customer in a hurry, without realizing that he is in a hurry to escape his pursuers after robbing a jewelry store. The next day, reading the newspapers, Mustapha becomes aware of the role he has played in this affair, and would gladly assist the police if a fortuitous incident didn't make him fear the criminals' vengeance. It's a cruel dilemma in which he is both suspected by some and threatened by others. Weak but honest, he manages to get out of this predicament at the risk of his life!
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
20. Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
It has an average vote of 7.035 on TMDB.