1. Class of 1984
Andy is a new teacher at an inner city high school that is unlike any he has seen before. There are metal detectors at the front door and the place is basically run by a tough kid named Peter Stegman. Soon, Andy and Stegman become enemies and Stegman will stop at nothing to protect his turf and drug dealing business.
It has an average vote of 6.426 on TMDB.
2. Life as a House
When a man is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he takes custody of his misanthropic teenage son, for whom quality time means getting high, engaging in small-time prostitution, and avoiding his father.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
3. The Young and the Damned (Los olvidados)
A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.
It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.
4. Sleepers
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
It has an average vote of 7.602 on TMDB.
5. The Outsiders
When two poor Greasers, Johnny and Ponyboy, are assaulted by a vicious gang, the Socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events.
It has an average vote of 7.225 on TMDB.
6. R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only
An isolated, overweight girl with a penchant for shoplifting, gets pushed from pillar to post as the authorities struggle to know what to do with her.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
7. Teenage Wolfpack (Die Halbstarken)
The drama of a youthful triangle among gang leader Freddy, his brother Jan, and bad girl Cissy, in one of the first considerations of juvenile delinquency in post-war West Germany.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
8. Kids
A day in the life of a group of teens as they travel around New York City skating, drinking, smoking and deflowering virgins.
It has an average vote of 6.873 on TMDB.
9. Streetsmart (Wating)
The first team-up of Richard Gomez and Carmina Villaruel, playing Ardo and Rosel in this action flick, which is at the same time Ishmael Bernal's last film that is an attack on the religious establishment. Together, they become a part of Manila's petty underworld. After all the ordeals they encounter, they realize that they lost their innocence as they brush with evil and corruption. But they still survive the ordeal and make a new life somewhere else.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
10. Concrete (Beton)
Vienna in the late 90s. VHS footage reveals the video-diary of Markus and Ana, a young unemployed couple. Boredom and the need for an adrenaline fix pushes them into a spiral of theft, alcohol and drugs.
11. The Public Enemy
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
12. Khamsa (Khamsa)
After fleeing from his foster family, 11-years-old Khamsa returns to the gypsy camp where he was born. With his cousin, Tony "The Midget", Khamsa dreams of getting rich with cock fights. Nothing seems to have changed since he left, the card games, the Mediterranean Sea... Until his best friend, Coyote, meets Rachitique, a small-time crook. Very soon they pass from stealing scooters to armed robbery, and Khamsa quickly spirals down into delinquency.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
13. Blackboard Jungle
Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadier makes various attempts to engage the students' interest in education, challenging both the school staff and the pupils. He is subjected to violence as well as duplicitous schemes.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
14. Chandni Bar (चांदनी बार)
The gritty life of the Mumbai underworld, including prostitution, dance bars and gun crime.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.
15. Over the Edge
A group of bored teenagers rebel against authority in the community of New Granada.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
16. Gang Boy
Danny ponders a way for rival gangs to avoid violence at an upcoming dance.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
17. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Herdmans – Gladys, Claude, Imogene, Leroy, Ollie and Ralph – are undeniably the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small community. But this Christmas, they’re taking over their local church Pageant – and they just might unwittingly teach a shocked little town the true meaning of Christmas.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
18. A Brighter Summer Day (牯嶺街少年殺人事件)
A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.
It has an average vote of 8.3 on TMDB.
19. Angels with Dirty Faces
Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
20. Manic
Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew - abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger - becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world that seems to defy understanding.
It has an average vote of 6.8 on TMDB.