Best Street Crime Movies from VHS Era
A hand-picked selection of the greatest street crime films of the VHS era — chosen for standout pacing, personality, and pure rewatch value.
La Haine
1995
The Warriors
1979
Menace II Society
1993
Somersault in a Coffin
1996
Pickpocket
1997
Straight Time
1978
L.627
1992
Pusher
1996
Bad Lieutenant
1992
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
1986
So Long, Stooge
1983
Romper Stomper
1992
Rounders
1998
Brother
1997
Clockers
1995
Summer of Sam
1999
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989
Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes
1998
Barfly
1987
Young and Dangerous
1996
Ley Lines
1999
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
1987
Velvet Hands
1979
Ghulam
1998
Trespass
1992
The Pope of Greenwich Village
1984
The Patrolman 777
1978
Twin Town
1997
The Dream Team
1989
Above the Rim
1994
Night Shift
1982
Street Smart
1987
Quatre garçons pleins d'avenir
1997
Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981
Hoodlum
1997
Bullet
1996
Belly
1998
Metro
1997
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
1989
Shopping
1994
Tuff Turf
1985
Critical Condition
1987
Violence in a Women's Prison
1982
Crime at the Chinese Restaurant
1981
The Mod Squad
1999