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.
The Warriors
1979
La Haine
1995
Menace II Society
1993
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
1986
Romper Stomper
1992
Bad Lieutenant
1992
Rounders
1998
Pusher
1996
Straight Time
1978
Pickpocket
1997
Somersault in a Coffin
1996
L.627
1992
So Long, Stooge
1983
Barfly
1987
Brother
1997
Summer of Sam
1999
Night Shift
1982
Above the Rim
1994
Last Exit to Brooklyn
1989
Clockers
1995
The Dream Team
1989
Ghulam
1998
Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes
1998
Trespass
1992
Velvet Hands
1979
Young and Dangerous
1996
The Patrolman 777
1978
Ley Lines
1999
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
1987
The Pope of Greenwich Village
1984
Twin Town
1997
Belly
1998
Quatre garçons pleins d'avenir
1997
Street Smart
1987
Hoodlum
1997
Fort Apache, the Bronx
1981
Bullet
1996
Metro
1997
The Trial of the Incredible Hulk
1989