Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "cabrini-green-homes-chicago-illinois"

1. Candyman (1992)

R | 99 min | Horror, Thriller

The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.

Director: Bernard Rose | Stars: Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley, Tony Todd, Kasi Lemmons

Votes: 100,505 | Gross: $25.79M

2. Candyman (2021)

R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller

A sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.

Director: Nia DaCosta | Stars: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo

Votes: 76,045 | Gross: $61.19M

3. Hardball (2001)

PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

A gambling addict and ticket scalper living an aimless life reluctantly agrees to coach a Little League team from the Chicago projects as part of a loan agreement.

Director: Brian Robbins | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes, Bryan Hearne

Votes: 33,464 | Gross: $40.22M

4. Cooley High (1975)

PG | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In 1964 on Chicago's Near-North Side, the lives of four carefree high school seniors and best friends, including an aspiring playwright and an all-city basketball champion, takes a tragic turn.

Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Glynn Turman, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Garrett Morris, Cynthia Davis

Votes: 5,581

5. Hoop Dreams (1994)

PG-13 | 170 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport

A film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.

Director: Steve James | Stars: William Gates, Arthur Agee, Emma Gates, Curtis Gates

Votes: 28,099 | Gross: $7.83M

6. We Grown Now (2023)

PG | 93 min | Drama

Two young boys, best friends Malik and Eric, discover the joys and hardships of growing up in the sprawling Cabrini-Green public housing complex in 1992 Chicago.

Director: Minhal Baig | Stars: Tyla Abercrumbie, Echaka Agba, Madisyn Barnes, Matthew Campbell

Votes: 254

7. Whiteboyz (1999)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama

In Flip's path towards "keeping it real" by becoming hip-hop star, harsh realities surface to shake up his world.

Director: Marc Levin | Stars: Danny Hoch, Dash Mihok, Mark Webber, Piper Perabo

Votes: 2,047 | Gross: $0.04M

8. Killer Legends (2014)

TV-MA | 86 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Delving into our collective nightmares, this horror-documentary investigates the origins of our most terrifying urban legends and the true stories that may have inspired them.

Director: Joshua Zeman | Stars: Rachel Mills, Joshua Zeman, Stephen Winick, James Presley

Votes: 3,541

9. 70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green (2014)

53 min | Documentary, History, News

What happens when a mixed-income housing 'experiment' collides with reality? Filmed over 15-years, 70 Acres in Chicago: Cabrini Green looks at the demolition of Chicago's most infamous ... See full summary »

Director: Ronit Bezalel | Star: Marguerite Mariama

Votes: 22

10. Pyrite (2008)

87 min | Drama

A white youth fights racism within his own family, while a single African-American mom in Cabrini Green struggles to give her two boys a better life. Their paths intersect on a hot summer day when racial tension reaches its boiling point.

Director: Eric Battersby | Stars: Jason Abustan, Roy Anderson, Angela Davis, Harold Dennis

11. The Greens (2013)

22 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

The Greens is a 20-minute personal journey documentary about what happens when a white college kid sits down in a black barber's chair. They journey through time, back into the contentious ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Spitz

12. 60 Minutes II (1999–2005)
Episode: The Most Dangerous Vaccine/Tearing Down Cabrini-Green/Tony Hawk (2002)

Documentary, News

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13. The Chicago Code (2011)
Episode: Cabrini Green (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Alderman Gibbons befriends the teenage boy who tried to shoot him so that he can get the name of the gang leader who issued the order. Meanwhile, Wysocki discovers that a bombing may be connected to a 1970s radical group.

Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Jason Clarke, Jennifer Beals, Matt Lauria, Devin Kelley

Votes: 121

14. 60 Minutes II (1999–2005)
Episode: Suicide Tourists/Tearing Down Cabrini-Green/The Greatest Singer You've Never Heard Of (2003)

Documentary, News

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15. America Reframed (2012– )
Episode: 70 Acres in Chicago (2017)

Documentary

Explores the effects of the Plan for Transformation, an order requiring the demolition of Chicago's public housing high rises, and the building of mixed-income condominiums. "70 Acres in ... See full summary »