Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "inner-city-youth"

1. The Florida Project (2017)

R | 111 min | Drama

Set over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Walt Disney World.

Director: Sean Baker | Stars: Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Willem Dafoe, Christopher Rivera

Votes: 128,458 | Gross: $5.90M

2. Stand and Deliver (1988)

PG | 103 min | Biography, Drama

The story of Jaime Escalante, a high school teacher who successfully inspired his dropout-prone students to learn calculus.

Director: Ramón Menéndez | Stars: Edward James Olmos, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris

Votes: 22,347 | Gross: $13.99M

3. The Ron Clark Story (2006 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Biography, Drama

A small-town teacher relocates to one of the country's toughest classrooms.

Director: Randa Haines | Stars: Matthew Perry, Judith Buchan, Griffin Cork, Jerry Callaghan

Votes: 12,397

4. Rye Lane (2023)

R | 82 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two youngsters reeling from bad breakups connect over an eventful day in South London.

Director: Raine Allen-Miller | Stars: David Jonsson, Vivian Oparah, Poppy Allen-Quarmby, Charlie Knight

Votes: 12,734

5. The Mighty (1998)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

Two young boys are social outcasts in their community due to their disabilities and broken home lives. When they are paired together, they form a bond over their shared circumstances.

Director: Peter Chelsom | Stars: Kieran Culkin, Elden Henson, Sharon Stone, Harry Dean Stanton

Votes: 13,907 | Gross: $2.64M

6. Critical Thinking (2020)

Not Rated | 117 min | Drama

The true story of the Miami Jackson High School chess team which was the first inner city team to win the U.S. National Chess Championship.

Director: John Leguizamo | Stars: John Leguizamo, Rachel Bay Jones, Michael Kenneth Williams, Corwin C. Tuggles

Votes: 2,748

7. Lambada (I) (1990)

PG | 104 min | Drama

Kevin Laird is a Beverly Hills school teacher by day and a mystery man by night. Using his lambada dance moves to first earn the kid's respect and acceptance, Kevin then teaches them ... See full summary »

Director: Joel Silberg | Stars: J. Eddie Peck, Melora Hardin, Adolfo Quinones, Leticia Vasquez

Votes: 1,182 | Gross: $4.26M

8. Love Finds You in Valentine (2016 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 87 min | Drama, Romance

California girl Kennedy Blaine inherits a ranch in the small town of Valentine, Nebraska. Before she sells the property, she decides to spend the summer in her house and learn more about her family.

Director: Terry Cunningham | Stars: Michaela McManus, Diogo Morgado, Hunter Cross, James Kisicki

Votes: 1,655

9. All Over Me (1997)

R | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

Claude and Ellen are best friends who live in a not-so-nice area of New York. They're involved in the subculture of '90s youth, complete with drugs, live music, and homophobia. All is ... See full summary »

Director: Alex Sichel | Stars: Alison Folland, Tara Subkoff, Cole Hauser, Wilson Cruz

Votes: 3,454 | Gross: $0.15M

10. Up the Down Staircase (1967)

Approved | 124 min | Drama

The experiences of a young female English teacher in an inner-city New York high school.

Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Patrick Bedford, Sandy Dennis, Eileen Heckart, Ruth White

Votes: 2,479

11. Unconditional (IV) (2012)

PG-13 | 92 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A woman's idyllic life is shattered when her husband is killed in a senseless act of violence. As she prepares to take matters into her own hands, two unexpected encounters begin to change everything.

Director: Brent McCorkle | Stars: Lynn Collins, Michael Ealy, Bruce McGill, Kwesi Boakye

Votes: 4,972 | Gross: $1.01M

12. Crack House (1989)

R | 90 min | Action, Crime, Drama

In this bristling, urban drama, two teenage lovers must overcome tremendous odds to make it off the mean streets of L. A., or die trying. Features football legend Jim Brown.

Director: Michael Fischa | Stars: Jim Brown, Anthony Geary, Richard Roundtree, Cher Butler

Votes: 481 | Gross: $0.86M

13. New Town Killers (2008)

Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Alice owes the wrong kind of people GBP12000. Her brother Sean's concerned. So when he's offered 12000 by a rich man for a 12 hour game of "hide and seek", he accepts it.

Director: Richard Jobson | Stars: James Anthony Pearson, Dougray Scott, Alastair Mackenzie, Charles Mnene

Votes: 1,857

14. Ekaj (2015)

80 min | Crime, Drama

'Think KIDS meets Midnight Cowboy.' EKAJ is a film packed with real life drama and a real sense of humor. The film capture's a naive teen's runaway journey to one of the most difficult ... See full summary »

Director: Cati Gonzalez | Stars: Jake Mestre, Scooter LaForge, Badd Idea, Vinny Cruz

Votes: 304

15. Crime School (1938)

Passed | 85 min | Crime, Drama

A gang of underprivileged teenagers are sentenced to serve two years in a reform school after almost killing a criminal fence who attacked them.

Directors: Lewis Seiler, William Clemens | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, The Dead End Kids, Gale Page, Billy Halop

Votes: 1,400

16. The Mighty Pawns (1987 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 57 min | Drama, Family, Sport

Caring and tough: That's how you could describe the principal, teacher, and parent who combined their efforts to transform a struggling bunch of misfits, otherwise known as D Class, into a united team of national chess contenders.

Director: Eric Laneuville | Stars: Paul Winfield, Alfonso Ribeiro, Terence Knox, Rosalind Cash

Votes: 55

17. Borrowed Time (2012)

Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Drama

A teenager with the wrong friends and a grumpy old man form an unlikely bond that will help them both find a way out of their respective troubles.

Director: Jules Bishop | Stars: Phil Davis, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Juliet Oldfield, Warren Brown

Votes: 378

18. Green Chimneys (1997)

95 min | Documentary

Green Chimneys follows three young boys living at Green Chimneys, a residential treatment center for children with emotional, behavioral, social and learning challenges.

Directors: Constance Marks, Bob Eisenhardt

Votes: 26

19. The Prodigals (2007)

38 min | Short, Drama

Prodigals - a film about growing up and understanding responsibility. Prodigals, follows three inner city teenagers as they struggle to cope in an unfriendly world. Kelly thinks she is in ... See full summary »

Director: Manny Bonnet | Stars: Samuel Anderson, Terence Anderson, Stephanie Carrodus, Stephanie Edwin-Fisher

20. The Twentieth Century (1957–1968)
Episode: Keep It Cool (1963)

Documentary, History

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Director: Robert K. Sharpe | Star: Walter Cronkite

21. The Cleveland Show (2009–2013)
Episode: Our Gang (2010)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Cleveland tries to help some troubled teens at the high school get on the right path, but doesn't realize that in the process he's become a drug dealer.

Directors: Anthony Agrusa, Albert Calleros, Anthony Lioi | Stars: Mike Henry, Sanaa Lathan, Kevin Michael Richardson, Nia Long

Votes: 317