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    The Girls from Thunder Strip 1970 POSTER

    The Girls from Thunder Strip

    1970

    English

    3

    Action

    biker

    bootlegger

    Drama

    moonshine

    motorcycle gang

    David L. Hewitt David L. Hewitt Director Mick Mehas Mick Mehas as Megan Timothy Megan Timothy as Jessie Jody McCrea Jody McCrea as Pike Jack Starrett Jack Starrett as Sheriff
    A vicious gang of murderous bikers goes up against a trio of beautiful bootlegging sisters.
    Sanctuary 1961 POSTER

    Sanctuary

    1961

    English

    4

    based on novel or book

    bootlegger

    Drama

    literary adaptation

    privileged life

    rape

    remake

    In 1920s rural Mississippi, Nancy Mannigoe, an African-American servant, is placed on death row for the murder of Temple Drake's infant child. Temple, the daughter of the governor, pleads with her father to exonerate Nancy of the charges, explaining that Nancy acted in haste to prevent her from resuming her affair with a roguish Cajun called Candy Man. Details of Temple's sordid past are uncovered as she begs mercy for her faithful servant.
    Thunder Road 1958 POSTER

    Thunder Road

    1958

    English

    6.5

    7

    75%

    63%

    Action

    bootlegger

    car mechanic

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    hot rod

    moonshine

    nightclub singer

    Thriller

    war veteran

    Arthur Ripley Arthur Ripley Director Jerry Hardin Jerry Hardin as Niles Penland James Mitchum James Mitchum as Robin Doolin Peter Breck Peter Breck as Stacey Gouge Trevor Bardette Trevor Bardette as Vernon Doolin
    Unrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin makes dangerous high-speed deliveries for his liquor-producing father, Vernon, but won't let his younger brother Robin join the family business. Under pressure from both out-of-town gangster Kogan, who wants a piece of the local action, and Treasury agent Barrett, who wants to destroy the moonshine business, Luke fights for his fast-fading way of life.
    The Story of Temple Drake 1933 POSTER

    The Story of Temple Drake

    1933

    English

    7.1

    7

    86%

    62%

    Action

    bootlegger

    courtroom

    Crime

    Drama

    pre-code

    rape

    rape victim

    self-defense

    Stephen Roberts Stephen Roberts Director Henry Hall Henry Hall as Judge Florence Eldridge Florence Eldridge as Ruby Lemarr Harold Goodwin Harold Goodwin as Second Jellybean / Rejected Suitor William Collier Jr. William Collier Jr. as Toddy Gowan
    The coquettish granddaughter of a respected small-town judge is stranded at a bootleggers’ hide-out, subjected to an act of nightmarish sexual violence, and plunged into a criminal underworld that threatens to swallow her up completely.
    The Little Giant 1933 POSTER

    The Little Giant

    1933

    English

    7.0

    9

    73%

    73%

    Action

    bootlegger

    bootlegging

    class differences

    Comedy

    Crime

    gangster

    mansion

    prohibition era

    Romance

    Roy Del Ruth Roy Del Ruth Director Bill Elliott Bill Elliott as Guest at Polly's Party Lester Dorr Lester Dorr as Investment Clerk Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson as James Francis 'Bugs' Ahearn Matty Roubert Matty Roubert as Newsboy
    Prohibition is ending so bootlegger Bugs Ahearn decides to crack California society. He leases a house from down-on-her-luck Ruth and hires her as social secretary. He rescues Polly Cass from a horsefall and goes home to meet her dad who sells him some phony stock certificates. When he learns about this he sends to Chicago for mob help.
    City Streets 1931 POSTER

    City Streets

    1931

    English

    7.0

    8

    80%

    85%

    Action

    bootlegger

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    gangster

    pre-code

    Romance

    Rouben Mamoulian Rouben Mamoulian Director Sylvia Sidney Sylvia Sidney as Nan Cooley Paulette Goddard Paulette Goddard as Nightclub Patron Bill Elliott Bill Elliott as Nightclub Patron Norman Foster Norman Foster as Shooting Gallery Patron
    A mobster's daughter leads her boyfriend from the circus into bootlegging.
    A Slight Case of Murder 1938 POSTER

    A Slight Case of Murder

    1938

    English

    7.0

    6

    67%

    76%

    Action

    beer

    bootlegger

    Comedy

    Crime

    orphanage

    police

    prohibition era

    singapore

    Lloyd Bacon Lloyd Bacon Director Harrison Greene Harrison Greene as Bartender Margaret Hamilton Margaret Hamilton as Mrs. Cagle Harry Myers Harry Myers as Partygoer Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson as Remy Marco
    Former bootlegger Remy Marco has a slight problem with foreclosing bankers, a prospective son-in-law, and four hard-to-explain corpses.
    I Cover the Waterfront 1933 POSTER

    I Cover the Waterfront

    1933

    English

    6.1

    4

    38%

    38%

    bootlegger

    Crime

    Drama

    pre-code

    reporter

    Romance

    James Cruze James Cruze Director Ernest Torrence Ernest Torrence as Eli Kirk Lillian Harmer Lillian Harmer as Gossip with Telescope Claudette Colbert Claudette Colbert as Julie Kirk Harry Beresford Harry Beresford as Old Chris
    An investigative reporter romances a suspected smuggler's daughter.
    Moonshine County Express 1977 POSTER

    Moonshine County Express

    1977

    English

    5.8

    6

    55%

    55%

    Action

    bootlegger

    Comedy

    Crime

    daughter

    Drama

    murder

    revenge

    sheriff

    southern usa

    Gus Trikonis Gus Trikonis Director E.J. André E.J. André as Lawyer Green Len Lesser Len Lesser as Scoggins Albert Salmi Albert Salmi as Sheriff Larkin Tom Heaton Tom Heaton as Tiny
    The three surviving daughters of a murdered moonshiner band together with a racecar driver to run high-test shine behind the corpulent backs of the local crime syndicate.
    Ziegfeld Girl 1941 POSTER

    Ziegfeld Girl

    1941

    English

    6.7

    5

    78%

    78%

    beauty

    bootlegger

    brother

    Drama

    infidelity

    musical

    Musical

    Romance

    violinist

    Busby Berkeley Busby Berkeley Director Joyce Compton Joyce Compton as Miss Sawyer - Auditioning Showgirl Armand Kaliz Armand Kaliz as Pierre - Headwaiter Gayne Whitman Gayne Whitman as Ted - Box Office Attendant Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as Ziegfeld Girl
    Discovery by Flo Ziegfeld changes a girl's life but not necessarily for the better, as three beautiful women find out when they join the spectacle on Broadway: Susan, the singer who must leave behind her ageing vaudevillian father; vulnerable Sheila, the working girl pursued both by a millionaire and by her loyal boyfriend from Flatbush; and the mysterious European beauty Sandra, whose concert violinist husband cannot endure the thought of their escaping from poverty by promenading her glamor in skimpy costumes.
    Baby Boy 2001 POSTER

    Baby Boy

    2001

    English

    6.5

    21

    72%

    87%

    Action

    bootlegger

    condom

    Crime

    Drama

    fistfight

    intolerance

    Romance

    single parent

    stepfather

    Thriller

    John Singleton John Singleton Director Tyrese Gibson Tyrese Gibson as Joseph Summers Ving Rhames Ving Rhames as Melvin 'Mel' Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg as Rodney Taraji P. Henson Taraji P. Henson as Yvette
    The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the commitments of real life. Streetwise and jobless, he has not only fathered two children by two different women-Yvette and Peanut but still lives with his own mother. He can't seem to strike a balance or find direction in his chaotic life.
    Raees 2017 POSTER

    Raees

    2017

    Hindi

    6.6

    81

    62%

    63%

    Action

    bollywood

    bootlegger

    bootlegging

    Crime

    Drama

    period film

    Rahul Dholakia Rahul Dholakia Director Sanjay Bhatia Sanjay Bhatia as Coast Guard Officer Bhagwan Tiwari Bhagwan Tiwari as Inspector Devji Jaideep Ahlawat Jaideep Ahlawat as Nawab Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan as Raees
    Set in the early ’80s and ’90s in Gujarat, India, ‘Raees’ is a fictitious story of a crime lord named Raees, who builds an entire empire from scratch, and a police officer who is determined to bring him down.
    Dance, Fools, Dance 1931 POSTER

    Dance, Fools, Dance

    1931

    English

    6.3

    4

    43%

    43%

    Action

    bootlegger

    chicago, illinois

    Crime

    Drama

    gangster

    marriage proposal

    Romance

    self sacrifice

    upper class

    Harry Beaumont Harry Beaumont Director Sidney Bracey Sidney Bracey as Albert Ann Dvorak Ann Dvorak as Chorus Girl Clark Gable Clark Gable as Jake Luva William Bakewell William Bakewell as Rodney
    When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling and witty girl, finds a job as an aspiring reporter; however, his naive younger brother Rodney takes a twisted path and gets involved with the wrong people.
    Hell's House 1932 POSTER

    Hell's House

    1932

    English

    5.8

    3

    22%

    22%

    Action

    bootlegger

    Drama

    pre-code

    Howard Higgin Howard Higgin Director Wallis Clark Wallis Clark as Judge Robinson Pat O'Brien Pat O'Brien as Matt Kelly Bette Davis Bette Davis as Peggy Gardner Frank Coghlan Jr. Frank Coghlan Jr. as Shorty
    A teenager lands in a brutal reform school for refusing to squeal on his bootlegger boss.
    The Boob 1926 POSTER

    The Boob

    1926

    English

    5.4

    3

    11%

    11%

    bootlegger

    Comedy

    prohibition era

    Romance

    silent film

    William A. Wellman William A. Wellman Director Charles Murray Charles Murray as Cactus Jim Viola Webster Viola Webster as Girl at Booklovers Club Joan Crawford Joan Crawford as Jane - A Revenue Agent Hank Mann Hank Mann as The Village Soda Clerk
    To impress the girl he loves, a naive country boy tries to capture a group of local bootleggers.
    Robin and the 7 Hoods 1964 POSTER

    Robin and the 7 Hoods

    1964

    English

    6.4

    14

    Action

    bootlegger

    chicago, illinois

    Comedy

    Crime

    dancing

    falsely accused

    gangster

    Musical

    prohibition era

    Gordon Douglas Gordon Douglas Director Chuck Hicks Chuck Hicks as Factory Worker Bill Zuckert Bill Zuckert as Jury Foreman Robert Foulk Robert Foulk as Sheriff Glick Sammy Davis Jr. Sammy Davis Jr. as Will
    Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.
    Night Nurse 1931 POSTER

    Night Nurse

    1931

    English

    7.0

    8

    82%

    73%

    bootlegger

    chauffeur

    child in peril

    Comedy

    Crime

    Drama

    Horror

    Mystery

    nurse

    roommate

    roommates

    William A. Wellman William A. Wellman Director Charles Winninger Charles Winninger as Dr. Bell Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck as Lora Hart Joan Blondell Joan Blondell as Maloney Blanche Friderici Blanche Friderici as Mrs. Maxwell
    Lora Hart manages to land a job in a hospital as a trainee nurse. Upon completion of her training she goes to work as a night nurse for two small children who seem to be very sick, though something much more sinister is going on.
    I Walk Alone 1947 POSTER

    I Walk Alone

    1947

    English

    7.0

    12

    67%

    67%

    based on play or musical

    bootlegger

    Crime

    Drama

    Film-Noir

    new york city

    noir

    prohibition era

    release from prison

    Byron Haskin Byron Haskin Director Wendell Corey Wendell Corey as Dave Burt Lancaster Burt Lancaster as Frankie Madison Jean Del Val Jean Del Val as Henri the Chef Bobby Barber Bobby Barber as Newsboy
    Bootleggers on the lam Frankie and Noll split up to evade capture by the police. Frankie is caught and jailed, but Noll manages to escape and open a posh New York City nightclub. 14 years later, Frankie is released from the clink and visits Noll with the intention of collecting his half of the nightclub's profits. But Noll, who has no intention of being so equitable, uses his ex-girlfriend Kay to divert Frankie from his intended goal.
    Blood Diamond 2006 POSTER

    Blood Diamond

    2006

    English

    8.0

    321

    64%

    90%

    Action

    Adventure

    africa

    bootlegger

    Drama

    History

    journalist

    loss of loved one

    rwandan genocide

    smuggling (contraband)

    Thriller

    Edward Zwick Edward Zwick Director David S. Lee David S. Lee as Cockney Journalist Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio as Danny Archer Jennifer Connelly Jennifer Connelly as Maddy Bowen Djimon Hounsou Djimon Hounsou as Solomon Vandy
    An ex-mercenary turned smuggler. A Mende fisherman. Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these men join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense value and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed countrywide.
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