DRUGSTORE COWBOY

Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

Star Cast	-    Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James LeGros, James Remar, William Burroughs, Heather Graham
Director	-       Gus Van Sant
Producer	-       Nich Wechsler, Karen Murphy, Cary Brokaw
Rating	-       A
Year of Release	-       1989
Category	-       Hollywood
Genre	-       Crime, Drama, Romance

Movie Gist     
Durgstore Cowboy is a movie based on an autobiographical novel written by James Fogle. The movie follows a group of junkies who travel across the U.S. robbing hospitals & pharmacies to feed their drug habits; eventually leading them to evade the law. 

How long will they be able to support their habit of drug indulgence...???

The movie gives a realistic look at the dark & dangerous world of drug addiction in 1971.

CARLITO'S WAY: RISE TO POWER

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power (2005)

Star Cast	-     Jay Hernandez, Michael Kelly, Sean Combs, Mario Van Peebles, Luis Guzman, Jaclyn DeSantis, Giancarlo Esposito
Director	-       Michael Bregman
Producer	-       Michael Bregman
Rating	-       U/A
Year of Release	-       2005
Category	-       Hollywood
Genre	-       Crime, Drama, Thriller, Action

Movie Gist     
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power is a prequel to the 1993 movie Carlito's Way. The movie begins with showing Carlito in prison controlling the crime from within the prison. He & his inmates plan to take control of the drug trade in Harlem. And lo, he becomes the czar of Harlem.
How did Carlito take this journey from a prisoner to czar...??

THE BASKETBALL DIARIES

The BasketBall Diaries (1995)

Star Cast	-     Leonardo Di Caprio, James Madio, Bruno Kirby, Lorraine Bracco, Mark Wahlberg, Patrick McGaw, Alexander Chaplin, Ernie Hudson
Director	-       Scott Kalvert
Producer	-       Liz Heller, John Bard Manulis
Rating	-       U/A
Year of Release	-       1995
Category	-       Hollywood
Genre	-       Crime, Drama, Biography, Sport

Movie Gist     
The BasketBall Diaries is a movie based on a true story of a memoirist & poet, Jim Carroll. The movie follows the life incidents of Jim & his harrowing downfall from being a star basketball player to getting hooked with heroin. All that Jim is left with are his poetries. However, he is found on the streets by an ex-junkie who undertakes the responsibility of Jim's rehabilitation.

CONTRABAND

Contraband (2012)

Star Cast	-     Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, Diego Luna, Lukas Haas, William Luking
Director	-       Baltasar Kormakur
Producer	-  Tim Bevan, Baltasar Kormakur, Eric Fellner, Stephen Levinson, Mark Wahlberg
Rating	-       U/A
Year of Release	-       2012
Category	-       Hollywood
Genre	-       Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller

Movie Gist     
The movie revolves around ex-smuggler Chris who has given up on his criminal activities. But probably it's too early for him to celebrate his freedom. He hears that his brother-in-law, Andy, has botched up a drug-deal for his merciless boss. Chris is forced back into running contraband to settle Andy's debt. How will Chris navigate through treacherous criminal network of ruthless mafias?

SICARIO

Sicario (2015)

Star Cast	-   Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Maximiliano Hernandez, Daniel Kaluuya, Victor Garber, Jon Bernthal, Raoul Trujillo, Jeffrey Donovan, Julio Cedillo
Director	-       Denis Villeneuve
Producer	-      Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill, Basil Iwanyk, Molly Smith, Edward McDonnell
Rating	-       U
Year of Release	-       2015
Category	-       Hollywood
Genre	-       Drama, Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Movie Gist     
An ideal FBI agent is nominated, along with a team, to escalate war against a drug-cartel operating at the border area between Mexico & the U.S. Let us see how does she manage strategizing & fighting the drug-mafias.

LETHAL WEAPON

Lethal Weapon (1987)

Star Cast	-     Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, Darlene Love, Tom Atkins, Traci Wolfe, Ebonie Smith
Director	-       Richard Donner
Producer	-       Richard Donner, Joel Silver
Rating	-       U
Year of Release	-       1987
Category	-       Hollywood
Genre	-       Crime, Thriller, Action

Movie Gist     
A mismatched pair of a veteran cop, Sergeant Murtaugh & a young suicidal cop, Riggs are partnered to stop a gang of drug dealers. Let's see how do they make things happen. 

The success of this movie led to three successful sequels - 

1) Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
2) Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
3) Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)

HOT PURSUIT

Hot Pursuit (2015)

Star Cast	-      Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara, Jim Gaffigan, Robert Kazinsky, Michael Mosley, Mike Birbiglia.
Director	-          Anne Fletcher
Producer	-          Dana Fox, Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Prapandrea
Rating	-          U
Year of Release	-          2015
Category	-          Hollywood
Genre	-          Action, Comedy

  Movie Gist     

The movie is a chick-flick directed by Anne Fletcher. It is about how a hot cop Rose Cooper (Reese Witherspoon) tries to save the drug-mafia's wife Daniella Riva (Sofia Vergara) from the clutches of criminals & crooked cops.