Movies and TvShows featuring "back-alley" theme.

Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok's criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother's recent death. As he navigates the dark and brutal world of Bangkok's criminal underworld, Julian finds himself entangled in a vicious cycle of violence and revenge. With the assistance of a mysterious and ruthless police lieutenant known as Chang, Julian discovers the true extent of his own darkness and the consequences of his actions. This intense neo-noir crime thriller explores themes of family, morality, and the destructive power of vengeance.

In Bad Santa 2, Willie Soke teams up once again with his sidekick Marcus to rob a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve. As they plan the heist, Willie must also deal with his estranged mother and the constant temptation to return to his life of crime. With plenty of raunchy humor and outrageous antics, Bad Santa 2 delivers another dose of holiday cheer gone wrong.

Singam is a story about a police officer who is known for his clumsiness and bumbling nature. He is assigned an undercover operation to fight crime and goes through various hilarious and action-packed situations. Along the way, he confronts thugs, gets involved in car crashes and fights, and even handles a hostage situation.

In this animated short film, a hungry alley cat tries to catch a clever canary. The chase takes an unexpected turn when the canary accidentally consumes a growth serum, causing him to grow to an enormous size. The cat, now at a disadvantage, must find a way to outsmart the giant bird before he destroys everything in his path.

Luke Powers travels to L.A. to find that his brother has been murdered in a back alley martial arts tournament. Luke enters the tournament circuit to try to flush out his brother's killer. With the help of a trainer and former fighter, Lucke enters what he thinks will be a victorious battle.

Night Owls is a comedy short film from 1930 that follows the story of a vagrant who ends up spending the night in a rich man's house, leading to a series of comedic misunderstandings and a narrow escape from the police. The film is filled with hilarious antics, slapstick comedy, and witty dialogue that keeps the audience entertained from start to finish.

A young woman’s fiercest self takes over to fight for her life when she’s attacked in this taut thriller from up-and-coming filmmaker Catherine Fordham. After waking up and noticing bruises on her body, the woman flashes back to last night’s perilous journey home. But as full memory of the attack she experienced comes back to her, we soon realize our heroine turned the tables in a surprisingly scary way. Fordham’s effective twist on the rape-revenge thriller marks her as a forward-thinking horror maker with a unique perspective in a historically misogynistic genre.

The story begins at the stage door after a performance. A cabaret somewhere presenting songs from Dietrich to pop performed by various artists.

Meia-Lua used to be a sailor, but he now makes a poor living smuggling. He is a cynical man, who doesn't care for Ana or for the child they had together. He lives with the beautiful Marlene who dances in the bars. Gull spends her whole days lulling a doll in her arms, and she waits for her love that will rise from the depths of the sea. The deaf musician Sparrow watches over her, in his despaired love and long-held wish of becoming a sea captain. There is a dispute down the piers, there is a crime that might be just an accident, there is a bad conscience that turns sour, there is a boat full of poor wretches like a rocking lullaby, a baby that passes from arms to arms, a clumsy beggar that finds some work, a courthouse of tramps... From this expressionist account that has unexpected comical moments, the censors from Salazar's regime cut away 20 minutes that were never to be found again.

Don't be a PUMPKIN HEAD.... When a group of youths go smashing pumpkins on Halloween night, things do not go as planned.

A young man walks through his decaying city to approach a hooded figure, and telepathically they exchange funds. He is threatened by a police android and tries to fight back.