Movies and TvShows featuring "the-bronx" theme.

City Island is a comedy-drama movie about a dysfunctional family living on City Island in the Bronx. The family, consisting of the patriarch, a prison guard with secret acting ambitions, his wife who suspects him of adultery, their teenage son with a fetish for chubby women, and their daughter who becomes an exotic dancer, reveal secrets and lies during their weekly family dinner. As the plot unfolds, various family members engage in deception, encounter romantic entanglements, and struggle with their own identities. The movie explores themes of love, family relationships, and the pursuit of personal ambitions.

Summer of Sam takes place in New York City during the summer of 1977. The story revolves around the Son of Sam serial killer who is terrorizing the city. The film follows various characters, including a group of punk rockers, an African-American detective, and residents of an Italian neighborhood in the Bronx. As the fear and paranoia escalate, relationships are tested, and the true face of intolerance is revealed.

Since she can remember, teenager Lena has watched her mom Lucy squander her life on a series of deadbeat men. When Victor (her mom's latest boy toy) starts hitting on her, Lena sets up an elaborate honey-trap, hoping to show her mom what a scumbag the guy really is.

Fresh out of the joint, a 47 year old man returns to his Bronx neighborhood and immediately becomes entangled in obsessive revenge whilst trying to court a local gal.

Park Avenue: Money, Power & The American Dream is a documentary that delves into the drastic wealth differences and power dynamics in American society. It examines the lives of billionaires, the struggles of the poor, and the impact of influential organizations like Koch Industries. The film covers various themes such as the rise of extreme poverty, the co-operative movement, architectural history, and the effects of labor unions. It showcases the contrasting lifestyles between the wealthy inhabitants of Fifth Avenue and the residents of The South Bronx. Moreover, it highlights the concept of plutocracy, the consortium of powerful elites, and the challenges faced by those striving for upward mobility.

The Sun and the Moon is a heartwarming story of the love between two celestial beings, symbolizing the eternal connection between day and night. Despite their cosmic differences, the Sun and the Moon embark on a forbidden romance, defying the laws of nature and society. As their love grows stronger, they face numerous challenges and sacrifices to be together, ultimately teaching us the power of love and the beauty of embracing the unknown.

Dubbed Asia’s ‘El Chapo,’ Tse is alleged to have built the largest drug trafficking operation in history, that stretched from drug factories in the Golden Triangle of Southeast Asia to involve the Italian mafia, Yakuza in Japan and motorcycle gangs in the U.S. His capture, as he attempted to fly from Taiwan to Canada via Amsterdam, required the cooperation of more than twenty government agencies and was coordinated by the Australian Federal Police.

When a hotel employee is mistaken for a wealthy countess, she embarks on a glamorous adventure filled with designer clothes, deception, and romance.

A documentary about a beloved South Bronx matriarch and former "First Lady" of the Savage Skulls gang struggling to remain visible in a rapidly gentrifying community she helped rebuild in the 1980s. With one foot firmly grounded in the outlaw life and the other as an activist and spiritual advisor, Lorine Padilla straddles the complexities of multiple worlds.

Sky Original documentary revealing how the pioneers of women's boxing battled the odds to find their place in the ring.