Movies like Roxanne Roxanne: 20 to watch next

If you loved Roxanne Roxanne (2017) — a drama film directed by Michael Larnell — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Roxanne Roxanne most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like hip-hop and inner city life. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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Beats 2019★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
An agoraphobic hip-hop prodigy and a disgraced former music manager cross paths in Chicago’s South Side and help each other face demons of their pasts.
Stream in India on Netflix
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All Eyez on Me 2017★ 6.7
Shares: Drama
All Eyez on Me chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records. Against insurmountable odds, Tupac rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Get Rich or Die Tryin' 2005★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
Stream in India on Netflix
4
Adulthood 2008★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
After serving six years for killing his schoolmate, a young man learns that someone is out for revenge.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Belly 1998★ 6.4
Shares: Drama
Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking for a come up, will their reign last?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Juice 1992★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
Four Harlem friends -- Bishop, Q, Steel and Raheem -- dabble in petty crime, but they decide to go big by knocking off a convenience store. Bishop, the magnetic leader of the group, has the gun. But Q has different aspirations. He wants to be a DJ and happens to have a gig the night of the robbery. Unfortunately for him, Bishop isn't willing to take no for answer in a game where everything's for keeps.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Brave One 2007★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge.
Stream in India on Netflix
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The Young One 1960★ 7.0
Shares: Drama
A jazz musician seeks refuge from a lynch mob on a remote island, where he meets a hostile game warden and the young object of his attentions.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cass 2008★ 5.9
Shares: Drama
The incredible true story of how an orphaned Jamaican baby, adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London, became one of the most feared and respected men in Britain.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Joker is Wild 1957★ 8.1
Shares: Drama
A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Paid in Full 2002★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch, goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing cocaine for Lulu. Via lucky breaks and solid interpersonal skills, Ace moves to the top of the Harlem drug world. Of course, unfaithful employees and/or rivals conspire to bring about Ace's fall.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Boyz n the Hood 1991★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
Three friends growing up in South Central Los Angeles navigate a neighborhood plagued by violence, unemployment, and crime, each responding differently to the harsh realities of street life. As tragedy strikes close to home, their friendship, choices, and hopes for a better future are put to the ultimate test.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Pimp 2018★ 6.2
Shares: Drama
An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Drop 2014★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hands of Stone 2016★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mikey and Nicky 1976★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long night…
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ill Manors 2012★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
Ensemble film revolving around characters living in Forest Gate, London. Over the course of a few days, six inter-linking stories explore issues of drug use, prostitution and urban poverty.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Cardboard Boxer 2016★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
Gentle and broken, a homeless man fights others on video for money but soon finds comfort in an unlikely friend and the lost diary of a young girl.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Imperial Dreams 2014★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stomping grounds in Watts, Los Angeles.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Hounddog 2008★ 6.5
Shares: Drama
A drama set in the American South, where a precocious, troubled girl finds a safe haven in the music and movement of Elvis Presley.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now