American rap movies

List of the best American rap films according to the audience: Get Rich or Die Tryin', Patti Cake$, Straight Outta Compton, Chi-Raq, 8 Mile, Monster High: Welcome to Monster High, The Dinner, All Eyez on Me, Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie, Dirty Grandpa.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Country
Markimdb: 5.4
Genredrama, crime, music, biography
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:57

A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUSA
Duration02:00

Straight out of Jersey comes Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper fighting through a world of strip malls and strip clubs on an unlikely quest for glory.

Markimdb: 7.8
Genredrama, music, biography, history
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

    In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, musical, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:37

    A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredrama, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:50

    The setting is Detroit in 1995. The city is divided by 8 Mile, a road that splits the town in half along racial lines. A young white rapper, Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith Jr. summons strength within himself to cross over these arbitrary boundaries to fulfill his dream of success in hip hop. With his pal Future and the three one third in place, all he has to do is not choke.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrefantasy, cartoon
    CountryUSA

    Monsters once lived in hiding—even from each other—because they were afraid they would be in danger if humans knew they existed. But Draculaura, the daughter of Dracula, along with her best ghoulfriends, dreamt of a school where everyone was welcome and accepted for who they are. Determined to make their dream come true, the ghouls travel the world on an epic adventure to recruit new students. But even in this amazing place, there's drama: a villainess zombie is spreading trouble rather than friendship, and every student must live with the fear that their secret will be revealed. Now the ghouls must save their school so that every monster has a place where they belong and their uniqueness is celebrated!

    Markimdb: 4.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:22

    Two brothers and their wives meet up at a haute-cuisine restaurant to discuss what to do about a horrific crime that their sons committed together. As the quartet debate their options, the conversation reopens old wounds between the siblings.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genredrama, music, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:35

    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.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    Donald Trump has it all. Money, power, respect, and an Eastern European bride. But all his success didn’t come for nothing. First, he inherited millions of dollars from his rich father, then he grabbed New York City by the balls. Now you can learn the art of negotiation, real estate, and high-quality brass in this illuminating made-for-TV special feature, Funny Or Die Presents Donald Trump’s The Art Of The Deal: The Movie.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:04

    Jason Kelly is one week away from marrying his boss's uber-controlling daughter, putting him on the fast track for a partnership at the law firm. However, when the straight-laced Jason is tricked into driving his foul-mouthed grandfather, Dick, to Daytona for spring break, his pending nuptials are suddenly in jeopardy. Between riotous frat parties, bar fights, and an epic night of karaoke, Dick is on a quest to live his life to the fullest and bring Jason along for the ride.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrecomedy, documentary, short, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:30

    Fight for Your Right Revisited stars Danny McBride, Seth Rogen, and Elijah Wood as the "young" Beastie Boys from the past and Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and Will Ferrell as the "old" Beastie Boys from the future. The story begins where the video for "Fight for Your Right (1987)" ended. It features music from the band's album Hot Sauce Committee Part Two.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    Dante, Elias, and Jay and Silent Bob are enlisted by Randal after a heart attack to make a movie about the convenience store that started it all.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA

    A devout detective's faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family's spiral into LDS fundamentalism and their distrust in the government.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    What happens when a 30-something woman allows life's "what ifs" to overwhelm her appreciation for what life actually is. Disregarding her current obligations, she digs into her romantic past in hopes of invigorating her present.

    Markimdb: 4
    Genrethriller, fantasy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    Anthropology students and their professor experience terror when they visit a sacred burial ground.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:20

    When a giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampages across the city of Los Angeles, it is up to one clever exterminator and his security guard sidekick to kill the creature before the entire city is destroyed.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrethriller, melodrama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:34

    With a tour in Afghanistan behind him, war-torn Chris Jensen struggles to assimilate back to life in California. Drifting and living out of his car, he soon discovers that few are willing to deal with the remnants of a damaged career military man. Chris is self medicating; desperate to silence the echoes from the front lines. When an opportunity finally presents itself, he makes the hard decision to employ his most coveted talents honed in special ops. A job is a job and Chris knows civilian life can be just as cut-throat as time on active duty. But just how close does he have to get to Andrew Warner to secure the kill?

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    After having visions of a member of her support group who killed herself, a woman who also suffers with chronic pain seeks out the widower of the suicide.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

    Four friends hit the road to LA to compete in the Cyberbowl Video Game Championship, but will they be able to compete with the worst hangovers of their lives?

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:21

    ALL SAINTS is based on the inspiring true story of salesman-turned-pastor Michael Spurlock (John Corbett), the tiny church he was ordered to shut down, and a group of refugees from Southeast Asia. Together, they risked everything to plant seeds for a future that might just save them all.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:22

    Mackenzie "Mickey" Murphy is a hard-living, foul-mouthed, cigarette-smoking woman who moves to affluent Greenwich, CT to raise the spoiled kids of her wealthy sister who fled the country to avoid a federal indictment. She quickly learns what the rest of us already know - other people's children are awful.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrehorror, thriller, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:09

    A young nurse is kidnapped by a group of violent teens who escape from a mental hospital and take her on the road trip from hell. Pursued by an equally deranged lawman out for revenge, one of the teens is destined for tragedy and horrors that will destroy his mind, moulding him into a monster named Leatherface.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small, conservative Wisconsin town.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:30

    Fitness trainer/former marriage counselor Molly White (Pascale Hutton) runs “Bridal Boot Camp:” classes combining fitness and yoga with pre-marital counseling exercises to brides and grooms before their big day.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genreaction, drama, crime
    CountryUSA

    Ethan Tell is a small time crook who makes a big-time score when he steals 1 million dollars. Ironically, his life radically changes for the worst when he discovers that stealing the money was the easy part and he now must keep his partner, his wife, his parole officer, and two corrupt detectives from stealing it from him.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:45

      Three sixty-something friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:15

      Tim and Lee are married with a young child. The chance to stay at a fancy home in the Hollywood Hills is complicated by Tim's discovery of a bone and a rusty old gun in the yard. Tim is excited by the idea of a mystery, but Lee doesn't want him to dig any further, preferring that he focus on the family taxes, which he promised to do weeks ago. This disagreement sends them on separate and unexpected adventures over the course of a weekend, as Tim and his friends seek clues to the mystery while Lee searches for answers to the bigger questions of marriage and parenthood.

      Markimdb: 5
      Genrehorror, thriller, drama, crime, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:23

      When a young man is executed for committing murder, he leaves behind a curse letter, promising vengeance for all those connected to his unfair trial.

      Markimdb: 5.1
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:31

      When brokenhearted Stan flies to Austin for the weekend in hopes of "accidentally" running into his ex-girlfriend Cathy, he arrives to find their best friends Jeff and Kara in the middle of their own vicious breakup. Before too long, battle lines are drawn – and with the Air Sex World Championships in town, anything can go down.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genremelodrama, drama, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:34

      Over the course of 12 years, and three stages of life, Sidney Hall falls in love, writes the book of a generation and then disappears without a trace.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA

      Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey's quest to break the Harvey Weinstein scandal.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrehorror
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:50

      Claire and her husband find themselves moving back into Claire's childhood home only to have the abusive and traumatic memories of her mother come back to haunt her. As her husband starts to get more work, Claire finds herself mixed up in a fog of past and present with a mysterious figure haunting her memories. What is this small figure that is trying to reach out to her, and what does it want?

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:26

      A sudden loss disrupts Carol’s orderly life, propelling her into the dating world for the first time in 20 years. Finally living in the present tense, she finds herself swept up in not one, but two unexpected relationships that challenge her assumptions about what it means to grow old.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genredrama, sport
      CountryUSA

      Reeling from his mother’s death and his father’s abandonment, Zach, an All-State athlete, finds glory on the football field, working to earn a college scholarship and the brothers’ ticket out of town. When a devastating injury puts Zach—and his dreams—on the sidelines, David laces up his track cleats to salvage their future and point Zach toward hope.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, music
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:41

      After the highs of winning the world championships, the Bellas find themselves split apart and discovering there aren't job prospects for making music with your mouth. But when they get the chance to reunite for an overseas USO tour, this group of awesome nerds will come together to make some music, and some questionable decisions, one last time.

      Markimdb: 4.1
      Genrefamily, detective
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:52

      While her mother is away on business, a young girl home alone with her older brother witnesses her neighbor's kidnapping. But no one believes her--not her brother, not the cops. So she takes matters into her own hands putting her life at risk to save her neighbor.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA

      A young Korean-American man works to reconcile his obligations to his struggling immigrant family with his burgeoning sexual desires in the underground world of gay hookups at Korean spas in Los Angeles.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA

        An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for Christmas, only to discover that she's been catfished. But the object of her affection actually lives in the same town, and the guy who duped her offers to set them up if she pretends to be his own girlfriend for the holidays.

        Markimdb: 2.4
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:29

        After freak climate and weather events destroy the world around them, a group of rogue scientists attempt to reverse the deadly new ice age.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:44

        An everyday man has only three and a half days and limited resources to discover why he was imprisoned in a nondescript room for 20 years without any explanation.

        Markimdb: 4.3
        Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:39

        The interwoven stories of three couples which are forced to make life altering decisions in the face of a disastrous war. Inspired and sometimes blinded by their love, Len, Mia, Andy, Esther, Anna and Erik are as flawed and beautiful as any of the billions who are facing this human-made biological disaster.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrecomedy, drama, crime
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:18

        Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles, work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men’s friendship is tested as they grapple with identity and their changed realities in the rapidly-gentrifying neighborhood they grew up in.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genrethriller, drama, detective
        CountryUSA

        A Boston detective investigates the mummified remains of six women, based on a novel by Lisa Gardner.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genrethriller
        CountryUSA, Hong Kong

        Nearly a year after his wife's unsolved murder, Leonard To (Jason Tobin) is still struggling to come to terms with his grief. When a visit to the site of his wife's death leads him to a man he believes is her killer, Leonard decides to take justice in his own hands.

        Markimdb: 4.7
        Genredrama, biography, sport
        CountryUSA

        A combination "before the rage" and "after the rage" of world middleweight boxing champion Jake LaMotta's tumultuous life and times.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genreaction, sport
        CountryUSA

        Danny Krueger is a twenty-year old drag racer who plays by his own rules. After winning a scholarship to the prestigious Fast Lane Racing Academy, Danny finds himself competing against some of the fiercest young drivers in the world. Tension soars on and off the track, and a terrible incident leaves Danny without a racing partner. Facing dismissal from the academy, Danny is forced to team up with an old rival. The pair must learn to set aside their differences as they vie for rookie spots on a professional racing team.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryUSA

        A young woman seeking self-improvement enlists the help of a renowned hypnotist but, after a handful of intense sessions, discovers unexpected and deadly consequences.

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:01

        Two teenage outsiders are demoralized daily at school, until an idea for vengeance offers them a terrifying release.

        Markimdb: 8
        Genrethriller, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:43

          A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.

          Markimdb: 6.1
          Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
          CountryUSA

          Four black students attend an Ivy League college where a riot breaks out over an “African-American” themed party thrown by white students. With tongue planted firmly in cheek, the film explores racial identity in 'post-racial' America while weaving a story about forging one's unique path in the world.




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