The read
Most of the 930 2000s crime movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
A wealthy Los Angeles teen and her superficial friends wants to break out of suburbia and experience Southern California's "gangsta" lifestyle. But problems arise when the preppies get in over their heads and provoke the wrath of a violent Latino gang. Suddenly, their role-playing seems a little too real.
Ratings
IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes45%
366 audience votes
Key crew
- Barbara KoppleDirector
- Stephen GaghanScreenplay
- Cliff MartinezOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Anne HathawayAllison Lang
- Bijou PhillipsEmily
- Shiri ApplebyAmanda
- Michael BiehnStuart Lang
- Joseph Gordon-LevittSam
- Matt O'LearyEric
- Freddy RodríguezHector
- Laura San GiacomoJoanna Lang
- Mike VogelToby
- Raymond CruzChino
- Alexis DzienaSasha
- Channing TatumNick
Stills
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Themes
high schoolhip-hopstreet gangupper classfightgungangsterunderage drinkingmarijuanaeast los angeleslingeriegang rape