Skinhead movies, Skinhead movies, Best skinhead movies

List of films about skinheads. The list contains the best films related to the skinhead subculture.

Films about skinheads in alphabetical order:

16 years of alcohol (2004); Richard Jobson

16 Years of Alcohol is a 2003 drama film written and directed by Richard Jobson based on his 1987 novel. The film is Jobson's first directing effort since his career as a TV presenter on BSkyB and VH-1 and lead vocalist for the 1970s punk rock band The Skids. The film was set and filmed in Edinburgh and Aberdour.

Adam's Apples (2005); by Anders Thomas Jensen

Adam's Apples (Danish: Adams Æbler) is a 2005 Danish film directed by Anders Thomas Jensen. After being released from prison, Adam, a former neo-Nazi gang leader, must spend several months living in a small religious community led by a priest named Ivan.

American History X (1998); Tony Kaye

American History X is a 1998 American drama film directed by Tony Kay and starring Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Beverly D'Angelo and Avery Brooks. The film tells the story of two brothers, Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) and Daniel "Danny" Vinyard (Edward Furlong) from Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California. Both are smart and charismatic students. Derek brutally murders two black gang members whom he catches breaking into a truck left for him by his father and is sentenced to three years in prison for premeditated manslaughter. The story shows how Danny is affected by his older brother's actions and ideology, and how Derek, now radically changed due to his experiences in prison, tries to stop his brother from following the same path he did.

Arena: Tell Us the Truth, Sham 69 (1979); Jeff Perks and BBC TV

BBC 'Arena' program featuring the full documentary on both the LP and Sham 69, as well as vocalist Jimmy Percy, who has been hailed as "the representative of an angry generation". "Jimmy is our leader" was a common sight on the walls of most city schools at the time! The incessant outbreaks of violence at the band's shows, especially in early '79 (video here), led to growing rumors that Sham 69 was about to break up. This classic documentary is about those troubled times.

Believer (2001); Henry Bean

The Believer is a 2001 film written by Henry Bean and Marc Jacobson and directed by Henry Bean. It stars Ryan Gosling as Daniel Balint, an Orthodox Jew turned neo-Nazi.

Skin Diary (2005); Jacobo Rispa

Antonio Salas, a pseudonymous journalist, infiltrates neo-Nazi groups in Madrid to find his research partner's killers. He does this with the support of James, a policeman who has been doing the same thing for a long time, but was never able to get to the dome.

Dog Years (1997); Robert Loomis

Years of the Dog is a 1997 action comedy film directed by Robert Loomis. It was filmed entirely in Arizona and featured music from Arizona ska band Dave's Big Deluxe. The film revolves around lonely Wally, a Trojan skinhead whose only friend is his Dalmatian lover Nichi.

Higher education (1995); John Singleton

Higher Education is a 1995 American drama film starring an ensemble cast. It also featured Tyra Banks for the first time in a theatrical film. Laurence Fishburne received an Image Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his performance; Ice Cube was also nominated for this award. Young people from different countries, races and social classes are forced to integrate when they enter Columbia University, where West Indian professor Maurice Phipps (Laurence Fishburne) teaches political science.

Infiltrator (1995); John Mackenzie

The Infiltrator is a film about a freelance Jewish journalist who travels to Germany to write an article about neo-Nazism that was originally shown on CNN. Among his actors: Oliver Platt, Arliss Howard and Tony Haygarth. It is based on Yaron Svorai's book In Hitler's Shadow.

Made in Great Britain (1983); Alan Clark

Made in Britain is a 1982 television play directed by Alan Clark and written by David Leland about a 16-year-old white power skinhead named Trevor (played by Tim Roth in his television debut) and his constant clashes with authority figures. .

Meanwhile (1983); Mike Lee

Meanwhile is a 1983 film directed by Mike Leigh and produced by Central Television for Channel 4. The film details the hardships of a working-class family in London's East End struggling to stay afloat during a recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. . Gary Oldman makes his film debut as the quirky skinhead Coxsey.

Ouch! Warning (1999); Ben and Dominic Reading

Ouch! The Warning is a 2000 German film about a 17-year-old boy who runs away from home to become Oops! skinhead. The film was the directorial debut of twin brothers Benjamin and Dominic Reading.

Pariah (1998); Randolph Crete

Cast Away is a 1998 drama film written and directed by Randolph Crete and starring Damon Jones, Dave Oren Ward and Angela Jones. A woman commits suicide after being sexually assaulted by neo-Nazi skinheads. Her boyfriend then joins a skinhead gang in hopes of getting revenge on them.

Romper Stomper (1992); Geoffrey Wright

Romper Stomper is a 1992 Australian action drama film written and directed by Jeffrey Wright, starring Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline Mackenzie and Tony Lee. The film follows the exploits and downfall of a group of neo-Nazi skinheads in a workers' suburb of Melbourne. The film opens with a gang of violent neo-Nazi skinheads from Footscray, Victoria, Australia attacking Asian teenagers in a subway tunnel.

Russia 88 (2009); Pavel Bardin

Russia 88 is a 2009 Russian mockumentary film directed by Pavel Bardin about skinheads under white rule. In the film, members of the Rossiya 88 gang shoot propaganda videos for posting on the Internet. After a while, they get used to the camera and stop paying attention to it. The gang leader Blade finds out that his sister is dating a South Caucasian guy.

Skin (2008); Hanro Smitsman

Set in a bleak, working-class neighborhood in 1979, Skin tells the story of Frankie, who starts out as an ordinary, somewhat rebellious teenager, and ends up as a neo-Nazi in prison. Despite not wanting this to happen, Frankie slowly finds solace in a group of neo-Nazi skinheads and escalates.

Skinhead attitude (2004); Daniel Schweitzer

Skinhead Attitude is a 2003 documentary about the skinhead subculture directed by Daniel Schweitzer. (Daniel Schweitzer also directed the films White Terror and Skin or Die). It describes the 40-year history of the skinhead subculture, starting with the most recent versions of this culture. One of the topics he explores is the political dimension, which ranges from the extreme left to the extreme right. The film tells about the transformation and radicalization of this youth subculture.

Skinheads (1989); Graydon Clark

A gang of skinheads is wanted by the police after committing a series of brutal crimes in their hometown. While trying to hide in a more rural area, they get into a fight with the truck stop owner. As the two witnesses flee into the woods, the gang follows them, intent on silencing them forever. Luckily for the escaping couple, they stumble upon a preppy (and World War II veteran) who doesn't like Nazis, Traditional, or Neo.

US Skinheads: Race War Soldiers (1993); Shari Cookson

Skinheads USA: Soldiers of the Race War is a 1993 HBO documentary about a group of white skinheads involved in the neo-Nazi movement in the United States. Directed by Shari Cookson, produced by Dave Bell.

Skinning (2010); Stefan Filipovich

Skinning (Serbian: Šišaanže; Šišaanže) is a 2010 Serbian skinhead film directed by Stefan Filipović.

Speak out! So Dark (1993); Suzanne Osten

An elderly Jew (Etienne Glaser) befriends a young neo-Nazi (Simon Norrton) on the train and invites him to his home. Through a series of discussions, they gradually understand each other better.

Steel Toes (2006); David Gow and Mark Adam

David Dunkleman (Strathairn) is a Jewish humanist and lawyer working in the Canadian judiciary. He is assigned to protect Mike Downey (Andrew Walker), a member of the Aryan Brotherhood who is accused of a brutal racially motivated murder. Behind the prison walls, the two have a clash of ideologies as Dunkleman tries to put his professional beliefs ahead of his personal beliefs and his client clings to his hateful beliefs.

This is England (2006); Shane Meadows

This Is England is a 2006 British drama film written and directed by Shane Meadows. The story focuses on young skinheads in England in 1983. The film illustrates how the skinhead subculture, whose 1960s roots include elements of black culture, especially ska, soul, and reggae music, was adopted by white nationalists, leading to divisions within skinheads. scene.

Skinhead World (1996); Doug Aubrey

An inside look at one of Western's most rugged working-class subcultures. Questions about what it means to be a skinhead and what not.

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