For Max Lyons, an ex-con, life is full of gambles. And a series of gambles have led him to the edge of hell. Fresh out of prison, Max ends up at a rundown hotel managed by his old friend Ziggy, the only person he can truly trust. Max has trouble finding a job, and even bigger trouble quitting bad habits. Amid the squalor and bitterness of his sad existence, he meets Sara, a college student who lives in the room next to his. It is she who shows him that a new, brighter future lies ahead of him, giving him the courage to fight his addictions and kick his habits once and for all. Blocking this path, however, is Lucius, a powerful drug lord who Max had ripped off before going to jail. Now, Lucius wants payback. Will Max be able to break old ties and make a new life for himself?
Aging out of his art form, a contemporary dancer is forced to deal with an unknown future while desperately trying to save a young friend from a life of crime echoing his own shady past.
Based on true accounts, a Las Vegas escort is recognized by her sister in a viral social experiment video. Looking to reunite the sisters, and secretly motivated to capture the reunion on camera, Joey Salads and his apprehensive crew are thrown into the dangerous and corrupt world of escorting, documenting every step of their desperate effort to rescue the woman from human sex trafficking in Las Vegas.
Recently released from military prison with a dishonorable discharge and a broken heart, John Hidell decides to travel to New York City. However his preparations are complicated by an unexpected relationship.
Aspiring poker player Allen sits center of a high stakes poker game as armed thieves take everyone’s cash. Once alone, Allen reveals his involvement as an inside man to the robbery. He was led to believe this would be his only involvement. However, the success of this heist leaves his partner Jaqs hungry for larger action. Allen struggles to balance caring for his ailing father, managing his feelings for Jaqs, and following his passion for poker. His life spirals out of control as a web of lies and mistakes from his past begin to have severe consequences.
In the middle of a blazing hot San Fernando Valley summer, Jane Francis must decide how far she is willing to go to help her small-time criminal brother Tommy out a jam with the Russian mob. Jane calls on her ex-cop former husband to get them both out of California alive or die in a brutal fashion when the mob catches up to them.
Valleyheart takes the audience on a nail-biting ride through the underbelly of Los Angeles as Jane must help her small-time criminal brother escape the Russian mob.
A rebellious teenager, a hardcore gang member, and an idealistic cop risk everything to find their place in the crumbling fabric of modern America. While idealistic rookie cop David is able to keep his family safe until use-of-force incidents put him under pressure to make a fateful decision, hardcore gang member Lito steps into dangerous territory when he defies gang matriarch Tia in his hustle for wealth and power. At the same time, rebellious teenager Rio flirts with gang life until he has to deal with his own guilt over a tragic death.
A unique look at criminals and the world they inhabit. An assistant district attorney is dragged into this world to protect his friends but soon learns nothing is what it seems.
In 1878 a youthful bounty hunter by the name of Django sets out on a journy of redemption. every bounty could be his last but this doesn't stop the hero from capturing a tonic seller who has been giving people a mad virus.
Nelson has a vivid nightmare of a woman being murdered and discovers that this is the beginning of a string of actual serial murders. To clear up this disturbing mystery, he pursues the serial killer to find out why he is haunting his dreams.
Keyshawn Watson meets a cross road when he he returns back home to Milwaukee to find his mother and sister living in a bad situation. Feeling the need to take action he makes a series of terrible decisions that will ultimately lead to his demise.
When three women go to stay with their long-time gal pal, they get more than they bargained for when they discover their friend's missing husband is still in the house even though he's been supposedly "missing" for 4 years.
Two friends are struggling with money, each needing it for different reasons. After planning an easy caper to solve their financial problems, the consequences to follow are more than they were expecting.