Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)

Name: Last Exit to Brooklyn
Released: 1989

A gallery of characters in Brooklyn in the 1950s are crushed by their surroundings and selves: a union strike leader discovers he is gay; a prostitute falls in love with one of her clients; a family cannot cope with the fact that their daughter is illegitimately pregnant.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after Last Exit to Brooklyn

Last Tango in Paris (1972)
Death of a Salesman (1985)
Kansas City (1996)
Synecdoche, New York (2008) — Same subject: new york city
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977) — Same feel: dark, painful
Light Sleeper (1992) — Same feel: dark, realistic