American Me

1992 • 126 minutes

About this movie

Edward James Olmos sets the screen ablaze in this powerful epic about a youth from the streets of East LA who becomes the leader of the Mexican Mafia from behind the gates of Folsom Prison.

Ratings and reviews

This came out about the same time as "blood in , blood out" Very similar in my eyes .. Although my personal thoughts are "blood in,blood out" was the better movie .. Non the less this movie is well worth the watch ..

This is great movie and has lots of prison violence very powerful

Mexicans growing up in prison from juvenile detention to the the real prison. Violence throughout the film.