This movie takes place during a single day at the end of a waterfront alley in New York, and it delivers on the “knife fight in a phone booth” style of living the various classes of people living there endure every day. The stories weave together nicely to create a stage-play-esque tapestry that balances between the conflict of pathos and the catharsis of justice. It commands strong audience engagement and has a strong ending that may surprise you.

Closest comparison: It’s like Do The Right Thing by way of The Petrified Forest.

Setting: Sitcom
Plot: A Day in the Life
Tone: Crime Noir