Lowlife is a 2017 American black comedy crime thriller film co-written and directed by Ryan Prows and stars Nicki Micheaux.

In an unspecified poverty stricken neighborhood in Los Angeles, local crime lord Teddy "Bear" Haynes operates a taco shack as a front for a human trafficking ring.

Teddy's adoptive daughter Kaylee, is pregnant with the child of "El Monstruo", the mantle in a legendary line of luchadors, the "protector of the downtrodden".

Teddy, who is aware that Dan requires a new kidney, informs Crystal that Kaylee has apparently offered him one of hers, which she reluctantly accepts.

Meanwhile, an ex-convict named Keith arrives at California State Prison to pick up his friend Randy after a lengthy stretch.

Teddy drives to Crystal's motel and enters the hotel room to find Kaylee giving birth and the others helping her.

The crime lord, wielding an assault rifle, kidnaps Kaylee and the group give chase in Crystal's van.

El Monstruo leads the trio into the basement of the taco shack, where they find Kaylee and the baby, now born, unharmed in a meat fridge; He inexplicably runs out of the building with his son, exclaiming "Legacy is all!".

The website's consensus reads, "A darkly funny crime chronicle, Lowlife presents a Los Angeles teeming with memorable characters and propulsive style.

[3] Dennis Harvey of Variety wrote that it "Nicely calibrates a twisty course between straight crime melodrama and black comedy, one that has cult-following potential among adventurous genre fans.

"[4] John DeFore from The Hollywood Reporter wrote that it's "A captivating feature debut despite some missteps, it flashes back to a time when every other filmmaking newcomer wanted to be Quentin Tarantino; surprisingly, it does not provoke the weary eye-rolling that greeted so many of those films.