Boyz n the Hood

Movie

1991

1h 52m

English

Crime, Drama

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Boyz n the Hood is the popular and successful film and social criticism from John Singleton about the conditions in South Central Los Angeles where teenagers are involved in gun fights and drug dealing on a daily basis.

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Boyz n the Hood

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1991

1h 52m

English

Crime, Drama

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Cuba Gooding Jr.

Tré Styles

Laurence Fishburne

Jason 'Furious' Styles

Ice Cube

Darin 'Doughboy' Baker

Ricky Baker

Reva Devereaux

Brandi

Brenda Baker

Shanice

Shalika

"Mad Dog"

Jessie Lawrence Ferguson

Officer Coffey

John Cothran

Lewis Crump, USC Recruiter

Ric Rock

Yo-Yo

Tisha's Grandmother

Ice Cream Truck Kid

The Mailman (uncredited)

The Old Man

Knucklehead #2

"Monster"

Officer Graham

Rosa

Darin (age 11)

Tisha

Tré (age 10)

Directed By: John Singleton

Written By: John Singleton

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guzchelovek says...

9 years ago

It gets surprisingly emotional after a while, which adds up to the important premise that hate has to end at some point. But what showed me that this movie is better than I thought it was at first, is that it works on so many levels; there's a message for kids, parents, politicians, artists, etc.

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jekyl6669 says...

8 years ago

It doesn't matter how many times you watch it, it's still just as powerful. Singleton shows off just how skillful he is at storytelling with this amazing debut. The themes of responsibly and the struggle of day to day life are masterfully crafted.

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schmenky says...

5 years ago

1 / 2 directing & technical aspect 1 / 1 story 1 / 1 act I 1 / 1 act II 1 / 1 act III .5 / 1 acting .5 / 1 writing 0 / 1 originality 1 / 1 lasting ability to make you think -.5 score, +1 intense / 1 misc 7.5 / 10 This is a weird one to rate. The story was great, and it got more and more intense as the movie went on... but it was filmed like a Hallmark movie. Fishburne, Gooding, and Ice Cube were awesome as expected, but the acting was immensely lacking from everybody else. Not to mention the score sounded like it was out of some family Christmas film. There were also some horribly cheesy lines, and a lot of unnatural dialogue throughout. I think if a great director and writer remade this movie while changing as little as possible, it could be one of the best ever.

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ecnef says...

5 years ago

This film is very much a product of its time. It has important things to say, but sometimes it just comes out and says them instead of making them part of the story. A bit too on the nose at times.

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John Chard

6 years ago

Rick, it's the Nineties. Can't afford to be afraid of our own people anymore, man.

1991

"One out of every twenty-one Black American males will be murdered in their lifetime"

"Most will die at the hands of another Black male"

"Increase The Peace" is the closing message of John Singleto More

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GenerationofSwine

2 years ago

John Singleton really isn't my thing. I mean, the movie came out in '91 but didn't get much exposure out in the country where I grew up until it was on HBO. However "Poetic Justice" DID and when I finally came around to watching "Boyz n the Hood" I had extremely low expectations.

I honestly thoug More

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