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Boyz n the Hood
Directed by
John Singleton
R
1991
1h 52m
Crime
,
Drama
7.8
96%
93%
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Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects.
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Cast of Boyz n the Hood
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Tré Styles
Laurence Fishburne
Furious Styles
Ice Cube
Doughboy
Morris Chestnut
Ricky Baker
Angela Bassett
Reva Styles
Nia Long
Brandi
Tyra Ferrell
Mrs. Baker
Regina King
Shalika
Meta King
Brandi's Mom
Whitman Mayo
The Old Man
Hudhail Al-Amir
S.A.T. Man
Lloyd Avery II
Knucklehead #2
Miya McGhee
Female Club Member
Lexie Bigham
Mad Dog
Kenneth A. Brown
Little Chris
Nicole Brown
Brandi Age 10
Ceal
Sheryl
Darneicea Corley
Keisha
John Cothran
Lewis Crump
Na'Blonka Durden
Trina
Susan Falcon
Mrs. Olaf
Jessie Lawrence Ferguson
Officer Coffey
Dedrick D. Gobert
Dooky
Regi Green
Chris
Kareem J. Grimes
Ice Cream Truck Kid
Tammy Hanson
Rosa
Valentino D. Harrison
Bobby Age 10
Desi Arnez Hines II
Tré Age 10
Baha Jackson
Doughboy Age 10
Dee Dee Jacobs
Renee
Kirk Kinder
Officer Graham
Leanear Lane
Gangster #2
Donovan McCrary
Ricky Age 10
Don Nelson
Gangster #1
Jimmy Lee Newman Jr.
Kid
Malcolm Norrington
Knucklehead #1
Alysia Rogers
Shanice
Esther Scott
Tisha's Grandmother
Leonette Scott
Tisha
Vonte Sweet
Ric Rock
Baldwin C. Sykes
Monster
Raymond D. Turner
Ferris
Yolanda Whitaker
Yo-Yo
John Singleton
The Mailman (uncredited) / Director / Writer
Steve Nicolaides
Producer
Boyz n the Hood Ratings & Reviews
New York Times
Lawrence Ware
In essence, this is a postapocalyptic world. Except what was destroying their landscape wasn't an alien invasion or a virus. It was ravaged by white supremacy.
El Nuevo Herald (Miami)
Rene Jordan
Boyz N The Hood is very good, in creation and heart. [Full review in Spanish]
NME (New Musical Express)
Nick Levine
Featuring breakout performances from Cuba Gooding Jr. and NWA's Ice Cube, Singleton's stunning coming-of-age film offers a compelling and compassionate snapshot of life for a young Black man growing up amid the gang culture of South Central Los Angeles.
AwardsCircuit.com
Shane Slater
All of these supporting characters proved indispensable to the film's lasting power.
Common Sense Media
Andrea Beach
Powerful, old-school look at life surrounded by violence.
Slant Magazine
Steven Wright
Though it eviscerates the white establishment from the opening reel, much of the film exhibits a deeply conservative worldview, even for 1991.
Chicago Tribune
Gene Siskel
It's always risky to proclaim a new force in film based upon just one film, but Boyz N the Hood is good enough to suggest that John Singleton is going to be a major player for a long time.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Like a jazz ensemble, Singleton and his actors slowly involve us in an almost sensual melange of moods, images and situations that take us inside the ghetto in a way mainstream films almost never do.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Desmond Ryan
Singleton sometimes displays his youthful inexperience in melodramatic emphasis and rhetorical flourishes, but he has created a deeply troubling film about responsibility.
TIME Magazine
Richard Schickel
Even in its warmest moments, there is a fearful chill in this hood's air. And on the hearts of its boyz.
Newsweek
David Ansen
The violence in Boyz N the Hood is neither gratuitous nor melodramatic; its aftermath is shattering. Singleton's powerhouse movie has the impact of a stun gun.
Variety
Variety Staff
An absorbing, smartly made dramatic encyclopedia of problems and ethics in the black community, 1991.
The Hollywood Reporter
Duane Byrge
Boyz n the Hood is a booming, heart slam of a film.
Chicago Reader
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Shows some genuine talent in handling character and action, and equal amounts of confusion and attitude when it comes to matters of gender and ghetto politics.
New York Times
Janet Maslin
In this setting, the actors could easily disappear into speeches or stereotypes, but they don't; the film's strength is that it sustains an intimate and realistic tone.
Chicago Tribune
Dave Kehr
Boys N the Hood wants to be The Learning Tree and Super Fly at once, an ambition that doesn`t seem quite honest.
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
All of the major players turn in powerhouse performances, and Fishburne nails his best role yet as Furious, a caring, intelligent father determined to see his son gain safe passage into maturity, and an exit from the 'Hood.
Washington Post
Rita Kempley
Boyz N the Hood is a rude, insistent rap, an unflinching, often funny, always compassionate look at coming of age in South Central Los Angeles.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Singleton adroitly lets the emotions wash over the didacticism, his feet placed squarely on direct experience and timeliness.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Boyz N the Hood has maturity and emotional depth: There are no cheap shots, nothing is thrown in for effect, realism is placed ahead of easy dramatic payoffs, and the audience grows deeply involved.
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