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A list of 50 movies that depict the lives and struggles of urban gangsters, from Menace II Society to Scarface. See the ratings, summaries, directors, stars and genres of each movie on IMDb.
A list of movies set in or based on underprivileged backgrounds such as ghettos, slums, favelas, etc. See ratings, genres, directors, stars and summaries of each movie, from Boyz n the Hood to Charm City Kings.
- Menace II Society. Tyrin Turner, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vonte Sweet. 6,303 votes. A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of his life in a Los Angeles ghetto, while confronting the consequences of his actions.
- Boyz n the Hood. Laurence Fishburne, Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding. 7,128 votes. A group of friends navigate the challenges and hardships of growing up in South Central Los Angeles, as they strive to escape the violence and despair that surrounds them.
- Juice. Omar Epps, Tupac Shakur, Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins. 4,838 votes. Four Harlem teens navigate friendship, love, and loyalty as they're drawn into the dangerous world of crime and violence.
- Friday. Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long. 6,637 votes. A group of friends hilariously navigate their way through the trials and tribulations of life in South Central Los Angeles, all while trying to avoid trouble on a seemingly ordinary Friday.
- Brotherly Love
- Concrete Cowboy
- Beats
- They Cloned Tyrone
- Street Flow
- Boyz N The Hood
- 13th
- Burning Sands
- Roxanne Roxanne
- All Day and A Night
‘Brotherly Love’ follows the lives of three siblings as they try to navigate their lives while trying to stay together in their Philadelphia neighborhood. The eldest sibling, June (Cory Hardrict), gets swayed by the streets thanks to his father’s death and the financial crash that followed. Sergio (Eric D. Hill, Jr) is the best high school basketba...
‘Concrete Cowboy’ follows fifteen-year-old Cole (Caleb McLaughlin), who is sent by his mother to his father, cowboy Harp (Idris Elba), for the summer. Directed by Ricky Staub, the film showcases the differences between the father and the son, a strained relationship that is symbolized by the very setting in which Harp finds himself: a cowboy commun...
‘Beats,’ a film directed by Chris Robinson, tells the powerful story of a young, Black teenager named August Monroe, portrayed by Khalil Everage, who is struggling to cope with a traumatic event that changed his life. The movie explores the healing power of music as August, guided by a former music manager played by Anthony Anderson, rediscovers hi...
‘They Cloned Tyrone,’ directed by Juel Taylor in his feature film directorial debut, takes the hood movie stereotype to new heights through its unique blend of science fiction, comedy, and mystery. With a stellar cast including John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, and Jamie Foxx, the film explores the story of Fontaine, a drug dealer in the suburban neighb...
‘Street Flow’ is a French movie directed by Leïla Sy and Kery James and centers on three brothers. One of the elder two brothers is a gangster, while the other is a scholar. The youngest brother, a teenager, must choose what life he wants for himself. The gritty and dark drama highlights the difficulties of life in the suburbs of Paris, where crime...
Directed by John Singleton, ‘Boyz n the Hood’ stars Ice Cube, Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Nia Long, and Morris Chestnut. A coming-of-age drama, the film takes place in South Central Los Angeles and follows three young boys, Tre, Doughboy, and Ricky. While Tre has his hardened father to ensure that he learns the right value...
’13th’ is a docudrama directed by Ava DuVernay. The film provides a keen look into the nuances of the U.S. prison system. There have been visible and invisible traces of racial discrimination and prejudices prevailing in society throughout. Ava DuVernay draws an original picture of the criminalization of African Americans in the country. The direct...
‘Burning Sands’ centers on a black fraternity named Lambda Lambda Phi at Frederick Douglass University. The plot follows Zurich, who is in the first year of college. In the first few weeks, everything goes fine for Zurich, but things take an ugly turn when he starts the Hell Week of Pledging for his fraternity. The various kinds of horrible experie...
‘Roxanne Roxanne’ is a musical drama movie written and directed by Michael Larnell. It is based on the life of Lolita Shanté Gooden, better known as the rapper Roxanne Shante. The film tells a dramatized story of Roxanne’s life in the New York suburbs during the 1980s. While defending herself from the dangers in the hood, Roxanne becomes a hip-hop ...
‘All Day and a Night’ is a crime drama movie written and directed by Joe Robert Cole about Jahkor Lincoln, an aspiring rapper who ends up in prison. The film unfolds the various circumstances, decisions, and the system that leads young Jahkor on a path of crime. The film is an impactful introspection of life in a crime-driven and violent neighborho...
A user-created list of movies set in or related to the urban African-American culture, also known as the hood. The list includes classics like Boyz n the Hood, New Jack City, and Menace II Society, as well as comedies like Friday and Next Friday.
Feb 6, 2023 · A list of hood movies that depict the challenges and struggles of life in the inner city, from crime and violence to comedy and music. Find out the ratings, genres, cast, and plot summaries of each movie, and where to watch them online.
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Jul 21, 2023 · From buddy cop movies like End of Watch (2012) to cult classics like The Warriors (1979), the hood movie genre is brimming with different stories and perspectives that go beyond gangs and guns. Here are our picks for the best hood movies that show all the depth and poignancy the hood truly has to offer.
