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26 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Boyz n the Hood. 1991 1h 52m R. 7.8 (156K) Rate. 76 Metascore. Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects. Director John Singleton Stars Cuba Gooding Jr. Laurence Fishburne Hudhail Al-Amir. 2.
50 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Menace II Society. 1993 1h 37m R. 7.5 (65K) Rate. 76 Metascore. A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life. Director Albert Hughes Allen Hughes Stars Tyrin Turner Larenz Tate June Kyoto Lu. 2. King of New York. 1990 1h 43m R. 6.9 (42K) Rate.
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- City of God (2002) Directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund. Starring Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino, Matheus Nachtergaele. Crime, Drama (2h 10m)
- Boyz N the Hood (1991) Directed by John Singleton. Starring Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Ice Cube. Crime, Drama (1h 52m) 7.8 on IMDb — 96% on RT. One of the earliest hood movies—and the trigger for the genre's boom in the 1990s—conveniently has the word "hood" in its title.
- Do the Right Thing (1989) Directed by Spike Lee. Starring Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee. Comedy, Drama (2h) 8.0 on IMDb — 92% on RT. Hood movies aren't just summed up by "hatred breeds hatred"—they can also be founded on "do the right thing."
- La Haine (1995) Directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Starring Vincent Cassel, Hubert Koundé, Saïd Taghmaoui. Crime, Drama (1h 38m) 8.1 on IMDb — 96% on RT. The title La Haine translates to "hatred" (released in the US as Hate) and is in reference to a line spoken in the movie: "hatred breeds hatred."
- 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.
Touted as a British Boyz in the Hood, Bullet Boy is a gripping and authentic drama that takes an unflinching look at two troubled, street-smart boys. Fresh out of jail, 18-year-old Ricky (Ashley Walters, Get Rich or Die Tryin') and his 12-year-old brother, Curtis, struggle to walk the straight and narrow when a minor street clash escalates into ...
The greatest hood films, set in areas or based on people from underprivileged backgrounds such as ghettos, slums, favelas, shantytown, inner city etc. List excludes horror and comedy movies.
Currently you are able to watch "In the Hood" streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads or for free with ads on The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads. It is also possible to rent "In the Hood" on Amazon Video online and to download it on Amazon Video.
