Story Line
Three friends growing up in South Central Los Angeles navigate a neighborhood plagued by violence, unemployment, and crime, each responding differently to the harsh realities of street life. As tragedy strikes close to home, their friendship, choices, and hopes for a better future are put to the ultimate test.
“Once upon a time in South Central L.A. ... It ain't no fairy tale.”
Top Cast
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Tré Styles
Laurence Fishburne
Furious Styles
Ice Cube
Doughboy
Morris Chestnut
Ricky Baker
Angela Bassett
Reva Styles
Nia Long
Brandi
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Rating
7.6/ 10
Release Date
1991-07-12
Runtime
1h 52m
Genres
DramaCrime
Part of the Series
John Singleton's Hood Trilogy
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User Reviews (3)
John Chard
9/10
•5/13/2019Rick, 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 ...
GenerationofSwine
10/10
•1/14/2023John 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 h...
T.J paco Lopez
10/10
•6/19/2026instant Classic . . . One of the Most Convincing Roles EVER Played, it was 100% Authentic about South Central Los Angeles California in The 1990's