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Boyz 'N The Hood Reviews

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Director John Singleton's debut chronicles the trials and tribulations of three young African-American males growing up in South Central Los Angeles. When young Tre (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a bright underachiever, begins to show signs of trouble, his struggling professional mother (Angela Basset) sends him to live with his father (.. Read more

Starring	Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, Laurence Fishburne
Director	John Singleton
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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- "...Strong and striking....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....A debut to remember..."
- 12558
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
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  - 18
  Powerful stuff
  
  Boyz 'N the hood is a thoroughly fascinating and deeper than you think look at life in Los Angeles around the early 1980s to early 1990s; what the film ... read more »
  
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  - JediSi
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  - Kent
  - 27 Aug 2007 at 00:55
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  Classic a must see film!!
  
  Classic a must see film!!
  
  boyz 'n the hood about life on the streets and now its on blu ray
  
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- - Rodrigues
  - 2 reviews
  - Croydon
  - 02 Jan 2012 at 12:12
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  High quality top hit
  
  Very impressing considering expecially how young was the director when he wrote the script. The plot, the acting & the photography are just amazing. One of ... read more »
  
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- - gianino
  - 458 reviews
  - London
  - 23 Nov 2010 at 10:05
- - 0
  - 0
  Powerful Stuff
  
  I caught this film by accident one late night and it has become one of my all time favourites. A gem of a movie. Great performances by Gooding Jr and Fishbourne... read more »
  
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- - Kojak
  - 22 reviews
  - Belfast
  - 25 Mar 2010 at 12:54
- - 0
  - 0
  Good cast
  
  Awesome film about life in the streets. Also supported by a strong performance by Cuba Gooding, Jr. Laurence Fishburne and (surprisingly) Ice Cube.
  
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  - Sheffield
  - 28 Jul 2009 at 15:29
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  - 0
  Boyz in the Hood Review
  
  I tohught this fiml was very good and is one of my all time favouruites, also has a good sotry-line and a fair amount of action and bloodthirst. Enjoy!
  
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  - Portsmouth
  - 17 Jan 2009 at 14:11
- - 0
  - 2
  slow and predictable
  
  Well made but ever so slightly tedious.
  
  Characters one-dimensional - decent hardworking father for example, compared with his wastrel neighbours.read more »
  
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  - London
  - 08 Dec 2008 at 14:19
- - 0
  - 0
  exceptional debut
  
  i never knew and would never have thought this movie was a debut this film has got to be the best is dealing with american gang culture it uses the subject ... read more »
  
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- - filmbuffno1
  - 2 reviews
  - Dunoon
  - 14 Jul 2008 at 11:37
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  - 0
  One paced
  
  Although this film was a bit flatline - the acting was superb, and there was some really funny 1 liners! The storyline was hardhitting.
  
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- - MrsMull
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  - Seaham
  - 01 Mar 2008 at 07:20
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  very watchable
  
  Not a bad film, realistic in that many people in those lifestyles just try and get on and lead normal lives alongside family members who succumb to the ... read more »
  
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  - Birmingham
  - 28 Jan 2008 at 21:14
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  Now i understand GTA san andreas
  
  This is a film set in the early 90's in the poor black communities in America. You will see several stars in thier younger days who you recognise (ICE CUBE ... read more »
  
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- - sakuraba1982
  - 116 reviews
  - Dover
  - 06 Dec 2007 at 13:13
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- - 40
  - 18
  Powerful stuff
  
  Boyz 'N the hood is a thoroughly fascinating and deeper than you think look at life in Los Angeles around the early 1980s to early 1990s; what the film ... read more »
  
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- 469472
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  - JediSi
  - 301 reviews
  - Kent
  - 27 Aug 2007 at 00:55
- - 10
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  RENT THIS DVD
  
  without a doubt a classic film thats if u like gangsta movies from us of a -the acting is stunning from lawerence fishbourne to ice cube
  
  a very ... read more »
  
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- - brian mcsheffery
  - Greenock,Scotland
  - 28 Jul 2004 at 17:15
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  - 1
  Boring and not recommended
  
  This is a movie based on former years of America where there was a lot of violence among the Black Americans. the movie is actually a boring one. I would not ... read more »
  
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- - Abhay Sharma
  - U.K
  - 15 Feb 2006 at 12:18
- - 5
  - 0
  A little Gem!
  
  This film is a bit dated now, but back in 1991 Singleton's film was, and still is, gritty, edgy, real and most importantly intelligent. In those days you ... read more »
  
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  - Manchester, UK
  - 24 Jul 2006 at 21:26
- - 3
  - 0
  Excellent
  
  Many films fail on this subject but John Singleton could not have made this film any better. The acting is excellent and you truly feel for the characters. An ... read more »
  
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  - Bath
  - 24 Jan 2006 at 15:04
- - 3
  - 1
  pretty grusome outlook...
  
  pretty grusome outlook on life , seen this film a few years ago , still as good to watch now as it was then .
  
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  - DUNFERMLINE
  - 16 Aug 2004 at 01:07
- - 3
  - 1
  Boring and not recommended
  
  This is a movie based on former years of America where there was a lot of violence among the Black Americans. the movie is actually a boring one. I would not ... read more »
  
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- 207028
- - Abhay Sharma
  - U.K
  - 15 Feb 2006 at 12:18
- - 3
  - 2
  Showing its age
  
  Reasonable attempt at a ?docu? style drama which is now showing its age. The film revolves around gang culture in a black neighbourhood, where the old adage of... read more »
  
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  - Solihull
  - 12 Apr 2005 at 12:39
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  Increase the peace
  
  pioneering 'hood' film from director John Singleton, Boyz n the Hood is a funny, touching, and memorable piece of work. Inspired many other films such ... read more »
  
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- - Tom Goldser
  - compton south central
  - 21 Mar 2006 at 17:22
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  A clasisic
  
  One of the best films ever made nuff said
  
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- - Madcotto
  - stoke-on-trent
  - 14 Jul 2006 at 13:58

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Critics' reviews
- "...Strong and striking....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....A debut to remember..."
- 12558
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- "...BOYZ N THE HOOD juggles a half-dozen characters with remarkable ease, never losing sight of their destination....Singleton has made the punchiest feature debut in recent memory..."
- 12561
- - USA Today
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- Episodic in form and over-schematic in its depiction of social difficulties, particularly those caused by absentee fathers, but it holds one's interest throughout.
- 33773
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
- "...The movie has value. It corners moviegoers, almost at cinematic knife point, and tells them what they need and don't want to know..."
- 12557
- - Film Comment
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00
- South Central LA, 1984: anxious that her son will fall prey to the drug-related violence of the local gangs,... read more on Time Out
- 47048
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:17
- "...[A] terrifically confident first feature....[Fishburne endows] enormous dignity and grace..."
- 12559
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 13:00

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