23 Hood Movies
A showcase featuring some of the finest Productions in urban Cinema. I considered calling this list 23 black movies but to be fair the hood is populated with plenty ethnicities and cultures.You can also check out my blog 20 slept all black actors easily findable on my Pinterest profile. Simply type in 20 slept on black actors in The Pinterest search engine to find that board.Each movie in this blog is linked to Amazon so if you click on any image you can buy a DVD of the film featured.
Menace II Society
Ian Davids and Clifton Powell in Menace II Society (1993) Menace II Society (1993) Larenz Tate and Tyrin Turner in Menace II Society (1993)
8 Mile
Andrew Keegan and Elisha Cuthbert at an event for 8 Mile (2002) Curtis Hanson in 8 Mile (2002) Eminem and Brittany Murphy in 8 Mile (2002) Mekhi Phifer
Boyz n da hood
John Singleton in Boyz n the Hood (1991) Angela Bassett in Boyz n the Hood (1991) Morris Chestnut and Tyra Ferrell in Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Juice
Juice is a 1992 American crime film directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, and written by Dickerson and Gerard Brown. It stars Omar Epps, Jermaine Hopkins,
New Jack City
Directed by Mario Van Peebles. With Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock. A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal
South Central
South Central (1992) Glenn Plummer in South Central (1992) Christian Coleman and Glenn Plummer in South Central
Hood films movies that has poor inhabitants of the ghetto grew to know and love. Some say these movies are bad influence on the youth, others say this is simply art imitating life. I hope you’re smart enough to know the difference. Plenty of these Urban films come from great literary works. Because I am from Detroit the Motor City in b I would be remiss to not mention a movie called Never Die Alone starring the homeboy DMX based on a story bye Detroit author Donald Goines.
Baby Boy
Baby Boy is a 2001 American coming-of-age hood film written, produced, and directed by John Singleton
Strapped
TV Movie 21 August 1993. … William James Stiggers Jr., Chi Ali, Bokeem Woodbine. … William James Stiggers Jr.
Above the rim
Tupac Shakur and Tonya Pinkins in Above the Rim (1994) Marlon Wayans and Duane Martin in Above the Rim (1994) Wood Harris in Above the Rim
Sunset Park
Antwon Tanner in Sunset Park (1996) Talent Harris in Sunset Park (1996) Sunset Park (1996) Terrence Howard in Sunset Park
New Jersey Drive
New Jersey Drive is a 1995 crime drama film about joy riding black teenagers in 1990s Newark, New Jersey, then known as the “car theft capital of the world
Gang Related
Tupac Shakur in Gang Related (1997) Dennis Quaid and David Paymer in Gang Related (1997) Tupac Shakur and Jim Belushi in Gang Related
Ghost Dog
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai is a 1999 American crime action film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. Forest Whitaker stars as the title character
Never Die Alone
Never Die Alone is a 2004 crime thriller film directed by Ernest R. Dickerson. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Donald Goines.
Friday
Friday is a 1995 American stoner buddy comedy film directed by F. Gary Gray in his directorial debut. It stars Ice Cube, who co-wrote the film with DJ Pooh
Bullet
Butch “Bullet” Stein, a Jewish junkie from the mean streets of Brooklyn, is paroled after eight years in prison. Butch rips off a runner for local drug dealer, Tank, and is soon right back
Belly
Directed by Hype Williams. With Nas, DMX, Taral Hicks, Tionne ‘T-Boz’ Watkins. A pair of violent Men have spiritual awakenings.
Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill is a 1994 American crime film directed by Leon Ichaso and starring Wesley Snipes and Michael Wright as brothers Roemello and Raynathan Skuggs.
Get rich or die trying
Get Rich or Die Tryin’ is a 2005 American biopic crime film starring 50 Cent, in his feature film acting debut. It was released
on November 9, 2005
Hustle and flow
Hustle & Flow is a 2005 American drama film written and directed by Craig Brewer and produced by John Singleton and Stephanie Allain.
Gridlock'd
Gridlocked is a 2016 Canadian action thriller film directed by Allan Ungar and co-written by Ungar and Rob Robol. It had its world première at Fantastic Fest
Blue Hill Avenue
Blue Hill Avenue is a 2001 American crime film directed and written by Craig Ross Jr., and starring Allen Payne. Ross Jr.
Leprechaun in the hood
Leprechaun in the Hood is a 2000 American horror comedy film directed by Rob Spera and the fifth installment in the Leprechaun series.
I hope you enjoyed my blog post. I tried my hand at Film Production at a very young age. Below you will find a link to a very crummy independent movie I produced. The Ghost of the alien Weed Head. This was a no-budget movie that was shot and edited on the Fly pretty much completely freestyle with no script just a slapstick Urban comedy me and a bunch of my friends from the neighborhood decided to put together.
