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Boyz n the Hood

Sent to live with his disciplined father in South Central Los Angeles, teenager Tre grows up alongside brothers Ricky and Doughboy, whose diverging ambitions are tested by neighborhood pressures, friendship, and violence.

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Year
1991
Runtime
112 min
Rating
R
Director
John Singleton

Singleton's remarkably assured debut balances social clarity with intimate attention to fathers, sons, friendship, and the different futures young people try to build within the same neighborhood.

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Themes

  • Fatherhood
  • Coming of age
  • Structural inequality
  • Friendship
  • Cycles of violence

Tone

  • Compassionate
  • Urgent
  • Observational
  • Tragic

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