Directing
John Singleton
Born January 6, 1968 Died April 28, 2019 Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 - April 28, 2019) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. A native of South Los Angeles, many of his films consider the implications of inner-city violence like the critically acclaimed and popular Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice, Higher Learning and Baby Boy. He later branched out into mainstream territory with the blockbuster 2 Fast 2 Furious and Four Brothers.
Filmography
6.2
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021·Documentary
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De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019·Documentary
7.5
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017·Documentary
8.0
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016·Documentary
7.3
Trojan War
2015·Documentary
2.0
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011·Documentary
7.4
These Amazing Shadows
2011·Documentary
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Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
2008·Documentary
6.5
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006·Documentary
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Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005
8.0
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004·Documentary
6.5
Baadasssss!
2004·Drama
6.0
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003·Documentary
7.1
Baby Boy
2001·Crime
6.0
Shaft
2000·Action
8.0
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997·Documentary
6.9
Your Studio and You
1995·Comedy
5.9
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994·Action
8.7
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994·Documentary
8.2
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993·Music
6.7
Poetic Justice
1993·Drama
7.0
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
1993·Documentary
7.6
Boyz n the Hood
1991·Crime
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Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991·Documentary