Directing
John Singleton
Born January 6, 1968 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.
Directed Films
5.8
Abduction
2011·Thriller
4.6
Marion Jones: Press Pause
2010·Documentary
6.8
Four Brothers
2005·Action
6.5
2 Fast 2 Furious
2003·Action
7.1
Baby Boy
2001·Crime
6.0
Shaft
2000·Action
6.5
Rosewood
1997·Drama
8.4
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995·Music
6.3
Higher Learning
1995·Drama
8.2
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993·Music
6.7
Poetic Justice
1993·Drama
6.0
Michael Jackson: Remember The Time
1992·Music
7.6
Boyz n the Hood
1991·Crime
Also Appeared In
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