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Boyz n the Hood
1991
· Movie
· 112 min
A
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #464
- IMDb #704
- Google retired #169
- Rotten Tomatoes #239
- Metacritic #685
- Letterboxd #488
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #645
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #225
- Metacritic Critics #975
- Metacritic Audience #425
- Criticker #564
- Douban #606
- Kinopoisk #955
- AlloCiné #964
- Trakt #480
Every rating
63–96
out of 100
Growing up in South Central Los Angeles, three childhood friends navigate the dangers of their neighborhood. As they become young adults, they are pulled in different directions. One is a college-bound football player, another is a drug dealer, and the third is caught in the middle. Their friendship is tested by the escalating violence, systemic pressures, and the ever-present threat of gang activity that surrounds them.
Details
- Director
- John Singleton
- Writer
- John Singleton
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
- Released
- 12 July 1991
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $6.5M
- Box office
- $57.5M
- Awards
- 11 wins, 16 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Academy Awards 1991 | Best Director | John Singleton | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1991 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | John Singleton | Nominee |
| Writers Guild of America Awards 1991 | Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | John Singleton | Nominee |
| BMI Film & TV Awards 1991 | Film Music Award | Stanley Clarke | Winner |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1991 | Best Film | Nominee | |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1991 | Best Supporting Actor | Ice Cube | Nominee |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1991 | Best Supporting Actor | Laurence Fishburne | Nominee |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1991 | Best Screenplay | John Singleton | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | John Singleton | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | John Singleton | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | John Singleton | Nominee |
Political Film Society Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Human Rights | Winner | |
| Peace | Winner | |
| Exposé | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
7 nominations, 1 won
| Most Promising Actor | Ice Cube | Winner |
| Best Director | John Singleton | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay | John Singleton | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Ice Cube | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Laurence Fishburne | Nominee |
| Most Promising Actor | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Nominee |
MTV Movie Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best New Filmmaker | John Singleton | Winner |
| Best Movie | Nominee |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Music Award | Stanley Clarke | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| New Generation Award | John Singleton | Winner |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Motion Picture | Winner |
National Film Preservation Board
1 nomination, 1 won
| National Film Registry | Winner |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best New Director | John Singleton | Winner |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hall of Fame – Motion Picture | Winner |
Young Artist Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture | Desi Arnez Hines II, Baha Jackson, and Donovan McCrary | Winner |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director | John Singleton | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee |
Kids' Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Favorite Movie | Nominee | |
| Favorite Movie Actor | Ice Cube | Nominee |
Stockholm International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Bronze Horse | John Singleton | Nominee |