John Singleton

John Singleton

​John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968-April 29, 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.

  • Title: John Singleton
  • Popularity: 9.977
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1968-01-06
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Homepage: http://johnsingletonfilms.com
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John Singleton Movies

  • 1997
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    Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

    Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

    1 1997 HD

    Host Howie Long takes viewers on a tour of the "Star Wars" universe, as Fox TV celebrates the re-release of the original three legendary films in...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Howie Long

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  • 2011
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    These Amazing Shadows

    These Amazing Shadows

    7.4 2011 HD

    Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Jeff Adachi

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  • 1995
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    Your Studio and You

    Your Studio and You

    6.8 1995 HD

    A parody of 1950s corporate/industrial films, commissioned by Universal Pictures executives after the studio's purchase by Seagrams, and featuring...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Trey Parker

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  • 2005
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    Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas

    Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas

    1 2005 HD

    Hip-Hop Honeys: Las Vegas is your VIP pass to party in Sin City alongside 21 beautiful models and some of hip-hop's biggest stars. Once again, Game...

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    Cast: 50 Cent

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  • 2001
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    Baby Boy

    Baby Boy

    7.171 2001 HD

    The story of Jody, a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a baby boy finally forced-kicking and screaming to face the...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Tyrese Gibson

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  • 2017
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    L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

    L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

    7.5 2017 HD

    Documentary film exploring the lives of the people at the flashpoint of the LA riots, 25 years after the uprising made national headlines and...

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: John Singleton

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  • 2008
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    Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's

    Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's

    1 2008 HD

    Documentary featuring interviews with director Norman Jewison and others providing an in-depth look at the production of the 1967 film IN THE HEAT OF...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Norman Jewison

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  • 2004
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    Baadasssss!

    Baadasssss!

    6.429 2004 HD

    Director Mario Van Peebles chronicles the complicated production of his father Melvin's classic 1971 film, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song."...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Mario Van Peebles

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  • 2016
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    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    7.9 2016 HD

    A celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou by weaving her words with rare and intimate archival photographs and videos, which paint hidden moments of her...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Maya Angelou

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  • 1993
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    Dangerous: The Short Films

    Dangerous: The Short Films

    8.1 1993 HD

    Michael Jackson's Dangerous album once again rocketed the global superstar to mega-platinum success! "Dangerous - The Short Films" captures the...

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Michael Jackson

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  • 1994
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    Beverly Hills Cop III

    Beverly Hills Cop III

    5.9 1994 HD

    When his boss is killed, Detroit cop Axel Foley finds evidence that the murderer had ties to a California amusement park called Wonder World....

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Eddie Murphy

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  • 2011
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    The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

    The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'

    2 2011 HD

    A wonderful retrospective supplement that features much of the primary cast cast as well as Writer/Director John Singleton looking back at the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: John Singleton

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  • 2003
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    Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

    Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend

    4.5 2003 HD

    Cast and crew offer up a nice overview piece, discussing the picture's authenticity, real life in the time of "Boyz n the Hood," the parallels...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: John Singleton

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  • 2000
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    Shaft

    Shaft

    6.017 2000 HD

    New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Samuel L. Jackson

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  • 2015
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    Trojan War

    Trojan War

    7 2015 HD

    When Pete Carroll took over the football program at USC after the 2000 season, the once-great Trojans were under siege. But thanks to his football...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Michael B. Jordan

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  • 1991
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    Boyz n the Hood

    Boyz n the Hood

    7.609 1991 HD

    In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr.

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  • 2019
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    De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly

    De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly

    1 2019 HD

    De'aundre Bonds, actor most known for playing "Stacy" in "The Wood" tells it all in this thrilling documentary about his life. From childhood to the...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: De'Aundre Bonds

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  • 2021
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    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

    Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

    5.5 2021 HD

    A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Gian Luca Farinelli

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  • 2006
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    Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

    Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

    6.5 2006 HD

    Hollywoods biggest talents explore what is the recipe for blockbuster, flops, and how absolute happenstance and controlled luck can make movie magic.

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Peter Bogdanovich

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  • 2000
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    Shaft

    Shaft

    6.017 2000 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Samuel L. Jackson

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  • 2000
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    Shaft

    Shaft

    6.017 2000 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Samuel L. Jackson

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  • 2003
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    2 Fast 2 Furious

    2 Fast 2 Furious

    6.507 2003 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Paul Walker

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  • 1991
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    Boyz n the Hood

    Boyz n the Hood

    7.609 1991 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr.

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  • 2005
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    Hustle & Flow

    Hustle & Flow

    7.106 2005 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Terrence Howard

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  • 2021
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    Mosagallu

    Mosagallu

    5.2 2021 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Vishnu Manchu

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  • 1993
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    Poetic Justice

    Poetic Justice

    6.869 1993 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Janet Jackson

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  • 2005
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    Four Brothers

    Four Brothers

    6.777 2005 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Mark Wahlberg

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  • 1993
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    Poetic Justice

    Poetic Justice

    6.869 1993 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Janet Jackson

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  • 2006
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    Black Snake Moan

    Black Snake Moan

    6.851 2006 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Christina Ricci

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  • 1997
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    Rosewood

    Rosewood

    6.529 1997 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ving Rhames

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  • 1993
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    Poetic Justice

    Poetic Justice

    6.869 1993 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Janet Jackson

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  • 2001
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    Baby Boy

    Baby Boy

    7.171 2001 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Tyrese Gibson

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  • 2001
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    Baby Boy

    Baby Boy

    7.171 2001 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Tyrese Gibson

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  • 2001
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    Baby Boy

    Baby Boy

    7.171 2001 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Tyrese Gibson

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  • 1995
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    Higher Learning

    Higher Learning

    6.353 1995 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Omar Epps

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  • 1995
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    Higher Learning

    Higher Learning

    6.353 1995 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Omar Epps

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  • 2010
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    Marion Jones: Press Pause

    Marion Jones: Press Pause

    4.4 2010 HD

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 2011
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    Abduction

    Abduction

    5.864 2011 HD

    Genre: Thriller

    Cast: Taylor Lautner

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  • 2021
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    F9

    F9

    7.1 2021 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Vin Diesel

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  • 1991
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    Boyz n the Hood

    Boyz n the Hood

    7.609 1991 HD

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr.

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  • 2004
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    Time Out

    Time Out

    1 2004 HD

    Genre:

    Cast: Thom Barry

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  • 2017
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    L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

    L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later

    7.5 2017 HD

    Genre: TV Movie

    Cast: John Singleton

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  • 1998
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    Woo

    Woo

    4.4 1998 HD

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Jada Pinkett Smith

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  • 1995
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    Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory

    Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory

    8.4 1995 HD

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Michael Jackson

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  • 2007
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    Illegal Tender

    Illegal Tender

    6.1 2007 HD

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Rick Gonzalez

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  • 2000
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    Shaft

    Shaft

    6.017 2000 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Samuel L. Jackson

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  • 2000
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    Shaft

    Shaft

    6.017 2000 HD

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Samuel L. Jackson

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  • 1993
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    Dangerous: The Short Films

    Dangerous: The Short Films

    8.1 1993 HD

    Genre: Music

    Cast: Michael Jackson

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  • 2004
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    America Beyond the Color Line

    America Beyond the Color Line

    6 2004 HD

    Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard's chair of Afro-American Studies, travels the length and breadth of the United States to take the temperature of black...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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  • 1997
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    Yo! MTV Raps

    Yo! MTV Raps

    7.5 1997 HD

    Popular rap music videos showcased along with live performances and interviews with notable rap artists.

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Fab 5 Freddy

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  • 2021
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    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    5.735 2021 HD

    Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.

    Genre: Talk

    Cast: Stephen Galloway

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  • 2024
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    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    7.5 2024 HD

    30 for 30 is the umbrella title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN and its sister networks and online properties. The series, which...

    Genre: Documentary

    Cast:

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  • 2020
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    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    7.156 2020 HD

    A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Terrence Howard

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  • 2023
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    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    7.7 2023 HD

    A complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Paul Giamatti

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  • 2023
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    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    8.417 2023 HD

    Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Damson Idris

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  • 2021
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    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    7.5 2021 HD

    An anthology series centered around some of history's most famous criminal investigations.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Sarah Paulson

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  • 2023
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    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    8.417 2023 HD

    Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Damson Idris

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  • 2023
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    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    8.417 2023 HD

    Los Angeles. 1983. A storm is coming and its name is crack. Set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Damson Idris

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