Boyz n the Hood
Once upon a time in South Central L.A... It ain't no fairy tale.
In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life.During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre to be a decent person.Tre's friends, on the other hand, have little regard for the law and drag the entire neighborhood into a street war...
- Director
- John Singleton
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $58M
Who's in it
Cast
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Story overview
What It's About
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In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre to be a decent person. Tre's friends, on the other hand, have little regard for the law and drag the entire neighborhood into a street war...
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The record
Awards
1 win · 3 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
1 win
- WinnerNational Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerKids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Boyz n the Hood returned 8.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $7M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $58M
- Release date
- Jul 12, 1991
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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