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.
24 movies · 5 shows
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021·6.2
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019·0.0
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017·7.5
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016·8.0
Trojan War
2015·7.3
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011·2.0
These Amazing Shadows
2011·7.4
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
2008·0.0
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006·6.5
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005·0.0
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004·8.0
Baadasssss!
2004·6.5
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003·6.0
Baby Boy
2001·7.1
Shaft
2000·6.0
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997·8.0
Your Studio and You
1995·6.9
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994·5.9
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994·8.7
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993·8.2
Poetic Justice
1993·6.7
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
1993·7.0
Boyz n the Hood
1991·7.6
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991·0.0