John Singleton
Known for: Directing
Born: January 6, 1968
Died: April 28, 2019
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Filmography
38 movies · 11 TV shows, newest first
10.0
The Drop: A Snowfall Saga
2026
3.0
Hollywood Black
2024
6.2
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021
7.0
F9
2021
4.7
Mosagallu
2021
NR
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019
8.4
Snowfall
2017
7.5
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017
8.0
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016
7.6
American Crime Story
2016
7.8
Billions
2016
7.1
Trojan War
2015
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
7.1
Empire
2015
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
5.8
Abduction
2011
2.0
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011
7.4
These Amazing Shadows
2011
4.6
Marion Jones: Press Pause
2010
7.5
30 for 30
2009
NR
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
2008
6.1
Illegal Tender
2007
6.8
Black Snake Moan
2006
6.5
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006
6.8
Four Brothers
2005
7.2
Hustle & Flow
2005
NR
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005
10.0
Time Out
2004
8.0
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004
6.5
Baadasssss!
2004
7.5
America Beyond the Color Line
2004
6.0
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003
6.5
2 Fast 2 Furious
2003
7.1
Baby Boy
2001
6.0
Shaft
2000
4.3
Woo
1998
6.5
Rosewood
1997
8.0
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
8.4
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995
6.9
Your Studio and You
1995
6.3
Higher Learning
1995
5.9
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
8.7
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994
8.2
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993
6.7
Poetic Justice
1993
7.0
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
1993
7.6
Boyz n the Hood
1991
NR
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991
7.5
Yo! MTV Raps
1988