John Singleton
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.
Filmography (29 titles)
3.7ShowHollywood Black
Self (archive footage) · 2024
6.2MovieOscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Self · 2021
MovieDe'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019
7.5MovieL.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Self · 2017
8.0MovieMaya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self · 2016
7.3MovieTrojan War
Self · 2015
6.2ShowClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 2015
5.1ShowLate Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 2014
2.0MovieThe Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
Self · 2011
7.4MovieThese Amazing Shadows
Self · 2011
MovieTurning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
Self · 2008
6.5MovieBoffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self · 2006
MovieHip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
Self · 2005
8.0MovieThe Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Self · 2004
6.5MovieBaadasssss!
Detroit J · 2004
7.5ShowAmerica Beyond the Color Line
Self · 2004
6.0MovieFriendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Self · 2003
7.1MovieBaby Boy
Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited) · 2001
6.0MovieShaft
Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited) · 2000
8.0MovieStar Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self · 1997
6.9MovieYour Studio and You
John Singleton · 1995
5.9MovieBeverly Hills Cop III
Fireman · 1994
8.7MovieSembène: The Making of African Cinema
Self · 1994
8.2MovieMichael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Self (uncredited) · 1993
6.7MoviePoetic Justice
Colette's Man (uncredited) · 1993
7.0MovieBirth of a Nation: 4.29.92
Self · 1993
7.6MovieBoyz n the Hood
The Mailman (uncredited) · 1991
MovieChameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage) · 1991
7.5ShowYo! MTV Raps
Self · 1988