John Singleton

Shaft 2000

New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder.

Category: Action, Crime, Thriller

Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale

5.9 IMDB Rating 8,986 Views
Four Brothers 2005

Four adopted brothers come to avenge their mother's death in what appears to be a random killing in a grocery store robbery. However, the boys' investigation of the death reveals more nefarious activities involving the one brother's business dealings with a notorious local hoodlum. Two cops who are trying to solve the case may also not be what they seem.

Category: Action, Crime, Drama

Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André Benjamin, Garrett Hedlund

6.8 IMDB Rating 8,837 Views
Boyz n the Hood 1991

Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence and future prospects.

Category: Crime, Drama

Stars: Hudhail Al-Amir, Lloyd Avery II, Angela Bassett, Miya McGhee

7.7 IMDB Rating 11,541 Views
Abduction 2011

A young man sets out to uncover the truth about his life after finding his baby photo on a missing persons website.

Category: Action, Mystery, Thriller

Stars: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina

5.1 IMDB Rating 11,027 Views
Poetic Justice 1993

Grieving hairdresser Justice goes on a road trip from South Central L.A. to Oakland on a mail truck alongside her friend and an obnoxious postal worker.

Category: Drama, Romantic

Stars: Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur, Regina King

6.1 IMDB Rating 10,024 Views
2 Fast 2 Furious 2003

EX LAPD cop Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) teams up with his ex-con friend Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) and works with undercover U.S. Customs Service agent Monica Fuentes (Eva Mendes) to bring Miami-based drug lord Carter Verone (Cole Hauser) down.

Category: Action, Crime, Thriller

Stars: Paul Walker,Tyrese Gibson,Eva Mendes,Cole Hauser

5.9 IMDB Rating 19,388 Views
Baby Boy 2001

In South Central L.A., a misguided 20-year-old African-American man, a "baby boy", faces the commitments of real life.

Category: Crime, Drama, Romantic

Stars: Alexsandra Wright, Tyrese Gibson, Taraji P. Henson

6.4 IMDB Rating 7,693 Views