Director
John Singleton
24 movies as actor · 12 as director
Born Jan 6, 1968 – Apr 28, 2019 (aged 51)From Los Angeles, California, USAAlso known as جان سینگلتون, John Daniel 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.
Known for
2 Fast 2 Furious
2003 · Action, Crime
Abduction
2011 · Thriller, Action
Four Brothers
2005 · Action, Crime
Boyz n the Hood
1991 · Drama, Crime
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · Action, Comedy
Shaft
2000 · Action, Adventure
Baby Boy
2001 · Crime, Drama
Poetic Justice
1993 · Drama, Romance
Higher Learning
1995 · Drama, Crime
Rosewood
1997 · Drama, History
These Amazing Shadows
2011 · Documentary
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995 · Music
Movies directed by John Singleton
John Singleton as actor
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021 · Self
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017 · Self
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · Self
Trojan War
2015 · Self
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011 · Self
These Amazing Shadows
2011 · Self
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
2008 · Self
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006 · Self
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005 · Self
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004 · Self
Baadasssss!
2004 · Detroit J
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003 · Self
Baby Boy
2001 · Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)
Shaft
2000 · Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997 · Self
Your Studio and You
1995 · John Singleton
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · Fireman
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994 · Self
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993 · Self (uncredited)
Poetic Justice
1993 · Colette's Man (uncredited)
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
1993 · Self
Boyz n the Hood
1991 · The Mailman (uncredited)
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991 · Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)
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