John Singleton
Directing
1968-01-06 · 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.
Filmography
The Drop: A Snowfall Saga
2026 · Series
Hollywood Black
2024 · Series
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021 · Movie
F9
2021 · Movie
Mosagallu
2021 · Movie
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019 · Movie
Snowfall
2017 · Series
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017 · Movie
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · Movie
American Crime Story
2016 · Series
Billions
2016 · Series
Trojan War
2015 · Movie
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Series
Empire
2015 · Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
Abduction
2011 · Movie
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011 · Movie
These Amazing Shadows
2011 · Movie
Marion Jones: Press Pause
2010 · Movie
30 for 30
2009 · Series
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
2008 · Movie
Illegal Tender
2007 · Movie
Black Snake Moan
2006 · Movie
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006 · Movie
Four Brothers
2005 · Movie
Hustle & Flow
2005 · Movie
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005 · Movie
Time Out
2004 · Movie
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004 · Movie
Baadasssss!
2004 · Movie
America Beyond the Color Line
2004 · Series
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003 · Movie
2 Fast 2 Furious
2003 · Movie
Baby Boy
2001 · Movie
Shaft
2000 · Movie
Woo
1998 · Movie
Rosewood
1997 · Movie
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997 · Movie
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995 · Movie
Your Studio and You
1995 · Movie
Higher Learning
1995 · Movie
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · Movie
Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
1994 · Movie
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993 · Movie
Poetic Justice
1993 · Movie
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
1993 · Movie
Boyz n the Hood
1991 · Movie
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
1991 · Movie
Yo! MTV Raps
1988 · Series