John Singleton
Directing
1968 – 2019 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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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.
The Drop: A Snowfall Saga
TV series · Sep 8, 2026
Original Series Creator
★ 3.0Hollywood Black
TV series · 2024
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.2Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
Film · 2021
Self
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
Film · 2019
Role
★ 8.4Snowfall
TV series · 2017
Director
★ 7.5L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
Film · 2017
Self
★ 8.0Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Film · 2016
Self
★ 7.6American Crime Story
TV series · 2016
Director
★ 7.8Billions
TV series · 2016
Director
★ 7.1Trojan War
Film · 2015
Self
★ 7.1Empire
TV series · 2015
Director
★ 5.8Abduction
Film · 2011
Director
★ 2.0The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
Film · 2011
Self
★ 7.4These Amazing Shadows
Film · 2011
Self
★ 4.6Marion Jones: Press Pause
Film · 2010
Director
★ 7.530 for 30
TV series · 2009
Director
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
Film · 2008
Self
★ 6.5Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Film · 2006
Self
★ 6.8Four Brothers
Film · 2005
Director
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
Film · 2005
Self
★ 8.0The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
Film · 2004
Self
★ 6.5Baadasssss!
Film · 2004
Detroit J
★ 7.5America Beyond the Color Line
TV series · 2004
Self
★ 6.0Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
Film · 2003
Self
★ 6.52 Fast 2 Furious
Film · 2003
Director
★ 7.1Baby Boy
Film · 2001
Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)
★ 6.0Shaft
Film · 2000
Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)
★ 6.5Rosewood
Film · 1997
Director
★ 8.0Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Film · 1997
Self
★ 8.4Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
Film · 1995
Director
★ 6.9Your Studio and You
Film · 1995
John Singleton
★ 6.3Higher Learning
Film · 1995
Writer
★ 5.9Beverly Hills Cop III
Film · 1994
Fireman
★ 8.7Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
Film · 1994
Self
★ 8.2Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
Film · 1993
Self (uncredited)
★ 6.7Poetic Justice
Film · 1993
Colette's Man (uncredited)
★ 7.0Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
Film · 1993
Self
★ 7.6Boyz n the Hood
Film · 1991
The Mailman (uncredited)
Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell
Film · 1991
Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage)