Greatest Hood Films of the 1990s

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

A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megalomaniacal while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.

A former gangster fresh out of prison wants to change his life for the better and must save his 10 year old son who has already chosen a gang life.

A parody of several U.S. films about being in the 'Hood', for instance Boyz n the Hood (1991), South Central (1992), Menace II Society (1993), Higher Learning (1995) and Juice (1992).

A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.

Four inner-city teenagers get caught up in the pursuit of power and happiness, which they refer to as "the juice".

Death and violence anger a twelve-year-old drug courier, who sets his employers against each other.

A drug dealer tries to get out of the life and start anew with his girlfriend, but the transition is tragically difficult.

FBI agent, expert in martial arts, become the main target for a gangster, after she kills one of his closest employees.

Story of a promising high school basketball star and his relationships with two brothers, one a drug dealer and the other a former basketball star fallen on hard times and now employed as a security guard.

Desperation drives four inner-city women to bank robbery in Los Angeles, then they start mistrusting each other.

It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.

Two brothers, survivors of family tragedy, take different life paths: one falls for a high-spirited waitress and dreams of success, the other follows a life of petty crime. Their lives reconnect in shattering fashion.

A Vietnam vet adjusts to life after the war while trying to support his family, but the chance of a better life may involve crime and bloodshed.

Right out of police academy, Jeff/Omar Epps starts as undercover cop in Cincinnati. First it's small time cases but he proves himself and moves up to a big case - befriending a brutal crime boss.

Two young friends involved in organized crime and drug dealing find that their priorities differ.

Two friends try to kick their drug addiction after a friend dies from an overdose, when they try to enroll in a detox program, things quickly go wrong.

Two firemen in a burning building get a treasure map - stolen gold church items are hidden in a closed down factory in St. Louis. Once there, they're trapped in by a black gang considering it their territory.

A young man living in poverty makes a plan to rob a drug dealer and change the life of his family.

Jason and Midget are two young, black teenagers living in Newark,New Jersey, the unofficial car theft capital of the world. Their favourite pastime is that of everybody in their neighbourhood: stealing cars and joyriding. The trouble starts when they steal a police car and the cops launch a violent offensive that involves beating and even shooting suspects.

A white school teacher takes over a talented, but undisciplined black high school basketball team and turns them into a winning team.

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on step-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo.

Ex-con attempting to go straight runs accross serious problems. His girlfriend gets arrested for dealing crack to an undercover police officer. In a desperate attempt to get the charges dropped against his woman, he strikes deal with weapons cop(Michael Biehn) to turn in local gun dealers. How ever, the D.A. is not satisfied with the results, resulting in some serious game playing and double crossing.

15 months after being stabbed 9 times by a student at work as a high school teacher in NYC, Mr. Garfield is working in LA as a substitute teacher come full-time. He refuses to be a victim anymore.

A mockumentary chronicling the rise and fall of NWH, a not particularly talented--or particularly bright but always controversial--hip-hop group.