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Allen Hughes
Directing
Born April 1, 1972 · Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also known as The Hughes Brothers
Biography
Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes (born April 1, 1972), known together professionally as the Hughes brothers, are American film directors, producers and screenwriters. The pair, who are twins, are known for co-directing such visceral, and often violent, movies as Menace II Society, From Hell and The Book of Eli. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hughes brothers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography12 titles

Hollywood Black
2024as Self (archive footage)
2024as Self (archive footage)

Dear Mama
2022Director, Executive Producer, Writer
2022Director, Executive Producer, Writer

What We Do in the Shadows
2019as Nursing Home Resident
2019as Nursing Home Resident

Arnold
2023Executive Producer
2023Executive Producer

The Defiant Ones
2017Director, Writer
2017Director, Writer

Scratch
2001Executive Producer
2001Executive Producer

Menace II Society
1993Director, Story
1993Director, Story

The Book of Eli
2010Director
2010Director

From Hell
2001Director, Executive Producer
2001Director, Executive Producer

Dead Presidents
1995Director, Producer, Writer
1995Director, Producer, Writer

Broken City
2013Director, Producer
2013Director, Producer

New York, I Love You
2008Director
2008Director