Menace II Society
1993 · Movie · R · 97 min · ★ 7.5 · 80% critics
A young street hustler tries to break free from the temptations and hardships of his neighborhood in search of a better life. His path is shaped by constant violence and pressure from the world around him, making escape feel difficult even when he wants something different.
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Details
- Years
- 1993
- Release date
- 1993-05-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (905 votes)
About
You’ll likely like Menace II Society if you want a gritty, unforgiving crime drama with heavy atmosphere and lots of tension; Not for you if you want a hopeful, feel-good story or prefer less violent films like Boyz n the Hood or End of Watch.
Pros: gritty inner-city realism; intense tension; powerful drama | Cons: very violent; uneven acting; some viewers find it pointless
Themes
- drug dealer
- street gang
- gangster
- ghetto
- delinquency
- los angeles, california
- shocking
- angry
- aggressive
- hopeless
- desperate
- cautionary
- +6 more
Cast & crew
Tyrin Turner
as Caine 'Kaydee' Lawson
Larenz Tate
as Kevin 'O-Dog'
Glenn Plummer
as Pernell
Jada Pinkett Smith
as Ronnie
Samuel L. Jackson
as Tat Lawson
- JL
June Kyoto Lu
as Grocery Store Woman
Toshi Toda
as Grocery Store Man
Reginald Ballard
as Clyde
Khandi Alexander
as Karen Lawson
- JD
Jullian Roy Doster
as Anthony
Directed by Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes