A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
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grippingdarkharrowingapproachableseriouspersonalbleak
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Movie1993·97 min
Menace II Society
Directed by Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
A drama crime film directed by Albert Hughes.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 13%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.5/10
919 ratings
About Menace II Society
- Pacing
- Gripping (8 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Harrowing (9 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Bleak (1 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- survival of spirit, freedom rebellion, fate destiny, late 20th century, action combat, los angeles, urban, group found family, anti hero, outsider misfit, rise and fall, tragedy arc, drug trade, organized crime