Director
John Singleton
58 years · Los Angeles, California, USA · 34 films
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.
Best known for
2 Fast 2 Furious
2003 · Director
On Netflix
Abduction
2011 · Director
On The CW
Four Brothers
2005 · Director
On fuboTV
Boyz n the Hood
1991 · The Mailman (uncredited), Director
On Starz Apple TV channel
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 · Fireman
On Hoopla
Shaft
2000 · Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited), Director
On Kanopy
Filmography 34
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021 · Self
On Kanopy
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019 · Actor
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017 · Self
On Kanopy
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 · Self
On History Vault
Trojan War
2015 · Self
On Disney Plus
Abduction
2011 · Director
On The CW
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011 · Self
These Amazing Shadows
2011 · Self
Marion Jones: Press Pause
2010 · Director
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
2008 · Self
Illegal Tender
2007 · Producer
Black Snake Moan
2006 · Producer
On Hoopla
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006 · Self
Four Brothers
2005 · Director
On fuboTV
Hustle & Flow
2005 · Producer
On Philo
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005 · Self
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004 · Self
Baadasssss!
2004 · Detroit J
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
2003 · Self
2 Fast 2 Furious
2003 · Director
On Netflix
Baby Boy
2001 · Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited), Director
On YouTube TV
Shaft
2000 · Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited), Director
On Kanopy
Rosewood
1997 · Director
On Philo
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997 · Self