Menace II Society is a 1993 American teen crime drama film directed by the Hughes Brothers in their directorial debut. Set in the Watts and Crenshaw neighborhoods of Los Angeles, the film follows the life of Caine Lawson and his close friends. It gained notoriety for its scenes of violence, profanity, and drug-related content, and also received critical acclaim for the performances of Turner, Jada Pinkett, and Larenz Tate, the direction, and its realistic portrayal of urban violence and powerful underlying messages.
Menace II Society (1993)
Directed by Albert Hughes / Allen Hughes
Genres - Crime, Drama, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Coming-Of-Age Fiction, Teen Drama |
Release Date - May 26, 1993 |
Run Time - 97 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Movie Info
Budget
$3,500,000
Box Office
$27,912,072
Themes
Tags
Boyz N The Hood, Coming Of Age/Teen, Cult, Drug Dealer, Espionage, Gangster, Ghetto, John Singleton, Los Angeles, Street Gang
Attributes
Narrative Location: California, Los Angeles, Watts
Subject: African Americans, American Ghettos, cycle of violence, drug-related crime, gang, shooting, violence, violent crime
Time Period: 1970s, 1993
Subject: African Americans, American Ghettos, cycle of violence, drug-related crime, gang, shooting, violence, violent crime
Time Period: 1970s, 1993
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Menace II Society Die Strassenkaempfer
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Menace pour la société
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Pavojingi visuomenei
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Perigo Para a Sociedade
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Ühiskonna nuhtlus
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Väkivallan kierre
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Verdugos de la Sociedad
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Veszélyes elemek
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Zagrożenie dla społeczeństwa
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Загроза суспільству
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Заплаха за обществото
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ポケットいっぱいのなみだ
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