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Menace II Society

1993 · 97 min

Gritty, unflinching look at urban life that immerses you in its harsh reality and leaves a lingering sense of despair.

Tagline
This is the truth. This is what's real.
Overview
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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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • crime
  • coming-of-age
  • fate
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, thriller
Directed by
Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes
Written by
Tyger Williams
Starring
Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, Glenn Plummer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Samuel L. Jackson, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda, Reginald Ballard
Music
Quincy Jones III
Cinematography
Lisa Rinzler
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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