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City of God
2002 film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund
American Gangster
2007 film by Ridley Scott
8 Mile
2002 film directed by Curtis Hanson
Training Day
2001 film directed by Antoine Fuqua
Tsotsi
Tsotsi is a 2005 crime drama film written and directed by Gavin Hood and produced by Peter Fudakowski. It is an adaptation of the novel Tsotsi by Athol Fugard, and is a South African/UK co-production. Set in the Alexandra slum in Johannesburg, South Africa, it stars Presley Chweneyagae as David/Tsotsi (meaning "criminal" - see also Tsotsitaal), a young street thug who steals a car only to discover a baby in the back seat. It also features Kenneth Nkosi, Jerry Mofokeng, and Rapulana Seiphemo in supporting roles.
S.W.A.T.
2003 film directed by Clark Johnson
Bad Boys II
2003 film directed by Michael Bay
District 13
2004 film by Pierre Morel
Coach Carter
2005 film directed by Thomas Carter
Freedom Writers
2007 film directed by Richard LaGravenese
Four Brothers
2005 film by John Singleton
Elite Squad
2007 film by José Padilha
Cradle 2 the Grave
2003 film by Andrzej Bartkowiak
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006 film by Dito Montiel
Hustle & Flow
2005 film directed by Craig Brewer
Havoc
2005 film directed by Barbara Kopple
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005 film directed by Jim Sheridan
District 13: Ultimatum
2009 film by Patrick Alessandrin
Hardball
2001 film directed by Brian Robbins
The Football Factory
2004 film directed by Nick Love
Chopper
2000 film by Andrew Dominik
Gridiron Gang
2006 film directed by Phil Joanou
Urban Justice
2007 film directed by Don E. Fauntleroy
Harry Brown
2009 film directed by Daniel Barber
Sin Nombre
2009 film directed by Cary Fukunaga
Notorious
2009 film directed by George Tillman, Jr.
Leprechaun in the Hood
2000 film directed by Rob Spera
Baby Boy
2001 film directed by John Singleton
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema
2008 film directed by Ralph Ziman
The Wackness
2008 film by Jonathan Levine
Last Stop 174
2008 film by Bruno Barreto
Empire
2002 gangster film directed by Franc. Reyes
Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood
2003 film directed by Steven Ayromlooi
Streets of Blood
2009 film directed by Charles Winkler
Bones
2001 film directed by Ernest Dickerson
City of Men
2007 film by Paulo Morelli
Gangster No. 1
2000 film by Paul McGuigan
Feel the Noise
2007 film by Alejandro Chomski
Rise of the Footsoldier
2007 film by Julian Gilbey
Paid in Full
2002 film directed by Charles Stone III
School of Life
2005 made-for-television drama film directed by William Dear
Before I Self Destruct
2009 film by 50 Cent
Kidulthood
Kidulthood (stylised known as KiDULTHOOD) is a 2006 British teen crime drama film directed by Menhaj Huda from a screenplay by Noel Clarke. It stars Aml Ameen, Red Madrell, Adam Deacon, Jaime Winstone, Femi Oyeniran, Madeleine Fairley, Cornell John, Kate Magowan, Pierre Mascolo (who also acted as executive producer), Rafe Spall and Nicholas Hoult. Set in the West London area Ladbroke Grove, the film follows two days of in the lives of a diverse group of teenagers, who are given the day off school following a classmate’s suicide.
Turn It Up
2000 film directed by Robert Adetuyi
ATL
2006 film directed by Chris Robinson
Kidz in da Hood
2006 film by Ylva Gustavsson
Quinceañera
2006 film directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland
Adulthood
2008 film directed by Noel Clarke
Waist Deep
2006 film directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall
Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story
2004 television film directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall
Never Die Alone
2004 film by Ernest Dickerson
Ride or Die
2003 film directed by Craig Ross, Jr.
Hood of Horror
2007 film directed by Stacy Title
Next Day Air
2009 film directed by Benny Boom
Shooters
2002 film directed by Colin Teague
Hot Boyz
2000 film directed by Master P
The Wrecking Crew
2000 film directed by Albert Pyun
Gangs of the Dead
2006 film directed by Duanne Stinnett
Death Toll
2008 film directed by Phenomenon
Cass
2008 film directed by Jon S. Baird