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1993 · 97 min · R

Menace II Society

Directed by Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes · Drama, Crime, Thriller

Menace II Society (1993) is a Drama film, directed by Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes set in Los Angeles during the 1990s. It runs 97 minutes and is rated R.

A organized crime, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of fate & destiny, friendship, and coming of age run throughout.

Composer
Quincy Jones III
Cinematography
Lisa Rinzler
Cast
Tyrin TurnerLarenz TateGlenn PlummerJada Pinkett SmithSamuel L. JacksonJune Kyoto LuToshi TodaReginald Ballard

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BleakTense

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