Directed credits
17
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
John Singleton
Directing
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Directed movies: 12Directed series: 5All crew credits: 27
TMDB ID: 6482
IMDb ID: nm0005436
Known for: Directing
Born: January 6, 1968
Died: April 28, 2019
Age: 51
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1988 - 2026
Years active: 39
Average TMDB rating: 6.84
Wikidata: Q363005
Also known as
جان سینگلتون • John Daniel Singleton
Frequent jobs
Director (17)Executive Producer (4)Producer (4)In Memory Of (1)Original Series Creator (1)
Biography
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by John Singleton.
Director
Abduction
2011 • Movie
Director
Marion Jones: Press Pause
2010 • Movie
Director
Four Brothers
2005 • Movie
Director
2 Fast 2 Furious
2003 • Movie
Director
Baby Boy
2001 • Movie
Director
Shaft
2000 • Movie
Director
Rosewood
1997 • Movie
Director
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
1995 • Movie
Director
Higher Learning
1995 • Movie
Director
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993 • Movie
Director
Michael Jackson: Remember The Time
1992 • Movie
Director
Boyz n the Hood
1991 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by John Singleton.
Series
Upcoming Series
Next announced series projects with John Singleton.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with John Singleton.
Director
Boyz n the Hood
1991 • Movie
Producer
Hustle & Flow
2005 • Movie
Director
Baby Boy
2001 • Movie
In Memory Of
F9
2021 • Movie
Producer
Black Snake Moan
2006 • Movie
Director
Four Brothers
2005 • Movie
Producer
Poetic Justice
1993 • Movie
Director
2 Fast 2 Furious
2003 • Movie
Director
Rosewood
1997 • Movie
Director
Higher Learning
1995 • Movie
Director
Shaft
2000 • Movie
as Fireman
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with John Singleton.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with John Singleton.
In Memory Of
F9
2021 • Movie
as Fireman
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994 • Movie
Director
Abduction
2011 • Movie
as Self
These Amazing Shadows
2011 • Movie
Director
Shaft
2000 • Movie
Director
Boyz n the Hood
1991 • Movie
Director
Four Brothers
2005 • Movie
Director
Baby Boy
2001 • Movie
Producer
Poetic Justice
1993 • Movie
Director
Higher Learning
1995 • Movie
Director
2 Fast 2 Furious
2003 • Movie
Producer
Hustle & Flow
2005 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with John Singleton.
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Billions
2016 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Snowfall
2017 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Empire
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 • Series
Director • 1 eps
30 for 30
2009 • Series
Director • 1 eps
American Crime Story
2016 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Yo! MTV Raps
1988 • Series
as Self (archive footage) • 4 eps
Hollywood Black
2024 • Series
Sep 8
Original Series Creator • 8 eps
The Drop: A Snowfall Saga
2026 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
America Beyond the Color Line
2004 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for John Singleton.
In Memory Of
F9
2021 • Movie
Executive Producer
Mosagallu
2021 • Movie
Executive Producer
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017 • Movie
Producer
Illegal Tender
2007 • Movie
Producer
Black Snake Moan
2006 • Movie
Producer
Hustle & Flow
2005 • Movie
Executive Producer
Time Out
2004 • Movie
Executive Producer
Woo
1998 • Movie
Producer
Poetic Justice
1993 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for John Singleton.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for John Singleton.
as Self
Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
2021 • Movie
De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly
2019 • Movie
as Self
L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later
2017 • Movie
as Self
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
2016 • Movie
as Self
Trojan War
2015 • Movie
as Self
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
2011 • Movie
as Self
These Amazing Shadows
2011 • Movie
as Self
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
2008 • Movie
as Self
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
2006 • Movie
as Self
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005 • Movie
as Self
The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars'
2004 • Movie
as Detroit J
Baadasssss!
2004 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for John Singleton.