Rent Menace II Society (1993)
3.6 of 5 from 80 ratings
1h 37min
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- Synopsis:
- The place is Watts, but it could be any urban area blighted by guns and poverty. The person is 18-year-old Caine, but he could be any young man in the 'hood. The movie could only be 'Menace II Society', the bravura, uncompromising look at Caine's spiral - from missed opportunities to inescapable missteps - into the inner-city cycle of hate and death.
- Actors:
- Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Johnson, Brandon Hammond, Glenn Plummer, Reginald Ballard, Khandi Alexander, Eugene Lee, James Pickens Jr., Nancy Cheryll Davis, Jullian Roy Doster, Jada Pinkett Smith, Marilyn Coleman, Arnold Johnson, Saafir, Pooh Man, MC Eiht
- Directors:
- Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
- Producers:
- Darin Scott
- Writers:
- Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes, Tyger Williams
- Studio:
- Entertainment In Video
- Genres:
- Drama
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- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/09/2009
- Run Time:
- 97 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby TrueHD 7.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Commentary by The Hughes Brothers, Co-Stars Larenz Tate and Ryan Williams, Producer Darin Scott and Screenwriter Tyger Williams
- New Featurette Gangsta Vision: Making Menace II Society
- Hughes Brothers Interview
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (1) of Menace II Society
Trapped in the System: Menace Still Matters - Menace II Society review by griggs
Menace II Society isn’t perfect, but it still packs a punch. Thirty years on, it looks and feels like something that could be made today—raw, stylish, and painfully relevant. What stands out now is how it’s far more than just a gang drama. The Hughes brothers deliver a textured, unflinching critique of systemic failure, youth desperation, and the crushing limitations of urban life. It’s angry, yes, but it’s also clear-eyed and emotionally honest.
The violence is brutal but never glamorised. You feel the cost of every choice made. Some of the dialogue hasn’t aged well, and a few characters feel more like types than people, but overall the film still carries weight. Menace II Society remains a landmark of '90s American cinema, and its themes are, depressingly, just as urgent today.
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