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Critic Ian Nathan
rated 8

Tumbling late into the ghetto genre, this supreme example of the type is a cut above the rest care of its visceral pseudo-documentary style and passion for its subject.

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Cast & Crew

Allen Hughes
Director
Albert Hughes
Director
Samuel L. Jackson
As Tat Lawson
Clifton Powell
As Chauncy
Glenn Plummer
As Pernell
Charles S. Dutton
As Mr. Butler

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In the crime-ridden streets of Watts, Los Angeles, a young man named Caine struggles to escape the cycle of violence and poverty that surrounds him. Raised by his grandparents after his parents' death, Caine is drawn into a world of drugs, gangs, and street crime, despite his desire to leave it all behind. When he and his friend O-Dog commit a brutal murder during a liquor store robbery, Caine's life takes a dangerous turn. As the police close in and his friends and family urge him to flee the city, Caine must face the harsh realities of his world and decide whether to stay or make a chance for a better life. With powerful performances from Tyrin Turner and Larenz Tate, Menace II Society is a gritty and unflinching portrayal of life in the inner city that will keep you on the edge of your seat until its devastating conclusion.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Menace II Society include The Usual Suspects, Fargo, Seven, A Time to Kill, The Client, Thelma & Louise.

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Menace II Society was released in theaters on May 26, 1993.