If You Liked Boyz n the Hood, Watch These Next
Finished Boyz n the Hood (1991) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Boyz n the Hood, most of them are drama, crime.
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20 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Menace II Society(1993)
7.5DramaCrimeThrillerAlso drama and crime
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
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2.Bound by Honor(1993)
8.2CrimeDramaThrillerAlso crime and drama
Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics…
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4.Get Rich or Die Tryin'(2005)
6.8DramaCrimeMusicAlso drama and crime
A tale of an inner city drug dealer who turns away from crime to pursue his passion, rap music.
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6.We Die Young(2019)
6.8DramaActionCrimeAlso drama and crime
Lucas, a 14-year-old boy inducted into the gang life in Washington D.C., is determined that his 10-year-old brother won't follow the same path. When an Afghanistan war veteran comes into the neighborhood, an opportunity arises.
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7.End of Watch(2012)
7.4CrimeDramaThrillerAlso crime and drama
Two young officers are marked for death after confiscating a small cache of money and firearms from the members of a notorious cartel during a routine traffic stop.
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8.1992(2024)
6.9CrimeThrillerActionAlso crime
In 1992, Mercer is desperately trying to rebuild his life and his relationship with his son amidst the turbulent Los Angeles uprising following the Rodney King verdict. Across town, another father and son put their own strained relationship to the test as they plot a dangerous heist to steal catalytic converters,…
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9.Paid in Full(2002)
6.9ActionCrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
Ace is an impressionable young man working for a dry cleaning business. His friend, drug dealer Mitch, goes to prison. In an unrelated incident, he finds some cocaine in a pants pocket. Soon, Ace finds himself dealing cocaine for Lulu. Via lucky breaks and solid interpersonal skills, Ace moves to the top of the…
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10.Gangster Squad(2013)
6.4CrimeDramaActionAlso crime and drama
Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and — if he has his way — every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the…
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11.Assault on Precinct 13(1976)
7.3ThrillerActionCrimeAlso crime
A highway patrol officer, two criminals, and a station secretary form an unlikely alliance to defend a defunct Los Angeles precinct against a siege by a bloodthirsty street gang.
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12.American Me(1992)
7.5CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
During his 18 years in Folsom Prison, street-gang leader Santana rules over all the drug-and-murder activities behind bars. Upon his release, Santana goes back to his old neighborhood, intending to lead a peaceful, crime-free life. But his old gang buddies force him back into his old habits.
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13.The Hate U Give(2018)
8.1CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
Raised in a poverty-stricken slum, a 16-year-old girl named Starr now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she's torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.
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14.Crown Vic(2019)
6.2CrimeDramaActionAlso crime and drama
One memorable night in the life of veteran patrol officer Ray Mandel and his trainee, ambitious rookie cop Nick Holland in the LAPD's Olympic Division. With two cop killers on the loose and hunting for more targets, Mandel and Holland must contend with a city about to boil over, as well as Jack VanZandt, an unhinged…
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15.A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints(2006)
6.5CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father. Dito recalls his childhood growing up in a violent neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., with friends Antonio, Giuseppe, Nerf and Mike.
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16.Belly(1998)
6.3CrimeDramaAlso crime and drama
Tommy Bundy and Sincere are best friends as well as infamous and ruthless criminals and shot-callers in the hood. Respected by many but feared by all. As the police are closing in on them and new players are looking for a come up, will their reign last?
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19.Straight Outta Compton(2015)
7.8DramaMusicHistoryAlso drama
In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural…
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20.Rebel Without a Cause(1955)
7.5DramaAlso drama
After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen Jim Stark is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings its own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of…
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