Menace II Society

Menace II Society

1993

Sobering and incisive, this cautionary urban drama centers on 18-year-old Caine Lawson (Tyrin Turner), a street tough facing a moral quandary while trying to turn his life around, aided by a pragmatic girlfriend (Jada Pinkett Smith) and a caring teacher (Charles S. Dutton). Can Caine rise above the entrapments of the 'hood? Samuel L. Jackson plays Caine's junkie father, and Larenz Tate is a standout as hair-trigger homeboy O-Dog.

They're young, they're black, and they don't give a damn.

JBscale
83
Excellent

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
1 hr. 37 mins.
US Theatrical Release
May 26, 1993
US Box Office
$27,900,000 (#2972 of 7538)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Drug Use, Pervasive Language, Strong Bloody Violence

Collection Detail

Edition
2-Disc Director's Cut & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1
English: DD 5.1
Studio
New Line Cinema
Released
September 8, 2009
Acquired Date
October 15, 2013
Times Seen
1 Time
Last Watched

Actors

Tyrin Turner
Tyrin Turner
Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Pinkett Smith
Bill Duke
Bill Duke
Charles S. Dutton
Charles S. Dutton
Larenz Tate
Larenz Tate
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson
June Kyoto Lu
June Kyoto Lu
Toshi Toda
Toshi Toda
Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson
Glenn Plummer
Glenn Plummer
Reginald Ballard
Reginald Ballard
Khandi Alexander
Khandi Alexander
Clifton Powell
Clifton Powell
Dwayne L. Barnes
Dwayne L. Barnes
Erin Leshawn Wiley
Erin Leshawn Wiley
Rolando Molina
Rolando Molina
Clifton Collins Jr.
Clifton Collins Jr.
Eugene Lee
Eugene Lee
James Pickens Jr.
James Pickens Jr.
Nancy Cheryll Davis
Nancy Cheryll Davis
Jullian Roy Doster
Jullian Roy Doster

Directors

Albert Hughes
Albert Hughes
Allen Hughes
Allen Hughes

Producers

Darin Scott
Darin Scott

Writers

Tyger Williams
Tyger Williams

Special Features

Commentaries
  • Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes, Darin Scott, Ryan Williams, Tyger Willilams, and Larenz Tate
Featurettes
  • Gangsta Vision: Making Menace II Society
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurettes

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh
84%
Tomatometer
45 votes
RT Fresh Certified
93%
Popcornmeter
2,207 votes
METASCORE
76
19 votes
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
66,215 votes

Additional Info

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