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Menace II Society
This is the truth. This is what's real.
This is the truth. This is what's real.
Crime, Drama - 1993
7.5
84%
76
Sobering and incisive, this cautionary drama centers on a street tough 18-year-old facing a moral quandary while trying to turn his life around.

Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
97 min
Release date:
26 May 1993
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$3,500,000
Revenue:
$27,900,000
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
If Menace II Society is terrific on ambiance, it is considerably less successful in revealing character.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
Regrettably, the Hughes brothers' first feature is a compendium of cliches.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
Fierce, violent and searing in its observation, the film makes previous excursions seem like a stroll through the park.
– Leonard Klady,
Variety,
17 Mar 2008
fresh:
Bleak, brilliant, and unsparing: a full-scale vision of the madness that is tearing up the black inner city.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Mar 2008
fresh:
Don't let the silly styling of the title put you off; this is a powerful, convincing, and terrifying look at teenage crime in contemporary Watts.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
17 Mar 2008
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