John Singleton
American film director, screenwriter, and producer (1968–2019)
0.96body-of-work score · ranked #915 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- January 6, 1968 · Los Angeles
- Died
- April 28, 2019 · Los Angeles
- Nationality
- United States
- Work
- screenwriter, film producer, film director, television producer
Films in our library, ranked
Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.
- 1
1991 · United States · romance, crime, drama
Ebert's annual top 10 1991 #2 · Siskel's annual top 10 1991 #3 · National Film Registry (inducted 2002)
0.964 citations
Complete filmography
All 9 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1991Boyz n the Hood
- 1993Poetic Justice
- 1995Higher Learning
- 1997Rosewood
- 2000Shaft
- 2001Baby Boy
- 20032 Fast 2 Furious
- 2005Four Brothers
- 2011Abduction