Menace II Society

1993 film directed by Albert and Allen Hughes
Movie film Q1542944
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Menace II Society

Summary

Menace II Society is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,184 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Menace II Society's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Menace II Society was directed by Allen Hughes[4].
  • Menace II Society was directed by Albert Hughes[5].
  • Albert Hughes wrote the screenplay for Menace II Society[6].
  • Allen Hughes wrote the screenplay for Menace II Society[7].
  • Menace II Society's composer is recorded as Quincy Jones III[8].
  • Menace II Society's genre is crime film[9].
  • Menace II Society's genre is drama film[10].
  • Menace II Society's genre is coming-of-age film[11].
  • Menace II Society's genre is hood film[12].
  • Menace II Society's genre is action film[13].
  • A cast member of Menace II Society was Tyrin Turner[14].
  • A cast member of Menace II Society was Larenz Tate[15].
  • A cast member of Menace II Society was Jada Pinkett Smith[16].
  • A cast member of Menace II Society was Samuel L. Jackson[17].
  • A cast member of Menace II Society was MC Eiht[18].
  • A cast member of Menace II Society was Clifton Powell[19].
  • A cast member of Menace II Society was Glenn E. Plummer[20].
  • A cast member of Menace II Society was Bill Duke[21].
  • A cast member of Menace II Society was Charles S. Dutton[22].
  • A cast member of Menace II Society was Brandon Hammond[23].
  • A cast member of Menace II Society was Khandi Alexander[24].
  • A cast member of Menace II Society was Clifton Collins[25].
  • A cast member of Menace II Society was Anthony Johnson[26].
  • A cast member of Menace II Society was Martin Davis[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Menace II Society was produced by Darin Scott[28]. Directors include Allen Hughes[4] and Albert Hughes[5]. Screenwriters include Albert Hughes[6] and Allen Hughes[7]. Cast members include Tyrin Turner[14], Larenz Tate[15], Jada Pinkett Smith[16], Samuel L. Jackson[17], MC Eiht[18], and Clifton Powell[19].

Publication

Publication dates include May 26, 1993[29] and January 20, 1994[30]. The original language of Menace II Society was English[31]. Genres include crime film[9], drama film[10], coming-of-age film[11], hood film[12], and action film[13]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include African Americans[33], violence[34], drug-related crime[35], American Ghettos[36], shooting[37], and gang[38].

Reception

Reviews include 83%[39], 7.4/10[40], and 76/100[41].

Why It Matters

Menace II Society ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,184 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 107554
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  2. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 58837
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 58837, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1993, 1970s
    Publication date → +1993-05-26T00:00:00Z, +1994-01-20T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
    Duration → {'amount': '+97'}
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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