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 (1,518 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

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

Body

Authorship and Creation

Menace II Society's producer is recorded as 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 +1993-05-26T00:00:00Z[29] and +1994-01-20T00:00:00Z[30]. Menace II Society's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include crime film[9], drama film[10], coming-of-age film[11], hood film[12], and action film[13].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include African Americans[32], violence[33], drug-related crime[34], American Ghettos[35], shooting[36], and gang[37].

Reception

Reviews include 83%[38], 7.4/10[39], and 76/100[40].

Why It Matters

Menace II Society ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,518 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . allocine.fr. Retrieved . allocine.fr. Provenance: 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. [38] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [39] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . Lexicon of international films. wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . Menace II Society. wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . Menace II Society. wikidata.org.
  36. [35] . Menace II Society. wikidata.org.
  37. [36] . The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [37] . Menace II Society. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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