Biography: Allen Hughes |

Twin brothers Albert and Allen Hughes sold their first screenplay by the time they turned 19. They co-directed a studio-backed feature film, presented it at Cannes, and founded their own production and record company by age 21. Yet, more than simply... more
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Cast: Michael Gambon Gary Oldman Denzel Washington   
Tags: Sci-Fi Action Action 
Length: min
In a post-apocalyptic America where the once-picturesque countryside has become a desolate and violent wasteland, one man (Denzel Washington) fights to protect that sacred tome that could hold the key to the survival of the human race in this...

Cast: Julie Christie Natalie Portman Andy Garcia James Caan Eli Wallach Christina Ricci Chris Cooper John Hurt 
Tags: Comedy Drama Romantic Drama Ensemble Film Slice of Life 
Length: 110min
Some of the world's most-respected directors align forces to pay tribute to the city of the New York in this unconventional omnibus sister film to 2006's Paris, Je T'Aime. Broken into short segments, New York, I Love You is comprised of 10 films, most...

Knights of the South Bronx (2005)
Tags: Drama 
Length: 120min
Inspired by the true-life tale of a dedicated elementary-school teacher who inspired his inner-city students by teaching them the game of chess, Allen Hughes' uplifting made for television feature marks a noted departure from such previous efforts as...

Cast: Ian Richardson Ian Holm Johnny Depp Heather Graham   
Tags: Police Detective Film Thriller Costume Horror Period Film 
Length: 137min
The true-life horror story of Jack the Ripper gets a new spin in this screen adaptation of the acclaimed graphic novel by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell. In 1888, a ruthless and cold-blooded killer begins hunting prostitutes in East London, and while...

Cast: Albert Hughes   
Tags: Culture & Society Race & Ethnicity Social Issues 
Length: 86min
Albert and Allen Hughes, the writing and directing team of Menace II Society and Dead Presidents, turn their documentary eye to the world of street pimps in this ~1999 Sundance Film Festival Documentary Competition entry. The black urban pimps...

Cast: Chris Tucker Seymour Cassel   
Tags: Urban Drama Drama Crime Drama 
Length: 119min
Albert Hughes and his brother Allen Hughes followed their striking debut Menace II Society with this ambitious look at the social and political lives of the African-American community in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Anthony Curtis (Larenz Tate) is...

Tags: Gangster Film Crime Urban Drama Drama 
Length: 104min
This debut offering from twin brothers Albert and Allen Hughes was one of the most critically-acclaimed urban crime films to appear in the wake of John Singleton's influential Boyz N the Hood. Set in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, the film...

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