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A list of the best ghetto movies. This list includes the top ghetto films, but if you believe we missed one please feel free to add it to the list yourself. Ghetto films began appearing in the late 80's and early 90's with one of the most widely known examples being "Menace II Society". More recently though, they have fallen out of favor, as the films were beginning to foster cliches, being parodied, and even garnering criticism for promoting stereotypes. That said, the early ghetto films were classics and are a testament to top quality film making. Ghetto films deal with the urban culture of minorities, and frequently with the plight of growing up in that type of environment.

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Rank     Name Release Directed by Genre(s)
  1. 1
    Up 19
    1993
    Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes
    Drama, Crime Fiction
  2. 2
    Up 18
    1995
    F. Gary Gray
    Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Cult, Coming of age, Buddy film, Stoner film More
  3. 3
    Up 11
    1992
    Ernest R. Dickerson
    Drama, Thriller, Action, Action/Adventure, Horror, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller More
  4. 4
    Up 12
    2000
    Steve Carr
    Comedy
  5. 5
    Up 10
    1991
    Mario Van Peebles
    Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime Fiction, Indie, Blaxploitation
  6. 6
    1994
    Jeff Pollack
    Drama, Crime, Sports
  7. 7
    2001
    Antoine Fuqua
    Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Crime Fiction, Crime Thriller
  8. 8
    1988
    Dennis Hopper
    Drama, Action, Crime Fiction, Indie, Buddy film
  9. 9
    2002
    Kátia Lund, Fernando Meirelles
    Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime Fiction, World cinema, Gangster, Drama Film, Coming of age More
  10. 10
    1996
    Paris Barclay
    Comedy, Crime Fiction, Parody
  11. 11
    1995
    Larry Clark
    Drama, Crime, Teen, Indie, Coming of age
  12. 12
    2002
    Curtis Hanson
    Drama, Musical, Coming of age, Hip hop movies
  13. 13
    1995
    John N. Smith
    Thriller, Biographical film, Teen, Crime Fiction, Drama Film
  14. 14
    1992
    Steve Anderson, Stephen Milburn Anderson
    Drama, Indie
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