# Menace II Society (1993)

> A newly graduated young man struggles to break from the violent drug-and-gang world that has shaped his life in Watts.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/4697

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
- Cast: Tyrin Turner, Larenz Tate, Glenn Plummer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Samuel L. Jackson, June Kyoto Lu, Toshi Toda, Reginald Ballard
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107554/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, angry, gritty, serious movie night, social issue film discussion

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of survival in a world where violence is a way of life.

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