The read
Scores higher than 87% of the 1,941 1990s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic76/100
949 audience votes
Key crew
- Tyger WilliamsScreenplay
- Albert HughesDirector
- Allen HughesDirector
- Quincy Jones IIIOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tyrin TurnerCaine 'Kaydee' Lawson
- Larenz TateKevin 'O-Dog'
- Glenn PlummerPernell
- Jada Pinkett SmithRonnie
- Samuel L. JacksonTat Lawson
- June Kyoto LuGrocery Store Woman
- Toshi TodaGrocery Store Man
- Reginald BallardClyde
- Khandi AlexanderKaren Lawson
- Jullian Roy DosterAnthony
- Brandon HammondFive Year Old Caine
- Eugene LeeMan #1
Stills
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Themes
drug dealerstreet ganggangsterghettodelinquencylos angeles, californiashockingangryaggressivehopelessdesperatecautionary
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