Allen Hughes

Director · Born April 1, 1972 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

Albert Hughes and Allen Hughes (born April 1, 1972), known together professionally as the Hughes brothers, are American film directors, producers and screenwriters. The pair, who are twins, are known for co-directing such visceral, and often violent, movies as Menace II Society, From Hell and The Book of Eli. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hughes brothers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed 11

2020s

2023
Dear Mama
Director
86

2010s

2000s

2008
New York, I Love You
Director
54
2005
Knights of the South Bronx
Director
2004
Touching Evil
Director
2001
From Hell
Director
62
2000
American Pimp
Director

1990s

1995
Dead Presidents
Director
63
1993
Menace II Society
Director
77

Produced 8

2020s

2023
Arnold
Executive Producer
80
Dear Mama
Executive Producer
86

2010s

2017
The Defiant Ones
Executive Producer
83
2013
Broken City
Producer
51

2000s

2001
Scratch
Executive Producer
From Hell
Executive Producer
62
2000
American Pimp
Producer

1990s

1995
Dead Presidents
Producer
63

Wrote 4

2020s

2023
Dear Mama
Writer
86

2010s

2017
The Defiant Ones
Writer
83

1990s

1995
Dead Presidents
Writer
63
1993
Menace II Society
Story
77

Acted in 2

2010s

2019
What We Do in the Shadows
Nursing Home Resident · 1 episode
84

2000s

2009
Gangsta Vision: Making ‘Menace 2 Society’
Movie

Appearances7

2020s

2024
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage) · 4 episodes

2000s

2008
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry
Self
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
Self
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
Self
2004
Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted
Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Self
2002
Mackin’ Ain’t Easy
Self