Movies by Allen Hughes
As a director:
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The Book of Eli (2010)
Cast: Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis …
Directed by: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Determined to salvage a sacred text in order to protect humanity, Eli (Denzel Washington) goes on a quest across the country in this action-packed sci-fi adventure. Meanwhile, a blind woman…
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New York, I Love You (2008)
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Natalie Portman, Justin Bartha …
Directed by: Yvan Attal, Allen Hughes, Natalie Portman …
In the city that never sleeps, love abounds 24/7. At the café, in the park, on the subway, on the corner, you never know where love will find you. Some of the greatest directors present…
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Knights of the South Bronx (2005)
Cast: Ted Danson, Malcolm David Kelley, Keke Palmer …
Directed by: Allen Hughes
Ted Danson stars as Richard Mason, who turns to teaching after getting the ax for blowing the whistle on his corporate employer. Assigned to a class of fourth graders at a tough urban school,…
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Brilliant But Cancelled: Crime Dramas (2002)
Cast: Louis Gossett Jr., Judd Hirsch, John Cassavetes …
Directed by: James Hogan, Allen Hughes
Boasting some of the biggest names in movies and television, this compilation showcases episodes from four suspense-packed crime series that, despite critical success, were cancelled by their…
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From Hell (2001)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm …
Directed by: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Johnny Depp stars as an opium-huffing inspector from Scotland Yard who falls for one of Jack the Ripper's prostitute targets (Heather Graham) in this Hughes brothers adaption of a…
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American Pimp (2000)
Cast: Kenny 'K-Red' Red, Schauntte, Gorgeous Dre …
Directed by: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
Filmmakers Albert and Allen Hughes' riveting but sometimes disquieting documentary probes the exploitative world of urban pimp culture. Interlacing interviews, surveillance footage and…
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American Pimp: Raw Outtakes and the Hard Truth (2000)
Directed by: Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes
The Hughes Brothers, Allen and Albert, received much buzz with their venture, American Pimp, a clear-eyed look at the men who proudly traffic women selling sex. This video complements that…
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Dead Presidents (1995)
Cast: Larenz Tate, Keith David, Chris Tucker …
Directed by: Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes
After witnessing the unspeakable horrors of the Vietnam War, soldier Anthony Curtis returns to the United States to find himself out of options. Desperate, he plots to steal a shipment of…
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Menace II Society (1993)
Cast: Tyrin Turner, Samuel L. Jackson, Larenz Tate …
Directed by: Allen Hughes, Albert Hughes
Sobering and incisive, this cautionary urban drama centers on 18-year-old Caine Lawson (Tyrin Turner), a street tough facing a moral quandary while trying to turn his life around, aided by a…