This is a list of hood films. These films focus on the culture and life of African Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and, in some cases, Asian-Americans or White Americans who live in segregated, low-income urban communities. This list also includes comparably economically disenfranchised and crime adjacent communities in other countries such as the UK and Canada.[1][2][3]

List of hood films by year

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2020s

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Parodies

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See also

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References

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