Boyz n the Hood vs GoodFellas
GoodFellas has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.6/10 for Boyz n the Hood). Boyz n the Hood is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 25m. GoodFellas is the older of the two (1990 against 1991). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Boyz n the Hood
GoodFellas| Boyz n the Hood | GoodFellas | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 1990 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Crime, Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | John Singleton | Martin Scorsese |
| Main cast | Laurence Fishburne, Morris Chestnut, Angela Bassett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Nia Long | Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Frank Vincent, Tony Darrow, Lorraine Bracco |
Synopsis
Boyz n the Hood
In the middle of the Los Angeles ghetto, drugs, robberies and shootings dominate everyday life. During these times, Furious tries to raise his son Tre to be a decent person. Tre's friends, on the other hand, have little regard for the law and drag the entire neighborhood into a street war...
GoodFellas
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
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