THEME EXPLORATION

satire of hood films

20 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
American Psycho
American Psycho
2000 · Mary Harron
Being There
Being There
1979 · Hal Ashby
Kika
Kika
1996 · Pedro Almodóvar
A Propos de Nice
A Propos de Nice
1930 · Jean Vigo
Boudu sauvé des eaux
Boudu sauvé des eaux
1932 · Jacques Becker & Jean Renoir
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
Duck Soup
Duck Soup
1933 · Leo McCarey
El verdugo
El verdugo
1963 · Luis García Berlanga
Il tacchino prepotente
Il tacchino prepotente
1939 · Roberto Rossellini
I racconti di Canterbury
I racconti di Canterbury
1972 · Pier Paolo Pasolini
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · J. Lee Thompson
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
1961 · Tony Richardson
The Juvenizer
The Juvenizer
1981 · King Hu
The Stupid Teacher
The Stupid Teacher
1945 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Xala
Xala
1975 · Ousmane Sembène
Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging
1968 · Nagisa Oshima
El Justicero
El Justicero
1967 · Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Soviet Toys
Soviet Toys
1924 · Dziga Vertov
The Wandering Swordsman
The Wandering Swordsman
1970 · Chang Cheh
Tropical Paths
Tropical Paths
1977 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Lee Hancock United States

His films like 'Da 5 Bloods' and 'Chiraq' deconstruct and critique the stereotypes and narratives perpetuated by hood cinema while centering Black perspectives.

 Ryan Coogler United States

Through 'Fruitvale Station' and 'Black Panther,' he subverts hood film tropes by grounding narratives in social reality and reimagining Black power beyond street mythology.

 Barry Jenkins United States

His films 'Medicine for Melancholy' and 'Moonlight' deconstruct hood narratives through intimate, poetic storytelling that challenges hypermasculinity and street culture stereotypes.