List of hood films

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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, Irish Americans or Italian 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]

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List of hood films

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Parodies

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