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Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 American coming-of-age hood drama film directed by John Singleton. The film stars Cuba Gooding Jr., Ice Cube, Morris Chestnut, Laurence Fishburne, Nia Long, and Angela Bassett. Fishburne plays the role of Jason "Furious" Styles, a former gang member who tries to help the main character, Tre Styles (played by Gooding Jr.), avoid the same fate.