Portrait of Allen Hughes

Directing

Allen Hughes

Career

Active from 1993 to 2023, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dear Mama
Dear Mama
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 13 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Allen Hughes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    0.8, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Absurdist Humor
    0.8, average 2.0
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 3
  • Urban Realism 2
  • Power Dynamics 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Star-Studded Cast 2
  • Gritty Crime Thriller 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

12
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
What's Going On
What's Going On

Director

Untitled Allen Hughes Project
Untitled Allen Hughes Project

Director

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 63
What We Do in the Shadows
What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Nursing Home Resident

Broken City
Broken City (2013)
GoodWatch score 45

Director, Producer

The Book of Eli
The Book of Eli (2010)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 59
New York, I Love You
New York, I Love You (2008)
GoodWatch score 47

Director

Knights of the South Bronx
Knights of the South Bronx (2005)
GoodWatch score 70

Director

From Hell
From Hell (2001)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Executive Producer

Scratch
Scratch (2001)
GoodWatch score 71

Executive Producer

American Pimp
American Pimp (2000)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Producer

1990s

2 titles ยท average score 69
Dead Presidents
Dead Presidents (1995)
GoodWatch score 59

Producer, Director

Menace II Society
Menace II Society (1993)
GoodWatch score 79

Director, Story