Albert and Allen Hughes began making movies at age 12, but their formal
film education began their freshman year of high school when Allen took
a TV production class. They soon made a short film entitled How To Be A
Burglar and people began to take notice. Their next work, Uncensored
videos, was broadcast on cable, introducing them to a wider audience.
After high school Albert began taking classes at LACC Film School: two
shorts established the twins' reputation as innovative filmmakers and
allowed them to direct
Menace II Society (1993), which
made its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival and grossed nearly
10 times as much as its $3 million budget. After following up with
Dead Presidents (1995) they
directed the feature-length documentary
American Pimp (1999).
Dear Mama(2022)
The Defiant Ones(2017)
Gang Related(2014)
Broken City(2013)
Dr. Dre Feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey: I Need a Doctor(2011)
Dead Presidents(1995)
Menace II Society(1993)
Clutch(1998)as Priest
Arnold(2023)
American Pimp(1999)
Alpha(2018)
TransFatty Lives(2015)
A Moral Right: The Politics of Dirty Harry(2008)
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy(2004)
The Makings of Curtis Mayfield(2025)as Self
GMA3(2020)as Self
The Bridge: 50 Years of Hip Hop(2021)as Self - Guest
Distraction Pieces Podcast(2014)as Self - Guest
Hollywood Black(2024)as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno(1992)as Self
Tupac: Resurrection(2003)as Self
And Ya Don't Stop: Hip Hop's Greatest Videos, Vol. 1(2000)as Self (segment: Brenda's Got a Baby)
