John Singleton: movies and TV shows
John Singleton has 67 credits in the archive: 54 films and 13 TV series, from 1988 to 2026. Highest rated: Snowfall (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1988 – 2026 · busiest year: 1993 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Drop: A Snowfall Saga | TV | 7.5 | 58 | |
| 2024 | Hollywood Black | Self (archive footage) | TV | 3.7 | 56 |
| 2021 | F9 | Film | 7.0 | 53 | |
| 2021 | Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking | Self | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 2021 | Mosagallu | Film | 4.7 | 53 | |
| 2019 | De'aundre Bonds - Drunk and Disorderly | Film | — | 51 | |
| 2017 | Snowfall | TV | 8.4 | 49 | |
| 2017 | Snowfall | TV | 8.4 | 49 | |
| 2017 | Snowfall | TV | 8.4 | 49 | |
| 2017 | L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later | Self | Film | 7.5 | 49 |
| 2017 | L.A. Burning: The Riots 25 Years Later | Film | 7.5 | 49 | |
| 2016 | Billions | TV | 7.8 | 48 | |
| 2016 | American Crime Story | TV | 7.6 | 48 | |
| 2016 | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise | Self | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 2015 | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Self | TV | 6.2 | 47 |
| 2015 | Empire | TV | 7.1 | 47 | |
| 2015 | Trojan War | Self | Film | 7.3 | 47 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 46 |
| 2011 | Abduction | Film | 5.8 | 43 | |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows | Self | Film | 7.4 | 43 |
| 2011 | The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood' | Self | Film | 2.0 | 43 |
| 2010 | Marion Jones: Press Pause | Film | 4.6 | 42 | |
| 2009 | 30 for 30 | TV | 7.5 | 41 | |
| 2008 | Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's | Self | Film | — | 40 |
| 2007 | Illegal Tender | Film | 6.2 | 39 | |
| 2006 | Black Snake Moan | Film | 6.8 | 38 | |
| 2006 | Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | Self | Film | 6.5 | 38 |
| 2005 | Four Brothers | Film | 6.8 | 37 | |
| 2005 | Hustle & Flow | Film | 7.1 | 37 | |
| 2005 | Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas | Self | Film | — | 37 |
| 2004 | America Beyond the Color Line | Self | TV | 7.5 | 36 |
| 2004 | The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of 'Star Wars' | Self | Film | 8.0 | 36 |
| 2004 | Baadasssss! | Detroit J | Film | 6.5 | 36 |
| 2004 | Time Out | Film | 10.0 | 36 | |
| 2003 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | Film | 6.5 | 35 | |
| 2003 | Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend | Self | Film | 6.0 | 35 |
| 2001 | Baby Boy | Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 33 |
| 2001 | Baby Boy | Film | 7.1 | 33 | |
| 2001 | Baby Boy | Film | 7.1 | 33 | |
| 2001 | Baby Boy | Film | 7.1 | 33 | |
| 2000 | Shaft | Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 32 |
| 2000 | Shaft | Film | 6.0 | 32 | |
| 2000 | Shaft | Film | 6.0 | 32 | |
| 2000 | Shaft | Film | 6.0 | 32 | |
| 2000 | Shaft | Film | 6.0 | 32 | |
| 1998 | Woo | Film | 4.4 | 30 | |
| 1997 | Rosewood | Film | 6.5 | 29 | |
| 1997 | Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery | Self | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1995 | Higher Learning | Film | 6.3 | 27 | |
| 1995 | Higher Learning | Film | 6.3 | 27 | |
| 1995 | Your Studio and You | John Singleton | Film | 6.9 | 27 |
| 1995 | Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory | Film | 8.4 | 27 | |
| 1994 | Beverly Hills Cop III | Fireman | Film | 5.9 | 26 |
| 1994 | Sembène: The Making of African Cinema | Self | Film | 8.7 | 26 |
| 1993 | Poetic Justice | Colette's Man (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 25 |
| 1993 | Poetic Justice | Film | 6.7 | 25 | |
| 1993 | Poetic Justice | Film | 6.7 | 25 | |
| 1993 | Poetic Justice | Film | 6.7 | 25 | |
| 1993 | Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films | Self (uncredited) | Film | 8.2 | 25 |
| 1993 | Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films | Film | 8.2 | 25 | |
| 1993 | Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92 | Self | Film | 7.0 | 25 |
| 1992 | Michael Jackson: Remember The Time | Film | 6.5 | 24 | |
| 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | The Mailman (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 23 |
| 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | Film | 7.6 | 23 | |
| 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | Film | 7.6 | 23 | |
| 1991 | Chameleon Street: The Black Film They Could Not Sell | Self - Director, 'Boyz N' the Hood' (archive footage) | Film | — | 23 |
| 1988 | Yo! MTV Raps | Self | TV | 7.5 | 20 |