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Baby Boy

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Baby Boy
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R,2hrs 9min
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June 27, 2001
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Sony Pictures
Synopsis: Ten years later, writer and director John Singleton returns to the South Central Los Angeles neighborhoods of his debut film Boyz 'N the Hood (1991). Tyrese Gibson stars as Jody, a jobless 20-year-old African-American man who has fathered two children by two different women, Yvette (Taraji P. Henson) and Peanut (Tamara LaSeon Bass), although he still lives with his 36-year-old mother Juanita (Adrienne-Joi Johnson). As Jody grapples with the increasing pressures of adult responsibility, he also contends ... Full Synopsis
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Now Singleton, too, dares to take a hard look at his community. His characters are a little older, and he is older, too, and less forgiving. Full Review
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