
Quick Facts
DirectorJohn Singleton
Runtime2h 10m · R
GenresCrime · Drama · Romance · Thriller
Release2001-06-27
Film
Baby Boy
2001· R· 2h 10m· Crime· Drama· Romance· Thriller
“Just a Baby Boy.”
Baby Boy (2001) charts the aimless existence of Jody, a 20-year-old African-American man ensnared in the mire of his own immaturity. Living with his mother, Jody juggles the responsibilities of being a father to two young children by two different women, Yvette and Peanut, while navigating a life devoid of direction or stability. The film captures the raw, unfiltered reality of Jody's predicament, a world where the line between adolescence and adulthood blurs, and where the consequences of his choices are inescapable.
2001-06-27
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Key Crew
DirectorJohn Singleton
WriterJohn Singleton
ProducerJohn Singleton
Director of PhotographyCharles Mills
Original Music ComposerDavid Arnold
EditorBruce Cannon
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 45 crew)
Details
Released2001-06-27
Runtime2h 10m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosNew Deal Productions · Columbia Pictures
Budget$16M
Box office$29M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.1/10 · 361 votes
Original languageen
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