Editing Boyz n the Hood (section)

===Critical response===
Review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] gives the film an approval rating of 96% based on 71 reviews and an average score of 8.40/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Well-acted and thematically rich, ''Boyz n the Hood'' observes urban America with far more depth and compassion than many of the like-minded films its success inspired."<ref name="RottenTomatoes">{{Cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/boyz_n_the_hood/ |title=Boyz n the Hood (1991) |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]  |access-date=September 12, 2024}}</ref> At [[Metacritic]], the film received an average score of 76 out of 100 based on 20 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable" reviews.<ref name="Metacritic">{{Cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/boyz-n-the-hood |title=Boyz n the Hood Reviews |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=September 11, 2011}}</ref>