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Tales from the Hood

Tales from the Hood

Horror · Crime · Thriller · 1995

A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in a local funeral parlor.

Movie details

Tales from the Hood

“Your most terrifying nightmare and your most frightening reality are about to meet on the streets.”

1995 Horror · Crime · Thriller 1h 38m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

A strange mortician tells four horrific tales to three drug dealers that he traps in a local funeral parlor.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Rusty Cundieff

Written by

Darin Scott · Rusty Cundieff

Clarence Williams III

Clarence Williams III

Mr. Simms (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")

Joe Torry

Joe Torry

Stack (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")

De'Aundre Bonds

De'Aundre Bonds

Ball (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")

Samuel Monroe Jr.

Samuel Monroe Jr.

Bulldog (segment "Welcome to My Mortuary")

Wings Hauser

Wings Hauser

Strom (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")

Tom Wright

Tom Wright

Martin Moorehouse (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")

Anthony Griffith

Anthony Griffith

Clarence (segment "Rogue Cop Revelation")

Court is in session

Put Tales from the Hood on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.