Boys in the 'Hood is a 1991 American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by John Singleton. The film follows three young African-American men living in South Central Los Angeles, California, and their experiences with violence, drugs, and poverty. The crossword solutions for the term Boys in the 'Hood are 'Bros' (4 letters) and 'Cityyoung' (9 letters). Bros is a slang term for brothers or close friends, which is fitting for the three main characters in the movie. Cityyoung is a combination of the words city and young, which accurately describes the setting of the movie and the age of the characters.