Head to headJohn Singleton against Laurence Fishburne Both careers by IMDb ratingJohn SingletonLaurence Fishburne
Tale of the tape
John Singleton vs Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne averages 6.47 across 61 rated films as an actor, ahead of John Singleton at 6.44 as a director.
- 9
- Films
- 65 (61 rated)
- 6.44
- Average
- 6.47▶
- 6.43
- Weighted
- 6.54▶
- Boyz n the Hood 7.7
- Best film
- The Matrix 8.7▶
- 6.72, 1991 to 2000
- Peak five
- 7.16, 1991 to 1993▶
- None
- Longest 7+ run
- 3 films▶
- ◀6.08 (−0.36)
- Current form
- 5.58 (−0.89)
- 917K
- IMDb votes
- 10.9M▶
- 1991 to 2011
- Career
- 1979 to 2025
- ◀0 wins, 2 noms
- Oscars
- 0 wins, 1 nom
Rows won
2 to 6
Laurence Fishburne ahead
Films together
2
averaging 7.10
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 Boyz n the Hood | 1991 | 7.7 | Director, Writer | as Furious Styles |
 Higher Learning | 1995 | 6.5 | Director, Producer, Writer | as Professor Maurice Phipps |