Samuel Monroe Jr.
Actor · Died August 27, 2026, aged 52 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Samuel Monroe Jr. (November 28, 1973 – August 26, 2026) was an American actor and rapper under the name Caffeine. He acted in numerous films including Menace II Society (1993), Tales from the Hood (1995), Set It Off (1996), and The Players Club (1998), and appeared in television series including Out All Night (1993), and NYPD Blue (1996). Monroe was also a rapper and performed as Caffeine. He was a part of the group Da Hoodstas alongside Drano and Lil D with whom he released an album called "Hoodsta Madness" in 1994 under Strictly Lethal Records. In 2000, he released his only solo album Things In The Game Done Changed, under Jive Records, Zomba Records and Goodfellas Entertainment. The album featured many notable artists including Kurupt, Noreaga and Too Short, as well as production from Battlecat and Jazze Pha among others.
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Biography from TMDB.
- November 28, 1973
- August 27, 2026 (aged 52)
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Actor
- 14 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
What are Samuel Monroe Jr.'s films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2
A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Trusted in Blood Sacrifice (2021)
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Samuel Monroe Jr.'s films?
As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).
Subscription and free streaming for Samuel Monroe Jr.'s titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
20 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.
Shine Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Blood Sacrifice(2021)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Lockdown 2025(2021)
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
She Ball(2020)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
The Lick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
I Got the Hook Up 2(2019)
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Knuckle Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Behind De Pole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
County General(2005)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Players Club(1998)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Smart Guy(1997)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Set It Off(1996)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Steve Harvey Show(1996)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Murder One(1995)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Tales from the Hood(1995)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Menace II Society(1993)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all filmsOut All Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Packz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 73rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 1992 to 2022.
Film career
- 1995Screen debut· Tales from the Hood
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Samuel Monroe Jr.'s films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 11; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 30th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th5
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 14 titles are Divisive.
- Universally Loved1
- Divisive5
- Crowd Pleaser5
- Mixed3
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Samuel Monroe Jr. work with?
People who share at least 2 of Samuel Monroe Jr.'s MovieCove titles; De'aundre Bonds shares the most, 2.
- De'aundre BondsShared titles: Blood Sacrifice (2021), Tales from the Hood (1995)See all 2 shared titles with De'aundre Bonds
