Ambushed is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by Ernest Dickerson and starring Courtney B.

[2] The leader of a Ku Klux Klan lodge is shot dead and his son is taken into police custody for protection.

"[6] Ambushed received reviews from The Chucks Connection and TV Guide, the latter of which called it " boisterous but none too convincing.

... Short on logic and long on polemics, this pumped-up action pic dashes to a predictable, preordained conclusion.

"[7][8] The Guardian was more favorable, noting that "his unfussy, effective approach augurs well for his directorial career".