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11/08/2015 Drama, Music, History 2h 27m
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The world's most dangerous times created the world's most dangerous group.

Overview

In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.

  1. F. Gary Gray

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. O'Shea Jackson Jr.

    Ice Cube

  2. Corey Hawkins

    Dr. Dre

  3. Jason Mitchell

    Eazy-E

  4. Neil Brown Jr.

    DJ Yella

  5. Aldis Hodge

    MC Ren

  6. Paul Giamatti

    Jerry Heller

  7. R. Marcos Taylor

    Suge Knight

  8. LaKeith Stanfield

    Snoop Dogg

  9. Carra Patterson

    Tomica

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Reviews

A review by r96sk
Written by r96sk on 2020-12-27
Quality film.

I thoroughly enjoyed 'Straight Outta Compton', it had me gripped all the way through. That's despite me having little to no knowledge of N.W.A, I knew of their name and of Ice Cube and Dr. Dre but basically zilch about their actual story. I couldn't comment on how true it is to history, but as a film it's fantastic.

You have great performances from O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell and Paul Giamatti. Mitchell impressed me most as Eazy-E, while the casting of Jackson as Ice Cube - his father, of course - was a masterstroke. All the cast do very well,...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$28,000,000.00

Revenue
$201,634,991.00

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